• Rhoshunda R. Rhodes
• Tonya Rhodes Jupiter
• Steven Mark Jupiter
• Byron L. Owens

RHOSHUNDA R. RHODES Chief Legal Counsel, born Minden, Louisiana, 1964 Admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana U.S. Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1997
Education:	Louisiana Tech University (B.A., 1985) Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society Southern University Law Center (J.D. magna cum laude, 1995) Chairperson, Southern University Law Center Moot Court Board (1994-1995)
Legal Experience:	Assistant Chief Counsel/Trial Attorney, United States Department of Homeland Security — Immigration & Customs Enforcement, former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Atlanta, Georgia (2003-2007) Assistant Parish Attorney, Office of the Caddo Parish Attorney, Shreveport, Louisiana (1998-2002) Associate Attorney, Weems, Schimpf, Hayter, Gilsoul & Carmouche (APLC), Shreveport, Louisiana (1997-1998) Legislative Counsel, Congressman Cleo Fields, U.S. House of Representatives, Shreveport, Louisiana (1995-1997)
Member:	Louisiana State Bar Association American Immigration Lawyers Association Former Board of Directors, United Way of Northwest Louisiana Former Board of Directors, Shreveport Regional Arts Council Former Adjunct Professor, Southern University - Shreveport Campus
Training:	American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Orlando, Florida (2007) U.S. Customs Basic Law Training, Denver, Colorado (2006) U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Training, Glynco, Georgia (2003) Diploma, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, New Orleans, Louisiana (2000)

Email: rrhodes@immigrantrelief.com

TONYA RHODES JUPITER Member, born Shreveport, Louisiana, 1967 Admitted to bar, 1994, Louisiana U.S. Court, Eastern District of Louisiana U.S. Court, Western District of Louisiana
Education:	Stanford University (B.A., 1989) Undergraduate Scholars Program Oxford University (1987-1988) Tulane Law School (J.D., 1994) Environmental Law Certificate (1994) Merit Scholarship, Environmental Law Clinic
Legal Experience:	Staff Attorney, Housing Authority of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana (2006-2007) Law Clerk, The Honorable Michael G. Bagneris, New Orleans, Louisiana (1999-2006) Associate, Weiss & Eason, New Orleans, Louisiana (1997-1999) Associate, Bryan & Jupiter, New Orleans, Louisiana (1994-1997)
Member:	Louisiana State Bar Association
Training:	American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Orlando, Florida (2007)

Email: tjupiter@immigrantrelief.com

STEVEN MARK JUPITER Of-Counsel, born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1968 Admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana U.S. Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
Education:	Xavier University (B.A., 1992) Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America (J.D., 1996)
Legal Experience:	Attorney, The Jupiter Law Firm, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana (2005-Present) Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, First Judicial District – Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana (2005-2006) Litigation Manager/Trial Attorney, Leblanc & Waddell, LLC, New Orleans, Louisiana (1998-2005) Law Clerk, The Honorable Michael G. Bagneris, New Orleans, Louisiana (1996-1998)
Member:	Louisiana State Bar Association Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Training:	Mass Tort Litigation, including asbestos-related injuries and occupational hazards. Appellate Advocacy

Email: sjupiter@immigrantrelief.com

BYRON L. OWENS Of-Counsel, born Brunswick, Georgia, 1980 Admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia Georgia Court of Appeals
Education:	Florida A&M University (B.A., 2002) Florida A&M University (M.A.S.S., 2003) University of Florida (J.D., 2007)
Legal Experience:	Chief Legal Counsel, The Owens Law Group, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia Trial Attorney, The Abbott Firm, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia Attorney, The Professional Closing Network, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Paralegal, The Chestnut Firm, LLC, Gainesville, Florida Certified Legal Intern, Office of the State Attorney, Gainesville, Florida Transnational Associate, Cape Town Bar Association, Cape Town, South Africa
Member:	Georgia State Bar Association American Bar Association National Bar Association Adjunct Professor, Georgia Perimeter College
Training:	Basic Lawsuit and Discovery for Vehicular Accidents, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia Worker's Compensation and Catastrophic Personal Injury, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia Medical Malpractice, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia Dispute Resolution: Mediation, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia Prosecuting Minor Impact & Soft Tissue Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia Effective Use of Structured Settlements, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia Use of Demonstrative Evidence and Technology during Trial, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia

Email: bowens@immigrantrelief.com