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Immigration

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whdance@abbottnicholson.com

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William H. Dance is “Of Counsel” with Abbott Nicholson, P.C. As a graduate of the University of Michigan, he has been practicing in the field of immigration and nationality law for over 50 years. He is a founder of the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served on its national Board of Governors. He has also served as Vice-Chair of the AILA National Liaison Committee with the Immigration and Naturalization Headquarters and as Co-Chair of the AILA Department of State Liaison Committee. After being the principal founder of the Michigan Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, he served as its Chair for over 10 years. He also served as Chairman of the International and Comparative Law Committee of the State Bard of Michigan and continues as a member of the State Bar International Law Section and a member of its Council. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, New York State Bar, and the American Bar Association.

He has authored and edited articles on immigration and international law and been a frequent speaker on those topics for various groups. He writes a regular bi-weekly column entitled “Immigration Insights” for The Detroit Legal News. Until recently, Mr. Dance served as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Wayne State University Law School and, as an Adjunct Professor at the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University. He has served as Deputy State Attorney General relating to Immigration matters for the Department of Commerce of the State of Michigan and as Legal Counsel to the French Consulate General in Detroit. Mr. Dance is listed in Best Lawyers in America, is a past biographee in Who’s Who in the Midwest and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.