Dan Kowalski's Biography
DANIEL M. KOWALSKI, an IJJ Senior Fellow for Immigration, has been practicing immigration law since 1985, representing clients from the richest multi-national corporations to the poorest asylum-seekers from every continent. He practices in Austin, Texas with The Fowler Law Firm, www.thefowlerlawfirm.com. Kowalski is the editor of Bender's Immigration Bulletin (LexisNexis), a subscription technical journal, and Bender's Immigration Bulletin - Daily Edition (a free public Web site.) He earned a B.A., majoring in Spanish, at The University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio. Kowalski has taught immigration law at the University of Colorado School of Law and the University of Washington School of Law.
You can visit Kowalski’s daily news site - Bender's Immigration Bulletin - Daily Edition - at www.bibdaily.com and sign up for free e-mail updates (and/or use the RSS Feed).
Education:
- B. A. 1977 (with High Honors; Phi Beta Kappa; major - Spanish,) The University of Texas at Austin
- J. D. 1984, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio
- Denver Bar Association Special President's Award, 1988, for Commitment and Excellence to Volunteer Legal Services (Thursday Night Bar Immigration Project)
- 1993 Denver Bar Association "Barrister's Ball" Pro Bono Award Co-Recipient (Thursday Night Bar)
- 1993 American Immigration Lawyers Association Pro Bono Award Co-Recipient
- 1998 Attorney of the Year Award, Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, Seattle
- 1998 Community Service Award, AILA Washington Chapter
Organizations/Affiliations:
- Denver Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- Washington Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Advisory Committee, ABA Commission on Immigration
- American Bar Foundation
- American Law Institute
- Federal Bar Association
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- National Immigration Project / National Lawyers Guild
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E-Mail: dan@cenizo.com Tel: (512) 826-0323 Fax: (512) 692-2621