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Immigration

Dec. 21, 2006

Leaving All 'The Troubles' Behind

Born and raised 40 miles west of Belfast, the daughter of one of the early civil rights activists, Pamela Ferguson grew up in a Northern Ireland racked by the troubles. She describes in her own words her journey from Irish solicitor to partner at San Francisco's Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, defending class actions.

Pamela Ferguson has an infectious smile, upstaged only by a lilting Irish brogue, that she says is so specific it can be traced to her home town. She was born and raised in Dungannon, County Tyrone, 40 miles west of Belfast, in a Northern Ireland racked by "the Troubles" of British rule. She earned her bachelor's degree in civil law with high honors at University College Dublin in Ireland in 1984. She returned to her home country for her articles of indentureship from the...

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