List of Disciplined Practitioners

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Office of the General Counsel

Date: April 13, 2006

For more information about a practitioner's disciplinary history, click on the date underlined. For more information about the Executive Office for Immigration Review's Attorney Discipline Program, click on these links: Rules for Professional Conduct & Professional Conduct for Immigration Practitioners - Factsheet

* denotes practitioner(s) most recently disciplined

 

NAME CITY/STATE DATE IMMED. SUSPENSION IMPOSED FINAL DISCIPLINE IMPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISCIPLINE REINSTATED?
Richard Acevedo San Antonio, TX 10/8/02 Suspended - 5 years 10/8/02 No
Mohamed Alamgir District of Columbia ------------ Expelled 7/9/04 No
Stephen J. Alexander Los Angeles, CA 9/16/05      
Mahmoud Alsafty Maryland/New York 5/7/04 Suspended - 1 year   3/30/04 No 
Grosvenor Anschell Washington 11/30/00 Suspended - 2 years 11/30/00 No
Derrick G. Arjune New York 8/11/05      
Chris Asher District of Columbia/ Maryland 7/30/01 Suspended - 5 years 7/30/01 No
Frank A.K. Awuah District of Columbia/ Maryland 10/1/01 Indefinite Suspension 10/1/01 No
Hani Alex Azzam Massachussetts 9/1/05 ------------  ------------  Yes - 12/14/05 
Jordan N. Baker Virginia 11/16/04 Expelled 12/7/04 No
Michael T. Barrett Oregon 10/4/01 Indefinite Suspension 10/4/01 No
Sharon Bartu Washington 6/15/01  Suspended - 6 months 6/15/01 No 
Mario Antonio Bautista San Francisco, CA 12/2/05 Indefinite Suspension 12/2/05 No
Mitchil O. Bechet New York 12/21/00      
Chaim Howard Berglas New York 5/11/05 Suspended - 1 year  5/11/05 No  
Kathleen L. Bilbe Louisiana ------------ Suspended - 5 years 6/2/98 No
Roy L. Bischoff Utah/Nevada 6/27/05 Expelled  6/27/05 No 
Ann Bitterman Florida 3/18/05 Suspended - 91 days  3/18/05 No 
Charles H. Bowser District of Columbia 9/15/00 Expelled 9/15/00 No
Ira Sylvester Brackens San Francisco, CA 7/24/03 Suspended - 18 months 7/24/03 No 
David L. Brehmer Minnesota 3/8/01 Indefinite Suspension 3/8/01 No
Marcia Jean Brinkley Texas/San Diego, CA 2/17/05 Suspended - 5 years  2/17/05 No 
Brenda C. Brisbon Maryland 5/12/05 Indefinite Suspension  5/12/05 No 
Deloris A. Brown District of Columbia 5/7/01 Indefinite Suspension 5/7/01 No
Dennis Detmer Burchard San Diego, CA 4/8/03 Suspended - 9 months  4/8/03 No 
Bruce C. Burge San Francisco, CA ------------  Suspended - 6 months  10/23/03 No 
David Keith Burgess San Francisco, CA 11/7/02      
Martha L. Burns Minnesota 12/7/01  Suspended - 9 months 12/7/01 No 
Walter Burrier Connecticut/ Los Angeles, CA 5/13/05 Suspended - 1 year 5/13/05 No 
Joel H. Cavadel Pennsylvania ------------  Suspended - 9 months 11/14/05 No
Manlin Chee North Carolina 3/18/05 Expelled 3/18/05 No  
Carroll A. Clark Arizona ------------  Suspended - 6 months and 1 day 11/5/04 No
Marsden Coates Maryland 1/24/05 Expelled  1/24/05 No  
Marshall L. Cohen Florida/Georgia 11/8/05      
Kemakolan Comas New York 3/1/05      
Antonio Cortez El Paso, TX 11/4/04 Suspended - 12 months 11/4/04 No
Baird Cuber New York 6/27/05      
Paul Howard Curtis Los Angeles, CA 7/16/03 Suspended - 6 months  7/16/03 No 
Lester Walter Czapelski New Jersey 2/18/04      
Marcia Lynn Czapelski New Jersey 2/18/04      
Edward Daneri San Antonio, TX 4/30/03 Suspended - 5 years  4/30/03 No 
Dan P. Danilov Washington 9/25/03      
Reginald Egan Darbonne Florida 12/1/00 Suspended - 5 years 12/1/00 No
Earl S. David New York ------------ Suspended - 15 months 7/9/04 No
Howard D. Deutsch New York 5/30/01      
Drew S. Diehl Ohio 8/12/05 Suspended - 2 years  8/12/05 No 
James C. Dragon Massachussetts 1/30/03 Indefinite Suspension  10/29/03 No 
Grisel S. Echavarria Wisconsin 3/28/05 Expelled 3/28/05 No  
Irving Edelman New York ------------ Indefinite Suspension 7/10/96 No
Aloysius O. Ejimakor Maryland ------------  Suspended - 9 months  1/8/04 No 
Allan M. Elster Florida 12/1/00 Suspended - 3 years 12/1/00 No
Ronald Fanta New York 12/2/05
Irwin Jay Fredman

Maryland/District of Columbia

1/11/06 Expelled 1/11/06 No
Paul Ira Freedman New York 9/18/01 Expelled 9/18/01 No
Miguel Gadda San Francisco, CA 10/2/01 Expelled  7/8/03  No 
Virginia Gago New York 2/2/06 Expelled 2/2/06 No
Edward P. Gallagher Maryland 3/3/05 Expelled 3/3/05 No  
Jorge H. Galvez Utah 1/30/06 Indefinite Suspension 1/30/06 No  
Maximiliano S. Garcia Arizona/California 10/7/05      
Ruben John Garcia San Antonio, TX 6/15/01 Suspended - 5 years 6/15/01 No
William R. Gardner San Francisco, CA 3/8/01 Suspended - 6 months 10/19/00  No
*Richard F. Garza Dallas, TX 3/7/06 Suspended - 5 years 3/7/06 No
Gayle S. Ghitelman Massachusetts  3/9/04 Suspended for 1 year and 1 day 3/9/04 Yes - 12/2/05
Alexander Goldman Illinois 11/22/05 Expelled  11/22/05 No
Wendy B. Golenbock Massachusetts 4/17/02 Suspended - 8 years 4/17/02 No
Jeffrey Gonzalez-Perez Virginia  8/4/04 Suspended - 2 years  8/4/04 No 
Nicholas C. Grapsas Wisconsin 9/15/00 Suspended - 6 months 9/15/00 No
Charles A. Grutman New York 6/6/02 Suspended - 7 years 6/6/02  No
Rosalynn D. Guillen Washington 10/29/01 Suspended - 5 years 10/29/01 No
Cheryl Handy Illinois 1/24/05 Suspended - 1 year 1/24/05 No 
Hanna Z. Hanna New York  4/30/03 Suspended - 3 years  4/30/03 No 
Alfred L. Hansen Louisiana/San Francisco, CA 1/10/05 Suspended - 2 years 1/10/05 No  
Alan J. Harris New York 2/21/06
Michael C. Hyde Florida 9/9/04 Suspended - 30 days 9/9/04 No
*John Hykel Pennsylvania 3/8/01 Suspended - 2 years 3/8/01 Yes - 4/6/06
Richard Allen James District of Columbia/ Maryland 6/15/01 Suspended - 5 years 6/15/01 No
Walter T. Johnson, Jr. North Carolina 3/19/04 Suspended - 1 year  3/19/04 No 
Alake Johnson-Ford District of Columbia 9/15/00 Suspended - 5 years 9/15/00 No
Thomas Christopher Jones Illinois 10/6/04 Suspended - 30 months 10/06/04 No 
Lijyasu Kandekore Florida 11/30/00 Indefinite Suspension 6/20/01 No
*Randhir S. Kang San Francisco, CA 1/27/06 Indefinite Suspension 1/27/06 No
Deborah J. Kartje Chicago, IL/Northern IN 12/4/00 Expelled 12/4/00 No
William P. Kaszynski Minnesota 3/8/01 Expelled 3/8/01 No
Dalia R. Kejbou Minnesota 2/16/06
Morris B. Kemper San Francisco, CA 5/7/01 Suspended - 1 year 5/7/01 No
Claude Henry Kleefield New York 12/2/05 Suspended - 3 months 12/2/05 No
Alan Edward Koczela Virginia 8/10/00      
Samuel G. Kooritzky Virginia 4/8/03 Expelled  4/8/03 No 
Robert L. Koven Maryland 5/7/01 Indefinite Suspension 5/7/01 No
John J. Kozlowski San Francisco, CA 10/29/01 Suspended - 90 days 10/29/01 No
Dorothea J. Kraeger Arizona 6/2/05      
Milton Dan Kramer San Francisco, CA 8/10/00 Indefinite Suspension 3/1/00 No
Boris A. Krivonos New York ------------ Expelled 1/30/03 No
Robert M. Kuhnreich New York 8/11/05 Expelled   8/11/05 No 
Steven Y. Lee District of Columbia/ Virginia 11/22/04 Expelled 12/7/04 No
Eric Levine Massachusetts 10/25/05 Suspended - 4 years   10/25/05 No 
Clyde E. Lindsay Massachusetts 2/11/04 Suspended - 1 year  2/11/04 No
J. Thomas Logan Los Angeles, CA ------------ Suspended - 60 days 12/1/04 No
Javier Lopera Florida 11/4/04 Expelled 12/7/04 No
Mark E. Maier Maryland 12/4/00 Indefinite Suspension 12/4/00 No
Claro L. Mamaril Los Angeles, CA ------------ Expelled 3/15/06 No
Denise A. Maniscalco Virginia 9/1/04

Suspended - 32 months and 3 days

10/19/04 No
Brandon Marinoff Colorado 1/31/05 Suspended - 12 months 1/31/05 No
Allen C. Marra New York/ New Jersey 7/18/05 Indefinite Suspension  7/18/05 No 
Leroy Allan Martin Los Angeles, CA ------------ Suspended - 60 days 6/18/05 Yes - 1/31/06
Jason A. Martinez Arkansas 9/25/03 Expelled 9/25/03 No 
Victor Stephen Martinez Los Angeles, CA 10/9/02 Suspended - 9 months 10/9/02 No
Timothy P. Mason Los Angeles, CA 7/20/04      
Timothy L. McCandless Los Angeles, CA 10/6/04 Suspended - 6 months 10/6/04 No
Mackson P. McDowall New York 3/8/01 Suspended - 2 years 3/8/01 No
Terrence McGuire Los Angeles, CA 9/1/05 Suspended - 2 years  9/1/05 no 
Armando J. Mendez San Francisco, CA  7/24/03 Suspended - 90 days  7/24/03 No 
John Owen Meyers, III Los Angeles, CA 10/29/01 Suspended - 20 months 10/29/01 No
Maqsood Mir Maryland 9/16/05      
Wayne M. Mitchell Maryland 12/2/05 Expelled 12/2/05 No
Carolyn E. Miyashita North Carolina/San Francisco, CA 8/10/00 Suspended - 5 years 8/10/00 No
*Juan Antonio Molina Los Angeles, CA 4/11/06
Gaetanella Molinini-Rivera New York 12/2/05
Michael G. Moore Massachusetts 9/25/03 Suspended - 2 years   9/25/03 No 
Joseph A. Morris Illinois ---------- Public Censure 1/13/05 ----------  
Robert Paul Muenchrath Minnesota 9/28/00 Indefinite Suspension 9/28/00 No
Joseph Francis Muto New York 5/3/02 Suspended - 7 years  1/28/03 No 
Toritsefe Nanna New York  8/4/04 Indefinite Suspension  8/4/04 No
Fuad B. Nasrallah Michigan/Ohio 1/25/01 Indefinite Suspension 1/25/01 No
Paul Ngobeni Connecticut 2/24/06
Thomas James O'Grady Florida 4/17/02 Suspended - 5 years  4/17/02 No 
Michael Imevbore Ojo Houston, TX 12/2/05
Dennis F. Olsen Washington 2/21/06
Justin Jin-Lin Ong Houston, TX 1/25/01 Expelled 1/25/01 No
Oleg Ordinartsev Washington 6/27/05 Suspended - 2 years  6/27/05 No 
Todd Norman Ostergard Florida 2/18/04 Suspended - 90 days  2/18/04 No 
Douglas D. Osterloh Washington 11/24/04 Suspended - 5 years   11/24/04 No  
Sheri B. Paige Connecticut 11/4/04 Expelled   11/4/04 No 
Maria Lara Peet Florida 2/16/06
Alfred Perez, Jr. Los Angeles, CA 7/20/04 Expelled   7/20/04 No 
Linda Irene Perez San Antonio, TX 3/28/05 Suspended - 2 years  3/28/05 No 
Horace Hugo Perez District of Columbia/Virginia 9/15/03 Suspended - 60 days 9/15/03 No
James S. Phillips, Jr. Kansas 10/22/04      
Ramon R. Pizzini-Arnott

Florida/Puerto Rico

7/24/03 Suspended - 6 months  7/24/03 No 
John S. Pomeroy Massachusetts 7/15/05      
Robert E. Porges New York 5/6/02  Expelled 5/6/02 No
Jose M. Quinones Los Angeles, CA ---------- Suspended - 90 days 9/16/05 No
Johnny P. Ragasa Hawaii 7/10/02 Suspended - 5 years 7/10/02 No
Anthony E. Ramos District of Columbia/Florida 12/6/04 Expelled  7/25/05
11/15/05
No
Jose Louis Ramos Los Angeles, CA 7/31/01 Suspended - 42 months 7/31/01 No
Kenneth R. Rastello Michigan 8/10/00 Suspended - 180 days 8/10/00 No
Maritza Regalado Florida 2/7/05 Suspended - 5 years  2/7/05 No 
James C. Regan Los Angeles, CA 1/30/06
Rico C. Reyes Florida 12/2/05 Indefinite Suspension 12/2/05 No
Antonio Reyes-Vidal San Antonio, TX ---------- Suspended - 90 days 4/1/06 No
Frank William Ricci Florida/Indiana 9/28/00 Expelled 9/28/00 No
David J. Rodkin New York 11/8/05 Suspended - 6 months  8/22/05 No 
Wayne Anthony Rodney Pennsylvania 10/7/02 Suspended - 1 year and 1 day 10/07/02 No
*Kenneth L. Rothey Houston, TX 4/11/06
Leon Rountree, Jr. San Francisco, CA 1/25/01 Expelled 1/25/01 No
Sylvia Anita Ryan District of Columbia 9/15/00 Suspended - 1 year 9/15/00 No
David S. Sabghir New York ---------- Suspended - 6 months 9/24/97 No
Antonio Salazar Washington 11/8/05 Suspended - 60 days  11/8/05 Yes - 1/20/06
Libby D. Salberg New York 5/30/01 Expelled 5/30/01 No
Patrick P. Salley Michigan 11/23/04 Expelled  11/23/04 No 
Paige Elizabeth Samsky Georgia 9/15/00 Suspended - 3 years 9/15/00 No
Jesus C. Sandoval New Mexico 3/28/05 Expelled   3/28/05 No 
Alfred G. Santos Houston, TX 11/4/04 Suspended - 14 months 11/4/04 No
Hiam David Schmerin Los Angeles, CA 10/12/01  Indefinite Suspension 5/8/02 No
Andrew R. Sebok Virginia 3/8/01 Suspended - 9 months 3/8/01 No
Louis A. Serio Rhode Island 8/20/03 Suspended - 5 years 8/20/03 No 
Catherine M. Shelton Dalllas, TX 1/21/04 Suspended - 90 days  1/21/04 No  
Joseph E. Sheridan Los Angeles, CA 9/9/04 Expelled 12/7/04 No
Mitchell L. Singer New York 2/13/06
Jeanette Elizabeth Smith Florida 12/20/04 Suspended - 1 year 12/20/04 No
John Roger Snow North Carolina 9/18/01 Suspended - 5 years 9/18/01 No
Curtis L. Solomon District of Columbia 10/23/00 Suspended - 30 days 10/23/00 No
Alex Sonson Hawaii 2/14/05 Suspended - 90 days  2/14/05 No 
Victor Sparrow District of Columbia ------------ Suspended - 10 years 6/22/94 No
Gary M. Spraker Indiana 5/7/01 Suspended - 2 years 5/7/01 No
Regina D. Steele San Diego, CA 8/11/05      
Marshall D. Tandy Arizona/ Florida 6/8/01 Suspended - 5 years 6/8/01 No
Eric Tarankow Los Angeles, CA 1/10/05 Suspended - 2 years 1/10/05 No  
Raymond B. Thompson District of Columbia ------------ Indefinite Suspension 1/19/94 No
Barbara W.M. Tomaszweski Washington 3/1/05 Expelled 3/1/05 No 
Hoang N. Tran Houston, TX 10/22/04 Suspended - 5 years 10/22/04 No 
Jose Luis Trujillo Utah 11/6/02 Suspended - 5 years 11/6/02 No
Mac Truong New York 3/19/04      
David P. Ulin Massachusetts 5/30/01 Indefinite Suspension 5/30/01 No
Ernesto Valdes Houston, TX 5/29/03 Suspended - 5 years 5/29/03 No 
James R. Valinoti Los Angeles, CA  7/24/03 Suspended - 3 years 7/24/03 No  
William P. Vela San Francisco, CA 9/1/05 Suspended - 1 year  9/1/05 No  
Rafael A. Velasquez Florida ------------  Expelled 3/1/05 No 
George A. Verdin Los Angeles, CA/Hawaii 12/4/00 Indefinite Suspension 12/4/00 No
Rufino J. Villarreal Nebraska 4/10/03 Suspended - 5 years  4/10/03  No 
Sheldon Irwin Walker New York 9/15/00 Expelled 9/15/00 No
Ida Katherine Warren Indiana 10/31/00 Indefinite Suspension 10/31/00 No
Mark L. Weber Los Angeles, CA 7/9/04 Suspended - 5 years   7/9/04 No
L. Ari Weitzhandler Colorado 7/20/04      
Walter Wenko Los Angeles, CA 3/8/01 Suspended - 5 years 3/8/01 No
Chester Lee Wheless Dallas, TX 10/12/01 Suspended - 5 years 10/12/01 No
James Eduard White Oregon 1/11/06 Expelled 1/11/06 No

Paul White aka Krishan Kumar

Washington 2/11/05 Suspended - 5 years  2/11/05 No 
Robert A. Wilkinson Georgia 9/18/01 Suspended - 3 years 9/18/01 No
Richard A. Williams Connecticut 5/29/03      
Arthur G. Williamson New Jersey 12/12/00 Expelled 12/12/00 No
Gregory S. Wilson Washington 11/22/05 Expelled 11/22/05 No
Rex Wingerter Maryland 11/14/05 Expelled 11/14/05 No
Frank D. Winston San Francisco, CA 8/19/03 Suspended - 5 months 8/19/03 No   
William Wright, Jr. New Jersey 12/7/01 Expelled 12/7/01 No
Valerie L. Yaeger Michigan 3/8/01 Suspended - 180 days 3/8/01 No
Richard P. Zipser Michigan 3/16/05 Suspended - 180 days  3/16/05 No 

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