Florida Immigration Law

DAVID B. PAKULA
Florida Bar Board Certified in Appellate Practice

1806 N. Flamingo Road, Suite 410
Pembroke Pines, Florida 33028
Tel: (954) 217-5123
Fax: (954) 217-6990

david@pakulalawfirm.com
http://floridaimmigrationlaw.us

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW, Coral Gables, Florida. L.L.M. degree received May 1988.

NOVA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. J.D. degree, cum laude, received July 1987. Nova Law Review.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, New York. B.A. degree in English received January 1982.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DAVID B. PAKULA, P.A., Pembroke Pines, Florida.

October 2001-present; Federal Immigration Practice; Appellate & Insurance Litigation; Criminal Defense; Broward County Traffic Hearing Officer (2002-2004).

FAZIO, DAWSON, DISALVO, CANNON, ABERS, PODRECCA, FAZIO & CARROLL, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Associate, 1997-2001. Federal Immigration Practice; Appellate & Insurance Litigation.

KUBICKI DRAPER, Miami, Florida. Associate, 1993-97. Appellate Practice, Insurance Coverage Litigation.

DANIELS & TALISMAN, P.A., Miami, Florida. Associate, 1990-92. Appellate Practice.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, Tampa, Florida; 1988-89. Law clerk to the Honorable Herboth S. Ryder.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, DISTINCTIONS, PUBLICATIONS

Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating; Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); Florida Bar Board Certification in Appellate Practice; Broward County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section (chairperson 2001-2003); Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee (2002-05); Broward County Traffic Hearing Officer (2002-2004); 2002 FDLA Amicus Award; Fla. Bar Grievance Committee 11N (1994-97); Dade County Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section (1993-97); Author, “Federal Court Litigation-PERM,” The Perm Book (ILW 2008-09); Author, “Immigration Consequences: Simple Possession Just Got Simpler", Florida Defender (Summer 2008); Author, “Judicial Review of Administrative Immigration Decisions: Can the Doctrine of ‘Ejusdem Generis’ Save It From Extinction?”, Fla. Bar J., Jan. 2004; Author, “Judicial Review of BCIS Decisions: Will There Be Any?” 80 Interpreter Releases 677, May 12, 2003; Author, “The Proposal to Repeal Rule 9.130(a)(3)(C)(iv): Penny Wise, Dollar Foolish,” Fla. Bar J., May 2000.