Kuck Casablanca LLC -- The Immigration Law Firm

November 21, 2008

Charles H. Kuck
Marisa Casablanca
Malvena S. Driscoll
Rachel Effron
Caroline Cimei
John Wardle

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Charles H. Kuck
PARTNER

Born Belleville, New Jersey, October 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1991, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia.

Education:
Brigham Young University (B.A., 1986); Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Delta Theta.

Member:
State Bar of Georgia; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Arizona (Chair, 1991-1993 and Treasurer, 1989-1991, Immigration Section); American Immigration Lawyers Association (National Secretary, Executive Committee, 2003-Present) (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-1996, 1997-1999, 2000-2003, Chair, Atlanta Chapter, 1997-1999, National Co-Chair, CPAR Committee, 1993-1995; National Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1995-1996; Vice Chair, Atlanta Chapter, 1995-1997; Secretary, Atlanta Chapter 1996-1996; Latin American Association (Director, 1996-2003; Secretary, 1998-1999), adjunct Professor, University of Georgia School of Law, 1999-Present.

Languages:
Spanish.

Special Agencies:
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services; Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Bureau of Customs Border Protection, Department of State; Department of State; Department of Labor; Board of Immigration Appeals.

Practice Areas:
Immigration and Naturalization; Immigration Law; Business Immigration; Deportation; Employment Immigration; Visas; Political Asylum; Federal Immigration Litigation.

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Marisa Casablanca
PARTNER

Ms. Casablanca serves as a partner of the multi-state firm of Kuck Casablanca LLC. She has dedicated herself to the practice of U. S. Immigration and Nationality for 20 years. Her practice involves representing corporate clients and individuals in obtaining immigration assistance and benefits. Ms. Casablanca practices in all areas of immigration from business related visas and residency for the foreign national to representing family members of permanent residents and United States Citizens and asylum seekers.

Ms. Casablanca is highly experienced in litigation representation. She is admitted to practice before the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. She advises employers on compliance procedures and individuals on maintaining their status in the United States.

Author of "Immigration Law for Paralegals", published by Carolina Academic Press.

Education:
University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii (B.A., 1982); Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia (J.D., 1988).

Member:
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Board of Governors;

American Immigration Lawyers Association
Chapter Chair of the South Florida Chapter

Languages:
Spanish

Practice Areas:
Immigration and Naturalization; Business and Employment Immigration; Family Immigration; Visas; Deportation; Political Asylum

Published Works:
Immigration Law for Paralegals, Carolina Academic Press, 2005

Honors and Awards:
Meritorious Public Service
Florida Bar

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Malvena S. Driscoll
ASSOCIATE

Born Massachusetts, United States of America, 1968.
Admitted to bar, Massachusetts, 2002; Georgia, 2004.

Education:
University of Lowell, (B.A., 1990); Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts (J.D., Cum Laude, 2002) Phi Delta Phi.

Member:
State Bar of Georgia; American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2002-Present; American Bar Association, 2002-Present

Languages:
Spanish

Practice Areas:
Immigration and Naturalization; Business and Employment Immigration; Family Immigration; Deportation; Visas; Political Asylum; Federal Immigration Litigation.

Seminars Presented:
Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2005, Business Immigration Seminar, Applying for Permanent Residence Status: Consular Processing versus Adjustment of Status.

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Rachel Effron
ASSOCIATE

Born in 1976, Poughkeepsie, New York, United States of America
Admitted to bar, Georgia, 2006.

Education:
Ohio State University, College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 2003 J.D.
Honors: Public Service Fellow
Public Interest Law Foundation Fellow
Managing Editor, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution
Certificate of Alternative Dispute Resolution
State University of New York at Binghamton, 1998 B.A.

Member:
American Immigration Lawyers' Association 2003-present
Member, Atlanta Chapter, 2005-present
Member, Atlanta Executive Office for Immigration Review Liaison Committee, 2005-present
Member, Washington DC Chapter, 2003-2005
Young Lawyers' Division, Chapter Chair, Washington DC, 2004-2005
American Bar Association, 2003-present
New Jersey Bar Association

Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 2003
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2005
Georgia, 2006

Languages:
Hebrew
Spanish
French

Practice Areas:
Immigration and Naturalization
Immigration Law
Business Immigration
Deportation
Employment Immigration
Visas
Political Asylum
Federal Immigration Litigation

Volunteer Organizations:
CAIR (Capital Area Immigrant Rights) Coalition

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Caroline Cimei
ASSOCIATE

Education:
University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio, 2005 J.D.
St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York, 2002 B.A.

Member:
State Bar of Florida, 2005
Dade County Bar Association

Practice Areas:
Immigration Law

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John Wardle
ASSOCIATE

John Wardle focuses on U.S. immigration matters, employment based nonimmigrant visas and immigrant visas. Upon graduating from Northeastern University School of Law, Mr. Wardle spent one year working for Keane, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts, where he supervised other employees responsible for assisting in all immigration matters. Since 2005 Mr. Wardle has been in private practice servicing both corporate and individual clients. Mr. Wardle is a member of the Massachusetts Bar and currently works for Kuck Casablanca LLC.

Education:
Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, May, 2003 J.D.
Member:
State Bar Massachusetts, 2003

Practice Areas:
Immigration Law

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