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ATTORNEYS
Tilman
Hasche - James Lane - Richard Parker Gretel M. Ness - Dagmar Butte
- L. Leslie Bush - Jesse Maanao
Professional
Staff

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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
J.D., Gonzaga University, 1984
Managing Editor, Gonzaga Law Review, 1983-84
National Order of Barristers Zwischenpruefung, Economics, Christian
Albrechts Universitat, Kiel, Germany, 1976
B.S., Georgetown University, 1972
Languages
German
French
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
Admitted
to practice
Oregon State Courts
Washington State Courts
United States District Courts
District of Oregon
Eastern District of Washington
Western District of Washington
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
Professional
memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Oregon Chapter Chair,
1997-1998)
Oregon State Bar Association (Chair, International Law Section,
1988-89)
Washington State Bar Association |
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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
Education
J.D., Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, 1983
Environmental Law Certificate
B.S., Purdue University, 1952
Admitted to practice
Oregon State Courts
United States District Courts
District of Oregon
Professional memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Oregon Chapter chair 1988-1990)
Oregon State Bar Association
Multnomah State Bar Association
Klamath County Planning Commission, 1979 |
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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
J.D., Golden Gate University Law School, 1978 Member of Law Review
B.A., Reed College, 1975
Admitted
to practice
State Courts of Oregon
State Courts of Washington
United States District Court of Oregon
United States District Court of Washington, Western and Eastern Districts
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Professional memberships
Oregon State Bar Association
Washington State Bar
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
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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.
Education
J.D., Albany Law School of Union University, May 1993
B.A., Rutgers University, May 1990
Admitted
to practice
New York State Bar
Oregon State Bar
Professional memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Oregon State Bar Association
Oregon Women Lawyers Society
Oregon Minority Lawyers Association
Multnomah Bar Association
Languages
Tagalog |
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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.
Education
J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School, May 1991
B.A., Carleton College, cum laude, May 1987
Admitted to practice
Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Federal District Court
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Oregon Bar Association
American Society of International Law
American Branch of the International Law Association
International Law Students Association Board of Directors
Languages
German
Spanish (not fluent) |
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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
B.A., magna cum laude, Seattle University, 1998
J.D., Dean’s Diversity Scholar, Seattle University School of Law, 2001
Admitted to practice
Oregon State Courts
Washington State Courts
Oregon Federal District Court
Professional memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Oregon Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association |
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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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Immigration
Group Legal Assistants
Anaiah Krueger
aek@pbl.net
Anna C. Corbett
acc@pbl.net
Anna M. Dundas
amd@pbl.net
Awilda Medina
am@pbl.net
Heather J. McComb
hjm@pbl.net
Michelle B. Micetic
mbm@pbl.net
Suzy W. Phillips
swp@pbl.net
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Legal
Assistants
Agata
M. Cisowski
amc@pbl.net
Robert D. Swindell
rds@pbl.net
Accountants
Carol
Clayton
cac@pbl.net |
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