David A.M. Ware

David A.M. Ware

Ware | Immigration

Business and Academic Immigration Lawyers in Metairie, LA in Metairie, LA

Metairie, LA504-662-9539
Business and Academic ImmigrationFamily ImmigrationRemoval DefenseAsylum & Humanitarian ImmigrationNationalityNonimmigrant Visas

About David A.M. Ware

He has served on the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association’s Liaison Committee to the US Department of Labor, as well as the Healthcare Professionals/Physicians Committee. He also has served for several years on the Advisory Board of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section, as well at the Editorial Board of NACUA Notes, a publication of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He is a member of IMMLAW, the Immigration Lawyers’ Consortium, a select group of the finest boutique firms in the US. He serves on the International Medical Graduate Taskforce, dedicated to improving the legal situation of foreign physicians in the US.Mr. Ware has participated as an expert in several legal proceedings over the decades. Most recently he served as expert in a domestic proceeding where the issue was the nature of Optional Practical Training accorded F-1 students following their studies. Awards and Honors Honors Preeminent Lawyers Best Lawyers in America, 2000 Top 50 "Leaders in Law" in Louisiana Who’s Who International’s Top Corporate Immigration Attorneys, 2008 AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell Member Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Education

Legal Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1981
  • J.D.
  • Honors: E. Ernest Goldstein Award for Best Contribution to Texas International Law
  • Law Journal: Texas International Law Journal, Staff, 1978 - 1979
  • Law Journal: Texas International Law Journal, Research Editor, 1980 - 1981

Non Legal Education

  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1977
  • B.A.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Honors: Distinction in Major
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  • Honors: Bildner Prize in Portuguese
  • Major: Latin American Studies
  • Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Honors: Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship 1979-1980
  • Major: Peruvian History
  • Major: Archaeology
  • Major: Literature

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Of Counsel

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 1981

Other Affiliations

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, NAFSA Region III Liaison, 1992 to 1995
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, Vice Chair, Committee on International Students, 1995 to 1999
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, TSC Liaison Committee, 1999 to 2001
  • IMMLAW, Consortium of US Immigration Attorneys, Conference and Membership Committees, 2015-present
  • National Assn of College and University Attorneys, NACUA Notes Advisory Committee, 2016-18
  • Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Section: Board, 2021-24, Conference Committee, 2010-present
  • International Medical Graduates Taskforce, Conference Committee, 2022-present

Attorney Details

Full NameDavid A.M. Ware
FirmWare | Immigration
Address3850 North Causeway Boulevard, Suite 555, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone504-662-9539
Phone504-830-5909
Websitewww.david-ware.com
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