August 25, 2020
Overview
Overview
Ilene Zaitouna is an attorney in our Immigration practice group, serving a wide range of clients with complex immigration matters. She concentrates her practice on individuals and businesses in the preparation and filing of non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions for individuals with extraordinary ability, multinational managers and executives, and preference petitions for professionals.
In her pro bono practice, Ilene has served as a legal volunteer for the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project, as well as a legal intern at Human Rights First, Forbes Media LLC, and Gell & Gell of New York City. Ilene is a former judicial intern to Justice David F. Viviano of the Macomb County Circuit Court.
Education & Admissions
Education & Admissions
Education
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York
J.D.
Dean’s Merit Scholarship recipient
Participated in the Paulson Moot Court Competition, Business Law Society, Heyman, In-house Counsel Program, Immigration Law Field Clinic, and the Immigration Advocacy Clinic - James Madison College at Michigan State University
Bachelor’s degree in political theory and constitutional democracy
Bar Admissions
- Michigan
- New York
Affiliations
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan