Prior to joining Jenner & Block, Andrew was with Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell in Chicago. There, he counseled international business clients - many from Japan (Andrew is proficient in Japanese) - about business law, immigration issues, and the like.

Andrew graduated with honors from The Ohio State University College of Law. As a law student, Andrew clerked at a boutique immigration law firm where he worked on deportation and asylum cases. He was also a judicial extern with Hon. Alan E. Norris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. As a law student, Andrew mediated conflicts at the Municipal Court of Franklin County, and was on staff of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. He was also a two-time recipient of a Foreign Language and Area Study (FLAS) fellowship.

Prior to law school and after living and working in Japan for a time, Andrew graduated with distinction from the MBA program of Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management, the nation's highest ranked graduate school in international business. There, he received Thunderbird's prestigious Worldwide Scholarship. "My MBA helps me to represent businesspersons. A business lawyer should understand issues from a business perspective."

Andrew obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Asian Studies from Lesley College in Cambridge, MA while working full time at Harvard Community Health Plan.

Bob's legal practice began in 1989 with the Boston civil litigation firm Morrison, Mahoney LLP, a large insurance defense firm. Over the last few years, his practice has become focused on the service of immigrants and refugees. Most recently, he was a staff attorney with Catholic Charities in its Buffalo, NY refugee resettlement unit.

Bob is also a Franciscan friar and practices law as a Religious Brother in a Roman Catholic religious order. When Bob first moved to the area, he asked local social service workers to refer him to a law firm that was known for its kindness to immigrants. Inevitably, they referred CALMEC.

Since 2004, Changhwan has been an active Member of the American Immigration Lawyers' Association (AILA). Also, he is the author of many print and web-based articles concerning issues related to immigration law. Furthermore, as a board member and the Legal Clinic Director of the Korean American Bar Association of Chicago, Changhwan has served clients and handled matters at the Korean Community Services' legal clinic.

Changhwan obtained his LLM from Wake Forest Law School in North Carolina and his JD from Valparasio Law School in Indiana. Prior to his Wake Forest education, he graduated from Korea University and completed his coursework for Ph.D. program in Criminal Law, while teaching Criminal Law at several universities in Korea.

He is the author of several articles which have appeared in Ohio Lawyer Magazine and elsewhere.

Mr. Slowik counsels his clients on non-competition, trade secret, patent, trademark, and copyright questions, as well as general business issues. His employment litigation experience includes cases involving claims of sexual harassment and sex discrimination, age discrimination, national origin discrimination, public-policy tort, whistle-blower protection, and breach of non-competition agreements, among many others. Mr. Slowik advises private and public-sector clients on all areas of employment and labor law, including all discrimination laws, non-competition agreements, written employment policies, and employee terminations. He serves as a chief negotiator in labor contract negotiations.

Mr. Slowik also counsels and represents employers and individuals on a wide range of employment-based and family-based immigration matters. His employment-based immigration experience includes obtaining required governmental approvals for foreign investors; for temporary foreign workers in virtually every available category; and for aliens who qualify as immigrant EB-1 extraordinary aliens, outstanding researchers or professors, or multinational transferees, EB-2 exceptional or advance degreed aliens whose work is in the national interest, and EB-3 professional and skilled worker aliens. Mr. Slowik is well-versed with the alien labor certification process in Ohio and numerous other states. He has successfully represented businesses during “I-9 audits” by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now known as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services).

As a mediator, Mr. Slowik has engaged in the private mediation of employment and business cases since 2002. He is a longstanding member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA), and is a Past Chair of the OSBA's Committee on Dispute Resolution.

Alexandra writes for several newspapers in Chicago, Illinois about issues that affect immigrants in the United States. These papers include: “La Raza”, “Nueva Semana”, “El Otro” and “La Voz de Beloit”. Alexandra is a graduate from the University of Medellin where she received her JD. She is bilingual and speaks Spanish and English fluently.

Ken graduated from The Ohio State University College of Law, where he received the FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship on his way to obtaining a Certificate in International Trade and Development, which included a summer program of study at the Ecole Superior de Commerce de Nantes Atlantique. Ken's cum laude undergraduate degree in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) prepared him well for his current concentration and provided him the opportunity to study at the John E. Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg. Ken's articles have been published by local and state bar associations in the area of immigration law and he is a co-author of the book Genocide in Cambodia: The Trial of Pol Pot and Ieng Sary. Ken has also been recognized for his extensive knowledge in the field of immigration law, having served as Special Counsel to the State of Ohio on immigration matters.

As part of his commitment to pro bono activities, Ken serves a large not-for-profit organization (Community Refugee Immigration Services) involved in the welfare and representation of recent refugees/asylees and indigent immigrants in Central Ohio as President of its Board of Trustees. Ken enjoys speaking and teaching courses on all aspects of immigration law to fellow attorneys in CLE programs and to graduate students as a member of the faculty of Capital University Law School Immersion Paralegal Program.

Julie is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is able to directly counsel Chinese-speaking clients. A graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law, Julie also holds a bachelors degree in International Business from The Ohio State University. In 1997, during her undergraduate study, she was awarded the Huntington Fellowship and Bartell's Scholarship, which enabled her to study at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, Taiwan.

As a summer intern during college, Julie worked at a Big-4 accounting firm, with offices in approximately 150 countries. There, she focused on state and local taxation issues and worked with Japanese clients in the area of business incentives. Ms. Nemecek also has managerial experience, which she gained working for a global logistics company before attending law school.

Prior to joining CALMEC, Vonya worked as an immigration coordinator at a nonprofit organization, where she implemented a program to help immigrant domestic violence victims receive legal status, as well as coordinated citizenship workshops involving more than 100 applicants and numerous volunteers. Through her personal and work experience, Vonya is also bilingual in both Spanish and English.

Vonya is actively involved in her multicultural church that she helped found two years ago, coordinating the Women's Ministry and being a member of the Advisory Team.

Asaka's career has focused upon producing results for executives in multinational companies, such as Yaskawa Electric at Columbus Office in Ohio. "I enjoy workplaces where there is a great deal of diversity." Asaka has acquired a great deal of experience with executives since coming to the United States. She joined the Firm in October 2002.

After finishing her paralegal associate degree, Monika joined Calmec Global Law Group. Monika assists the firm in its representation of immigration matters. She frequently uses her educational experience and language skills to assist the Polish community.  

In her spare time, Monika enjoys sports and spending time with her family and friends.