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Fernando Colon-Navarro
Professor of Law and Director of L.L.M. & Immigration Development
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Phone:(713) 313-1918
Email: fcolon@tmslaw.tsu.edu
Joined the faculty in 1991.

Additional Biographical Information

• Associate Professor, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1991-2008)
• Visiting Associate Professor, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX (1999-2000)
• Clinical Director, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX (1992-1995)
• Director/Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law School Immigration Clinic, Cambridge, MA (1987-1991)
• Assistant Attorney, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago, IL (1986-1987)
• Staff Attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), Chicago, IL (1983-1986)
• Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN (1981-1983)
• Law Clerk/Trial Assistant, Hennepin County Public Defenders Office, Minneapolis, MN (1979-1980)

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Publications

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• Political Asylum and Judicial Review:  The Rise and Fall of Imputed Political Opinion, 20 T. MARSHALL L. REV. 1 (1994).
• Thinking Like a Lawyer, Expert Novice Differences in Simulated Client Interviews, 21 J. LEGAL PROF. 107 (1997).
• Lead Counsel in Matter of Edwards 20 I. & N. Dec 191, cited in Immigration Law and Procedure Desk Edition (1999), by Gordon & Gordon, and in all major Immigration Law Textbooks.

       Selected Presentations

• Panel member at Fordham University: Minorities in the Law Teaching Profession: Consider Teaching Law (1993)
• Panel member South Texas College of Law: President's Initiative on Race, Campus Week Dialogue (1998)
• Panel member Texas Wesleyan University: Relationship Violence 101 (1999)
• Panel Presentation: The American Society of International Law, The Visible college of International Law Clinicians: Making a Real Difference in Law School and in the World
• Panel on Immigrants and Law Enforcement The Citizens' Summit on Criminal Justice in Houston (April 21 2001)
• Panel Presentation,To the Border and Beyond,- Emerging Legal Issues in the Hispanic Community. Hispanic National Bar Association-Law Student Division Region XII Conference-"Todos Unidos", February 23, 2002

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Court Admissions

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• Minnesota State and Federal Court, 1982
• Illinois State and Federal Court, 1983
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Massachusetts, 1988

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Affiliations

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• Co-Founder of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Institute for International and Immigration Law
• American Bar Association
• Chairperson, Elm Grove Community Association: Deed Restrictions Committee
• Central American Refugee Project (CARECEN)
• Pro Bono Attorney, Houston Refugee Pro Bono Project
• National Coalition Advocates for Students (NCAS), past member advisory board
• Served as Advisor to Congressman Edward Roybal on several occasions regarding immigration issues

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Recognition & Awards

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• Recipient, Professor of the Year and Outstanding Advisor, Hispanic Law Student Association, 2001-2002
• Outstanding Visiting Professor, Student Bar Association-Wesleyan University School of Law, 1999-2000
• 1L Outstanding Evening Professor, Student Bar Association Wesleyan University School of Law, 1999-2000
• Professor of the Year, Chicano Law Association, 1997-98
• Professor of the Year, Chicano Law Association, 1996-97
• Achievement Award, Chicano Law Student Association, 1995-96
• Professor of the Year, Chicano Law Association, 1994-95
• Lex Justa Award, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Asian Pacific Student Association, 1991-92
• Second Degree Black Belt - Tae Kwon Do - Certified Trainee Instructor