Jewell & Associates attorneys selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers ®

News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC Jewell & Associates is pleased to announce that three of its lawyers have been selected for selected for inclusion in Northern California Super Lawyers ® in 2015. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Phyllis Jewell, the firm’s Principal and Managing Attorney, has been selected from 2004 to 2013, and now again for 2015. Only 5 percent of lawyers in a state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers. Lawyers Christopher Beckerson and Claire Pratt have been selected for the first time as Rising Stars in 2015. To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in a state are named to Rising Stars. Congratulations to Phyllis, Chris, and Claire!

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J&A welcomes its most recent Certified Specialist

News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC Jewell & Associates is pleased to announce that Senior Attorney Wendy Stewart has been accorded the status of a “Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law” by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. This is a rare distinction that only 35 immigration lawyers in San Francisco have achieved (including J&A Managing Attorney and Founder, Phyllis Jewell, and Senior Attorney Claire Pratt). The legal specialization process is wholly voluntary. It is also arduous, requiring a written exam, professional references, and case experience that includes the full range of immigration matters, from contested deportation/removal to naturalization. Very hearty congratulations to Wendy!

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J&A welcomes its most recent Certified Specialist

News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC

Jewell & Associates is pleased to announce that lawyer Claire S. Hulse has been accorded the status of a "Certified Specialist, Immigration & Nationality Law" by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.  This is a rare distinction that only 33 immigration lawyers in San Francisco have achieved (including J&A Managing Attorney and Founder, Phyllis Jewell).  The legal specialization process is wholly voluntary, and it is arduous, requiring a written exam, professional references, and case experience that includes the full range of immigration matters, from contested deportation/removal to naturalization. Very hearty congratulations to Claire!

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Reddit General Counsel praises Jewell & Associates’ client service

News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC – September 21, 2012 Jewell & Associates sends a big thank-you to Rebecca Eisenberg, General Counsel at Reddit, for her kind words in a recent Daily Journal interview. When asked which outside counsel she typically works with, Eisenberg replied:

... I actually have a great immigration lawyer at Jewell & Associates. I think Phyllis [Phyllis A. Jewell, the firm’s managing partner] runs a great shop, and she really shows concern for her clients. It’s such a personal thing to do immigration matters, and U.S. laws are so strict and oppressive that she does a lot of nice hand-holding and creative thinking and goes the extra step.

Jewell & Associates is proud to work with such dynamic and exciting clients as Reddit.

Interview extract: “Reddit GC Rebecca Eisenberg moves quickly and expects outside counsel to do the same” (July 9). © Daily Journal 2012

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J&A Lawyer Claire Hulse named Barrister of the Year for 2010 by the Bar Association of San Francisco

News Release from Jewell & Associates, PC – December 7, 2010 J&A Lawyer Claire Hulse was recently named Barrister of the Year for 2010 by the Bar Association of San Francisco, for her significant contributions to BASF and its new attorney division, the Barristers Club.  Claire Co-Chairs the Barristers Immigration Section, which she and her Co-Chair, Jacqueline Brown Scott, revamped this year by hosting monthly events on various topics covering all aspects of immigration, including business- and deportation/removal-related topics.  They started the year with a viewing of Papers the Movie, a documentary about the DREAM Act, held a panel to discuss Arizona’s controversial immigration law, SB1070, hosted MCLEs regarding visas for entrepreneurs, startups, artists and entertainers, and ended the year with a well attended presentation by two Immigration Judges from the San Francisco Immigration Court, where Claire clerked following law school.  Claire also served on the Nominating Committee, choosing new members of the 2011 Barristers Board.  She will receive her award at the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Annual Membership Luncheon and Installation of Officers on December 14.

The related BASF press release can be viewed here:

http://www.sfbar.org/newsroom/20101201.aspx.  

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