Suzanne K.

Suzanne K. Sukkar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone
734-623-1694
Fax
734-623-1625
Address
Ann Arbor, MI
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
American Bar Foundation, Fellow American Bar Association State Bar of Michigan American Arab Chamber of Commerce, Board Treasurer Arab American Professionals Network, American Arab Chamber of Commerce, Chair; AAPN Banquet, Mistress of Ceremonies, 2010-present Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Washtenaw Region, Vice President American Immigration Lawyers Association–Michigan Chapter, Conferences Committee, Past Chair Washtenaw County Bar Association University of Michigan Alumni Association Women’s Exchange National Association of Professional Women Pittsfield Township Zoning Board of Appeals Washtenaw County ACLU Lawyer’s Committee

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Host of television program “Immigration Today," broadcast by Comcast, Verizon and other cable carriers, 2011-2012 Mistress of Ceremonies, American Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC), American Arab Professionals Network Banquet (AAPN), 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Washtenaw County Bar Association, Bias Awareness and Inclusion Week Committee for 2011 – understanding how bias and inclusion issues tie into immigration issues Contest Coordinator and Judge for the American Immigration Council (AIC) “Celebrate America” Creative Writing Contest for 5th graders, 2009-2011 AILA Citizenship Day: Participant by offering pro-bono legal advice to immigrants seeking to obtain naturalization Washtenaw County Bar Association Law Day: Participant offering pro-bono legal advice regarding all areas of immigration law

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

"Retaining Foreign Nationals," Kalamazoo and Troy, Michigan, April/May 2014  "I-9 Audit Training," Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 2013 "Immigration Reform," Ann Arbor Democratic Party, March 9, 2013 “Naturalization in a Nutshell,” Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, March 2012 “Impact of Immigration Laws on Women and Children,” Moderator, Washtenaw County Bar Association and Women Lawyers Association of Michigan co-sponsored event for Bias Awareness and Inclusion Week, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 2011 “Immigration Employment Compliance,” Saline, Michigan, May 2010 “Interplay of family and immigration law,” Family Law Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2008 “From F-1 to H-1B,” University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2007