Description of Practice
Stephen C. Woodruff formerly maintained an eclectic general practice
of law. Clients included public corporations, elected
officials, corporations, and a multinational, multicultural diverse
array of individuals. The practice was concentrated in
immigration and labor matters, family law, public sector law,
criminal defense, civil litigation, and appellate work.
Clients were Chinese, Filipino, American, Japanese, Korean,
Bangladeshi, Chamorro, Carolinian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and
others.
Current efforts are concentrated in
addressing the failings of Federalization of immigration law in
the CNMI, principally through petitions in the Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit of decisions of the Board of Immigration
Appeals in cases arising in the Saipan Immigration Court, and
through a limited number of targeted cases in the United States
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. The
Woodruff Law Office currently is dedicated almost entirely to pro
bono publico no fee or reduced fee cases and maintains very
few regular fee generating cases. We need your support to
continue doing what we do. Thank you! Si Yu'us
Ma'ase! Ghilisou!
Principles that Guide Us
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
matter."
"A man dies when he rufuses to stand up for justice."
"A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is
right."
"A man dies when he rufuses to take a stand for that which is
true."
Martin
Luther King
First They Came for the Jews
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
All That Is Necessary For The Triumph Of Evil Is That Good
Men Do Nothing.
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material copyrighted by others or in the public domain, to which
compilation copyright only is claimed)
Last updated: July 30,
2014