Jeffrey N. Brauwerman, formerly United States Immigration Judge, has served as Regional Counsel for the Southern region of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and Chief Legal Officer for its Miami District office.

He is admitted to practice before United States District Courts, United States Courts of Appeal for the Second, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the United States Supreme Court. A member of the Florida and New York Bars, he is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Immigration and Nationality Law. A member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Mr. Brauwerman has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the South Florida Chapter.

A frequent radio talk show and news guest, Mr. Brauwerman also has appeared on national and local television. He appeared weekly for over six years on WLRN-TV (Miami - Ft. Lauderdale) on the highly rated "Immigration U.S.A." show. He has lectured for the Florida Bar on immigration law and has authored several articles for the Florida Bar Journal and served as Vice-Chair of the first Florida Bar Immigration and Nationality Law Certification Committee, the committee that board certifies attorneys in immigration law. As a recognized expert in immigration law, Mr. Brauwerman has served on liaison panels with government agencies. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America , and he was named as one of South Florida's top attorneys in a 2001 survey by Miami Metro Magazine.  Attorney Brauwerman has a Florida Super Lawyers award. (Super Lawyers are the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.)

Mr. Brauwerman was the successful counsel and established new law in the following cases: Acosta-Montero v. I.N.S., 62 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir. 1995) and Wright v. Selective Serv.L.B. 105, 319 F. Supp. 319 (D.Minn. 1970) .

His published works include, "Criminal and Other Grounds for Deportation--Criminal Defense Counsel Know Thy Immigration Law ." The Florida Bar Journal, June, 1987 , and " IMMACT 90 Revisions Regarding Immigration Consequences of Criminal Behavior," ( Co-Author ), The Florida Bar Journal, May, 1992 .

Mr Brauwerman is a graduate of Hunter College, City University of New York. He earned his Juris Doctor degree at Brooklyn Law School.