Robert Pauw

Instructor

About

Robert Pauw is a founding partner of Gibbs Houston Pauw. Since 1983 he has successfully represented thousands of individuals and businesses in immigration cases. Mr. Pauw has extensive experience in all aspects of immigration law and is nationally known for his focus on immigration-related litigation.

Mr. Pauw has been a faculty member at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) Litigation Training Institute and an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at the Seattle University School of Law. He is a frequent speaker on immigration law at AILA National and Regional Conferences and symposiums, and often serves as a legal advisor to non-profit organizations and advocacy groups on the issues of immigration. Mr. Pauw is annually ranked as a “Super Lawyer” byLaw & Politics Magazine.

BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Washington State Bar
  • United States Supreme Court
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

EDUCATION

  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1983
  • Cornell University, Ph.D., 1980
  • Calvin College, B.A., 1974

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

  • Founder of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (“NWIRP”)
  • American Immigration Council, Board of Trustees 2005-2010
  • West Coast Mennonite Central Committee, Board of Directors
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), Active Member
    • Board of Governors 1999-2005
    • Due Process Committee Chair 2004-2005
    • Amicus Committee Chair 1992-1994; 2000-2003
    • INS General Counsel Liaison Committee 1998-1999
    • Washington Chapter Executive Committee 1991-1992
    • Committee on Legalization Chair 1988-1989

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Carol King Award, National Lawyers Guild, 2009
  • Amicus Award, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, 2006
  • Jack Wasserman Award for Excellence in Litigation, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1999

Selected Publications

  • Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court (2013)
  • Pauw and Matsumoto, “Concurrent I-360/I-485 Filing underRuiz-Diaz v. U.S.”, Immigration Options for Religious Workers(2010), published by AILA
  • Pauw and Boos, “Reasserting the Right to Representation in Immigration Matters Arising at Ports of Entry”, 9 Bender’s Immigration Bulletin 385 (April 2004)
  • “Plenary Power: An Outmoded Doctrine”, 51 Emory L.Jl. 1095 (2002)
  • “Judicial Review of Deportation and Removal Cases”, Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook(2001-02 edition), published by AILA
  • “Deportation as Punishment”, 52 Admin. L. Rev. 305 (2000)
  • “Legalization”, Chapter 52, Gordon, Mailman & Yale-Loehr, Immigration Law and Procedure(1997)
  • Pauw and Boos, “Conveyance Seizures and Forfeitures”, 96-4 Immigration Briefings(April 1996)
  • “Judicial Review of ‘Pattern and Practice’ Cases”, 70 Washington L.Rev. 781 (1995)
  • Fitzpatrick and Pauw, “Foreign Policy, Asylum and Discretion”, 28 Willamette L.Rev. 751 (1992)
  • “Seasonal Agricultural Workers”, Immigration and Nationality Law(1989), published by AILA
  • Gibbs and Pauw, “Known to the Government”, Interpreter Releasesvol. 66, no. 11 (March 20, 1989)
  • “The Refugee Act of 1980”, 21 Harv. Int’l L.J. 742 (1980)