Following graduation from law school, Gafner served as a judicial clerk in the Northern District of New York. Thereafter, he began working in New York City and quickly determined he would have a more meaningful and fulfilling career helping immigrants contribute to America’s economic and cultural growth. To that end he founded Gafner Law Firm, PC. Gafner has authored numerous immigration articles focused on improving America’s ability to attract the best and brightest immigrants to the United States, including Attracting the Best and Brightest: A Critique of the Current U.S. Immigration System and AAO Makes Proving Extraordinary Ability Extraordinarily Hard to Prove. Gafner received a B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. from Notre Dame Law School.