Board of Directors

IRLI has an experienced and dedicated Board of Directors, all of whom are experienced lawyers:

Michael T. Lempres, Esq. Washington, DC
Jeffrey R. Parkin, Esq., CT
David P. Schippers, Esq., IL
Daniel A. Stein, Esq., Washington, DC
Curtis R. Tingley, Esq., CA

ATTORNEYS

IRLI is directed by General Counsel Michael M. Hethmon.

B.A., Near Eastern Studies, UCLA, M.I.M., International Management, Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management, J.D., University of Maryland School of Law (1999). Mr. Hethmon is a member of the Maryland Bar.

Mike Hethmon specializes in the representation of the interests of United States citizens in immigration-related cases. He has published commentary and analysis on a wide range of immigration-related legal issues.

Mr. Hethmon provides technical advice in drafting effective and constitutional legislative proposals to reform our immigration law to federal and state legislators. He has testified on immigration-related issues before Congress and state legislatures.

Of Counsel Kris. W. Kobach is IRLI's national expert on constitutional law. B.A., Government, Harvard, Ph.D., Political Science, Oxford University, J.D., Yale. Mr. Kobach is a Professor of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. During 2001-2003, he served as counsel to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. He was the attorney general's chief advisor on immigration law.

Staff Attorney, Garrett R. Roe
B.S., Business Management, Central Missouri State University, J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City. Mr. Roe is a member of the Missouri Bars.

Mr. Roe focuses on various issues involving basic and complex immigration-related litigation. Mr. Roe also focuses on constitutional issues arising out of state and local legislation.

Staff Attorney, Monique A. Miles
B.A., Foreign Affairs and Philosophy, University of Virginia; J.D., Regent University School of Law. Ms. Miles is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Ms. Miles focuses on immigration-related matters involving employment discrimination and retaliation, civil rights, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Administrative Procedure Act (APA) litigation. She is also responsible for IRLI's agency regulatory oversight program. Prior to joining IRLI, Ms. Miles interned at the Board of Immigration Appeals.