He is also active in pro bono representation of asylum seekers, successfully representing asylum-seekers to the U.S. from Chad, Zimbabwe and Kazakhstan and advising on numerous other successful cases. Following law school at the University of Michigan, Chad was a Michigan Fellow in Refugee Law, working with the Jesuit Refugee Service in Lusaka, Zambia. Chad is a member of the Leadership Council for the National Immigrant Justice Center, a Chicago-based immigrant and refugee advocacy organization.