FORTE | MALEK
Attorneys
Ydelsy Quevedo Forte
PRACTICE AREAS
Immigration Law
Business Immigration
Citizenship
Permanent Residence
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Education
University of Miami
Juris Doctor, 1979
Bachelor of Arts, 1970
Bar Memberships
United States Supreme Court, 1989
Florida Supreme Court, 1980
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1980
Professional Associations
American Immigration Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Dade County Bar Association
Cuban American Bar Association, Director, 1982-1983
National Association of Women Lawyers
Hispanic National Bar Association
Publications and Lectures
Speaker, Univision Television, “Global Business Immigration Law ”
Speaker, Telemundo Television, “Immigration Business News and Comment”
Speaker, WAQI Radio, Miami, “Immigration Law and Business”
Christopher M. Malek
PRACTICE AREAS
Immigration Law
Busniess Immigration
Investor Visas
Civil Litigation
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
Admitted bar, 2009, Florida. Education: Washington University in St. Louis (B.A. 2006), University of Miami School of Law, (J.D. 2009, Cum Laude). Member: The Florida Bar, Dade County Bar Association, Cuban American Bar Association.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
A Miami native, Christopher graduated from Ransom Everglades high school in Coconut Grove. He received his B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis before returning to Miami to graduate Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law. At the University of Miami Mr. Malek was tapped into Iron Arrow, the highest honor attained at the University. Mr. Malek also served as President of the Student Bar Association, President of Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, Law School Representative to the Board of Trustees, Student Bar Association Senator, member of the Society of Bar and Gavel, and is currently a member of the Law School Alumni Association Board. In his third year of law school Mr. Malek was selected by Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Wayne Eads
PRACTICE AREAS
Criminal Law
Trials in all Federal Courts
Trials in all North Carolina Courts
Defending all major crimes, including but not limited to:
Drug offenses
Conspiracy
Firearms offenses
Money Laundering
White collar crimes
Fraud, theft, and extortion
Murder
Racketeering offenses (R.I.C.O.)
Continuing Criminal Enterprize (C.C.E.)
Criminal forfeitures
All crimes associated with the I.C.E. 287(g) program
All criminal appeals in Federal Courts of Appeals and Supreme Court
All criminal appeals in the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court
RESUME
Birth 1950 in Roseboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Education
Juris Doctor, 1974, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts, 1971, East Carolina University
(a)Student Government Association, highest position held, Speaker of the Legislature
(b)Fountainhead (daily student-published newspaper), highest position held, Editor-in-Chief
(c)Phi Alpha Theta (national history scholarship society), 1969
(d)Alpha Phi Gamma (national journalism society), 1970
Bar Memberships and year first licensed
North Carolina Supreme Court, 1979
United States Supreme Court, 1984
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1981
United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1980
United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1987
United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1987
United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2002
Professional Associations and year of initial membership
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1980
American Bar Association, 1979
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1980
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1983
North Carolina Bar Association, 1982
Wake County Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1981
Publications and Seminar Presentations
Seminar speaker, 1988, “Motor Vehicle Search and Seizure Law in North Carolina”
Seminar speaker, 1991, “Search and Seizure, Highway Interceptions”
Seminar speaker, 1993, “Search and Seizure, Appellate Case Update, State and Federal”