Becoming Wilkinson

J Craig Fong discusses his career as a civil rights and immigration attorney, his work with Lambda Legal Defense and his current position as a Palm Springs Airport Commissioner.

September 24, 2023 WILKINSON/J CRAIG FONG Episode 132
Becoming Wilkinson
J Craig Fong discusses his career as a civil rights and immigration attorney, his work with Lambda Legal Defense and his current position as a Palm Springs Airport Commissioner.
Show Notes

J Craig Fong  is a recovering attorney.  It is not clear whether an attorney ever truly recovers.

 A graduate of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, J has been a corporate attorney and a civil rights advocate. J served as the Director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and also as the Board Chair of Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team in Los Angeles. 

In recent decades, J was an immigration attorney with offices in Hollywood, Pasadena, and Palm Springs, focusing primarily on family unification cases and visas. 

Currently, he serves as a Commissioner on the Palm Springs International Airport Commission. 

He lives in the Cathedral City Cove, with his two cats Benji and Merlin, and with his husband Andrew.

Email J at: jcf@fongaquino.com

Photo: Copyright Wilkinson/2023

Opening and closing music courtesy the very talented Zakhar Valaha via Pixabay.

To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com