About
Kerry Bretz is a former INS trial lawyer and companion at Bretz & Coven. His personal exercise is defined through his dedication to modern, honest immigration laws that mirror the genuine value immigrants bring to the US and the unique promises of america as an area wherein people can pursue lifestyles, liberty, and happiness.
Kerry Bretz has performed a primary role in tough the retroactive utility of recent immigration legal guidelines and mandatory detention. He became instrumental in prevailing principal deportation instances along with Henderson v INS and Calcano-Martinez v INS, which instances have modified the country wide scene on the availability of comfort to extraterrestrial beings with crook convictions.
Additionally, in St John v McElroy, Kerry Bretz helped acheive the release of a mentally disabled ladies from INS custody and changed into presented approximately $88,000 in legal professional s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act by means of a federal court judge. Further, he received an additional economic agreement to Ms. St John underneath the Federal Tort Claims Act for alleged abuses she suffered whilst detained by way of the INS.
Prior to personal practice, Kerry Bretz turned into a Trial Lawyer for the previous Immigration and Naturalization Service. As a result, he brings a unique attitude to each client s case and is capable of correctly strategize every individual case. He is frequently consulted by way of the criminal defense bar, is regularly quoted in newspapers, has appeared on official tv packages and radio indicates.
Kerry Bretz is an energetic member of the American Immigration Lawyer s Association and is often requested to talk at its annual convention. He is also Commissioner for the Archdiocese s Commission for the Dignity of Immigrants.
Kerry Bretz is Martindale-Hubbell® AV-Rated®, the best peer-review rating an attorney can acquire.
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- Partner
Bretz & Coven, LLP
1994 - Trial Lawyer
US DEpartment of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
1991
Educations
Graduation year: 1985
