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Attorney Profile

Ms. Kennedy brings over ten years of experience in the field of immigration law. She has represented clients in matters before state and federal courts, U.S. immigration courts, and in matters on appeal.
She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers' Association (AILA).

Kennedy Law Firm participates in various immigrant outreach programs across faiths and communities. In addition, KLF works closely with various U.S. Congressional constituent representatives to resolve difficult cases.

Ms. Kennedy has made many global contacts through serving as a liaison for foreign delegations to government agencies and universities. Ms. Kennedy developed her international studies by participating in a youth exchange in the former Soviet Union. She completed a BA in International Area Studies with an emphasis in Economics and a second BA in French Civilization and Literature. Her graduate level courses in law and economics were focused on international trade, economic development, and international finance.

She brings to her immigration practice an understanding of what is takes to transplant and conduct oneself abroad. She studied law at Jagellonian Universitet in Krakow, Poland and has lived and worked in Auvergne, France and Alma-Ty, Kazakhstan.

Practice Areas:	Immigration Law; Family and Employment Visas, Wills & Trusts; Post-Conviction Relief; Pre-Sentencing Counsel on Avoiding Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions; and, Family Law
Admitted:	Maryland; United States District Court for Maryland; United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Biography:	Experienced before the Executive Office of Immigration Review (Immigration Court), Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Court; Editor, Maryland State Bar Association Immigration Committee's Newsletter; Legal counsel, Middle Eastern American Association Immigration Service. International Division, Federal Aviation Administration Legal Intern, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Member:	Baltimore County Bar Association Montgomery County Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association American Bar Association American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington D.C. Chapter
Law School:	University of Oklahoma School of Law, J.D., 2000
Undergraduate:	University of Oklahoma, International Area Studies with emphasis in Russian Area Studies Minor in Economics, B.A., 1994 French Civilization and Literature, B.A., 1994
Languages:	English, French, Russian
Experience Abroad:	Youth For Understanding Travel/Study across former Soviet Union Université de Clermont-Ferrand, France Center for AIDS Prevention, Alma-Ty Kazakhstan International Trade Law, Jagellonian Universitet, Krakow, Poland