NORA
E. MILNER, ESQ., LLM -
Senior Partner
nora@milner-markee.com
Nora received her Juris Doctor degree from the
University of Denver, College of Law in 1976. After
serving in the Navy's Judge Advocate General (JAG)
Corps, she entered private practice in 1980. In
1986, Nora focused her practice on Immigration and Nationality Law
in San Diego,California. In 1992, Nora became licensed in the Republic
of Poland, and opened offices in Warsaw, Poland and Palm Desert,
California.
Nora
is an active member, lecturer, board member and past Chapter
Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and has served
as
a professor at two local law schools. In 1998, she became certified
by the State Bar of California as a Certified Specialist in
Immigration and Nationality Law, an honor reserved for only
the best immigration practitioners. Not content with a basic
law degree, Nora received a Masters of Law (LLM) degree in Space
Law from Northwestern California University School of Law in
2001 and a second Masters of Law (LLM) degree in Federal
Trial Advocacy with a specialty in Federal Criminal Law from
California Western School of Law in 2005. Nora was selected
as a San Diego Super Lawyer in 2008 and again in 2009, an honor
reserved for fewer than 5% of the attorneys in San Diego. She
is also a featured expert for Univision, frequently speaking
on topics of imigration and federal law.
A native of the Panama Canal Zone, Nora speaks fluent Spanish.
She is licensed in the states of California, Colorado and Iowa.
On a federal level, she is admitted to practice before the U.S. Central and Southern District Courts of California, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 1st, 9th and 11th Circuits and the United States Supreme Court
TIFANY
E. MARKEE, ESQ. -
Partner
tifany@milner-markee.com
San Diego immigration attorney Tifany Markee received her Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law, graduating Magna Cum Laude in May of 2001. She was also published in the California Western International Law Journal with an article on the Russian mail-order bride industry and the Violence Against Women Act, an article which won her an award for outstanding writing. Tifany was sworn into the California State Bar in December of 2001, and is licensed to practice law within the State of California.
Tifany is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and is a frequent participant in continuing education seminars in the subject of immigration law. She has dedicated herself to this demanding field of law, and has successfully presented and assisted with cases before the CIS, Board of Immigration Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Federal District Courts.
In 2003, Tifany expanded her practice to include International Adoption law. In this regard, she has become one of only a handful of attorneys across the nation with an active practice in the adoption and immigration of foreign-born children. Tifany is an active lecturer and mentor in this field, and is a frequent invited speaker at law schools and professional organizations.
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