Lisa Okoh-Brown

L. M. Okoh-Brown has over eighteen (18) years legal experience handling difficult cases and cases turned down by other attorneys as hopeless.  With her superior educational background and fighting spirit she has won many cases on behalf of her clients.  She is fearless in her representation of her clients and will not stop fighting until the client says so.  Her background and experience in various business organizations also add to her unique skills as an attorney in helping her to understand complex business structures and help clients in the technical aspects of their case. She is hardworking, driven and dedicated.  In addition to a law degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,  Attorney Okoh has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of West Alabama (Magna Cum Laude); a Masters of Business Administration – concentration in Health Care Administration from Howard University in Washington, D.C. (Magna Cum Laude) and a Master of Laws Degree in Taxation from Georgetown Law University. She earned all of her degrees while raising a family and working part-time.  Her willingness to fight for her clients and commitment to anything she pursues is the thing that clients appreciate from her most.PRACTICE AREAS:  ALL AREAS OF IMMIGRATION LAW AND FAMILY LAW..DISTINCTIONS, APPOINTMENTS & BAR MEMBERSHIPS:      American Bar Association           Family Law Section           General Practice, Small Firm Section        Litigation Section           Real Property, Probate & Trust Section        Young Lawyers Division          American Immigrations Lawyers Association (AILA)      The Florida Bar     The Texas Bar       ADMITTED TO PRACTICE:       Texas   U.S. District Court – Texas   Florida    ALL IMMIGRATION COURTS NATIONWIDEEDUCATION, HONORS & ACTIVITIES: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.    Masters of Law (LLM) – Taxation – 2002      Who’s Who Among American Law Students  – 2000 EditionGeorgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.   J.D. – 2000    Who’s Who Among American Law Students – 1998 Edition   Women in Law as a 2nd Career Howard University, Washington, D.C.   Masters in Business Administration (MBA) concentration: Health Care 1995    MBA Salutatorian Award (2nd in Class)   Beta Gamma Sigma National Business Honor Society    National Dean’s List     Graduate Business Student Association    National MBA Association     American College of Healthcare Executives     National Association of Health Services Executives      National Association of Accountants University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL    Bachelor of Science – Magna Cum Laude – Accounting, 1993    Graduated Top 4%    Ranked 1st in Major     Presidents List     National Deans List      Cardinal Key Honor Society     Estelles Scholar’s Award for Top Academic Performance      Alabama CPA’s Accounting Achievement Award     Zeta Phi Beta Sorority    Accounting Club  2010 National Association of Professional Women, WOMAN OF THE YEAR.