Roberta Freedman concentrates her practice in the area of immigration and nationality law. Ms. Freedman has more than 20 years of experience in representing clients, including physicians, healthcare providers, business professionals, outstanding professors and researchers, and Fortune 500 corporations. She has been selected by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) to lead high-profile joint CIS-private sector projects.

Ms. Freedman is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is the past Chair of the Washington, D.C. Chapter and past Director of the Board of Governors and has been appointed to serve and chair on a number of AILA national committees. She is a former member of the Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law of the American Bar Association.

Admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Ms. Freedman is a 1983 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and a graduate of Syracuse University. She is fluent in Spanish.

Professional Activities

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 1983-present
Elected Positions
-Director, Board of Governors, 1995-1998
National Appointments
-Member, Vermont Service Center Liaison Committee, 2001-2003
-Mentor, Arlington, VA and Baltimore, MD INS District Offices, 2002-2005
-Chair, Spring Conference Committee, 2000
-Chair, Department of State Visa Office Liaison Committee, 1998-1999
--Committee Member 1997-1998
-Chair, Information and Technology Committee, 1997-1998
-Co-Chair, Vermont Service Center Liaison Committee, 1996-1997
-Chair, Social Security Liaison Committee, 1995-1996; 2000-2001
-Chair, Improved Adjudications Task Force, 1994-1995
-Co-Chair, Immigration Service Headquarters Liaison Committee, 1993-1994
-Co-Chair, Alien Physicians Task Force, 1992-1993
AILA Washington, DC Chapter
Elected Positions
- Chapter President, 1991-1993
- Chapter Secretary, 1989-1991
Chapter Appointments
- Chair, Baltimore District Office Chapter Liaison, 1999-2001, 2004-2005
- Chair, Arlington District Office Chapter Liaison, 2001-2004
- Chair, District Counsel Liaison, 1997-1998
- Chair, Naturalization Committee, 1993-1995
- Co-Chair, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Liaison Committee, 1987-1989
American Bar Association (ABA), 1983 to present
National Appointments
- Member, Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law, 2000-2002
- Chair, Immigration Law Committee, 2000-2002
- Vice Chair, Immigration Law Committee- 1998-2000

Admissions

District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals of Maryland
District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Education

University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1983