Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Karen Potosnak-Clark was raised in Pennsylvania, and now resides outside London. Ms. Potosnak-Clark was awarded a Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Syracuse University College of Law in 1991. She was selected for the Moot Court Board at the College of Law based on her advocacy skills. Ms. Potosnak-Clark graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1988, where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree, with highest honors, in Political Science and Russian Studies. She has studied both Russian and Spanish. She was admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania in 1991. Ms. Potosnak-Clark was admitted to the rolls of Solicitors of England and Wales in 2007.

Ms. Potosnak-Clark has been practicing immigration law since 1991. She served as a judicial law clerk to the Immigration Court, San Antonio, Texas in 1991. She then joined the U.S. Government, Immigration and Naturalization Service, in 1992. For over ten years she litigated immigration cases. She is experienced in waivers, criminal issues, removal and detention hearings.

Ms. Potosnak-Clark joined the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in 2003, the Agency responsible for the adjudication of immigration benefits. She was Counsel to the Texas Service Center for several years where she provided advice to immigration adjudicators on business and employment related immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, as well as family based immigration.

Ms. Potosnak-Clark has also practiced in the area of employment law in both the U.S. and the U.K. She has handled cases involving discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Ms. Potosnak-Clark is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Law Society of England and Wales.

Areas of Practice

• U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law 100%

West Practice Categories

Freedom of Information, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Deportation, Immigration, Naturalization & Citizenship, Visas

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1991
• England and Wales, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Law Society of England and Wales, 2007 - Present (Solicitor)
• American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2007 - Present (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding & Excellent Performance Awards, INS and U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, 1992 - 2006

Classes and Seminars

• Immigration Law Updates, USCIS, 2003 - 2006
• Criminal Law Issues in Immigration, Nationality law, Immigration & Naturalization Services, 1992 - 2003

Past Employment Positions

• Immigration Court, San Antonio, Texas, Law Clerk, 1991 - 1992
• Immigration & Naturalization Service, Attorney, 1992 - 2003
• U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Attorney, 2003 - 2006
• Treasury Solicitors, Solicitors, 2007

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York, 1991
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Moot Court Board
• Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1988
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: With Highest Honors
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Major: Political Science
  Major: Russian Studies

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

18 Dering Street
Ground Floor
London, United Kingdom

Phones

651-315-8059
888-810-9510

Faxes

207-4092-409

Emails

karen@fermanlaw.com

Websites

http://www.fermanlaw.com
http://www.fermanlaw.co.uk