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ProfessionalMs. MacKenzie received her J.D. from Duke Law School in 1990 and her B.A. in Political Science and French from Duke University in 1982. She is the founding member of The MacKenzie Law Firm, an immigration law firm based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Ms. MacKenzie’s interest in immigration law began with her work as an immigration law paralegal in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from 1984-86. In this capacity, she assisted in the representation of clients before the US Consulate including such matters as consular processing, immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and asylum. Following graduation from Duke Law in 1990, Ms MacKenzie joined the firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Philadelphia as an associate in the corporate and international law practice group. After moving back to North Carolina, Ms. MacKenzie became an associate in the corporate department of Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice in Winston-Salem. From 1994 to 1997, Ms. MacKenzie worked as a consultant for several international companies. She also c0-founded a not-for-profit corporation called Reefteach which specializes in producing educational programming on the issue of marine ecology for primary and secondary school children. In 1997, Ms. MacKenzie founded a law firm specializing exclusively in immigration and nationality law comprising all aspects of employment and family-based immigration, asylum and removal. She has successfully represented clients before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Department of State, the US Customs Service and the Executive Office for Immigration Review. In 2002, Ms. MacKenzie was appointed Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law, where she teaches a course in Immigration Law. Education
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