Randall Allan Chamberlain

Like most North Americans, I am the descendant of immigrants. My father’s family came to the United States from the British Isles many generations ago; my mother’s family fled poverty and persecution in Eastern Europe in the early twentieth century. I believe deeply that this country has always been enriched by the constant influx of new immigrants from around the world—whether they come to escape violence and persecution, to seek better job opportunities, to be closer to their families, or to live in the greatest city on Earth, New York.

I have always had a love for meeting people from other countries and learning about other cultures. I have lived in the Unites States, Canada, and Thailand, and have traveled to more then 40 countries in the Americas, Africa, Europe, and Asia for work and pleasure.

Practicing immigration law gives me the opportunity to combine my interest in different cultures with my passion for the law. I see my role as helping you not only to get a visa or a work permit, but also to understand the complex process and feel comfortable as we navigate the immigration system together.

As a gay man, my expertise and passion includes the particular challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) immigrants, including helping people seeking asylum based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status. Having worked for many years as a manager in international nonprofit organizations, I am also particularly well suited to represent people seeking visas or green cards based on employment with nonprofits. And I have garnered substantial experience successfully representing people seeking visas based on “extraordinary ability” in the arts, science, and business.

Before becoming an immigration lawyer, I worked as a corporate lawyer in Bangkok, Thailand, and as a fundraiser for international organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Action Against Hunger. I have an undergraduate degree (A.B.) in public policy from Brown University, a law degree (J.D.) from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and a master’s degree in international affairs (M.I.A.) from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

I am an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), for which I serveas co-chair of the EOIR/Asylum Liaison Committee and the LGBT Committee, and of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. I am also on the advisory committee for the LGBT Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. I am a competitive swimmer with Team New York Aquatics, and am on the board of directors of IGLA: International LGBTQ+ Aquatics.

Law Office of Randall Chamberlain
305 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10007

Licensed in New Yorkfor 14 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2010

Honors

2007 – President, Board of Directors, Team New York Aquatics
1993 – Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
1992 – Editorial Board, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly

Work Experience

2012 – Present – Immigration Attorney, Law Office of Randall Chamberlain
2010 – 2012 – Immigration Associate, Masliah & Soloway, PC
2008 – 2010 – Volunteer Attorney, Masliah & Soloway, PC
2006 – 2010 – Director, Institutional Giving, EngenderHealth
2005 – 2005 – Director of Development and Communications, Action Against Hunger – USA
2001 – 2004 – Associate Director, Foundation Relations, Human Rights Watch
2000 – 2001 – Special Assistant to the Director, Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
1999 – 2000 – Consultant, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
1994 – 1995 – Associate, International Practice, Ukrit Mongkolnavin Law Office, Bangkok, Thailand
1994 – 1994 – Attorney, Berman, Berkley & Lasky
1994 – 1995 – Consultant, Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Law
1993 – 1993 – Judicial Extern, Chambers of Judge Fern M. Smith

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