 Moses
Apsan, Esq. immigrated from Brazil in 1955. He is the
Past President of the Federal
Bar Association, New Jersey Chapter (1997- 2002), a
Coordinator of the Annual Immigration Seminar, and a member
of The American Immigration Lawyers Association. He graduated
New York Law School with a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude degree
and was an editor and writer for the Law Review. He
is a 1966 graduate of Bronx High School of Science. He writes
for over 20 newspapers, publishes a quarterly newspaper,
and has a weekly Immigration Television Show, every Tuesdays
at 9 p.m. on SPT Television in Newark (Portuguese). He writes
and publishes web sites on legal matters. In 2001
he won the Caribbean Bar Associations award
for Humanitarian Service and the Brasilans Online
award in 2002 for service to the community.
He is licensed to practice
in the State of New York and the New Jersey, United States
District Court of New Jersey, United States District Court
for the Eastern District of New York, United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York, United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Board of
Immigration Appeals. He speaks Portuguese and Spanish. |
John Durst's entire
legal career has been spent in the specialty of personal
injury law. He has tried hundred of cases and is recognized
expert in the area of Products Liability and litigation.
He graduated New York Law School in 1980 with the degree
Juris Doctor, cum laude. He has written and updates regularly
four law books which are used by many lawyer's as legal
resource. From 1994 to 95 he produced on Channel 16, New
York City, a Weekly half-hour television talk show on legal
topics. He was the Legal and Safety Consultant, "CNBC
Live with Lynn Doyle and Michael Young", CNBC's "Home
& Family", "Fairfield Exchange", the
"Adrienne Berg Show", "Hudson Valley Live",
US Magazine, Business Week, New York Times. See his Curriculum
Vitae. He is licensed to practice in the State of
New York, United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, United States Court of Appeals for
the Third Circuit, and United States Supreme Court. Appeals.
Take a look at his page. |
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 Andrew
Bersin, Esq. spent ten years in the homicide bureau
of the Brooklyn DA's office as prosecutor, in charge
of cases ranging from drug charges to homicide.
His tenure the District Attorneys office
trained him well for trial work. He left the District
Attorney's office to go into private practice and has
spent the last ten years trying civil and criminal cases.
He is licensed to practice in the State of New York,
United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals
for the Third Circuit.
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 Dennis
Strom, Esq. (of counsel) is senior attorney experienced
in Bankruptcy and Tax laws. He was admitted to the
Bar in 1954, New York Eastern and Southern District Courts
of New York, US District Court and the Court of Appeals,
State of New York. He was Certified as a Public Accountant
in 1968. He received a BBA degree from Pace University
and an LLB from Brooklyn Law School. He is a
member of the New York State Society of Certified Public
Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association,
New York State Association of Attorneys. He currently
is responsible for all appearances in the US Bankruptcy
Courts for the Eastern and Southern District of New York. |
 Neil
Bernstein, Esq. (of counsel) was
awarded a juris doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School
in 1987 and previously granted a Master in French form New
York University. He has over 14 years experience in
deportation and removal proceedings and has tried most every
type of immigration case. He has represented hundred
of cases in front of the Immigration and Naturalization
service, including, marriage, family, citizenship
and business related cases. He previously was employed
as a journalist. |
Steven G. Tepper,
has been a Senior Divorce paralegal for Apsan Law
Offices since 1983. Prior to that he was a founding
partner of Divorce Associates, a company that pioneered
and wrote the uncontested pro-se divorce preparation manuals
and was the New Jersey Director for divorces since 1978.
He has personally supervised the process of over 100,000
divorces. Divorce Associates was featured in Newsweek
Magazines, Money Magazine, New York Times , The Daily News
and many radio and TV shows throughout the country and Canada.
Mr. Tepper attended George Washington University and grew
up in New York City. He has a understanding of Spanish. |
 Gary
Heisel is
the Senior paralegal working directly for John Durst. He
is responsible for the most complicated and delicate cases.
Mr. Heisel has a multitude of talents. He is a songwriter
and musician, as well as serving as spokesman and investigator
for The Firm. He and John Durst went to high school
together in Hawaii. He now lives with his wife in
New York City, and writes and performs music when not working
at The Firm. He released "Sounds
Like Fun", with Otis Dupree Bowser, "The King
Bee", and is at work producing more CDs at The Firm
recording studio.
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Jacqueline Polo-Pagano
is a Senior Paralegal Supervisor, in charge of the Citizenship,
Family and Religious law division of Apsan Law Offices.
She has over 17 years of experience in U.S. Immigration
Laws. Since joining the firm in 1995 she has handled
many types of immigration matter, such as adjustment
of status, visa processing, waiver, removal of conditions,
reentry permits, TPS, Amnesty, V visas, K visas and
Citizenship. She is experienced at successfully
preparing and submitting case under the religious
law of the Immigration and Nationality Act, including R
visa and Special Immigrant Visas. She is a graduate
of the North American/Peruvian Institute (English/Post
Grade), The Goethe Institute in Germany, Bloomfield College
in English and Computers in Business and achieved a Paralegal
Associates Degree in Science form Essex County College.
She is presently continuing her studies in Criminal Justice.
In Peru she was an Executive Bilingual Secretary at ELA
Language Administration. She speaks Spanish and understands
Portuguese. |
 Senobia
Feldman, is a Senior Paralegal in charge of processing
Labor Certification cases from the beginning to final Adjustment
of Status, including Reduction In Recruitment processes.
She is responsible for the I-140 Petition applications by
the employers, which calls upon her mathematical and logical
skills. She is an expert in restaurant, construction, mechanical
and domestic cases. Prior to undertaking this position
she was the Senior Paralegal Administrator in our New York
City branch. Since being employed with Apsan Law Office
in 1993 she has succeeded in many hundreds of case.
She has a Masters degree in Business Management, graduating
with Honors from the Pontificia Universidad Católica
Madre y Maestra (PUCMM). She is fluent in Spanish
and understands Portuguese. |
 Teresa
Perrone is a Senior Paralegal and has been a member
of our staff for over 10 years. Beginning as a paralegal
in the New Jersey office, she has risen to become the Senior
paralegal on Staff in our New York office. She
supervises of both Immigrant and Non Immigrant cases. She
has handled most every type of immigration cases such as
Family Petitioners, Marriage cases, Labor Certification,
Amnesty, Special Religious workers, deportation cases, appeals,
H, L I, B, K F, K V and R Visas. She has over 20 years
experience in US Immigration Laws. She is a graduate of
Colegio Marco Antonio Reynoso in Quiaquil, Ecuador.
She speaks Spanish and understands Portuguese. |
 Elizabeth
Rodrigues Santos, is an attorney licensed in Brazil
and is employed as a Matrimonial and Bankruptcy paralegal
at Apsan Law Offices. She graduated in 1996 from the
Universidade Santa Ursula in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
with a Bachelor of Law degree. She is also a graduate in
Specialization Studies in Political Science and International
Relations and received a LATO SENSU Graduation Certificate
from Instituto Metodista Bennett in Rio. Currently she is
enrolled in the Paralegal Studies program at Fiorello H.
LaGuardia College. She had previously worked
as a civil Lawyer in Brazil. She speaks Portuguese,
French and Spanish. |
 Nicole
Gentzel
is a graduate of Dowling College,
with a degree in Paralegal Studies. She has been with
the firm since its formation in 1990. She knows everything
about the New York court system. She lives in Long
Island with her husband and two children.
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 Shawna
Conley Feeley
earned her
degree in Communications from Fordham University.
She has been a paralegal with with The Firm since 1992.
She prepares pleadings for lawyer's review and
coordinates the processing of case though the courts. She
was the co-host, for two years, of The Firm Production "Durst
Law", which appeared weekly in New York City. She and
her husband have two children, and live in Connecticut.
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 Joao
M. Vianna, is the Director of IT and Web Development
at Apsan Law Offices. He is Vice-President of Tufone,
Inc. a recognized leader in the (VoIP) Voice over Internet
Provider telephone industry. He is one of the most recognized
and respected programmer in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and has
been a Technology professional for over fifteen years.
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