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Robert L Brown 
Cleveland, Ohio
phone 216.861.4414
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Mr. Brown is the former District Director of the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and brings 31 years of experience with him. His career with the INS began as a Special Agent based in New York City and was promoted to Deputy Chief of Investigations at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C. In 1982, Bob was named Deputy District Director at Cleveland and in 1986, Bob was appointed District Director. In 1992, he was elected as the Chair of the Immigration Director's association.

Prior to forming Robert Brown LLC. Mr. Brown headed the Business Immigration practice group for Thompson Hine LLP and subsequently as a Partner with Frantz Ward LLP

Areas of Practice:
Immigration and Nationality
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1992
Education:
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1991


Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1970


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Guest Lecturer, Law schools of Case Western Reserve, Cleveland-Marshall, Akron University, Capital University, University of Cincinnati among many others


Guest Lecturer, Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, Cuyahoga Bar Association, Federal Bar Association


Guest Lecturer, American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA)


Guest Lecturer, Various Religious and Community Groups


Honors and Awards:
AV Peer Rated by Lexis/Martindale


The Immigration Commissioner's Award for Distinguished Career Service


Special Achievements for Vietnamese Refugee Processing


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1975 - 1977


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1980


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1982


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1983


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1985


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1987


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1989


Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1991 - 1999


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Federal Bar Association


American Immigration Lawyers Association


Cleveland Bar Association


Cuyahoga County Bar Association


International Chief's of Police, Metropolitan Crime Bureau


Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers


Past Employment Positions:
Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, Of Counsel, 1999 - 2000


Frantz Ward LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, Partner, 2000 - 2002