Deborah J. Notkin

DEBORAH J. NOTKIN, born Chicago, Illinois.
Admitted to practice: 1987, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
Law School: New York Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1987.
College: Rutgers University, B.A., 1979.
Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1987; Lecturer: American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1992-present; Practicing Law Institute, 1994-2000; New York State Bar Association, 1994-2000; Federal Bar Association, 1994; American Immigration Lawyers Association, AILA-N.Y.; Chairperson, INS Eastern Regional Liaison Committee (1991-1992); Co-Chairperson, INS Eastern Regional Liaison Committee, 1994-1995); Vice-Chair, INS Headquarters Liaison Committee, 1996-1997; Vice-Chair, National Labor Liaison Committee, 1998-1999; Co-Chair, National Labor Liaison Committee, 1999-2000; Listed in Best Lawyers in America and International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers; Recipient of the James L. Kibbey Award for Excellence in Commercial Law; Board of Governors, AILA, 1997-2000; AILA-National Treasurer, Executive Committee, 2000-2002; Second Vice President, 2002-2003. National President for American Immigration Lawyers Association for 2005 -2006. AILA Liaison to the ABA Immigration Committee – 2006-2007, “Chair, AILA’s Essential Worker Committee, 2007-2008, Chair, AILA’s Interagency Liaison Committee, 2007-2008.  Frequent media spokesperson for immigration reform.
Biography: Deborah J. Notkin is a partner in the firm of Barst & Mukamal LLP and maintains a large international immigration and nationality practice. During her 20 years in practice, she has acquired a nationally recognized expertise in business immigration matters. Ms. Notkin is the lead attorney at Barst & Mukamal for the PERM Unit and maintains a corporate client base spanning all business immigration matters. Ms. Notkin has worked on numerous liaison committees with the various government agencies involved in immigration matters and has spoken on panels with representatives from the US Department of Labor, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Legacy INS, Customs and Border Patrol and the Department of State Visa Office. She is a recent past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2005-2006 and serves on its Board of Governors. Within AILA, she has held numerous leadership positions including Chair of the National Labor Liaison Committee, Chair of the Vermont Service Center Committee and New York Chapter Chair. She is currently the Chair of AILA's Interagency Liaison Committee; Chair of AILA's Media Advocacy Committee and also chairs the New York Chapter Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. A noted expert in business immigration she has been a lecturer for the past 13 years at the Practicing Law Institute's (PLI) annual Immigration Law Institute, PLI's Basics Seminar, the New York State Bar Association's bi-annual immigration seminar and AILA's Annual and regional conferences. She has also been a presenter at many different venues including the American Council of International Personnel (ACIP), the Pacific Chapter and New York Chapter of the US Mexico Chamber of Commerce, the Global Independence Organization, Universities and Hospitals. Ms. Notkin is an Editor in Chief of the recent AILA publication, "The Essential Workers Handbook" and an Associate Editor of the latest edition of the "David Stanton Handbook on PERM". Her numerous articles on many facets of business immigration have been cited frequently in treatises on immigration. Ms. Notkin is listed in Best Lawyers in America; the International Who is Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, and Chambers USA as recommended immigration counsel. New York Super Lawyers has listed her as one of the top immigration attorneys in New York and one of the overall top women attorneys in New York City. As an advocate for positive immigration reform, Deborah Notkin has appeared on many television and radio programs and has addressed many religious and business organizations. She remains a resource and commentator for MSNBC, CNBC and Fox News regarding immigration legislation and issues.

dnotkin@bmkllp.com