Jeannie Kain joined Kaplan, O'Sullivan & Friedman in 2004 after receiving her J.D. from Northeastern University. Prior to law
school, she was an accredited representative at the International Institute of Boston. She holds a B.A. from American University.
Jeannie practices immigration law exclusively, with particular interest in asylum, removal proceedings, and family-based immigration.
Additionally, she has written numerous appellate briefs for BIA, AAO and federal appeals cases, including the following cases:
Succar v. Ashcroft, 394 F.3d 8 (1st Cir. 2005) (assisted in preparing petitioner's brief as a student);
Mersha v. Gonzales, 2005 WL 1367949 (4th Cir., June 10, 2005); De-Faria-Goncalves v. Gonzales, No. 05-2158 (1st Cir. 2005);
Karaj v. Gonzales, 462 F.3d 113 (2d Cir. 2006); Visoka v. Gonzales, 2006 WL 3307471 (11th Cir., Nov. 15, 2006);
Hoxha v. Mukasey, 2007 WL 4280144 (1st Cir., Dec. 7, 2007); Chikkeur v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 1381 (1st Cir. 2008);
Datau v. Mukasey, No. 07-1996 (pending); Limani v. Mukasey, No. 07-2472 (pending).
She has also written amicus briefs for the following federal appeals cases: Castaņeda-Castillo v. Gonzales,
488 F.3d 17 (1st Cir. 2007) (en banc); Zeru v. Gonzales, 503 F.3d 59 (1st Cir. 2007).
Jeannie is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, and the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and she currently co-chairs the New Members Division of AILA's New England chapter.
