Colombo & Hurd added Patrick J. Glen as Counsel in its Federal Immigration Litigation Practice, bringing nearly two decades of U.S. Department of Justice experience to the firm’s federal immigration litigation team.
Glen most recently served as Senior Litigation Counsel in the DOJ’s Office of Immigration Litigation.
During his government tenure, he briefed seven merits cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Glen worked with the Office of the Solicitor General on Supreme Court merits briefs, prepared arguing attorneys, and sat at counsel’s table before the Court.
He also handled petitions for certiorari, briefs in opposition, and other appellate filings.
Earlier in his career as a DOJ Trial Attorney, Glen briefed cases in every geographic federal circuit and argued before the Second, Third, Sixth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Glen also completed a detail at the Office of Management and Budget.
There, he reviewed proposed and final federal regulations for statutory authority and legal sufficiency.
He has taught immigration law and appellate practice at Georgetown University Law Center and Penn State Dickinson Law.
At Colombo & Hurd, Glen joins a Federal Immigration Litigation Practice led by partner Sarah Wilson, a former Assistant Director in DOJ’s Office of Immigration Litigation and former Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division.
The team also includes Senior Litigation Counsel David Kim, a former Acting Assistant Director in DOJ’s Civil Division.
The practice handles Administrative Procedure Act challenges, litigation involving immigration denials, and mandamus actions involving delayed cases.
Colombo & Hurd has represented professionals, founders, investors, employers, and other immigration clients for more than 20 years.
The firm has secured more than 10,000 approvals for clients from over 100 countries.
KEY QUOTE:
“Patrick spent his career writing the government’s side of these cases, all the way to the Supreme Court.”
“He knows how agencies defend their decisions and where those arguments break down. That makes us stronger for every client we represent.”
Sarah Wilson, Partner and Leader of Colombo & Hurd’s Federal Immigration Litigation Practice
