Attorney Profiles

Gregory I. Schinella 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Associate
phone (215) 640-9770
fax (215) 640-9775
email Email Me

Mr. Gregory I. Schinella is an Associate at the Law Firm. In 1997, Mr. Schinella graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland with a Bachelor's Degree in International Relations (with a specialization in Latin American Studies). He continued his education in his native New Jersey at the Rutgers Law School at Camden, Rutgers University, where he received his Law Degree, as well as his Master's Degree in Business Administration, in January of 2002. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 2002. Mr. Schinella performed internships at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (Tort Claims Division, U.S. Army Claims Service), the Camden County, NJ Prosecutor's Office, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Camden, NJ. Prior to joining the Law Offices of Tahir Mella, Mr. Schinella worked as an Associate in the Law Offices of Haian Lin in Philadelphia, PA.

Mr. Schinella has traveled extensively. The countries he has visited include England, France, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Belgium, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Gibraltar, Turkey, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands Antilles and Hungary. Mr. Schinella is also a Third Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic Charity organization.

Mr. Schinella's other recreational pursuits include history, art, cuisine, hunting sports, and marksmanship. He was formerly an NCAA Olympic rated marksman and target-shooting competitor. He is also a PADI-rated AOWD scuba diver.

Areas of Practice:
Immigration
Personal Injury
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 2003
New Jersey, 2002
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, 2002
J.D.


Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, USA, 2002
M.B.A.
Major:  Business Administration


Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1997
B.A.
Major:  International Relations (Specialization in Latin American Studies)


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Immigration Lawyers Association


Knights of Columbus
Third Degree Knight


Past Employment Positions:
U.S. Army JAGC, Tort Claim Division, Intern


Camden County, NJ Prosecutor's Office, Intern


U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Intern


Law Offices of Haian Lin, Philadelphia, PA, Associate


Languages:
Spanish