Douglas Halpert
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Douglas Halpert

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About

Douglas Halpert is a veteran immigration lawyer with over 24 years of experience. He is a frequent author of immigration articles as well as two book chapters. Douglas is also an avid sports fan, and writes fiction and non-fiction in his spare time. He was raised on Long Island and has a particular interest in following athletes who make the most of limited athletic ability, such as Rusty Staub and Chris Mullin, or those who have a creative flair such as Earl the Pearl Monroe and Walt Frazier.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Walt Frazier; Julius Erving; Pele; Chris Mullin; Luis Tiant; Rusty Staub; Earl Monroe; the Alou Brothers; Ichiro Suzuki; Robinson Cano; Joe Klecko; Freeman McNeil; Walt "No Neck" Williams

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    New York Jets; New York Mets; New York Knicks; New York Yankees; New York Cosmos; Cincinnati Reds; USA National Soccer Team; Brazilian National Football Team

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Parcells; Al Arbour; Red Holzman; Lou Carnesecca; Casey Stengel

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    New York Jets win the Super Bowl

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    New York Cosmos playoff victory where Pele and Beckenbauer starred

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe DiMaggio hit streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Bjorn Borg

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Jim Thorpe

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Jesse Owens

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Big East

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  • Maurice Kaplan posted 941 days ago

    Maurice Kaplan

    It's a rare baseball rhapsodist who can weave Coleridge poetry into a story about the implausible success of journeyman R.A. Dickey and make it work seemingly effortlessly. Kudos for an effort that calls to mind Roger Kahn in his prime.