| George P. Mann, Principal Education: - J.D., Detroit College of Law, 1975
- B.S., Wayne State University, 1970
Bar Admissions: - State of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Professional Background: - Received A.V. rating Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating possible)
- Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Fluent in Romanian, Hungarian, French, Italian and Spanish
- Visited more than 40 countries on four continents
- Author of numerous articles on legal and non-legal subjects
- Represented clients from more than 60 countries over a period spanning more than 30 years
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| Maris J. Liss, Attorney Education: - J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1988
- B.A., Barnard College (magna cum laude), 1985
Bar Admissions: - State of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Professional Background: - Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Specializes in immigration litigation with an emphasis on advocacy in the appellate courts
- 8 years of commercial and landlord/tenant litigation experience for the New York City Housing Authority.
- Member of Phi Beta Kappa
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| Albert H. Valk, Attorney Education: - J.D., Wayne State University School of Law, 2003
- MSEE (with Honors), Riga University of Technology, Latvia, 1978
Bar Admissions: Professional Background: - Professional Engineer, State of Michigan, 1994
- Fluent in Russian and Latvian
- Specializes in immigration court litigation, family law matters, criminal litigation and contracts.
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| Bradley Maze, Attorney Education: - J.D., Wayne State University School of Law, 2006
- Tel Aviv University, M.A. in Modern Middle Eastern History, 1997
- University of Washington, B.A. in International Relations, 1994
Bar Admissions: Professional Background: - Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Fluent in French
- Member of American Civil Liberties Union
- Member National Lawyers Guild
- Visited more than 29 countries and lived in 4 continents
- Spent 6 1/2 years as the Legal Coordinator of Freedom House, a Detroit non-profit that serves indigent persons seeking political asylum in the United States and Canada.
- As the Legal Coordinator represented persons before the Asylum Office, Immigration Court, and the Board of Immigration Appeals
- Testified before United States and Canadian governments, and United Nations regarding conditions of refugees passing between United States and Canada.
- Appeared on NPR’s The Jack Lessenberry Show in December 2005 to discuss refugee issues in Michigan.
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