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Lawyer Overview

Bruce A. Coane received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors from Penn State University in 1979. He received his Juris Doctor Degree in Law from the University of Houston in 1981. He is the founder and past president of the National Employment Lawyers Association-Houston Chapter and he is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is the Past-President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association-Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma Chapter. His memberships have included being a member of the State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law section and the State Bar of Texas School Law section.

Mr. Coane is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas and has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United State Court of Appeals in Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francisco, and by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He has been specially admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts in Dallas, Abilene, Lufkin, Baton Rouge and Chicago. His professional activities and memberships have included the American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association, Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, and the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.

His trial experience includes jury trials in both state and federal court. He has handled all types of administrative appeals and has also represented clients before the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Texas. Many of his cases have been published in legal reference books and discussed in legal and professional journals.

Mr. Coane is a frequent speaker at continuing education seminars for attorneys, as well as seminars and meetings for business groups, schools and community organizations. He has also appeared on various TV and radio talk shows, and he is the author of many published papers on various legal topics. Mr. Coane has six children and he enjoys spending time with his family, playing basketball, and attending concerts, theater and sporting events.

Mr. Coane is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Appeals
• Jury Trials

Representative Cases

• Centeno v. Shultz, 817 F.2d 1212 (C.A.5 (Tex.) 1987)
• Arasto v. O'Neil, 803 F.2d 187 (C.A.5 (Tex.) 1986)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1982
• Illinois
• Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

Certification/Specialties

• Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Employment Lawyers Association-Houston Chapter (Founder)
• National Employment Lawyers Association-Houston Chapter (Past President)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association-Texas (Past-President)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association-New Mexico (Past-President)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association-Oklahoma Chapter (Past-President)
• State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment Law Section (Member)
• State Bar of Texas, School Law Section (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member)
• Houston Bar Association (Member)
• Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (Member)
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (Member)

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1981
  Juris Doctor
• Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1979
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Orderly Departure Program Immigration and Nationality Law, AILA 1987, June, 1987

Address

3D/International Tower
1900 West Loop South
Suite 820
Houston, TX 77027

Phones

(713) 987-3719
877-497-7376 (Toll-Free)

Faxes

(713) 850-8528

Emails

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Websites

http://www.coane.com