Ronald H. King, JD/MS
Years ago, lawyering was the last career I ever considered. And it probably will be the last – number five. So far it’s been the most rewarding.
A long, winding road to immigration law
My problem is that I don’t do sitting well. That’s why I started law school at an age many people retire. As I approached Medicare eligibility, the idea of a leisurely lifestyle had no appeal.
It was a long road to this point. Many moons ago, I was a highway engineer in Montana and then a magazine and newspaper journalist in Georgia and Tennessee. My next gig was corporate public relations executive. Then, in 1994, I founded a Denver digital marketing and mass communications firm that today still serves doctors and attorneys.
I’ve always been consumed with diverse pursuits. I was a professional musician for a time. (At my peak, I played six instruments.) Not long ago you might have also seen me on television every week on Denver 9News as a current affairs panelist.
Before that, I appeared frequently as a commentator on Rocky Mountain PBS. For nearly a decade, I’ve been a contributing writer to MedPage Today, a news and continuing medical education website for healthcare professionals.
Then, in 2013, life changed abruptly when my wife, Leslie Tweed King, a prominent Denver philanthropic executive, died suddenly of a stroke.
Afterward, I thought a lot about why wife did not survive and I did. My world was turned upside down. I searched for something good to come from it. The outcome was a decision to pay my random luck of survival forward to the less fortunate. But how?
A few years later, the news was filled with reports of cruel, racist, and harshly inhumane treatment of immigrants at the U.S. southern border. My reaction: “I’ve got to do something about that.”
So, here I am, a 2022 graduate of Mitchell Hamline Law School in St. Paul, Minnesota, and an immigration attorney. My mission is to serve lower-income immigrants.
My legal interests are in asylum and removal defense, marriage-and-family related immigration, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).
Outside of law, I still consult with physicians and attorneys on new-business development and improving practice efficiency. I enjoy time with my wife hiking, biking and skiing. I play three musical instruments whenever I can (not as often as I like).
People sometimes ask what I want to be when I grow up. My answer: Everything!
Languages: English and French (working proficiency)
Long live the American dream!
¡Viva el sueño americano!
Vive le rêve américain !