**Professional Experience:**
Salomon Chiquiar-Rabinovich, Esq. LLC
Boston, MA | January 2023 – present
– Practice specializing in U.S. Immigration Law solutions
Of Counsel, Moreno Law Immigration & Humanitarian Law Firm
Boston, MA | December 2019 – January 2023
– Practice specializing in U.S. Immigration Law and procedures, including expertise in processing immigrant and non-immigrant petitions
Government Technical Representative and Bilingual Equal Opportunity Specialist, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Boston, MA | November 2011 – October 2019
– Monitored grants for outreach and discrimination prevention to
volunteer lawyer organizations and law school housing representation pro-bono clinics
– Enforced compliance with federal fair housing programs, policies, and procedures
– Liaison with the Massachusetts Government Office for Immigrants and Refugees
– Collaborated with OFCCP to promote job creation through Section 3 HUD regulations
Ombudsman for H-2 Visa Program, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, D.C. | September 2011 – November 2011
– Ombudsman within OFLC national office for H-2A temporary agricultural visa program
EEO Regional Specialist, U.S. Census Bureau
Boston, MA | May 2009 – September 2011
– Planned, implemented, and evaluated EEO/AA/diversity trainings
– Developed and implemented EEO compliance training for managers focusing on preventing or eliminating workplace discrimination
– Increased responsibility due to one of the largest federal civilian peacetime hiring surges for 2010 U.S. Census (44 local census offices)
Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Boston, MA | March 2002 – May 2009
– Practiced in International Labor and Employment Practice Group, advising clients with immigration law aspects of managing a diverse global workforce
– Co-chaired International Business Immigration Practice Group of Ius Laboris, alliance of 41 foreign law firms
– Conducted diversity and harassment prevention training for managers of Spanish-speaking workforce in the U.S. and subsidiaries of U.S. multinationals in Mexico
Attorney, Palmer & Dodge
Boston, MA | January 2000 – February 2002
– Advised clients and their employees regarding immigration laws and requirements
– Obtained nonimmigrant visas for professional and skilled employees of U.S. corporations
– Established partnership with Israeli Economic Office to develop and manage program for Israeli high-tech start-up companies
Vice President International Division, McConnell Valdes Consulting, Inc.
San Juan, Puerto Rico; New York, NY; Washington, D.C. | June 1997 – December 1998
– Responsible for international expansion of new consulting firm created by largest Hispanic law firm in the U.S.
Special Counsel, Corporate Department, McConnell Valdes
San Juan, Puerto Rico | August 1995 – December 1998
– Government relations for corporate clients in the hospitality and biotech industry
Assistant Secretary of State for International Exchange and Technical Cooperation, Government of Puerto Rico, Department of State
San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1994 – 1995
– Coordinated international activities of the Commonwealth government
– Coordinated visit of Secretary of State and Governor’s Cabinet to Israel with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem and the American Embassy in Tel-Aviv
– Responsible for follow-up visit to Israel and Egypt by President of Agriculture Commission of the House of Representatives
– Prepared speeches on international matters for Secretary of State
**Languages:**
Fluent in Spanish (native speaker), English, Hebrew, and Yiddish
**Education and Licenses:**
– Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
– Master of Science in Leadership and Administration, Boston College, Boston, MA (2021 – 05/2023)
– Juris Doctor and Master of Science in Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (1985-1989)
– Junior Fellow, Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (1987-1988)
– Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, Georgetown University (1981-1985)
– Dean’s List
– Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society in History
– Latin America Studies Honors Program
**Professional Memberships and Affiliations:**
– National Chair of the Attorneys with Disabilities and their Allies Section, Hispanic National Bar Association (2023-Present)
– Founder & Chair of the Attorneys with Disabilities and their Allies Section, Boston Bar Association and Board Member, DEI Section, Boston Bar Association (2015-Present)
– Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys, President (2015)
– New England-Latin America Business Council, President
– HNBA, Region I President and Co-Chair, International Law Section (2007-2009)
– American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (1995-Present)
– Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project, Board Member (1999-2009)
– Greater Boston Jewish Community Relations Council (2002-2003)
– Member of the American Bar Association Presidential Task Force to Combat Antisemitism (Apr 2024 Present)