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Immigration LawConference
FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION
May 15–16, 2015Sheraton Memphis
Downtown Hotel
ONSITE PROGRAM GUIDE
CLE SESSIONS • FRIDAY, MAY 15
U.S. Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR)
Hot Topics
(Nashville)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) Hot Topics
(Heritage 3/4)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection(CBP) Hot
Topics
(Heritage 3/4)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Hot Topics
(Magnolia)
U.S. Department of State (DOS)
Hot Topics
(Magnolia)
USCIS Ombudsman Hot Topics
(Heritage 3/4)
Executive Order—U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) Hot Topics
(Heritage 1)
Petitions for Naturalization, Mandamus, and
APA Actions
(Heritage 2)
Introduction To Crimmigration: Removability
and Prosecution for Immigration
Offenses
(Heritage 2)
Immigration: Consequences of Crimes of
Violence
(Heritage 2)
District Court Practice:
Habeas Corpus, Declaratory
Judgment and EAJA Fees
(Heritage 2)
Analyzing a Criminal
Conviction Under Descamps
(Heritage 2)
Alien Smuggling: Issues Relating to
Inadmissibility and Prosecution
(Heritage 2)
Expert Witness in Removal
Proceedings and Presenting
Supporting Evidence
(Nashville)
The Immigration Court: Nuts
and Bolts For Beginners
(Nashville)
View from the Bench: Practice
Before the Immigration
Court
(Heritage 3/4)
Cancellation of Removal for
Non-Permanent Residents
(Nashville)
Bond and Custody: Mandatory
Detention, Bond Redetermination,
and Appeal
(Nashville)
Criminal and Fraud Waivers in Removal
Proceedings
(Nashville)
Worksite Enforcement: Current Status
of Employer Sanctions and the Evolving Workplace
(Nashville)
CSPA and Child Citizenship Act
of 2000
(Heritage 1)
Administrative Appeals of CIS Adjudications
(Heritage 1)
Asylum Claims for Unaccompa-
nied Minors
(Heritage 1)
Recent Decisions from the BIA and Court of Appeals
(Heritage 1)
Ethics: Best Ethical
Practices in Immigration
Law
(Heritage 1)
Ethics: Dual Representation in Immigration
Matters
(Heritage 1)
Track 1Humanitarian
Issues
Track 2DHS Issues
Track 3Criminal Topics
Track 4Asylum Topics
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Opening Remarks (Heritage 3/4)8:30–8:45 a.m.
CLE SESSIONS • SATURDAY, MAY 16Track 1
Humanitarian Issues
Track 2DHS Issues
Track 3Criminal Topics
Track 4Asylum Topics
Opening Remarks (Heritage 3/4) 8:30–8:45 a.m.
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Border Crisis Forum/
Leadership Roundtable
(Heritage 3/4)
Special Immigrant
Juvenile Hot Topics
(Heritage 3/4)
Violence Against Women Act
(VAWA): Updates and
Emerging Issues
(Heritage 3/4)
Unaccompa-nied Minors Hot Topics
(Magnolia)
DACA/DAPA and Parole-In-Place—Advanced Practice
(Magnolia)
Prosecutorial Discretion
(Heritage 3/4)
Visa Options For Certain
Victims (U Visas)
(Heritage 3/4)
Meeting the Challenges
of Non-Immigrant Visas (B, F, H, L, O,
P, and R)
(Heritage 2)
Advanced Consular
Processing Issues
(Heritage 2)
Unlawful Presence
After Yerrabelly and
Provisional Waivers
(Heritage 2)
How to Negotiate With DOS
(Heritage 2)
Income Tax for Aliens: Tax Issues
in Immigration
(Heritage 2)
Competency Hearing: Practical
Demonstration of an M-A-M
Hearing
(Heritage 2)
Worksite Enforcement:
Representing an Employer in an
ICE Audit
(Nashville)
Advanced Employment-
Based Updates and Practice
Tips: Avoiding PERM
(Nashville)
Motions Practice: Motions to Reopen,
Reconsider, Remand, Etc.
(Nashville)
Worksite Enforcement:
Counseling Corporate
Compliance
(Nashville)
PERM Updates and Best Practices
(Nashville)
Worksite Enforcement:
Criminal and Civil Litigation
(Nashville)
How the Visa Bulletin Works
(Nashville)
Ethics: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
(Heritage 1)
Creative Paths from
Adjustment Through
Naturalization
(Heritage 1)
Credibility, Documentary Evidence, and
Expert Witnesses in
Asylum Claims
Heritage 1
Effective Practice
Before the Board of Immigration
Appeals
(Heritage 1)
Asylum in the Era of Artesia: Detention/Bond and Procedural
Due Process
(Heritage 1)
Domestic Violence,
Refugee, and CAT Claims
in the Aftermath of A-R-C-G
(Heritage 1)
Basic Asylum Law
Practice
(Heritage 1)
Comprehensive Immigration
Reform
(Heritage 2)
FULL SCHEDULE • FRIDAY, MAY 15*Denotes FBA Immigration Law Section Leadership
6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. • RegistRation open • HeRitage FoyeR
7:30–8:30 a.m.
tRack 3 • nasHville
Worksite Enforcement: Current Status of Employer Sanctions and the Evolving Workplace
Kathleen Gasparian, Gasparian Immigration (Moderator)Ann Allott, Allott Immigration Law Firm Maggie Murphy, Shareholder, Jackson Lewis P.C.
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Ethics: Dual Representation in Immigration Matters
George Newman, Partner, Stinson, Leonard, Street LLC (Moderator)Kevin Balkwill, Disciplinary Counsel, Board of Professional
Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee Ben Fox, Adams and Reese LLP
8:30–9:30 a.m. • continental BReakFast • HeRitage FoyeR
8:30–8:45 a.m. • opening RemaRks • HeRitage 3/4
9:00–10:00 a.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Hot Topics Panel
Jodi Goodwin, Law Office of Jodi Goodwin (Moderator)Glenda McGraw Regnart, Counsel to the Firm, Cascadia Cross Borders
Law Group LLPBrandon Lowy, Federal Immigration Law Attorney—Appearing in
personal capacity
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Introduction to Crimmigration: Removability and Prosecution for Immigration Offenses
Justin Burton, Partner, Kriezelman, Burton & Associates, LLC (Moderator)Hon. Gustavo A. Gelpi Jr., U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto RicoGeorge Terezakis, The Law Offices of George A. Terezakis
tRack 3 • nasHville
The Immigration Court: Nuts and Bolts for Beginners
Hon. Jack Weil, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
*Hon. Irene Feldman, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
*Hon. Charles Pazar, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
J. Thomas Davis, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Court Administrator–Memphis Immigration Court
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Administrative Appeals of CIS Adjudications
William Stock, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National First Vice President, Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP (Moderator)
Dr. Heather Scavone, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, Elon School of Law
Loan Huynh, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.Ron Rosenberg, Chief, USCIS Administrative Appeals Office
10:00–10:15 a.m. • BReak
10:15–11:15 a.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Hot Topics Panel
Joseph Reina, Reina & Bates Immigration Law Group (Moderator)John Klow, Retired, Program Manager/Chief Lead, Admissibility Review
Office, Admissibility Requirements and Migration Control of Field Operations, CBP
Stanley Parker, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Senior Journeyman Officer, Area Port of Memphis
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Immigration Consequences of Crimes of Violence
Matthew L. Guadagno, Law Office of Matthew L. Guadagno (Moderator)*H. Raymond Fasano, FBA Immigration Law Section Immediate Past
Chair, Youman Madeo & Fasano, LLPBrian Bates, Reina and Bates Immigration Law GroupDan Kesselbrenner, Executive Director, National Immigration Project
tRack 3 • nasHville
U.S. Executive Office For Immigration Review (EOIR) Hot Topics Panel
*Barry Frager, The Frager Law Firm, P.C. (Moderator)*Hon. Charles Pazar, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration JudgeJuan Osuna, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR)Ana Kocur, Deputy Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office
for Immigration Review (EOIR)
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Asylum Claims for Unaccompanied Minors
Hon. Jack Weil, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
*Regina Germain, Adjunct Professor, University of Denver, and USCIS Asylum Division—Appearing in personal capacity
Karen Donoso Stevens, Federal Immigration Law Attorney—Appearing in personal capacity
11:15–11:30 a.m. • BReak
11:30–12:30 p.m.
tRack 1 • magnolia
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Hot Topics Panel
Pamela Mick, Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) DOL Liaison Committee, Managing Principal, Partenheimer Mick Immigration Law LLC (Moderator)
Vincent Lau, Clark Lau LLC Bennett Savitz, Savitz Law Offices, P.C.
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
District Court Practice: Habeas Corpus, Declaratory Judgment, and EAJA Fees
Ofelia Calderon, Founding Partner, Calderon, Racine & Derwin PLC (Moderator)
John Pratt, Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt, P.A.Maris J. Liss, George P. Mann and Associates, P.C.
tRack 3 • nasHville
Cancellation of Removal for Non-Permanent Residents
Hon. Charles Pazar, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge (Moderator)
Brandon Lowy, Federal Immigration Law Attorney—Appearing in personal capacity
George Terezakis, The Law Offices of George A. Terezakis
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Recent Decisions from the BIA and Court of Appeals
Jeffrey Chase, Senior Legal Advisor, Board of Immigration Appeals (Moderator)
Dan Kesselbrenner, Executive Director, National Immigration ProjectLory Rosenberg, Former EOIR Board Member, Founder, IDEAS
Consultation and Coaching, LLCMaria Baldini-Potermin, Maria Baldini-Potermin and Associates, P.C.
12:30–1:45 p.m.
luncH • HeRitage 3/4, mempHis, natcHez
Enjoy conversation and networking with your colleagues in the Heritage 3/4 ballroom. If you prefer a quieter space for work or reading, enjoy your lunch in the Memphis or Natchez rooms.
2:00–3:00 p.m.
tRack 1 • magnolia
U.S. Department of State (DOS) Hot Topics Panel
*Jan Pederson, Attorney/Shareholder, Maggio + Kattar, P.C. (Moderator)Matthew McNeil, Attorney Adviser, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of StateMark Mancini, Wasserman, Mancini & ChangCharles Oppenheim, USDOS, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Chief
Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division
Jill Esposito, Director, Office of Public and Diplomatic Liaison, Visa Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State
Hugo Rodriguez, Consul General, American Consulate—Mexico City, Mexico
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Analyzing a Criminal Conviction Under Descamps
Maria Baldini-Potermin, Maria Baldini-Potermin and Associates, P.C.Matthew L. Guadagno, Law Office of Matthew L. Guadagno
tRack 3 • nasHville
Bond and Custody: Mandatory Detention, Bond Redetermination, and Appeal
*Hon. Irene Feldman, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge (Moderator)
Eileen Blessinger, Blessinger Legal PLLC Renae Hansell, Federal Immigration Law Attorney—Appearing in
personal capacity
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Ethics: Best Ethical Practices in Immigration Law
Rick Gump, Law Offices of Richard A. Gump Jr. (Moderator)Kevin Balkwill, Disciplinary Counsel, Board of Professional
Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee Patrick McNally, Weatherly, McNally & Dixon, PLCTina R. Goel, Law Offices of Mark Shmueli
3:00–3:15 p.m. • BReak
3:15–4:15 p.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
USCIS Ombudsman Hot Topics Panel
*Barry Frager, The Frager Law Firm, P.C. (Moderator)Carly L. Salazar, Immigration Law Analyst, DHS—Office of the
Citizenship and Immigration Services OmbudsmanFrederick R. Troncone, Senior Advisor, DHS, Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Alien Smuggling: Issues Relating to Inadmissibility and Prosecution
Jodi Goodwin, Law Office of Jodi Goodwin (Moderator)Hon. Gustavo A. Gelpi Jr.,U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto RicoKara Van De Carr, Eden House
tRack 3 • nasHville
Criminal and Fraud Waivers in Removal Proceedings
Hon. Charles Pazar, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge (Moderator)
Justin Burton, Partner, Kriezelman, Burton & Associates, LLC
3:15–4:15 p.m. (continued)
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Executive Order—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Hot Topics Panel
*Margaret Stock, Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, LLC (Moderator)Cyrus Mehta, Managing Attorney, Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLCElissa Taub, Attorney, Siskind Susser, PC
4:15–4:30 p.m. • BReak
4:30–5:30 p.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
View from the Bench: Practice Before the Immigration Court
Hon. Jack Weil, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
Hon. Rebecca Holt, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
*Hon. Mimi Tsankov, FBA Immigration Law Section Treasurer, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Petitions for Naturalization, Mandamus, and APA Actions
Michael Piston, Senior Partner, Piston & Carpenter P.C.Brian Bates, Reina and Bates Immigration Law Group*Derek Julius, U.S. Department of Justice
tRack 3 • nasHville
Expert Witness in Removal Proceedings and Presenting Supporting Evidence
Nancy Fellom, Law Offices of Fellom & Solorio (Moderator)*Hon. Dorothy Harbeck, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration JudgeArturo Rios, Jr., Rios Immigration Law Firm
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
CSPA and Child Citizenship Act of 2000
Cyrus Mehta, Managing Attorney, Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC (Moderator)
Ari Sauer, Associate Attorney, Siskind Susser PC
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Happy HouR • natcHez
Presented by the Immigration Law Section’s Younger Lawyers Division
All conference attendees are welcome! Panel members and section leaders are also encouraged to attend.
FULL SCHEDULE • SATURDAY, MAY 16*Denotes FBA Immigration Law Section Leadership
6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. • RegistRation open • HeRitage FoyeR
7:30—8:30 a.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
Visa Options for Certain Victims U Visas
Gail Pendleton, Co-Director, ASISTA Immigration Assistance (Moderator)Eunice Cho, Staff Attorney, Southern Poverty Law Center, Immigrant
Justice ProjectRachel Thompson, The Poarch Law FirmCarly Salazar, Immigration Law Analyst, DHS—Office of the Citizenship
and Immigration Services Ombudsman
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Competency Hearing: Practical Demonstration of a M-A-M Hearing
Hon. Jack Weil, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
Ofelia Calderon, Founding Partner, Calderon, Racine & Derwin PLCAmelia Wilson, Detention Attorney, Immigrant Rights Program,
American Friends Service Committee Dr. Alicia CabreraSean Lewis, Vice Chair, Tennessee Bar Association Immigration Law
Section, Law Offices of Sean Lewis PLLC/Music City Visa
6:30–8:30 p.m.
netwoRking Reception • Rock n’ soul museum
Even its location on the legendary Highway 61 and Beale sets this museum apart. The Memphis Rock n’ Soul Museum offers a comprehensive Memphis music experience from the rural field hollers and sharecroppers of the 1930s, through the explosion of Sun Studio, Stax and Hi Records, and Memphis’ musical heyday in the 70s, to its global musical influence.
7:30—8:30 a.m. (continued)
tRack 3 • nasHville
How the Visa Bulletin Works
*Barry Frager, The Frager Law Firm, P.C. (Moderator)Charles Oppenheim, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Chief Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting DivisionJay I. Solomon, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLPFrederick R. Troncone, Senior Advisor, DHS, Citizenship and
Immigration Services Ombudsman
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Basic Asylum Law Practice
Hiroko Kusuda, Associate Clinic Professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (Moderator)
*Regina Germain, Adjunct Professor University of Denver, and USCIS Asylum Division, Washington, D.C., Appearing in personal capacity
Eileen Blessinger, Blessinger Legal PLLCJeffrey Chase, Senior Legal Advisor, Board of Immigration Appeals
8:30—8:45 a.m. • opening RemaRks • HeRitage 3/4
8:30—9:30 a.m. • continental BReakFast • HeRitage FoyeR
9:00—10:00 a.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
Special Immigrant Juvenile Hot Topics
*Christine Poarch, Attorney, Poarch Law Firm (Moderator)Carly L. Salazar, Immigration Law Analyst, DHS—Office of the
Citizenship and Immigration Services OmbudsmanJoseph Weiner, Staff Attorney, Public Counsel
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Advanced Consular Processing Issues
*Jan Pederson, Attorney/Shareholder, Maggio + Kattar, P.C. (Moderator)Hugo Rodriguez, Consul General, American Embassy, Mexico City, MexicoJill Esposito, Director, Office of Public and Diplomatic Liaison, Visa
Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of StateMatthew McNeil, Attorney Adviser, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of StateMark Mancini, Wasserman, Mancini & Chang
tRack 3 • nasHville
Advanced Employment Based Updates and Practice Tips: Avoiding PERM
*David Ware, Ware Immigration (Moderator)Vincent Lau, Clark Lau LLC Marketa Lindt, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
National Secretary, Sidley Austin LLP
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Creative Paths from Adjustment Through Naturalization
*Margaret Stock, Cascadia Cross Border Law Group, LLC (Moderator)
10:00—10:15 a.m. • BReak
10:15—11:15 a.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): Updates and Emerging Issues
Gail Pendleton, Co-Director, ASISTA Immigration Assistance (Moderator)Audrey Carr, Director of Immigration and Special Programs, Legal
ServicesKursten Phelps, Senior Immigration Staff Attorney, Tahirih Justice Center Carly Salazar, Immigration Law Analyst, DHS—Office of the Citizenship
and Immigration Services Ombudsman
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Unlawful Presence after Yerrabelly and Provisional Waivers
Russell Abrutyn, Associate, Law Office of Marshal E. Hyman and Associates PC
Linda Kenepaske, Law Offices of Linda Kenepaske, PLLCJeff Joseph, Senior Partner, Joseph Law Firm PC
tRack 3 • nasHville
Motions Practice: Motions to Reopen, Reconsider, Remand, Etc.
Tanya Myers, Law Offices of Tanya Myers (Moderator)*Hon. Mimi Tsankov, FBA Immigration Law Section Treasurer, U.S.
Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
Hiroko Kusuda, Associate Clinic Professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Credibility, Documentary Evidence, and Expert Witnesses in Asylum Claims
*Dr. Alicia Triche, Principal, Triche Immigration Law (Moderator)*Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Harvard Law School
Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program HIRC*Hon. Irene Feldman, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge*Hon. Dorothy Harbeck, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for
Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge*Karen Musalo, Professor of Law, Hastings College of Law, University of
California
11:15—11:30 a.m. • BReak
11:30—12:30 p.m.
tRack 1 • magnolia
Unaccompanied Minors—Hot Topics
Kathleen Gasparian, Gasparian Immigration (Moderator)Karen Donoso Stevens, Federal Immigration Law Attorney—Appearing
in personal capacityJoseph Weiner, Staff Attorney, Public Counsel
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
How to Negotiate With DOS
*Jan Pederson, Attorney/Shareholder, Maggio + Kattar, P.C. (Moderator) Mark Mancini, Wasserman, Mancini & Chang
tRack 3 • nasHville
Worksite Enforcement: Counseling Corporate Compliance
*Kevin Lashus, Managing Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP (Moderator)Maggie Murphy, Shareholder, Jackson Lewis P.C.Ashley Foret Dees, LLC Principal, Ashley Foret Dees
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Effective Practice Before the Board of Immigration Appeals
Russell Abrutyn, Associate, Law Office of Marshal E. Hyman and Associates PC
Lory Rosenberg, Former EOIR Board Member, Founder, IDEAS Consultation and Coaching, LLC
Jeffrey Chase, Senior Legal Advisor, Board of Immigration Appeals—Appearing in personal capacity
12:30–1:45 p.m.
luncH • HeRitage 3/4, mempHis, natcHez
Enjoy conversation and networking with your colleagues in the Heritage 3/4 ballroom. If you prefer a quieter space for work or reading, enjoy your lunch in the Memphis or Natchez rooms.
immigRation law section annual meeting • cHattanooga
2:00—3:00 p.m.
tRack 1 • magnolia
DACA/DAPA and Parole-In-Place—Advanced Practice
Gordon Quan, Quan Law Group, LLC (Moderator)Linda Kenepaske, Law Offices of Linda Kenepaske, PLLC*Kimberly Sutton, Law Office of Kimberly Sutton, PLLCHugo Valverde, Valverde and Rowell, PC
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Income Tax for Aliens: Tax Issues in Immigration
Robert Alcorn, Robert Alcorn, CPA, MBA
Sam Rock, Attorney, Rock Law Group, PLC; Rock and Hardin Professional Tax Services
tRack 3 • nasHville
PERM Updates and Best Practices
*David Ware, Ware Immigration (Moderator)Pamela Mick, Managing Principal, Partenheimer Mick Immigration Law
LLCJay I. Solomon, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Asylum in the Era of Artesia: Detention/Bond and Procedural Due Process
*Dr. Alicia Triche, Principal, Triche Immigration Law (Moderator)Christina Fiflis, Principal, Fiflis Law LLCRichard A. Boswell, Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Global
Programs, U.C. Hastings College of Law
3:00—3:15 p.m. • BReak
3:15—4:15 p.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
Prosecutorial Discretion
Glenda McGraw Regnart, Counsel to the Firm, Cascadia Cross Borders Law Group LLP (Moderator)
Jeff Joseph, Senior Partner, Joseph Law Firm, P.C.
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Charles Foster, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Past National President, Foster LLP (Moderator)
Gordon Quan, Quan Law Group, LLCJennifer A. Minear, McCandish Holton, P.C.
tRack 3 • nasHville
Worksite Enforcement: Criminal and Civil Litigation
Marketa Lindt, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Secretary, Sidley Austin LLP (Moderator)
Rick Gump, Law Offices of Richard A. Gump, Jr.Cynthia Lange, Partner, Fragomen Worldwide
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Domestic Violence Refugee and CAT Claims in the Aftermath of A-R-C-G
*Hon. Irene Feldman, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Immigration Judge
*Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program HIRC
*Karen Musalo, Professor of Law, Hastings College of Law, University of California
4:15—4:30 p.m. • BReak
4:30—5:30 p.m.
tRack 1 • HeRitage 3/4
Border Crisis Forum/Leadership Roundtable
*Christine Poarch, Attorney, Poarch Law Firm (Moderator)Karen Grisez, Special Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
LLP
tRack 2 • HeRitage 2
Meeting the Challenges of Non-Immigrant Visas (B, F, H, L, O, P and R)
Michael Jarecki, Law Office of Michael R. JareckiWilliam Stock, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
National First Vice President, Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP
tRack 3 • nasHville
Worksite Enforcement: Representing an Employer in an ICE Audit
*Kevin Lashus, Managing Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP (Moderator)Ann Allott, Allott Immigration Law Firm*Eileen Scofield, FBA Immigration Law Section Vice Chair, Alston & Bird
LLP
tRack 4 • HeRitage 1
Ethics: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Tanya Myers, Law Offices of Tanya Myers (Moderator)Kevin Balkwill, Disciplinary Counsel, Board of Professional Responsibility of
the Supreme Court of TennesseeSean Lewis, Vice Chair, Tennessee Bar Association Immigration Law
Section, Law Offices of Sean Lewis PLLC/Music City Visa
7:00–11:00 p.m.
Judicial awaRds Reception • Belz museum
The Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art is home to a diverse, world-class collection that spans the art of distinct cultures and time periods, including imperial Asian art, contemporary Judaica, a selection of natural history objects, and various examples of art and craft from around the world. A tour of the museum will be provided for interested attendees.
As part of this special evening, the FBA Immigration Law Section will confer its annual awards. Don’t miss this celebratory event!
CLE CREDIT
Accreditation has been requested from every state with man-datory CLE requirements. Certificates of attendance will be provided to each attendee. Attendees are responsible for obtaining CLE credits from their respective states. Credit availability and requirements vary from state to state; please contact Maria Conticelli at [email protected] or (571) 481-9104 with any questions.
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34.8%
2013 Naturalized U.S. Citizens by Birth Continent(Plus the Top Five Countries)
Source: www.dhs.gov/publication/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2013-naturalizations
9.2%
35.3%
10.3%
9.7% 0.5%
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Dominican Republic
ChinaCuba
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CONFERENCE SPONSORS
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American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Memphis Mid-South Chapter of the FBA
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Court Improvement Fund
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