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Clark Hill Attorney Michael Nowlan Elected Chapter Chair of the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

June 11, 2007-

DETROIT, MI – Clark Hill attorney Michael Nowlan has been elected Chapter Chair of the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association for the 2007-2008 term.

Nowlan is a member in the firm’s Detroit office, where he serves as the Co-Leader of Clark Hill's Immigration Practice Group. His immigration practice includes representation of Fortune 100 and 500 companies, scientists and engineers, religious institutions, business executives and entrepreneurs, computer and business personnel, and other professionals and their families as they plan for U.S. entry. Nowlan's expertise also includes in depth knowledge of all business and family immigration, nonimmigrant visas, as well as the permanent residence and naturalization processes. He continues to be an advocate for immigrant rights before immigration officials on a regional and national level and within Immigration Court as a trial attorney.

In addition to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Nowlan is a member of the Federal Bar Association, State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.  He has authored several articles  and contributed to publications on immigration law, including Aliens and Immigration, (Michigan Law and Practice Encyclopedia, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. (Lexis/Nexis), Vol. 1, 2006), Employer Handbook, Immigration (Michigan Manufacturers Association, 2005 and 2006) and The Visa Processing Guide and Consular Posts Handbook (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1999-2007).

Nowlan earned his B.B.A. from Eastern Michigan University, and his J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy Law School.