About Brian Blackford

Brian J. Blackford specializes in immigration law. He has dedicated his career to advocacy for the rights of immigrants in the courtroom and in the community. Brian represents clients with a wide variety of immigration issues and, notably, successfully represents detained and other immigrants with complicated charges of deportation resulting from criminal convictions. He possesses the breadth of knowledge, experience and creativity to analyze the unique facts and issues at play in each case, and the work ethic and drive to devise solutions to fit each individual’s specialized needs. Outside of the courtroom, Brian has served on the board of directors of a refugee resettlement agency and in many leadership positions within legal organizations.

Admitted
Executive Office for Immigration Review (includes the Board of Immigration Appeals and all immigration courts), 2008

Nebraska, 2008

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, 2008

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2010

Iowa, 2014

Education
Creighton University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2008

Certificates of Concentration in International and Comparative Law, Litigation, and Criminal Law and Procedure

CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Trial Practice

Conflict resolution training program with the State of Nebraska’s Office of Dispute Resolution

Creighton University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy, magna cum laude, 2005

Intern, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.