Chris Smallwood

An Ohio native, Chris has lived in Washington DC for most of his professional life, and is a member of the DC Bar. He has degrees in linguistics as well as law, and knows Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Dutch and the Scandinavian languages. At various times in his life he has worked as a guitar teacher and a translator.

Chris has practiced extensively in telecommunications, computer and international law. He has served as corporate counsel for foreign-owned US companies. He is the author of one book on US regulation of the computer industry, and several articles on telecommunications.

He travels frequently to Latin America on business and pleasure, where he has numerous friends and business contacts. When not at work, he can usually be found playing Brazilian music and planning his next trip.

Education
Georgetown University (BS linguistics, 1974)
Columbia Law School (JD, 1977)

Admissions
Washington DC, 1977-current
Ohio, 1993-current.

Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association

Languages
Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English