Meet the Lawyer
Experienced in the private sector following admission to the New York Bar, K. Craig Dobson established the Law Office of Kenneth Craig Dobson with a primary 
focus in U. S. immigration and nationality law in 2005. In September 2008, he closed the New York office and established Dobson Immigration Law & Policy, LLC in South Carolina, practicing U.S. immigration and nationality law exclusively.
Craig is a member in good standing of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He is an Associate Member of the South Carolina Bar.
Professional Background
Owner, Dobson Immigration Law & Policy, LLC, Hilton Head Island, SC
2008 – Present
Owner, Law Office of Kenneth Craig Dobson, New York, NY
2005 – 2008
Associate Attorney, Wilens & Baker, P.C., New York, NY
2005
Law Clerk, The Law Offices of Richard M. Costa, Boston, MA
2003
Case Manager, South Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program, Greenville, SC
2000 – 2001
Educational Background
New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2004
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, May 1999
University of South Carolina, Morelia, Mexico
Foreign Study, Summer 1998
Bar Admission
New York Bar, 2005
Certification
Certified Circuit Court Mediator by the South Carolina Board of Arbitrators and Mediator Certification
Awards and Honors
- Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2003-2004
- New England Scholar, 2004
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Law and the Ethics of Lawyering, 2004
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Business Transactions, 2003
- Associate Editor, New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2002-2003
- Dean’s List, 2002-2004
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, 2001-present
Community Activities
- English as a Second Language Teacher, Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, Class of 2010
Publications
"Doorman for America: the Immigration Lawyer" Celebrate Hilton Head, March 2009
“The Spanish Government’s Ban of a Political Party: A Violation of Human Rights?” New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, V.9, no. 2, 2003
