Eric A. Jones is the founder of the law firm, Emmaus Consulting PLLC. Mr. Jones practice focuses on Immigration and Business Development issues for clients all over the world, from Eastern Europe, the United States, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

He obtained his Bachelors in International Studies from the School For International Training where his focus was on Central American and Soviet issues. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga School of Law in Spokane Washington, where he focused on International Human Rights law.

He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA). He serves as a Commissioner on the ABA Commission on Immigration. He is a Vice-Chair of the ABA Section of International Law’s Immigration Committee. Prior to this he served as the ABA Young Lawyers Division Liaison to the ABA Section of International Law. He also formerly served the ABA YLD as a Vice-Chair of their International Law Committee.

Mr. Jones is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. He was the Chair of the Washington State Bar Associations Young Lawyers Legislative Committee. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, where he served as Co-Chair of the Washington State Chapters Young Lawyers.

Mr. Jones is admitted to practice law before all State Courts in Washington, all Federal Immigration Courts, the U.S. District Court-Western District of Washington, U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court-Western District of Washington.

Mr. Jones has been named a Fellow to the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges and law professors whose professional, public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.

Established in 1955, The Fellows encourage and support the research program of the American Bar Foundation. The objective of the Foundation is the improvement of the legal system through research concerning the law, the administration of justice, and the legal profession. The Fellows are limited to one third of one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by Fellows in their jurisdiction and elected by the Board of the American Bar Foundation.

Each Fellow must be recognized as a person of outstanding achievement and of high character in the jurisdiction or nation in which such Fellow practices or is entitled to practice as a lawyer, judge, teacher, or legal scholar.