| BEYOND LIMITATIONS: CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ALL IMMIGRATION LAWYERS
3rd Annual AILA New England Immigration Law Symposium
Sponsored with the New England Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association and the International Law Concentration at Suffolk University Law School
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, April 07, 2006
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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This symposium provides the opportunity for the “master,” the novice, the general practitioner and in-house counsel to learn about changes in immigration law and procedure, and to view immigration laws as a whole. Leading immigration lawyers offer their insights into business & family immigration law, asylum, and practice before the district offices, regional service centers, the Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Department of Labor, and federal courts. Receive insights, information and guidance to accurately analyze your client’s immigration matter and explore all options for visas, entry, brief or long term stays, living and working in the United States.
Participate Via Web Cast If you are unable to travel to Boston , we invite you to register for this course and participate via a live webcast. You will have access to the course materials and be able to see and hear the presentations as if you were in the room. Please click here to register.
FACULTY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE Francis E. Chin, Esq.
Chin & Curtis, LLP, Boston, MA Steve Clark, Esq.
Flynn & Clark, PC, Cambridge, MA Marisa DeFranco, Esq., Planning Committee Chair
NE Chapter of AILA Kerry E. Doyle, Esq.
Graves & Doyle, Boston, MA Anthony Drago, Jr., Esq.
Anthony Drago PC, Boston, MA Carlos E. Estrada, Esq.
Boston, MA Carolyn J. Fuchs, Esq.
Looney & Grossman LLP, Boston, MA Deirdre M. Giblin, Esq.
Counsel, International Institute of Boston, Boston, MA Jonathan S. Greene, Esq.
Howanski & Greene, LLC, Towson, MD
Margaret Holland Sparages, Esq., Planning Committee
The Holland Sparages Firm, Boston, MA Leslie A. Holman, Esq.
Holman Immigration Law, Burlington, VT Richard Iandoli, Esq.
Iandoli & Associates, PC, Boston, MA Harvey Kaplan, Esq.
Kaplan, O’Sullivan & Friedman, LLP, Boston, MA Shiva Karimi, Esq.
Karimi & Homsey, PC, Boston, MA
Jacqueline B. Martinez, Esq.
JBM Immigration Group, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA David K. McHaffey, Esq.
Barker, Epstein & Loscocco, Boston, MA
Mona T. Movafaghi, Esq.
Law Offices of Mona T. Movafaghi, Merrimack, NH Deborah J. Notkin, Esq., AILA President
Barst & Mukamal, New York, NY
Maureen O’Sullivan, Esq.
Kaplan, O’Sullivan & Friedman, LLP, Boston, MA
John Quill, Esq., Planning Committee
Seyfarth Shaw, Boston, MA
Estelle Regolsky, Esq.
Avrin & Regolsky, Jamaica Plain, MA
Susan A. Roche, Esq.
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Portland, ME
Punam Singh Rogers, Esq.
Foley Hoag, Boston, MA
Sharryn E. Ross, Esq.
Ross, Silverman & Levy, LLP, Boston, MA Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, Esq., AILA Treasurer
Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, A Professional Law Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Marisa DeFranco, Esq., Chair, NE Chapter of AILA
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| 9:10 |
CAPITOL HILL UPDATE |
| Deborah J. Notkin, AILA President
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| 9:30 |
HOT TOPICS & EMERGING DEVELOPMENTS |
| The latest news and developments and an expert analysis of how it will affect your practice Richard Iandoli, Moderator
Anthony Drago, Jr.
Jacqueline B. Martinez
Bernard P. Wolfsdorf
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| 11:15 |
PRACTICE POINTERS ON BUSINESS ISSUES AND PERM |
- H-1 B Gap – Other Visa Options
- Strategic Planning for Visa Retrogression
- PERM Update: Trends and Pitfalls – What to Look out for
- Status of Audits
- Backlog Elimination Centers and Timing Issues – When Should a Case Be Re-filed under PERM?
Francis E. Chin, Moderator
Steve Clark
Sharryn Ross
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| 12:30 |
LUNCH (on your own) |
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CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONSTRACK ONE: BUSINESS IMMIGRATION |
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| 1:45 |
H-1B Workshop |
| Margy Holland, Punam Rogers and John Quill
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| 2:45 |
CONCURRENT PERM WORKSHOPS |
INTRODUCTION TO ISSUES
Carolyn J. Fuchs & Leslie A. Holman ADVANCED ISSUES
Mona T. Movafaghi & Sharryn E. Ross
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| 3:45 |
NETWORKING BEAK-ALL TRACKS |
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| 4:00 |
ETHICAL ISSUES IN EMPLOYMENT AND FAMILY-BASED PRACTICE |
- Establishing the Attorney-Client Relationship: When? How? Expectations and Obligations?
- The Engagement Package: What Should It Say and to Whom Should It Be Directed?
- Essential Attorney Responsibilities: Primary Areas of Vulnerability to Client Complaints?
- Dual Representation: Who’s the Client? Can There Be “Primary” and “Secondary” Clients?
- Conflicts of Interest: Anticipating, Identifying, and Managing. Can Clients Waive Conflicts?
- Confidentiality and Secrets: Who Is Protecting Who or What from Whom? Handling “Family Secrets”
Marisa DeFranco and Jonathan S. Greene
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TRACK TWO: FAMILY LITIGATION TRACK |
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| 1:45 |
LITIGATION: TRENDS AND RECENT DECISIONS AFFECTING YOUR PRACTICE |
- Enforcement Legislation: Is There an End in Sight to the Onslaught? What Should We Expect Next?
- Prospects for Progressive Legislation and Identifying Our Allies in This Fight
- How REAL ID Has Impacted Judicial Review and Current Trends in Asylum Decisions
- Inadmissibility vs. Deportability • Updates on Habeus
- Practice in Front of Immigration Judges • Appellate Practice
- Attorneys Fees
- Mandamus
- Naturalization
- How to Surrender Someone
- Recent Developments
Shiva Karimi, Carlos E. Estrada and Harvey Kaplan
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| 2:45 |
ASYLUM UPDATE: TRENDS AND DECISIONS |
- Update of Recent Developments and Case Law
- When to Get Expert Advice and Who Qualifies as an Expert on Country Conditions, Suffering or Trauma, etc.
- Asylum Review
Deidre M. Giblin, Kerry E. Doyle and David K. McHaffey
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| 3:45 |
NETWORKING BREAK-ALL TRACKS |
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| 4:00 |
FAMILY HOT TOPICS AND ADVANCED ISSUES |
- Filing Applications with the National Benefits Center
- Navigating the Child Status Protection Act
- How the Child Citizenship Act Can Benefit Your Clients
- Grandfathering Issues for Spouses and Children
- Dealing with Changed Circumstances after Filing
- Waivers in the Family Immigration Context
Estelle Regolsky, Maureen O’Sullivan & Susan A. Roche
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Friday, April 07, 2006 |
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Tuition is $249; $199 for Suffolk alumni, attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2003 and AILA members. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Please submit a written request via fax 617-305-3099 or email als@suffolk.edu .
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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This course will provide CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME.
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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