226 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT An immigrant from the Republic of Cameroon and possessing a desire to aid others, Sylviane Elessie wanted to help fellow immigrants flourish within the United States. Since 2019, she has served as a senior immigration attorney at Sanabria and Associates, PLLC, through which she manages 10 staff members, trains emerging lawyers and focuses her specialty on numerous immigration-related issues, such as defensive and affirmative asylum cases, juvenile status cases and waiver applications for new immigrant visa grants. Earlier in her career, Ms. Elessie served as an associate with the Law Offices of Manuel Rivera & Associates, an administrative assistant for the Embassy of Cameroon in Washington, D.C., and a law clerk for the Law Office of Ellen L. Lee. Drawing upon a BA in psychology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Ms. Elessie earned a JD from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2013, where she also earned a master’s degree in psychology, family counseling and dynamics, and child and adolescent development in 2014. Looking toward the future, Ms. Elessie intends to cultivate her passion for helping clients and provide free consultation services for underserved communities. SENIOR IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY Sanabria and Associates, PLLC Silver Spring, MD While studying toward his undergraduate degree, Lucas T. Elliot completed a business law course, which prompted his interest in the legal industry. He subsequently attended the Tulane University Law School, graduating cum laude with a JD in 1989. Mr. Elliot first served as a federal judicial law clerk for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas before joining Fulbright & Jaworski LLP in 1990. He served as partner until 2007 before serving in the same capacity for Morgan, Lewis & Brockius LLP between 2008 and 2018. Since 2018, Mr. Elliot has excelled as a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC. Mr. Elliot notes that participating in one of the largest commercial litigation cases in the nation was a career highlight. At this time, he defended a multinational oil and gas services company following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. He spent six years working on the case, three of which were spent in New Orleans, and his client was dismissed by the New Orleans Federal Court. Mr. Elliot has been named to Best Lawyers in America since 2013 and is an AV Preeminent Rated Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell. MEMBER Frost Brown Todd LLC Nashville, TN LUCAS T. ELLIOT SYLVIANE ELESSIE, ESQ.
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