Languages

• Spanish
• French

Lawyer Overview

ANA T. JACOBS was born inBuenos Aires , Argentina . She was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 1995 and is also a member of the US Court of Appeals Bar for the Fourth Circuit and of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. She obtained a Master's Degree in Sociology from the University of Buenos Aires in 1979, and a J.D. from Catholic University in 1994. Ms. Jacobs worked as a Resettlement Officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1976 to 1984.

Awards and recognitions include:

-Associate Recipient Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UNHCR, 1984
-Recipient, Human Rights Achievement Award, Outstanding
Contribution to the Hispanic Community, 1999.

Ms. Jacobs is fluent in Spanish and French.

Areas of Practice include:

Immigration Law
Family Immigration Law
Employment Immigration
Citizenship
Professional Foreign Workers H-1 Visas
Deportation
Labor Certifications
Personal Injury
Automobile Accidents and Injuries
Slip and Fall Accidents
Divorce
Political Asylum

Representative Cases

• Aguilar v. Lewis, CA-99-662-A

West Practice Categories

Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Family Law, Divorce, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Asylum, Deportation, Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, 1995
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

• District of Columbia Bar Association (Member)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, Human Rights Achievement Award, Outstanding Contribution to Hispanic Community, 1999
• Associate Recipient, Nobel Peace Prize, Awarded to United Nations High Commission for Refugees, 1984

Past Employment Positions

• United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Resettlement Officer, 1976 - 1984

Education

• Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1995
  J.D.
• University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1979
  B.A.

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

1746 Kalorama Rd NW
Washington, DC 20009-2632

Phones

(202) 986-8686

Faxes

(202) 986-3068

Emails

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