Parker Bush & Lane, P.C.
Changing Lives,
One Green Card At A Time SM
1336 East Burnside, Suite 200
Portland, Oregon USA 97214
503-241-1320
Toll free: 1-800-949-9448
Fax: 503-323-9058
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ATTORNEYS
Tilman
Hasche - James Lane - Richard Parker
Gretel M. Ness - Dagmar Butte
Sherilyn Holcombe Waxler - L. Leslie Bush - Jesse Maanao
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Tilman Hasche - th@pbl.net Tilman Hasche, a shareholder of Parker, Bush and Lane, P.C., focuses his practice on family immigration, deportation / removal litigation, asylum, and complex admissibility issues. He also heads the firm's Global Immigration Practice Group. In 1994 Tilman received national recognition in the first-of-its-kind case of Matter of Oluloro, where he obtained a waiver of deportation for a client asserting that her daughters would be subjected to female genital mutilation if she were deported to her home country. A frequent speaker at CLE events and expert witness on immigration issues, he, himself, has been through the immigration process. Tilman immigrated to this country from Germany as a child and, long before he became a lawyer, handled the process for immigrating his wife, a native of Chile. Fluent in several languages, in a prior life Tilman worked overseas as a sales representative for a Fortune 500 heavy equipment manufacturer. Education Admitted
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James Lane - jll@pbl.net
A shareholder in the firm of Parker, Bush & Lane, P.C., Jim leads the firm's immigration group and has been practicing immigration law for over 25 years. His practice focuses on Business Immigration, including Immigrant Petitions (Labor Certifications and Permanent Resident Applications) and Petitions for Non-Immigrant Workers and Investors. He also works in the area of Family Immigration, including consular processing and citizenship applications. In addition, he practices in the area of Estate Planning as well as advising small corporations. Jim has taught immigration courses in Continuing Legal Education programs and has been a regular speaker at regional and local immigration conferences. He is a former chair of the Oregon Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and has served on the AILA National Board of Directors. He currently heads the Department of Labor Liaison Committee for the Oregon Chapter. His law career follows 25 years as a cattle rancher in Central Oregon. Jim enjoys visiting the many areas of the world from which his clients originate |
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Richard Parker - rjp@pbl.net Rich has been a shareholder of Parker Bush & Lane, P.C. since 1986. He practices in the areas of business and family immigration law as well as bankruptcy. He represents clients in the wine industry for the entry of leading vintners from some of Europe's premier wine growing regions. He also assists with family immigration. He is a speaker at major bankruptcy seminars in Oregon and is a practicing member of both the Oregon and Washington Bars. Education Admitted
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Gretel M. Ness - gmn@pbl.net
Gretel, a shareholder of the firm, has always known she wanted to specialize in immigration law. Her practice focuses on employment immigration, family immigration, and citizenship issues. She also assists clients in pro-active immigration planning be it for future sponsorship of other family members or employer compliance with employment verification rules. In addition to her background in immigration law, Gretel has the unique advantage of knowing firsthand what it is like to be an immigrant in a new country, having immigrated from the Philippines in 1985. As a former INS Asylum Officer, she has also found herself on the other side of the fence enforcing U.S. immigration laws. As an immigration attorney, Gretel is thankful that she is able to utilize her unique background to help immigrants establish new lives in America. In her leisure time, Gretel volunteers at various cultural and community based organizations and is a frequent speaker on immigration issues. She is the current Oregon AILA Chapter Chair and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon. Admitted
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Dagmar Butte - db@pbl.net
Dagmar Butte, the newest shareholder of the firm, practices in the areas of Business and Family Immigration and Business/Corporate Law. Dagmar is an Elected Member of the AILA Board of Governors, Chair of AILA's Removal/Detention/Due Process Committee, Co-Chair of AILA's Fee Increase Model Regulatory Comment Committee, and a Member of its Publications Committee. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Lewis & Clark Law School and a frequent lecturer on immigration and international law. Having herself immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1976, she knows only too well the challenges faced by those who try to work their way through America's complex immigration system by themselves. Her goal is to minimize those challenges for her clients through professional, courteous and effective service. By also offering general business law services, she is able to meet the full spectrum of her corporate client's needs in an integrated manner. She has represented clients in high tech, education, health care, and entrepreneurial sectors as well as non-profit and government organizations including OHSU, OGI, Willamette Industries, Tripwire Software, Decision Point Applications and divisions of the Oregon Department of Justice. She has also represented many families with respect to their immigration needs.
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Sherilyn Holcombe Waxler - shw@pbl.net
Sherilyn Holcombe Waxler focuses her practice in the areas of family and business immigration, deportation/removal litigation, and citizenship. As part of her education, Sherilyn participated in the University of Washington Law School's Immigration Law Clinic, and served as an intern with the Domestic Violence Unit of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle, and with the Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services in Portland. As a lawyer, she continues to do pro bono work, representing domestic violence survivors in all aspects of their immigration cases. Although Sherilyn is originally from the United States, she has personal experience as an immigrant. She grew up as an immigrant in England, where she became a citizen, and moved to the United States in 1993. The experience of growing up as an expatriate has left Sherilyn with a passion for helping people with their immigration issues. Admitted to practice |
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Jesse Maanao - jm@pbl.net Jesse Maanao focuses his practice on family and business immigration, as well as deportation and removal litigation. Jesse’s immigration experience includes five years of federal service as a District Adjudications Officer with INS and USCIS. He currently serves on the Immigration Legal Committee for Catholic Charities, Portland, OR. He also volunteers for the American Immigration Lawyers Association as a national mentor for naturalization issues. Education Admitted to practice Professional memberships |
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L. Leslie Bush - llb@pbl.net A founding shareholder in the firm of Parker Bush & Lane, P.C., Les has been practicing law for 24 years and is involved with complementary areas to immigration law, including business, real estate, domestic relations and workers compensation. Les is a graduate of Stanford University (1971) B.A. Economics, and Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law (1977), and is admitted to the U.S. District Court and Oregon State Courts. Les is involved with community service, including service on the Boards of Terwilliger Plaza, Inc. and The Dougy Center. |
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