Michelle Funk [ Associate ]
Duane Morris LLP
505 9th Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-2166
USA
Phone: 202.776.7806
Fax: 202.478.2256
Email:
MLFunk@duanemorris.com
Michelle Funk practices in the area of immigration law with a focus on H-1B visas, PERM applications, and J-1 interested government agency waivers. She has represented clients at United States Embassies abroad and before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and she has specific experience with security clearances and nonimmigrant visa applications.
Ms. Funk is a 2001 graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and a magna cum laude graduate of St. Lawrence University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is fluent in Spanish.
Professional Activities
- Maryland State Bar Association
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Member, Washington D.C. Chapter, 2002-present
- Member, Washington D.C. Executive Committee
-- Chapter Vice Chair, 2007
-- Chapter Secretary, 2007
-- Chapter Treasurer, 2006
- Vice Chair, D.C. Department of Employment Services, 2002-2004
Admissions
- Maryland
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2001
- St. Lawrence University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1994
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2005-present - Pederson & Freedman, L.L.P.
- Associate, 2002-2005
Selected Publications
- Contributing Author, Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, AILA, Washington, D.C., 2001-2001, 2002-2003
- Co-author, "J-1 Physicians: A Recruitment Opportunity Comes Knocking", The Journal of Medical Practice Management, November/December 2005
Selected Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, "Hiring International Personnel," Maryland Association of Community Services, October 2006