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David L. Wilson

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 26 years of experience

Immigration

3019 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406

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About David L. Wilson

Practice Areas

Immigration

Education

William Mitchell College of Law, St Paul, Minnesota
Honors: cum laude
- Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review, Executive Editor
University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota, December, 1993
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Criminal Justice
- Honors: cum laude
- Minor: Legal Studies

Languages

Spanish
English

Representative Cases

Alvarado–Riera v. State, 2017 WL 74377 (2017)
Bonilla v. Johnson, 149 F.Supp.3d 1135 (2016)
Escoto-Castillo v. Napolitano, 658 F.3d 864 (8th Cir. 2011)
Flores-Calderon v. Gonzales, 472 F.3d 1040 (8th Cir. 2007)
Gaitan v. Holder, 683 F.3d 951 (8th Cir. 2012)
Kanyi v. Gonzales, 406 F.3d 1087 (8th Cir. 2005)
Khilan v. Holder, 557 F.3d 583 (8th Cir. 2009)
Llapa-Sinchi v. Mukasey, 520 F.3d 897 (8th. Cir. 2008)
Nguyen v. Mukasey, 522 F.3d 853 (8th Cir. 2008)
Nyari v. Napolitano, 562 F.3d 916 (8th Cir. 2009)
Odunlade v. City of Minneapolis, 823 N.W.2d 638 (Minn. 2012)
Ortiz v. Lynch, 796 F.3d 932 (2015)
Pavlovich v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 613 (8th Cir. 2007)
Salheen v. Holder, 618 F.3d 957 (8th Cir. 2010)
Zabra A. Mohamed, et al. v. Ashcroft, 396 F.3d 999 (8th Cir. 2005)
Velasquez v. Barr, 979 F.3d 572 (8th Cir. 2020)
Ortiz v. Barr, 962 F.3d 1045 (8th Cir. 2020)
Chernosky v. Sessions, 897 F.3d 923 (Eighth Circuit 2018)
Fofana v. Wolf, 437 F.Supp.3d 673 (2019)

Classes and Seminars

Presenter for numerous continuing legal education panels and webinars
Co-presenter: Minnesota District Judges Association 2014 Fall Conference, 2014
Presenter: Client Management from Day One: Intake and Beyond, 2014 Upper Midwest AILA Immigration Law Conference
Presenter: Advocacy in the REAL (ID) World: I-9s and Other Common Pitfalls, 2014
Unraveling the Knot of Criminal and Immigration Law, Ramsey County Attorney's Office, February 25, 2012 - Present
Presenter: Senate Immigration Bill S.744: Analysis of RPI, DREAM Act, Blue Card and Ag Visa (webinar)
Presenter: Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law, Criminal Justice 2012: Legal, Forensics and Ethics - Part II
Presenter: Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law, Criminal Justice 2012: Legal, Forensics and Ethics - Part I
Presenter: The Transformation of the Practice of Immigration Law Since 9/11, Federal Bar Association luncheon
Presenter: Best practices before the immigration court, AILA Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, 2010
Removal Defense, AILA Web Seminars, December 18, 2007
Adjunct Law Professor, Appellate Advocacy, William Mitchell College of Law, January 1, 2007 - May 30, 2007
Adjunct Law Professor, Immigration Law Clinic, William Mitchell College of Law, 2006
Adjunct Law Professor, Writing Research Advocacy and Presentation, William Mitchell College of Law, 2003 - 2006
Adjunct Professor, Immigration Law, Hamline University School of Law, 2005
Removal for Experts - Bonds, Detention, and Habeas, ILW.com, June 4, 2015 - Present
Removal for Experts - Crimmigration Update, ILW.com, August 20, 2015 - Present
2016 AILA Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference, AIlA MN Dakota Chapter
2015 MN Falls Supervisors Conference Association Presentation, Minnesota Supervisors Association
Removal for Experts - I-751s in Removal Proceedings, ILW.com, - 2015
Removal for Experts - Bond / Detention / Habeas, ILW.com, - 2015
Executive Orders! Now What? , AILA MN / Dakotas Chapter, - 2017

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Minnesota, 1997
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court District of Colorado
Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2016
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2018
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2020

Other Affiliations

American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1998 - Present (Member)
American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 1, 2007 - May 31, 2009 (Board of Governors Member)
American Immigration Lawyers Association, May 30, 2007 - May 30, 2008 (Chair)
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Minnesota / Dakotas Chapter, May 30, 2006 - May 30, 2007 (Vice Chair)
American Bar Association (Member)
Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
Federal Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)

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