Capriotti & Associates – Portland, OR

Education

Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, J.D. Cum Laude, 1978.
Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, B.A., 1972
(Double majors in Psychology and Education, minor in Computer Science, Deans List.)

Legal Employment

Capriotti & Associates, Minnetonka, Minnesota & Portland, Oregon Practice limited to U.S. Immigration, Nationality and International Law.
Tamblyn & Bush, Portland, Oregon Practice limited to U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law.
Noles, Linkon, Sever & Sandlow, Portland, Oregon Of Counsel on Immigration matters.
Noles & Capriotti, Portland, Oregon Practice was primarily on Immigration matters. Also corporate law, estate planning and the rights of persons with developmental disabilities.
Oregon Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Center, Portland, Oregon Staff Attorney, created network of "lay advocates" who worked with the parents of handicapped children.
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), Portland, Oregon Parent trainer and Staff Attorney for ODDAC (described above.)
Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota General practice, primarily estate planning and family law, some immigration law.
Minneapolis Legal Aid - Developmental Disabilities Unit, Minneapolis, Minnesota Law student.

Attorney Licenses/Associations

U.S. Courts of Appeals: 8th Circuit, 1984; 9th Circuit, 1983
U.S. District Courts: Minnesota, 1978; Oregon, 1982
State Licenses: Minnesota State Attorney License, 1978; Member, Oregon State Bar, 1981
Associations: American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 1985
AILA Law Professor Committee: Co-Chair 1996-98, Vice Chair 1995-96

Teaching/Speaking Experience

Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon - Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law
Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota - Guest speaker on Immigration Law
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon - Guest speaker on Disability Law & Immigration Law
St. Paul Public Schools, St. Paul, Minnesota - High school teacher
Tektronix, Wilsonville, Oregon - Guest speaker on Immigration Law
Willamette School of Law, Salem, Oregon - Guest speaker on Disability Law
AILA National Conferences: speaker on Computerizing the Law Office, the Internet and WWW and Immigration Law Professor Committee.

Volunteer Activities

Immigration Counseling Service, Inc., Portland, OR - Board Chair
Neighborhood Mediation Program, Portland, OR - Mediator
Minnesota International Institute, St. Paul, MN - Immigration Attorney Mentor
Multnomah Circuit Court, Portland, OR - Arbitrator

Other

Fluent Italian and some conversational Spanish.
American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor and Adapted Aquatics Instructor (for handicapped persons).
Extensive travel in Europe, North Africa and Australia.
Freelance photographer.
Systems analyst using DOS & CP/M based computer systems.
Certified Artisoft Network Administrator WIN95/WIN/DOS.