Attorneys

Andrea Godfread-Brown

Ms. Godfread-Brown focuses her practice on immigration law, specializing in employment-based applications and is a member of the Firm’s Immigration, Labor & Employment and Health Care practice groups. Prior to joining Hancock & Estabrook, she was at the International Center at Syracuse University handling work visa and green card applications for University employees, and in private practice representing clients in connection with varied immigration and employment matters. Ms. Godfread-Brown is fluent in Russian and worked in the Ukraine for the American Bar Association's Central and East European Law Initiative program. She is a member of AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association). Ms. Godfread-Brown has contributed to the AILA publication, "Immigration Options for Academics and Researchers" and has presented on numerous occasions to employers and employees on immigration-related topics. She has conducted workshops for staff and human resources professionals on I-9 compliance and work visa petitions.

Education

• Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (J.D.) 1997
  • 1995 Dublin-Prague summer abroad program
  • Regional Team Member for Moot Court/Mock Trial
  • Competed in ABA National Criminal Competition in Chicago, 1996
• University of Minnesota (M.A.) 1994
  • Russian Literature and Language
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A.) 1991
  • Russian and East European Studies, Minor in Russian Language
• Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Siberia, USSR February 1991 to June 1991
  • Russian language and history

Admitted to Practice

• New York

Professional Activities

• New York State Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyer’s Association (AILA), Member
• NAFSA member, National Association of International Educators (past member, Policy and Practice Committee, NAFSA National) and ( co-chair, International Student and Scholar (ISS) sub-committee of the Policy and Practice Committee)

Born

• Jackson, Michigan