Attorney David Leopold

David Leopold & Associates - Cleveland, OH

David W. Leopold has practiced law for nearly 20 years. His Cleveland, Ohio-based immigration, visa and citizenship practice is devoted to the representation of individuals, corporations, health care institutions, law firms, religious organizations, and other entities across the nation and throughout the world.

David has been at the forefront of groundbreaking litigation in the immigration and federal courts. Since September 11 has passionately defended the rights of non-citizens subject to closed hearings, special registration, mandatory detention and "voluntary" FBI interrogation. David also provides frequent comment and analysis to national and international media on cutting edge immigration issues. His views have appeared in The New York Times; The Washington Post; The Los Angeles Times; The Miami Herald; Newsweek; Time; CNN; ABC Radio; National Public Radio, and The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

David is honored to have been recently elected to the national executive leadership of the American Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA"), the premier association of immigration attorneys in the U.S. He serves as a nationally elected member on AILA's national Executive Committee. He has previously served top AILA committees, including as chair of AILA's Ohio Chapter (2001-2003), chair of AILA's national Due Process Committee (2002-2003), and as chair of AILA's liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2003-2004).

David is a frequent speaker at AILA national conferences and a co-organizer and faculty member of the American Immigration Law Foundation's Litigation Institute, a "hands-on" intensive training program for immigration lawyers.

In addition to his immigration practice, David serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law and directs the immigration curriculum at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio.