KARINA DUVALL

ATTORNEY AT LAW

Professional Summary

20 years in Legal Industry – highly accomplished, meticulously organized and detailed attorney with strong legal written and verbal communications skills. Specializing in Russian and International Matrimonial Law, and Legal Expertise in multiple areas of Law.

Core Accomplishments

• Russian Attorney: licensed on May 28, 1999;
• NYSBA member (legal consultant) from Russia: licensed on December 16, 2009;
• Licensed by the Supreme Court of Ohio as Foreign legal consultant on October 30, 2014;
• Highly experienced attorney in all aspects of Russian Family Law including trial advocacy, legal research and writing, and, high conflict custody cases;
• Legal opinion has been widely used in the United States, Canada and worldwide;
• Since 1999 successfully resolved over 3,000 cases. Legal actions where Ms. Duvall acted as an attorney are published in official legal resources and considered as persuasive authorities in terms of implementation of Russian statutes;
• Extensive experience working with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction;
• Expertise in Russian Matrimonial Law for U.S. Immigration purposes in order to obtain Immigration benefits for the minor children without contest of non-custodian parent.

Area of Expertise

• Client representation in hearing in Russian court for the Action of Divorce, Separation, Marital Property Division, Spousal Support, Child Custody and Visitation, and Child Support;
• Enforcement of decision issued by the Untitled States court in Russian court;
• Appearance in the United States court as an Expert in Russian Law to enforce the decision issued by the Russian court;
• Specializing in legal assistance to the United States clients in cases related to Russian jurisdiction;
• Modification of prior court decision;
• Legal advises in Russian and International Matrimonial Law;
• Court appearance to provide Legal Opinion as an Expert in Russian Law;
• Written conclusions;
• As a Legal Expert in Russian Matrimonial Law, interpreting decision of the Russian court for the United States authorities, such as United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and, worldwide in conflict situations;
• Obtaining civil documents from Russian and former USSR countries office of Matrimonial Acts Registration;
• Obtaining civil documents in the United States;
• Obtaining Apostille in Russia, United States and, worldwide;
• Preparation of Power of Attorney; and,
• Process Service (including Russia, former USSR counties, and the United States).

Work Experience

October, 2009 to Present

Licensed Legal Consultant
New York, NY

• Practice as International Legal Expert in different fields of Russian Law.
• Provide expert's opinion in the court. Various jurisdictions including, but not limited to the States of New York, Michigan, California, Colorado, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Ohio and worldwide, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands and the Czech Republic;
• Testifying in the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and in various courts of law as a Legal Expert in Russian Law;
• Providing conclusions pertaining to Russian Matrimonial, Family, and International Law;
• Consulting on the procedure of enforcement of foreign court decisions according to International law and regulations of Russia; and
• Preparing affidavits of a Legal Expert in Russian Law.

1999 to Present

Russian Attorney at Law
Saint Petersburg, Russia

• Representing clients in various Russian court of law;
• Litigation in civil, criminal, commercial, and administrative actions;
• Preparing pre-trail documents including: petitions, responses, interrogatories, subpoenas, affidavits, notice of depositions, settlement letters, and stipulations;
• Representing clients during depositions, settlement conferences, motion hearings;
• Representing clients during trial activities: opening statements, introduction of evidence, direct and cross examination of witnesses, and closing arguments;
• Providing legal opinions on the Law of the Russian Federation; and
• Enforcing of foreign courts decisions and awards of international arbitration institutions.

October 2014 to October 2017

Licensed foreign consultant,
Columbus, Ohio

• Consulting on related spheres of Russian and International Law;
• Providing conclusions pertaining to Russian Matrimonial, Family, and International Law;
• Consulting on the procedure of enforcement of foreign court decisions according to International law and regulations of the Russian Federation; and
• Preparing affidavits of a Legal Expert in Russian Law.

January, 2016 - December, 2016

Legal Expert at “Gavrilov and Brooks”,
Sacramento, CA

• Appearances in Los Angeles Superior Court, State of California as Russian Attorney to enforce Russian court's order in California, United States of America;
• Written legal opinions; and
• Legal Advices.

June, 2014 – December, 2014

Legal Expert at “ Lubov Stark LLC” New York, NY

• Appearances in Kings County Supreme Court, State of New York as Russian Attorney to solve the division of property in the multijurisdictional case;
• Written legal opinions; and
• Legal Advices.

June, 2010 – July, 2011

Legal Expert at “Eric Sunness LLC Fort Collins, CO

• Appearances in the Laminer County District Court, State of Colorado as Russian Attorney to avoid enforcement of Russian court's order in the United States;
• Written legal opinions; and
• Legal Advices.

1994-1998:

Court’s clerk in the Octyabrsky District Court of Saint Petersburg

1991-1994:

Enforcement Officer in the Kominternovsky District of Kharkov city, Ukraine