Robert Pauw
Robert Pauw is a partner in the Seattle law firm of Gibbs Houston Pauw. He is a 1983 graduate of Harvard Law School, and one of the founding members of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle. He specializes in immigration related litigation, and has been counsel for plaintiffs in several significant immigration cases, including Morales-Izquierdo v. Gonzales, 477 F.3d 691 (9th Cir. 2007) (en banc) (challenge to DHS policy of reinstating prior orders of deportation); Perez-Enriquez v. Gonzales, 463 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2006) (en banc) (individuals who obtained permanent residence under the SAW legalization program are eligible for waivers of deportation); Quezada-Bucio v. Ridge, 317 F.Supp.2d 1221 (W.D.Wash. 2004) (challenge to DHS policy of mandatory detention for certain non-citizens); Immigrant Assistance Project v. INS, 306 F.3d 842 (9th Cir. 2002); Walters v. Reno, 145 F.3d 1032 (9th Cir. 1998); Gete v. INS, 121 F.3d 1285 (9th Cir. 1997); and Reno v. Catholic Social Services, 509 U.S. 43 (1993). His publications include APlenary Power: An Outmoded Doctrine@, 51 Emory L.Jl. 1095 (2002); and AA New Look at Deportation as Punishment: Why at Least Some of the Constitution=s Criminal Procedure Protections Must Apply@, 52 Admin. L. Rev. (2000); and LITIGATING IMMIGRATION CASES IN FEDERAL COURT (2007). Mr. Pauw teaches immigration law at Seattle University School of Law. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Law Foundation and in June 1999 he received the Jack Wasserman award for excellence in litigation.
