Deborah Townsend has practiced in all areas of immigration law, with a special emphasis on employment-based and business-related immigration. She graduated from Albany Law School of Union University, and received a BA from Hood College. Subsequently, Deborah became a member of the New York Bar Association, the U.S. Disc. Ct. (M. Dist. FL), and the Florida Bar. She has been Board Certified in Immigration & Nationality Law since 1996. Professional associations include American Immigration Lawyers Association (Former Chapter Chair); Orange County Bar Association (Former Chair, Immigration and Naturalization Committee); The Florida Bar (Former Co-Chair, International Law Section Immigration Committee); Selected as a "Leading American Attorney" in the areas of Immigration Law: Employment and Immigration Law: Individual, by American Research Corporation's "Leading American Attorneys".