Attorney Kendra Bunn

Law Offices of Kendra Bunn, P.A. - Jacksonville, FL

 

Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Labor and Employment Law; Citizenship; Deportation; Investor Visas; Family Law; Immigration Law; International Law.
Admitted: 2001, Supreme Court of Florida and U.S. Federal District Court, Middle District of Florida
Law School: Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., 2000
Education: Marietta College, B.A., 1993; Kent State University, M.A., 1996
Member: Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar; The Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Biography: National Liaison to USCIS Office in Jacksonville, Florida. Regional Vice President, AILA CFC Florida Chapter. Tau Pi Phi, Business Honorary Chapter
Born: Naples, Florida, 1971

 

Since 1999, Ms. Bunn has dedicated her entire career to the practice of immigration law. She was one of the first female attorneys to practice immigration law in North Florida.

 

Awards & Distinctions

• Nominated as AILA Liaison to local USCIS Offices (Years 2004 - 2006)
• Serves as a National Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security / USCIS Jacksonville office (a position appointed by her colleagues) (Years 2003 - present)
• Director of National Citizenship Day, Jacksonville, Years 2007- present (a free, pro-bono city event to educate/promote citizenship opportunities to the local community)
• Appointed to Florida Coastal Law School Board of Directors, Alumni Events, Years 2007 - present

Affiliations

Ms. Bunn is affiliated with the following prestigious organizations:

• Florida Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Federal District Court, Middle District of Florida
• Immigration Court Bar
• Administrative Appeals Unit
• Board of Immigration Appeals

 

Attorney Giselle Carson

Marks Gray, P.A. - Jacksonville, FL

 

Education

McGill University, B.S., 1989
Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., with high honors, 2001

Areas of Practice

Business and Corporate Law

Immigration and Naturalization

Nursing Home and Assisted Living

Medical Liability

Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning & Wealth Planning

Bar Admissions

Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

 

Background

Practices primarily in the areas of U.S. and global immigration and business transactions; employment verification (I-9, E-verify); civil litigation; and wills and estate planning
Fluent in Spanish and French
Has first-hand knowledge of immigration - she was born in Cuba, immigrated to Canada and later to the United States
Triathlete and marathoner

 

Awards and Recognitions

2009 Jacksonville Business Journal, Woman of Influence
2009, 2010 & 2011 Florida Super Lawyers®- Rising Stars list
2007 & 2008 Up & Comer by Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite
2005 Up & Comers list by the Jacksonville Business Journal

Professional and Community Involvement

Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, General Counsel (2010,2011)
Jacksonville Bar Association (Board since 2006)
Florida Bar Association, Member of Citizens Forum (2006 -2009)
American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA," Chair, Conference Planning Committee, Sept. 2009 AILA National Fundamentals Conference)
Leadership Jacksonville (Class of 2005, Board 2008 -2010)
First Coast Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (President, 2008, 2009)