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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 2em;\">I&#8217;m a U.S. attorney, licensed in California, although I have been based in Thailand since 2006.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I also currently consult for for <a href=\"http:\/\/dfdl.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DFDL<\/a>, a law firm focused on the Southeast Asia region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-202gt3-e6916b78fdf686b7e84c3b6fe6eca162\">\n#top .hr.av-202gt3-e6916b78fdf686b7e84c3b6fe6eca162{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:47px;\n}\n.hr.av-202gt3-e6916b78fdf686b7e84c3b6fe6eca162 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n.hr.av-202gt3-e6916b78fdf686b7e84c3b6fe6eca162 .av-seperator-icon{\ncolor:#1e73be;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-202gt3-e6916b78fdf686b7e84c3b6fe6eca162 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-8  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