ANDREA A. VAG,
PRINCIPAL
EDUCATION
Cardozo School of Law, J.D.,
1995; Jacob Burns Scholarship for Leadership & Academic
Excellence; Exec. Editor, Journal of
International & Comparative Law, 1994-5,
Staff:1993-4 Princeton University, A.B. in
Politics, 1992
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Principal, Vag &
Grodman, LLP (South Orange, N.J.); October 2007 to
Present
Solo
Practitioner, Law
Office of Andrea Vag, P.C. (Maplewood, N.J.); May 2005 to October
2007
Senior
Associate,
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy (Iselin, N.J.); Nov. 1997 to
May 2005 Associate, Fragomen, Del Rey & Bernsen
(Washington, D.C.); April 1997 to Nov. 1997 Associate,
Sandra G. Levitt, P.C. (New York, N.Y.); Nov. 1996 to April
1997 Associate, The Law
Firm of Jeffrey A. Margolis (New York, N.Y.); Dec. 1995 to Nov.
1996
ADMISSION: State
and Federal Courts of New Jersey
LANGUAGES: Fluent
in English and Hungarian; conversational German
IAN R.
GRODMAN, PRINCIPAL
EDUCATION
Rutgers University School of Law, J.D.; Chair, Public Interest Law
Foundation Managing Notes and Comments Editor, Rutgers Computer
and Technology Law Journal State University of New
York-Oneonta, B.A. in Psychology and Business Economics
(Dual Major)
Professional
Experience Principal, Vag & Grodman, LLP ( South Orange,
N.J.
); October 2007 to
Present
Solo
Practitioner, Law Offices of Ian R. Grodman, P.C. (Maplewood, N.J.); Nov. 2003 to Oct. 2007 Partner,
Newman Fitch Altheim Myers (New York,
N.Y. and Newark, NJ); Jan. 2000 to Nov.
2003
Senior Associate
Attorney, January 1994 to December 1999
Attorney,
American Civil Liberties Union (New Jersey);
September 1993 to January 1994 Law
Clerk, Hon. Philip Freedman, Pres. Judge, Superior Court of N.J.
(Essex County) 1992-1993
Admission-
State and Federal Courts of New York and New Jersey
Membership-
American Immigration Lawyers Association, New Jersey State Bar
Association
CARRIE RAKVICA, MANAGING PARALEGAL
EDUCATION
Rutgers University, B.S. in
Administration of Justice and Psychology, 1999; Certificate of
Criminology, 1999
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Managing Paralegal,
Vag
& Grodman, LLP (formerly Law Office of Andrea Vag, PC)
(South Orange, N.J); Aug 2006 to present
Supervising
Paralegal,
Fragomen,
Del Rey,
Bernsen & Loewy (Iselin,
N.J.); Jan 2005 to Jul 2006
Paralegal,
Fragomen,
Del Rey,
Bernsen & Loewy (Iselin,
N.J.); Jan 2001 to Dec 2004
Assistant
Paralegal,
Fragomen,
Del Rey,
Bernsen & Loewy (Iselin,
N.J.); Jun
1999 to Dec 2000
In addition to their professional experience in
U.S.
immigration law,
Andrea and Ian bring great empathy and understanding to their
partnerships with clients, by virtue of their personal experiences
with immigration. Andrea is a first-generation immigrant from
Hungary. Andrea and Ian
are both adoptive parents whose children are first-generation
immigrants from
Cambodia,
India and
Guatemala, respectively.
Each child entered the
U.S.
pursuant to an
Immigrant Visa that was based on an approved Orphan
Petition.
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