Atty. Alena Shautsova
Alena Shautsova is the founder of Law office of Alena Shautsova practice. She handles Immigration law and Employment discrimination law cases.
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Alena Shautsova is a Founder based in Brooklyn, New York, practicing at Law Offices of Alena Shautsova. They have 18+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2008. Their practice focuses on discrimination, sexual harassment, employment, immigration, and litigation. Admitted to practice in New York (2008), United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2010), United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2010), and United States Supreme Court (2012). Educated at Case Western Reserve University, School of Law (LL.M. The, 2006) and The Trial Academy of the New York State Bar Association Class of 2011 (—). Active member of American Immigration Lawyers Association American Bar Association New York State Bar Association Nassau County Bar Association. Serands clients in Brooklyn, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Alena Shautsova is the founder of Law office of Alena Shautsova practice
- She handles Immigration law and Employment discrimination law cases
- Ms. Shautsova started her career in the U.S. by interning for the United Nations NGO Global Action on Aging
- Thereafter she joined a boutique litigation firm in Manhattan, and subsequently was heading the Civil Litigation Department at the Law office of Anthony J.. Colleluori & Associates on Long Island, New York
- In 2012, Ms. Shautsova opened her Employment Discrimination practice in Brooklyn, New York
- She is a current delegate form the Young Lawyer Section of the NYSBA to the American Bar Association House of Delegates
- she is a member of a Committee on Immigration Representation and one of the drafters of the Standards of Immigration Representation applicable to New York attorneys
- She is a former district representative of the Young Lawyers Division of the ABA, who, after hurricane Sandy, helped to put together along with the ABA, NYSBA and FEMA, a disaster legal services program for New York
- Ms. Shautsova is licensed to represent clients in the State of New York, Federal Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
- the United States Supreme Court
- Recognitions, Honors And Awards • In 2005 the US Department of State awarded Ms. Shautsova with a highly competitive Eduard S. Muskie scholarship • Master's Degree in Law from the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio • Intern for the United Nation NGO Global Action on Aging in New York Bar & Court Admissions • ABA Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (2015- 2016) • Admitted in the United States Supreme Court in 2012 • Member of American Immigration Lawyers Association • Admitted to practice law in the United States in 2008 • Eastern District of New York – 2010 • Southern District of New York – 2010 • Member of the American Bar Association • Member of the New York State Bar Association • Member of the Nassau County Bar Association • Co-Liaison to the Section of International Law of the American Bar Association • 2011-2013 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division District Representative for the 4th District, New York • Member of the Special Committee on Immigration Representation of the New York State Bar Association • Coordinator of Disaster Legal Services for the State of New York under ABA YLD and FEMA contract • Co-Liaison from the Young Lawyers Section to The International Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Brooklyn are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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