Meet Our Attorneys

Jay S. Marks

For over twenty years, Jay Marks has been fighting for the rights of immigrants before Immigration Courts nationwide. He battles the government in federal appeals courts, federal district courts, and state courts.

His clients know that Jay, his attorneys, and the entire staff, are tenacious advocates for immigrant justice and will fight to overcome the unjust decisions of government authority, support the powerful contributions of immigrants to our country, and vindicate the promise of America.

Jay earned his law degree in 1991 from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, DC, where he won the first asylum case for the AU Human Rights Clinic, with Professor Rick Wilson.

He earned his two Master’s Degrees in 1988 from the University of Chicago, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984 from American University.

He is a member of the bar of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, and the Supreme Court of Illinois, and is admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits.

Jay is also admitted before the United States District Courts for the District of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

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Kathy Davis was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 2017 and the DC Bar in 2019.

She was a 2018 Ruff Fellow at the DC Office of the Attorney General Child Protection Unit, prosecuting civil child abuse and neglect cases, before starting at our Firm as our Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Family Law Attorney.

Kathy fights for custody, child support, and visitation,  and has established a reputation as a tireless advocate for our clients in the Maryland and DC family court systems.

She also handles complex divorce matters, guardianship cases for minors and adults, wills, and end-of-life decisions such as Advanced Directives, Health Care Power of Attorney, Financial Power of Attorney, and Child Custody Power of Attorney.

A significant part of Kathy’s caseload also includesSpecial Immigrant Juvenile cases before family courts and USCIS.  

 

Idi Melendez was born in Dominican Republic and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She graduated from Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in 2020. 

In law school, Idi participated in the Immigration Law Society. Idi received the Lincoln Pro Bono Award and the Law Student for Justice Award for dedicating over 250 hours to pro bono service assisting the immigrant community in Knoxville, Tennessee.

She was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in December 2020. Prior to private practice, Idi was a Juvenile Court prosecutor in the Knox County Juvenile Court in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

A tenacious litigator, Idi does not shy from the fight. She is detailed, thorough, and tough. At the Law Offices of Jay S. Marks, Idi focuses on presenting cases before USCIS and litigating immigration removal cases before Immigration Courts nationwide. 

Idi is fluent in Spanish.

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Zindzi Baugh Corbett

Zindzi draws on her own experience as a first-generation immigrant to fight for our clients before Immigration Courts and federal agencies.

 

Born in Cuba and raised in Jamaica, Zindzi has a range of experience representing Spanish-speaking clients. She appears regularly in Immigration Court in Baltimore, Maryland and Arlington, Virginia, and fights our clients before ICE and USCIS throughout the DMV. Before joining the Law Offices of Jay S. Marks, LLC, Zindzi represented clients in their unpaid wage cases before the state and federal courts in New York, where she successfully settled several cases of wage theft.

She has also served as a Volunteer Child Advocate with The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights in New York City, advocating for the safety and well-being of immigrant children while detained.

Zindzi graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honors and attended the Norman Manley Law School. Zindzi handles removal defense and family immigration cases. She is admitted to the New York State Bar and the Jamaican Bar, and she is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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