About Craig
Specialties
Health Coaching for Professionals
Mindfulness & Meditation
Stress Management
My CV
Education
Integrative Health Coach Professional Training, Certification Course, Duke Integrative Medicine, Certified April 2016
Integrative Health Coach Professional Training, Foundations Course, Duke Integrative Medicine, September 2014
Juris Doctor, cum laude, New England School of Law, May 2004
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Furman University, May 1999
Foreign Study, University of South Carolina, Morelia, Mexico, Summer 1998
Licenses and Certifications
Certified Integrative Health Coach, Duke Integrative Medicine, April 2016
Georgia State Bar, June 2011
South Carolina Circuit Court Mediator, January 2010
New York State Bar, January 2005
Professional Experience
Integrative Health Coach, Turn LLC, New York, NY, January 2015 – Present
Immigration Lawyer, Dobson Law LLC, New York, NY and Savannah, GA, September 2008 – Present
Immigration Lawyer, Law Office of Kenneth Craig Dobson, New York, NY, November 2005 – August 2008
Case Manager, South Carolina Guardian ad Litem, Greenville, SC, March 2000 – July 2001
Committees
Member, National Ethics Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), 2014 - Present
Chair, Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee (Judicial Administrative District 1), State Bar of Georgia, 2014 - Present
Chair, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, AILA Georgia, 2012 - 2015
Publications
“The Law of Outlaws: Rules and Jurisdiction When Establishing an Out-of-State Practice Under Rule 5.5 (d)(2)” AILA Doc No. 15051403, May 14, 2015
“The Spanish Government’s Ban of a Political Party: A Violation of Human Rights?” New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, V.9, no. 2, 2003
Awards and Activities
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Eight Week Course, 2016
Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy) Student of Masako Inkyo, Shodo Master
Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2003-2004
New England Scholar (New England School of Law) 2004
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Law and the Ethics of Lawyering (New England School of Law) 2004
CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Business Transactions (New England School of Law) 2003
Associate Editor, New England Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2002-2003
Dean’s List (New England School of Law) 2002-2004
First Degree Black Belt, Kukkiwon (World Tae Kwon Do Headquarters), October 2001
World Camp (Shinshin Toitsu Aikido [Aikido with Mind & Body Coordinated] & Meditation Training), Ki No Kenkykukai HQ (Ki no Sato), Tochigi, Japan, 2000
Ki Society International (Shinshin Toitsu Aikido [Aikido with Mind & Body Coordinated] & Meditation Training with David Shaner, PhD, 8th Degree Black Belt), Furman University
Languages
Proficient in Spanish
Some knowledge of French, Latin, Japanese, and Chinese
Volunteering
English as a Second Language Teacher (Regular and Substitute), Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry, 2008-2014
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program, Class of 2010
Board Member, Lowcountry Coalition Against Human Trafficking, 2010-2014
Board Member, Lowcountry Immigration Coalition, 2010-2014
Hobbies and Interests
Shodo (Japanese Calligraphy), Meditation, Nutrition, Fishing, Walking, Reading, Foreign Languages
My Story
I am a Certified Integrative Health Coach passionate about helping people change their lives to achieve their optimal health goals. I completed my training and certification at Duke Integrative Medicine. I am also a certified mediator.
I practice mindfulness meditation daily, having built upon my study and practice of mind-body coordination since pursuing a degree in philosophy. I studied with David Edward Shaner, PhD, one of the world’s leading experts on mind-body coordination, behavior change, and Japanese philosophy at Furman University. I have practiced law for the past nine years and understand well the challenges that a professional career can present for living a healthy lifestyle.
I started my journey of healthy living over nine years ago by eliminating soft drinks from my diet. Healthy living is now the primary focus of my life, having experienced first-hand all the benefits a healthy lifestyle can bring.