Background
Kleiner, Philip J. was born on April 10, 1946 in Foehrnwald D.P. Camp, West Germany.
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Philip J. Kleiner
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Yeshiva University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Columbia University Graduate Studies in Romance Philology (1968-1970). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Spoken languages: French, Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Rumanian and German.
Career
Worked at Barst & Mukamal (New York, NY) specializing in Immigration, Nationality and Consular Matters, Criminal Law, Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1976, New York, United States. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York and United States.
Tax Court; 1978, United States. District Court, Western District of New York. 1979, United States. Supreme Court.
Lecturer: Practicing Law Institute, 1990-1995. Medical Society of the State of New York. "Life After F-1 Visas," SUNY at Stony Brook, N.Y.
Stanley Kaplan Institute. Contributing Writer on Immigration Law - Yomiuri America Shinbun Newspaper. Annual Seminar Leader: "Employing Foreign Nationals in the United States.", 1983.
Course Leader, United States. Immigration Law and Its Impact on Hiring Practices, American Management Association, 1983-1989. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations.
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Co-Chairman, Visa Liaison, New York Chapter, 1984-1985. Member, Committee on Ethics and Grievances, 1985-1986. Congressional Liaison Committee, 1991-1992.
Chairman, Business Law Committee, 1995-1996). Chambers of Commerce: British-American. German-American; Israel-American.
Swiss-American.
Barst & Mukamal was founded in 1930, and is regarded as one of the oldest and largest United States law firms concentrating on immigration, nationality and consular matters. The firm is composed of partners who have an average of over twenty years specialized experience in immigration and related legal areas. Many of our partners and attorneys have held high governmental positions and/or have been National and Chapter officers in the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
The firm practices before the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Department of Labor, the Department of State, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Office of Administrative Law Judges, as well as Federal and State Courts. The Firm also provides representation at United States. Embassies and Consulates throughout the world, and concentrates in securing United States. permanent residence, nonimmigrant working visas and status, corporate compliance programs, citizenship, naturalization, and expatriation matters, as well as deportation and criminal defense work.
The firm's clients include numerous "Fortune 500" companies as well as substantial business people and investors. The firm also provides legal services to its clients in the business, real estate and matrimonial areas, and maintains correspondent law firm relationships throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Membership
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. American Immigration Lawyers Association (Co-Chairman, Visa Liaison, New York Chapter, 1984-1985. Member, Committee on Ethics and Grievances, 1985-1986.
Congressional Liaison Committee, 1991-1992. Chairman, Business Law Committee, 1995-1996). Chambers of Commerce: British-American.
German-American; Israel-American. Swiss-American.
