C O N TA C T :
Brian Bernhard, Legal Administrator
Elkind Alterman Harston, PC
Telephone: 303.736.6650
Fax: 303.736.6655
Brian.Bernhard@EAHimmigration.com
www.EAHimmigration.com
F O R I M M E D I AT E R E L E A S E :
Palmer Polaski Honored with the 2012 Pro Bono Service Award at the Immigrant Liberty Awards
Denver, Colorado, May 31st – Palmer Polaski received the 2012 Pro Bono Service Award from the Colorado Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) at a ceremony and benefit held this evening at The Hellenic Community Center, Assumption of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Denver. All proceeds from the event went to the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN). RMIAN is a non-profit, legal advocacy organization that serves two of the most vulnerable immigrant populations in Colorado: men and women in immigration detention, and immigrant children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or violence. RMIAN believes that all people, regardless of their financial status, should be empowered with legal information and are owed due process. Also honored at the event with Immigrant Liberty Awards were Stanley Garnett, Esq. (Boulder County DistrictAttorney); Asnake Deferse (Community Organizer); and Raul & Judy Cardenas (Immigration Reform Advocates). Palmer Polaski is deeply honored and humbled to receive this meaningful recognition from the Colorado Chapter of AILA. For more information about the event and about RMIAN, go to: http://www.rmian.org/liberty-awards/. For more information about AILA, go to : http://www.aila.org
About Palmer Polaski
Elkind Alterman Harston PC, located in lower downtown Denver at Blake Street Terrace, offers a full line of services to fulfill employment-based and family immigration, deportation defense, asylum and refugee law. The partners bring more than 70 years of combined experience dealing exclusively with the complexities of the immigration process. All three partners are former Chapter Chairs of the Colorado Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association. U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers ranked Palmer Polaski in the top tier of Colorado immigration law firms in their 2010 and 2011 Best Law Firm rankings. The attorneys are supported by a eight-person staff that has decades of experience working in the government, non-profit and corporate immigration law sectors. The ever-changing world of post 9/11 America requires keeping up with all aspects of the flux of immigration law. Elkind Alterman Harston takes a high-touch approach to every case, serving as client advocates and educating employers and individuals as they navigate through the immigration process. The firm regularly represents clients throughout the state of Colorado including Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Pueblo, Summit County and throughout the United States and around the world. To learn more or to schedule a consultation, visit www.EAHimmigration.com or call 303-736-6650.
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