Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
10th Annual Federal Bar Association
Immigration Law Seminar May 17-18, 2013 Presented by the FBA Immigration Law Section In conjunction with the Memphis Mid-South Chapter of the FBA; the American Immigration Lawyers Association
(AILA); and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, through its Court Improvement Fund
Conference Activities & Hotel Information
Federal Bar Association – 10th Annual Immigration Seminar
Friday & Saturday (May 17-18, 2013) - CLE Courses will be held at:
University of Memphis School of Law, http://www.memphis.edu/law/index.php
1 North Front Street, (Downtown) Memphis, Tennessee 38103 (901) 678-2421
Sponsored by: Federal Bar Association - Immigration Law Section (ILS)
Co Sponsored by: The Mid-South Chapter of the Federal Bar Association; the American Immigration Lawyers
Association (AILA); and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, through its Court Improvement
Fund. All proceeds go to the Federal Bar Association.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Make your reservations now!
Hotel rooms are very limited during this weekend due to the Memphis In
May BBQ Festival . The conference host hotel is the Marriott Hotel
Downtown, 250 North Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103. Rooms remain
available at our block rate of $159 + tax per night for a King Size or two
Double beds, based on availability. For reservations, please call 877/901-
6632 or 901/527-7300. Be sure to ask for the Federal Bar Association rate
when you call. Reservations cannot be made online to receive FBA rate. If
the hotel states that there are no rooms available, please contact Cindy
James ([email protected] or 901/763-3188 x 206) immediately to help you get a room in the FBA block, if
possible.
Pre-Conference Events on Thursday, May 16
8:00pm - 10:30pm: WELCOME RECEPTION - We
hope that you will be able to join us on Thursday, May 16,
2013 at 8:00pm at Texas de Brazil (www.texasdebrazil.com/
memphis) located at 150 Peabody Place, Suite 103 (901) 526-
7600 for our relaxing pre-seminar event. The cost of the
dinner is $35.00 per person for the full meal and $24.99 per
person for the soup/salad bar only. All meals include
choice of dinner, wine, tax & gratuity. Please RSVP by
either your conference registration form, by email to [email protected] or call Cindy James at (901) 763-3188
ext. 206 by Friday, May 10th, 2013. There will be limited seating available to first 200 registrants who RSVP.
Activities After Day 1 of the Seminar - Friday, May 17
6:30pm - 10:00pm: MEMPHIS RIVERBOAT DINNER CRUISE/JUDICIAL RECEPTION AND
AWARDS CEREMONY - The FBA will host a dinner for our local Judiciary,
Federal Judges, Immigration Judges and US Court of Appeal Judges immediately
following the Friday seminar. This year our Awards Ceremony will take place on the
Mighty Mississippi. View the beautiful Memphis skyline on a two hour cruise while
dining on down home Southern cooking along with a Chinese buffet. Gather with your
fellow participants and have fun singing and dancing along with recording artists Henry
Gross and Mike Chapman. There will be a cash bar available. Boarding and entertain-
ment begins at 6:30pm. The cruise will depart the docks at 8:00 pm SHARP. Tickets are $25.00.
May 17-18, 2013
7:30pm - 10:00pm MEMPHIS IN MAY BBQ FESTIVAL
Group outing to the Memphis In May BBQ Festival at Riverfront
Park. Guests will ride the trolley or walk to Riverfront Park.
Please visit www.memphisinmay.org for more information or sign
up on your registration form. Tickets are $8.00 for a single day
pass. Memphis Loves Visitors! Each year the World Champion-
ship Barbeque Cooking Contest entertains visitors from around the
world. In 2012, visitors came from all 50 states and 8 foreign
countries.
Activities After Day 2 of the Seminar - Saturday, May 18
6:00pm – 12:00am: A STROLL DOWN BEALE STREET - In the heart of
downtown Memphis with three blocks of nightclubs, restaurants and retail shops, the
Beale Street entertainment district is a melting pot of delta blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll, R&B
and gospel. With cold refreshments and hot music, Beale Street is the very heart of en-
tertainment in Memphis. With more than 25 clubs including B.B. King‟s, Coyote Ugly,
Hard Rock Café, Alfred‟s and Rum Boogie Café, it's no wonder that the world-famous
Beale attracts both locals and visitors alike.
Post Seminar Activity - Sunday, May 19
11:00am – 4:00pm: GROUP OUTING TO GRACELAND
Known the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most im-
portant figures of twentieth century popular culture. Visit his home and see
why he was known as “The King”.
Vehicles will leave the Downtown Marriot Hotel at 11:00am Sunday morning to
drive to Graceland (3765 Elvis Presley Blvd., Memphis, TN 38116). Vehicles
can organize their own groups and depart the hotel and return on their own time
frame. The driving distance is approximately 10 miles from the hotel. Sign up
on your registration form or at the registration table at the seminar. Tickets are $35.00 (approximately). http://
www.elvis.com/graceland
1:00pm - 5:00pm: GROUP OUTING TO NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS
MUSEUM
The National Civil Rights Museum (http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org) located at the
Lorraine Motel, the assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., chronicles key epi-
sodes of the American civil rights movement and the legacy of this movement to inspire
participation in civil and human rights efforts globally, through our collections, exhibi-
tions, and educational programs. Vehicles will leave the Downtown Marriot Hotel at
1:00pm Sunday afternoon to drive to the National Civil Rights Museum. Vehicles can
organize their own groups and depart the hotel and return on their own time frame. The driving distance is approx-
imately 5 miles from the hotel. Sign up on your registration form or at the registration
table at the seminar. Tickets are $13.00 (approximately). VER31JAN13
Schedule at a Glance
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. TRACK 1: INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
8:35 – 9:35 a.m. TRACK 1: U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS) HOT TOPICS PANEL
TRACK 2: THE IMMIGRATION COURT: NUTS AND BOLTS FOR BEGINNERS
TRACK 3: APPEALLATE REVIEW AT THE U.S. CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS
TRACK 4: REPRESENTING THE TRANSGENDER/TRANSEXUAL ALIEN
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: PART 1
9:40 -10:40 a.m. TRACK 1: U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) HOT TOPICS PANEL
TRACK 2: VIEW FROM THE BENCH: PRACTICE BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE
TRACK 3: IMMIGRATION REMEDIES IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT, MANDAMUS, HABEAS & APA
TRACK 4: CRIMES OF VIOLENCE: IS THE CONVICTION AN AGGRAVATED FELONY?
TRACK 5: CSPA & CHILD CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2000
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. TRACK 1: U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) HOT TOPICS PANEL
TRACK 2: GROUNDS OF REMOVABILITY
TRACK 3: VIEW FROM THE BENCH: THE CIRCUIT JUDGES SPEAK
TRACK 4: STRATEGIES FOR PADILLA VS KENTUCKY: POST CONVICTION RELIEF
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: PART 2
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. TRACK 1: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS) HOT TOPICS PANEL
TRACK 2: RELIEF FROM REMOVAL: AN OVERVIEW
TRACK 3: ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
TRACK 4: E-42A LPR CANCELLATION BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE
TRACK 5: CITIZENSHIP IN A GLOBAL ERA: A REPORT FROM ROME
2:50 - 3:50 p.m. TRACK 1: DHS CIS/ICE/CBP CHIEF COUNSEL: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TRACK 2: BASIC ASYLUM LAW
TRACK 3: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
TRACK 4: CRIMES INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE: HOW TO ANALYZE A CONVICTION
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: PART 3
3:55 - 4:55 p.m. TRACK 1: PETITIONER DIED? REINSTATEMENT OR HUMANITARIAN REINSTATEMENT UNDER 204(L)
TRACK 2: ASYLUM: FILING AND DOCUMENTING THE APPLICATION
TRACK 3: BOND AND CUSTODY: DETENTION, BONDING & BOND REDETERMINATION
TRACK 4: E-42B NON-LPR CANCELLATION BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE
TRACK 5: MOTIONS PRACTICE: MOTIONS TO REOPEN/RECONSIDER/REMAND/TERMINATE
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. TRACK 1: DACA/DREAMERS EXECUTIVE ORDER/DEFERRED ACTION OR DREAM ACT
TRACK 2: APPELLATE REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION DECISIONS AT THE BIA
TRACK 3: INCOME TAX AND ALIENS: TAX ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION
TRACK 4: DRUG CRIMES: IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES
TRACK 5: DHS USCIS OMBUDSMAN HOT TOPICS
6:30 - 10:00 p.m. JUDICIAL RECEPTION/GROUP OUTING: Option1: Mississippi Riverboat Dinner Cruise
7:30 - 10:00 p.m. GROUP OUTING: Option 2: Memphis in May Barbeque Festival
May 17-18, 2013
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. TRACK 1: INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
8:35 – 9:35 a.m. TRACK 1: VAWA UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
TRACK 2: PARDONS AND POST CONVICTION RELIEF TO AVOID A CONVICTION UNDER THE INA
TRACK 3: ADVANCED EMPLOYMENT BASED PRACTICES, UPDATES AND SANCTIONS (LC/PERM)
TRACK 4: STUDENT (F) VISA: UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
TRACK 5: HOW NUMBERS WORK ON THE VISA BULLETIN
9:40 -10:40 a.m. TRACK 1: U VISA TOPICS: Q&A SESSION FACILITATED BY DHS REPRESENTATIVES
TRACK 2: RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN ASYLUM LAW - CASE STUDIES
TRACK 3: TIPS FOR WRITING BRIEFS AT BIA AND U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
TRACK 4: NUTS AND BOLTS: WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILTY AND REMOVAL AT CONSULAR POSTS
TRACK 5: EMPLOYER VERIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. TRACK 1: DISCUSSION: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)
TRACK 2: CUTTING EDGE - ASYLUM ISSUES IN PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS (GANGS/OTHER)
TRACK 3: DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
TRACK 4: WORKSHOP: WAIVERS AND OTHER ISSUES AT THE U.S. EMBASSY AND/OR CONSULATES
TRACK 5: WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: COUNSELING CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. TRACK 1: U NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS: UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
TRACK 2: WAIVERS OR INADMISSIBILITY IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS - ADVANCED
TRACK 3: USE OF AN EXPERT WITNESS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
TRACK 4: APPEALS AND MOTIONS TO REOPEN BEFORE USCIS
TRACK 5: WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYER IN AN ICE AUDIT
2:50 - 3:50 p.m. TRACK 1: U ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS: UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
TRACK 2: LGBT IMMIGRATION LAW - CURRENT TRENDS
TRACK 3: HOW TO PREPARE AND FILE A PROVISIONAL ULP I-601 WAIVER
TRACK 4: COMPETENCY ISSUES: PTSD, MEMORY LOSS, MENTAL DISABILITY
TRACK 5: WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LITIGATION
3:55 - 4:55 p.m. TRACK 1: COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM LEGISLATIVE UPDATE PANEL
TRACK 2: CUTTING EDGE - GENDER BASED ASYLUM ISSUES (FGM)
TRACK 3: NEGOTIATING WITH AGENCY OFFICIALS
TRACK 4: PRESENTING COMPLICATED I-130/I-485/I-751/N-400 CASES BEFORE USCIS
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: THE EVOLVING WORKPLACE
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. TRACK 1: REPRESENTING THE SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE
TRACK 2: STUMP THE EXPERTS: Q&A WITH PROMINENT IMMIGRATION PRACTITIONERS
TRACK 3: AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT (I-864): PREPARATION, USE AND PITFALLS
TRACK 4: WHAT‟S NEW WITH PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION, WAIVERS AND MORE?
TRACK 5: IMMIGRATION LAW SECTION ANNUAL MEETING
6:30 - 6:45 p.m. Meet in Downtown Marriott lobby for “A Stroll Down Beale Street”
6:45 - 12:00 a.m. GROUP OUTING: “A Stroll Down Beale Street”
Day at a Glance
TRACK ONE TRACK TWO TRACK THREE TRACK FOUR TRACK FIVE
7:30am - 8:00am REGISTRATION
8:00am - 8:30am INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
8:35am - 9:35am
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)
HOT TOPICS PANEL
THE IMMIGRATION COURT: NUTS
AND BOLTS FOR BEGINNERS
APPELLATE REVIEW AT THE US
CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS
REPRESENTING THE
TRANSGENDER/TRANSEXUAL
ALIEN
WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW:
PART 1: GENERAL IMMIGRATION
9:40am - 10:40am
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)
HOT TOPICS PANEL
VIEW FROM THE BENCH:
PRACTICE BEFORE THE
IMMIGRATION JUDGE
IMMIGRATION REMEDIES IN U.S.
FEDERAL COURT, MANDAMUS,
HABEAS AND APA
CRIMES OF VIOLENCE: IS THE
CONVICTION AN AGGRAVATED
FELONY?
CSPA & CHILD
CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2000
10:45am - 11:45am
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION (CBP) HOT TOPICS
PANEL
GROUNDS OF REMOVABILITY VIEW FROM THE BENCH:
THE CIRCUIT JUDGES SPEAK
STRATEGIES FOR PADILLA VS
KENTUCKY: POST CONVICTION
RELIEF
WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW:
PART 2: CONFIDENTIALITY
BETWEEN ATTY/CLIENT/AGENCY/
APPLICATION (LULAC, ASYLUM) &
FOIA
11:45am - 1:45pm LUNCH
1:45pm - 2:45pm U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
(DOS) HOT TOPICS PANEL
RELIEF FROM REMOVAL:
AN OVERVIEW
ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
E-42A LPR CANCELLATION
BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION
JUDGE
CITIZENSHIP IN A GLOBAL ERA:
A REPORT FROM ROME
2:50pm - 3:50pm
DHS CIS/ICE/CBP CHIEF
COUNSEL: ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
BASIC ASYLUM LAW MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF
NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
CRIMES INVOLVING MORAL
TURPITUDE: HOW TO ANALYZE
A CONVICTION
WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW:
PART 3: DUAL REPRESENTATION
3:55pm - 4:55pm
PETITIONER DIED?
REINSTATEMENT OR
HUMANITARIAN
ASYLUM: FILING AND
DOCUMENTING THE APPLICATION
BOND AND CUSTODY:
DETENTION, BONDING & BOND
REDETERMINATIONS
E-42B NON-LPR CANCELLATION
BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION
JUDGE
MOTIONS PRACTICE: MOTIONS TO
REOPEN/RECONSIDER/REMAND/
TERMINATE
5:00pm - 6:00pm
DACA/DREAMERS EXECUTIVE
ORDER / DEFERRED ACTION OR
DREAM ACT
APPELLATE REVIEW OF
IMMIGRATION DECISIONS AT THE
BIA
INCOME TAX AND ALIENS: TAX
ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION
DRUG CRIMES: IMMIGRATION
CONSEQUENCES
DHS USCIS OMBUDSMAN
HOT TOPICS
Friday, May 17, 2013
TRACK ONE TRACK TWO TRACK THREE TRACK FOUR TRACK FIVE
7:30am - 8:00am REGISTRATION
8:00am - 8:30am INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
8:35am - 9:35am
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS)
HOT TOPICS PANEL
THE IMMIGRATION COURT: NUTS
AND BOLTS FOR BEGINNERS
APPELLATE REVIEW AT THE US
CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS
REPRESENTING THE
TRANSGENDER/TRANSEXUAL
ALIEN
WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW:
PART 1: GENERAL IMMIGRATION
9:40am - 10:40am
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE)
HOT TOPICS PANEL
VIEW FROM THE BENCH:
PRACTICE BEFORE THE
IMMIGRATION JUDGE
IMMIGRATION REMEDIES IN U.S.
FEDERAL COURT, MANDAMUS,
HABEAS AND APA
CRIMES OF VIOLENCE: IS THE
CONVICTION AN AGGRAVATED
FELONY?
CSPA & CHILD
CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2000
10:45am - 11:45am
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION (CBP) HOT TOPICS
PANEL
GROUNDS OF REMOVABILITY VIEW FROM THE BENCH:
THE CIRCUIT JUDGES SPEAK
STRATEGIES FOR PADILLA VS
KENTUCKY: POST CONVICTION
RELIEF
WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW:
PART 2: CONFIDENTIALITY
BETWEEN ATTY/CLIENT/AGENCY/
APPLICATION (LULAC, ASYLUM) &
FOIA
11:45am - 1:45pm LUNCH
1:45pm - 2:45pm U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
(DOS) HOT TOPICS PANEL
RELIEF FROM REMOVAL:
AN OVERVIEW
ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
E-42A LPR CANCELLATION
BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION
JUDGE
CITIZENSHIP IN A GLOBAL ERA:
A REPORT FROM ROME
2:50pm - 3:50pm
DHS CIS/ICE/CBP CHIEF
COUNSEL: ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
BASIC ASYLUM LAW MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF
NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
CRIMES INVOLVING MORAL
TURPITUDE: HOW TO ANALYZE
A CONVICTION
WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW:
PART 3: DUAL REPRESENTATION
3:55pm - 4:55pm
PETITIONER DIED?
REINSTATEMENT OR
HUMANITARIAN
ASYLUM: FILING AND
DOCUMENTING THE APPLICATION
BOND AND CUSTODY:
DETENTION, BONDING & BOND
REDETERMINATIONS
E-42B NON-LPR CANCELLATION
BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION
JUDGE
MOTIONS PRACTICE: MOTIONS TO
REOPEN/RECONSIDER/REMAND/
TERMINATE
5:00pm - 6:00pm
DACA/DREAMERS EXECUTIVE
ORDER / DEFERRED ACTION OR
DREAM ACT
APPELLATE REVIEW OF
IMMIGRATION DECISIONS AT THE
BIA
INCOME TAX AND ALIENS: TAX
ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION
DRUG CRIMES: IMMIGRATION
CONSEQUENCES
DHS USCIS OMBUDSMAN
HOT TOPICS
Full Seminar Schedule
There are five tracks for the CLE courses: Track 1 will be held in Classroom #136 - Wade Auditorium; Track 2 will
be held in Classroom #226 - 2nd floor; Track 3 will be held in Classroom #244 - 2nd floor; Track 4 will be held in
Classroom #325 - 3rd floor; Track 5 will be held in Classroom #326 - 3rd floor. Vendor Displays will be located in
the lobby and Student Lounge areas.
^ - denotes panel moderator; * - unconfirmed private sector; + - unconfirmed judicial/government invitee
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. TRACK 1: INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS ^ H. Raymond Fasano (FBA ILS Chair, Youman Madeo & Fasano, LLP - New York, NY)
* Robert DeSousa (FBA National President, State Director, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey - Harrisburg, PA)
Eric Hudson (FBA Mid-South Chapter President - Memphis, TN)
+ Hon. A C Wharton, Jr. (Mayor - Memphis, TN)
8:35 – 9:35 a.m. TRACK 1: U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS) HOT TOPICS PANEL ^ Kimberly Sutton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Frager Sutton Haupt, PLLC - Memphis, TN)
+ USCIS Service Center Designee - to be determined
+ USCIS HQ Designee - to be determined
+ USCIS Asylum Director/Officer - to be determined
TRACK 2: THE IMMIGRATION COURT: NUTS AND BOLTS FOR BEGINNERS ^ Hon. Lawrence Burman (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, Immediate Past FBA ILS Chair - Arlington,
VA) - in personal capacity
Thomas Davis (USDOJ-EOIR, Court Administrator - Memphis, TN)
Hon. Amiena Khan (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge– Newark, NJ) - in personal capacity
Alicia Triche (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Managing Partner, Nesom Abrusley & Triche -
Memphis, TN)
TRACK 3: APPELLATE REVIEW AT THE U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ^ Justin Burton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Kreizelman Burton & Associates, LLC - Chicago, IL)
+ Hon. Bernice Donald (Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit)
Elizabeth Stevens (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, USDOJ Civil Division, Office of Immigration
Litigation, Assistant Director - Washington, DC)
+ United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit Judge - to be determined
+ United States Court Of Appeals Ninth Circuit Judge - to be determined
TRACK 4: REPRESENTING THE TRANSGENDER/TRANSEXUAL ALIEN ^ Mark Shmueli (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Law Office of Mark Shmueli - Takoma Park, MD)
J. Craig Fong (Fong & Chun - Los Angeles, CA)
Victoria Neilson (Legal Director, Immigration Equality Inc. - New York, NY)
Amelia Wilson (Detention Attorney, Immigrant Rights Program at American Friends Service
Committee - Newark, NJ)
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: PART 1: GENERAL
IMMIGRATION LAW ISSUES WITH DISCUSSION FROM THE AUDIENCE ^ George Newman (Partner, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP - St. Louis, MO)
Hon. Mimi Tsankov (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Secretary - Denver, CO) - in personal
capacity
Kevin Balkwill (Disciplinary Counsel, Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of
Tennessee - Nashville, TN)
Jerome Grzeca (Grzeca Law Group, S.C. - Milwaukee, WI)
Lucian Pera (Treasurer, American Bar Association, Adams & Reece, LLP - Memphis, TN)
May 17-18, 2013
9:40 -10:40 a.m. TRACK 1: U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) HOT TOPICS PANEL
^ H. Raymond Fasano (FBA ILS Chair, Youman Madeo & Fasano, LLP - New York, NY)
Cheryl David (Director, AILA BOG, The Law Office of Cheryl R. David - New York, NY)
Philip Miller (ERO Field Office Director - New Orleans, LA)
Glenda Raborn (USICE, Chief Counsel, New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel - Oakdale, LA)
TRACK 2: VIEW FROM THE BENCH: PRACTICE BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE ^ Hon. Lawrence Burman (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, Immediate Past FBA ILS Chair - Arlington,
VA) - in personal capacity
Hon. Dorothy Harbeck (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee - Elizabeth, NJ)
- in personal capacity
Hon. William Joyce (Retired Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Joyce & Associates, P.C. -
Boston, MA)
Hon. Charles Pazar (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge - Memphis, TN) - in personal capacity
TRACK 3: IMMIGRATION REMEDIES IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT, MANDAMUS, HABEAS & APA ^ Justin Burton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Kreizelman Burton & Associates, LLC - Chicago, IL)
Hon. John Fowlkes (U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, District Judge - Memphis, TN)
Russell Abrutyn (Associate, Law Office of Marshal E. Hyman and Associates PC - Troy, MI)
Naomi Bang (Senior Attorney, FosterQuan - Houston, TX)
Elizabeth Stevens (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, USDOJ Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation,
Assistant Director - Washington, DC)
TRACK 4: CRIMES OF VIOLENCE: IS THE CONVICTION AN AGGRAVATED FELONY?
^ Kimberly Sutton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Frager Sutton Haupt, PLLC - Memphis, TN)
Maria Baldini-Potermin (Maria Baldini-Potermin & Associates, PC - Chicago, IL)
Mary Kramer (Mary Kramer, PA - Miami, FL)
Lory Rosenberg (IDEAS - Washington, DC)
TRACK 5: CSPA & CHILD CITIZENSHIP ACT OF 2000 ^ Donald Mooers (Founder and Managing Partner, Mooers Immigration - Bethesda, MD)
Cyrus Mehta (Managing Attorney, Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC - New York, NY)
Ari Sauer (AILA BOG, Associate Attorney, Siskind Susser - Memphis, TN)
Carl Shusterman (Law Offices of Carl Shusterman - Los Angeles, CA)
+ USCIS/DOS invitee - to be determined
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. TRACK 1: U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) HOT TOPICS PANEL
^ Barry Frager (FBA ILS CLE Coordinator, Frager Sutton Haupt, PLLC - Memphis, TN)
+ Lori Breakstone (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Chief Officer, Area Port of Memphis -
Memphis, TN)
+ Denis Dhenin (CBP, Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Assistant Chief Counsel - Training -
Artesia, NM)
John Klow (Retired, Program Manager/Chief Lead, Admissibility Review Office, Admissibility
Requirements and Migration Control Office of Field Operations, CBP - Washington, DC)
William Reich (Serotte Reich Wilson Immigration Law - Buffalo, NY)
+ Ryan Waters (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Enforcement Officer, Area Port of Memphis -
Memphis, TN)
TRACK 2: GROUNDS OF REMOVABILITY ^ Alicia Triche (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Managing Partner, Nesom Abrusley & Triche -
Memphis, TN)
Maria Baldini-Potermin (Maria Baldini-Potermin & Associates, PC - Chicago, IL)
Brian Bates (Reina and Bates Immigration Law Group - Houston, TX)
Rook Moore (USICE, Assistant Chief Counsel, New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel - Memphis, TN)
Full Seminar Schedule
TRACK 3: VIEW FROM THE BENCH: THE CIRCUIT JUDGES SPEAK
^ Justin Burton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Kreizelman Burton & Associates, LLC - Chicago, IL)
+ Hon. Bernice Donald (Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit)
+ United States Court Of Appeals Ninth Circuit Judge - to be determined
+ United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit Judge - to be determined
TRACK 4: STRATEGIES FOR PADILLA VS KENTUCKY: POST CONVICTION RELIEF
^ H. Raymond Fasano (FBA ILS Chair, Youman Madeo & Fasano, LLP - New York, NY)
Hon. John Fowlkes (U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, District Judge - Memphis, TN)
Maurice Hew, Jr. (Associate Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU - Houston, TX)
+ Jennifer Keeney (USDOJ, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Senior Litigation Counsel -
Washington, DC)
George Terezakis (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, The Law Offices of George A. Terezakis - Mineola, NY)
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: PART 2
CONFIDENTIALITY BETWEEN ATTORNEY/CLIENT/AGENCY/APPLICATION (LULAC, ASYLUM)
& FOIA
^ Sean Lewis (Chair, Nashville Bar Immigration Committee, Law Offices of Sean Lewis - Nashville, TN)
Richard Averwater (Former DHS OCC Trial Attorney, Law Offices of Richard Averwater - Memphis, TN
James Orlow (Former AILA National President, Orlow Kaplan & Hohenstein, LLP - Philadelphia, PA)
John Pratt (Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt, P.A. - Miami, FL)
+ USCIS Invitee from MSC - to be determined
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. TRACK 1: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS) HOT TOPICS PANEL
^ Paul Isel (Law Office of Paul Isel - Los Angeles, CA)
Scott Boswell (USDOS, Consular Chief, United States Consulate - Montreal, Canada) +
Charlie Oppenheim (USDOS, Visa Bulletin Office, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division -
Washington, DC)
Jan Pederson (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Pederson Immigration Law Group - Washington, DC)
+ USDOS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 2: RELIEF FROM REMOVAL: AN OVERVIEW
^ Hon. Lee O‟Connor (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee - Los Angeles, CA) -
in personal capacity
Jodi Goodwin (Law Office of Jodi Goodwin - Harlingen, TX)
Annaluisa Padilla (AILA National Secretary, AILA BOG, Law Office of Annaluisa Padilla - La Habra, CA)
George Terezakis (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, The Law Offices of George A. Terezakis - Mineola, NY)
TRACK 3: ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
^ Justin Burton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Kreizelman Buston & Associates, LLC - Chicago, IL)
+ Hon. Bernice Donald (Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit)
Brian Bates (Reina and Bates Immigration Law Group - Houston, TX)
+ Jennifer Keeney (USDOJ, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Senior Litigation Counsel -
Washington, DC)
+ United States Court Of Appeals Ninth Circuit Judge - to be determined
+ United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit Judge - to be determined
TRACK 4: E-42A LPR CANCELLATION BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE
^ Kathleen Gasparian (Partner, Ware/Gasparian - Metairie, LA)
Hon. William Joyce (Retired Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Joyce & Associates, P.C. -
Boston, MA)
Hon. Charles Pazar (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge - Memphis, TN) - in personal capacity
Mary Kramer (Mary Kramer, PA - Miami, FL)
TRACK 3: VIEW FROM THE BENCH: THE CIRCUIT JUDGES SPEAK
^ Justin Burton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Kreizelman Burton & Associates, LLC - Chicago, IL)
+ Hon. Bernice Donald (Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit)
+ United States Court Of Appeals Ninth Circuit Judge - to be determined
+ United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit Judge - to be determined
TRACK 4: STRATEGIES FOR PADILLA VS KENTUCKY: POST CONVICTION RELIEF
^ H. Raymond Fasano (FBA ILS Chair, Youman Madeo & Fasano, LLP - New York, NY)
Hon. John Fowlkes (U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, District Judge - Memphis, TN)
Maurice Hew, Jr. (Associate Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU - Houston, TX)
+ Jennifer Keeney (USDOJ, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Senior Litigation Counsel -
Washington, DC)
George Terezakis (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, The Law Offices of George A. Terezakis - Mineola, NY)
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: PART 2
CONFIDENTIALITY BETWEEN ATTORNEY/CLIENT/AGENCY/APPLICATION (LULAC, ASYLUM)
& FOIA
^ Sean Lewis (Chair, Nashville Bar Immigration Committee, Law Offices of Sean Lewis - Nashville, TN)
Richard Averwater (Former DHS OCC Trial Attorney, Law Offices of Richard Averwater - Memphis, TN
James Orlow (Former AILA National President, Orlow Kaplan & Hohenstein, LLP - Philadelphia, PA)
John Pratt (Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt, P.A. - Miami, FL)
+ USCIS Invitee from MSC - to be determined
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. TRACK 1: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS) HOT TOPICS PANEL
^ Paul Isel (Law Office of Paul Isel - Los Angeles, CA)
Scott Boswell (USDOS, Consular Chief, United States Consulate - Montreal, Canada) +
Charlie Oppenheim (USDOS, Visa Bulletin Office, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division -
Washington, DC)
Jan Pederson (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Pederson Immigration Law Group - Washington, DC)
+ USDOS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 2: RELIEF FROM REMOVAL: AN OVERVIEW
^ Hon. Lee O‟Connor (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee - Los Angeles, CA) -
in personal capacity
Jodi Goodwin (Law Office of Jodi Goodwin - Harlingen, TX)
Annaluisa Padilla (AILA National Secretary, AILA BOG, Law Office of Annaluisa Padilla - La Habra, CA)
George Terezakis (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, The Law Offices of George A. Terezakis - Mineola, NY)
TRACK 3: ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
^ Justin Burton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Kreizelman Buston & Associates, LLC - Chicago, IL)
+ Hon. Bernice Donald (Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit)
Brian Bates (Reina and Bates Immigration Law Group - Houston, TX)
+ Jennifer Keeney (USDOJ, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Senior Litigation Counsel -
Washington, DC)
+ United States Court Of Appeals Ninth Circuit Judge - to be determined
+ United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit Judge - to be determined
TRACK 4: E-42A LPR CANCELLATION BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE
^ Kathleen Gasparian (Partner, Ware/Gasparian - Metairie, LA)
Hon. William Joyce (Retired Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Joyce & Associates, P.C. -
Boston, MA)
Hon. Charles Pazar (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge - Memphis, TN) - in personal capacity
Mary Kramer (Mary Kramer, PA - Miami, FL)
May 17-18, 2013
TRACK 5: CITIZENSHIP IN GLOBAL ERA: A REPORT FROM ROME
^ Margaret H. McCormick (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan - Chicago, IL)
Hon. Mimi Tsankov (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Secretary - Denver, CO) - in personal
capacity
F. Daniel Siciliano (Professor, Stanford Law School; Faculty Director, Rock Center for Corporate
Governance - Stanford, CA)
Margaret D. Stock (Lane Powell - Anchorage, AK)
2:50 - 3:50 p.m. TRACK 1: DHS CIS/ICE/CBP CHIEF COUNSEL: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
^ Kevin Lashus (Managing Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP - Austin, TX)
+ Denis Dhenin (CBP, Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Assistant Chief Counsel - Training -
Artesia, NM)
+ Ann Baker Gardner (USCIS, Associate Regional Counsel - New Orleans, LA)
Brandon Josephsen (USICE, Deputy Chief Counsel, New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel - Memphis, TN)
Glenda Raborn (USICE, Chief Counsel, New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel - Oakdale, LA)
TRACK 2: BASIC ASYLUM LAW
^ Alicia Triche (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Managing Partner, Nesom Abrusley & Triche -
Memphis, TN)
Deborah Anker (Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical
Program Harvard Law School - Cambridge, MA)
Hiroko Kusuda (Assistant Clinic Professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law -
New Orleans, LA)
James Orlow (Former AILA National President, Orlow Kaplan & Hohenstein, LLP - Philadelphia, PA)
+ USCIS Asylum Office Director or Designee - to be determined
TRACK 3: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS
^ Prakash Khatri (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Former USCIS Ombudsman, Khatri Law Firm -
Washington, DC)
Scott Boswell (USDOS, Consular Chief, United States Consulate - Montreal, Canada)
Loan Huynh (Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Minneapolis, MN)
+ USCIS Invitee - to be determined
TRACK 4: CRIMES INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE: HOW TO ANALYZE A CONVICTION
^ Hon. Lee O‟Connor (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge , FBA ILS Advisory Committee - Los Angeles, CA)
- in personal capacity
Hon. Irene Feldman (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge - Eloy, AZ) - in personal capacity
Jeff Joseph (Senior Partner, Joseph Law Firm, P.C. - Aurora, CO)
Dan Kesselbrenner (Executive Director, National Immigration Project - Boston, MA)
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW: PART 3
DUAL REPRESENTATION
^ Karen Grisez (Special Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP - Washington, DC)
Kevin Balkwill (Disciplinary Counsel, Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of
Tennessee - Nashville, TN)
David Leopold (AILA BOG, Former AILA National President, David Wolfe Leopold & Associates LPA
- Cleveland, OH)
Lucian Pera (Treasurer, American Bar Association, Adams & Reece, LLP - Memphis, TN)
John Pratt (Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt, P.A. - Miami, FL)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
3:55 - 4:55 p.m. TRACK 1: PETITIONER DIED? REINSTATEMENT OR HUMANITARIAN REINSTATEMENT
UNDER 204(L)
^ Donald Mooers (Founder and Managing Partner, Mooers Immigration - Bethesda, MD)
Barbara Bower (Barbara L. Bower Law Firm, LLC - Pittsburgh, PA)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
* TBD
Full Seminar Schedule
TRACK 2: ASYLUM: FILING AND DOCUMENTING THE APPLICATION
^ Alicia Triche (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Managing Partner, Nesom Abrusley & Triche -
Memphis, TN)
Deborah Anker (Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical
Program Harvard Law School - Cambridge, MA)
Hon. Amiena Khan (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge– Newark, NJ) - in personal capacity
Hiroko Kusuda (Assistant Clinic Professor, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law -
New Orleans, LA)
+ USCIS Asylum Office Director or Designee - to be determined
TRACK 3: BOND AND CUSTODY: DETENTION, BONDING AND BOND REDETERMINATION ^ Sean Lewis (Chair, Nashville Bar Immigration Committee, Law Offices of Sean Lewis - Nashville, TN)
Hon. Irene Feldman (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge - Eloy, AZ) - in personal capacity
Karen Grisez (Special Counsel, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP - Washington, DC)
Brandon Josephsen (USICE, Deputy Chief Counsel, New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel -
Memphis, TN)
TRACK 4: E-42B NON-LPR CANCELLATION BEFORE THE IMMIGRATION JUDGE
^ Hon. Lee O‟Connor (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee - Los Angeles,
CA) - in personal capacity
Victor Neiblas (AILA National 2nd Vice President, Law Office of Victor Neiblas - City of Industry, CA)
Christine Poarch (Attorney, Poarch Law Firm - Salem, VA)
Olsi Vrapi (Noble & Vrapi, PA - Albuquerque, NM)
TRACK 5: MOTIONS PRACTICE: MOTIONS TO REOPEN/RECONSIDER/REMAND/TERMINATE
^ Tanya Myers (Law Offices of Tanya Myers - Tucson, AZ)
Hon. Robin Feder (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Vice Chair - Boston, MA) - in personal
capacity
Tara Lundstrom (Law Clerk, Hon. Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Court Of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit - San Francisco, CA)
Rook Moore (USICE, Assistant Chief Counsel, New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel - Memphis, TN)
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. TRACK 1: DACA/DREAMERS EXECUTIVE ORDER/DEFERRED ACTION OR DREAM ACT
^ Kimberly Sutton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Frager Sutton Haupt, PLLC - Memphis, TN)
Anna Gallagher (Maggio + Kattar, P.C. - Washington, DC)
Laura Lichter (AILA National President, AILA BOG, Lichter Immigration - Denver, CO)
+ USCIS Invitee - to be determined
TRACK 2: APPELLATE REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION DECISIONS AT THE BIA
^ Tanya Myers (Law Offices of Tanya Myers - Tucson, AZ)
Brandon Josephsen (USICE, Deputy Chief Counsel, New Orleans Office of Chief Counsel -
Memphis, TN)
Lory Rosenberg (IDEAS - Washington, DC)
TRACK 3: INCOME TAX AND ALIENS: TAX ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION
^ Hon. Lawrence Burman (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, Immediate Past FBA ILS Chair -
Arlington, VA) - in personal capacity
Robert Alcorn (Robert Alcorn, CPA, MBA - Dallas, TX)
Sam Rock (Attorney, Rock Law Group, PLC; Rock and Hardin Professional Tax Services - Lexington,
KY; Atlanta, GA; New York, NY)
TRACK 4: DRUG CRIMES: IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES
^ Mark Shmueli (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Law Office of Mark Shmueli - Takoma Park, MD)
Thomas Elliot (Lichtman & Elliot, PC - Washington, DC)
Maurice Hew, Jr. (Associate Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU - Houston, TX)
Dan Kesselbrenner (Executive Director, National Immigration Project - Boston, MA)
May 17-18, 2013
7:30 - 10:00 p.m. GROUP OUTING: Option 2: Memphis in May Barbeque Festival
Each year the World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest entertains visitors from around
the world. In 2012, visitors came from all 50 states and 8 foreign countries.
Guests will ride the trolley or walk to Riverfront Park to see hundreds of teams compete for
over $100,000 in prizes and supreme bragging
rights. Teams adorn their areas with elaborate
decoration, trophies attesting to their boasting
rights, and as one can imagine, clever and creative
team names. While grilling is the main theme, the
contest wouldn‟t be complete without the Ms. Piggie
Idol competition where grown men dress in tutus
and snouts and women kick their heels (hooves) up.
Please visit www.memphisinmay.org for more
information or sign up on your registration form.
Tickets are $8.00 for a single day pass.
6:30 - 10:00 p.m. GROUP OUTING: Option 1:
Mississippi Riverboat Dinner Cruise/Judicial Reception
and Awards Ceremony - Tour the Mighty Mississippi on a
two hour cruise while dining on down home Southern
cooking along with a Chinese buffet. Prior to departure
we will honor our local Judiciary, Federal Judges, Immi-
gration Judges, US Court of Appeal Judges and 2013
Award Recipients.
Less than one block away from the University of
Memphis Law School. Boarding and entertainment begins at 6:30pm. The cruise will depart the
docks at 8:00pm SHARP. For your enjoyment, listen to music from recording artists, Henry Gross
and Mike Chapman. A cash bar will be available.
Tickets can be purchased for $25.00. Please see your registration form. All persons boarding the
riverboat MUST have a ticket. For those wishing to disembark early, the riverboat departs at 8:00
p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy James.
TRACK 5: DHS USCIS OMBUDSMAN HOT TOPICS
^ Prakash Khatri (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Former USCIS Ombudsman, Khatri Law Firm -
Washington, DC)
Rena Cutlip-Mason (DHS CIS, Acting Chief , Humanitarian/Family Section - Washington, DC)
Charlie Oppenheim (USDOS, Visa Bulletin Office, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division -
Washington, DC)
Day at a Glance
TRACK ONE TRACK TWO TRACK THREE TRACK FOUR TRACK FIVE
7:30am - 8:00am REGISTRATION
8:00am - 8:30am INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
8:35am - 9:35am VAWA UPDATES AND
EMERGING ISSUES
PARDONS AND POST CONVICTION
RELIEF TO AVOID A CONVICTION
UNDER THE INA
ADVANCED EMPLOYMENT BASED
PRACTICES, UPDATES AND
SANCTIONS (LC/PERM)
STUDENT (F) VISA: UPDATES
AND EMERGING ISSUES
HOW NUMBERS WORK ON THE VISA
BULLETIN
9:40am - 10:40am
U VISA TOPICS: Q&A SESSION
FACILITATED BY DHS
REPRESENTATIVES
RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN ASYLUM
LAW - CASE STUDIES
TIPS FOR WRITING BRIEFS AT BIA
AND U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
NUTS AND BOLTS: WAIVERS OF
INADMISSIBILITY AND
REMOVAL AT CONSULAR POSTS
EMPLOYER VERIFICATION
OBLIGATIONS
10:45am - 11:45am DISCUSSION: VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)
CUTTING EDGE - ASYLUM ISSUES
IN PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS
(GANGS/OTHERS)
DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
WORKSHOP: WAIVERS AND
OTHER ISSUES AT THE U.S.
EMBASSY AND/OR CONSULATES
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT:
COUNSELING CORPORATE
COMPLIANCE
11:45am - 1:45pm LUNCH
1:45pm - 2:45pm U NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS:
UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY IN
REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS –
ADVANCED
USE OF AN EXPERT WITNESS IN
REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
APPEALS AND MOTIONS TO
REOPEN BEFORE USCIS
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT:
REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYER IN
AN ICE AUDIT
2:50pm - 3:50pm U ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS:
UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
LGBT IMMIGRATION LAW -
CURRENT TRENDS
HOW TO PREPARE AND FILE A
PROVISIONAL ULP I-601 WAIVER
COMPETENCY ISSUES: PTSD,
MEMORY LOSS, MENTAL
DISABILITY
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT:
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LITIGATION
3:55pm - 4:55pm
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
PANEL
CUTTING EDGE - GENDER BASED
ASYLUM ISSUES (FGM)
NEGOTIATING WITH AGENCY
OFFICIALS
PRESENTING COMPLICATED
I-130/I-485/I-751/N-400
CASES BEFORE USCIS
WORKSHOP: THE EVOLVING
WORKPLACE
5:00pm - 6:00pm REPRESENTING THE SPECIAL
IMMIGRANT JUVENILE
STUMP THE EXPERTS: Q&A WITH
PROMINENT IMMIGRATION
PRACTITIONERS
AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT (I-864):
PREPARATION, USE AND PITFALLS
WHAT‟S NEW WITH
PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION,
WAIVERS AND MORE?
IMMIGRATION LAW SECTION
ANNUAL MEETING
Saturday, May 18, 2013
TRACK ONE TRACK TWO TRACK THREE TRACK FOUR TRACK FIVE
7:30am - 8:00am REGISTRATION
8:00am - 8:30am INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS
8:35am - 9:35am VAWA UPDATES AND
EMERGING ISSUES
PARDONS AND POST CONVICTION
RELIEF TO AVOID A CONVICTION
UNDER THE INA
ADVANCED EMPLOYMENT BASED
PRACTICES, UPDATES AND
SANCTIONS (LC/PERM)
STUDENT (F) VISA: UPDATES
AND EMERGING ISSUES
HOW NUMBERS WORK ON THE VISA
BULLETIN
9:40am - 10:40am
U VISA TOPICS: Q&A SESSION
FACILITATED BY DHS
REPRESENTATIVES
RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN ASYLUM
LAW - CASE STUDIES
TIPS FOR WRITING BRIEFS AT BIA
AND U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
NUTS AND BOLTS: WAIVERS OF
INADMISSIBILITY AND
REMOVAL AT CONSULAR POSTS
EMPLOYER VERIFICATION
OBLIGATIONS
10:45am - 11:45am DISCUSSION: VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)
CUTTING EDGE - ASYLUM ISSUES
IN PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS
(GANGS/OTHERS)
DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
WORKSHOP: WAIVERS AND
OTHER ISSUES AT THE U.S.
EMBASSY AND/OR CONSULATES
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT:
COUNSELING CORPORATE
COMPLIANCE
11:45am - 1:45pm LUNCH
1:45pm - 2:45pm U NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS:
UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY IN
REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS –
ADVANCED
USE OF AN EXPERT WITNESS IN
REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
APPEALS AND MOTIONS TO
REOPEN BEFORE USCIS
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT:
REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYER IN
AN ICE AUDIT
2:50pm - 3:50pm U ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS:
UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
LGBT IMMIGRATION LAW -
CURRENT TRENDS
HOW TO PREPARE AND FILE A
PROVISIONAL ULP I-601 WAIVER
COMPETENCY ISSUES: PTSD,
MEMORY LOSS, MENTAL
DISABILITY
WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT:
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LITIGATION
3:55pm - 4:55pm
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
PANEL
CUTTING EDGE - GENDER BASED
ASYLUM ISSUES (FGM)
NEGOTIATING WITH AGENCY
OFFICIALS
PRESENTING COMPLICATED
I-130/I-485/I-751/N-400
CASES BEFORE USCIS
WORKSHOP: THE EVOLVING
WORKPLACE
5:00pm - 6:00pm REPRESENTING THE SPECIAL
IMMIGRANT JUVENILE
STUMP THE EXPERTS: Q&A WITH
PROMINENT IMMIGRATION
PRACTITIONERS
AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT (I-864):
PREPARATION, USE AND PITFALLS
WHAT‟S NEW WITH
PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION,
WAIVERS AND MORE?
IMMIGRATION LAW SECTION
ANNUAL MEETING
Full Seminar Schedule
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2013
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. TRACK 1: INTRODUCTION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS ^ Barry Frager (FBA ILS CLE Coordinator, Frager Sutton Haupt, PLLC - Memphis, TN)
* Robert DeSousa (FBA National President, State Director, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey - Harrisburg, PA)
Eric Hudson (FBA Mid-South Chapter President - Memphis, TN)
+ Hon. Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. (Mayor, Shelby County - Memphis, TN)
8:35 – 9:35 a.m. TRACK 1: VAWA UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
^ Gail Pendleton (Co-Director, ASISTA Immigration Assistance - Plymouth, MA)
Mona Patel-Sikora (Staff Attorney, Immigration Center for Women and Children - Los Angeles, CA)
Catherine Seitz (Regional Immigration Coordinator, Bay Area Legal Aid - San Francisco, CA)
+ USCIS Invitee - to be determined
TRACK 2: PARDONS AND POST CONVICTION RELIEF TO AVOID A CONVICTION UNDER THE INA
^ Sean Lewis (Chair, Nashville Bar Immigration Committee, Law Offices of Sean Lewis - Nashville, TN)
Hon. John Fowlkes (U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, District Judge - Memphis, TN)
Anna Gallagher (Maggio + Kattar, PC - Washington, DC)
Jodi Goodwin (Law Office of Jodi Goodwin - Harlingen, TX)
+ Jennifer Keeney (USDOJ, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Senior Litigation Counsel -
Washington, DC)
TRACK 3: ADVANCED EMPLOYMENT BASED PRACTICES, UPDATES AND SANCTIONS (LC/PERM)
^ David Ware (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Partner, Ware/Gasparian - Metairie, LA)
Gary Endelman (Senior Counsel, FosterQuan LLP - Houston, TX)
Loan Huynh (Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Minneapolis, MN)
Eileen Scofield (FBA ILS Treasurer, Alston & Bird, LLP - Atlanta, GA)
TRACK 4: APPEALS AND MOTIONS TO REOPEN BEFORE USCIS
^ Tanya Myers (Law Offices of Tanya Myers - Tucson, AZ)
+ Ann Baker Gardner (USCIS, Associate Regional Counsel - New Orleans, LA)
Peter Williamson (Former AILA National President; Chamberlain, Hrdicka, White, Williams &
Martin - Houston, TX)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 5: HOW NUMBERS WORK ON THE VISA BULLETIN
^ Prakash Khatri (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Former USCIS Ombudsman, Khatri Law Firm -
Washington, DC)
Scott Boswell (USDOS, Consular Chief, United States Consulate - Montreal, Canada)
Rena Cutlip-Mason (DHS CIS, Acting Chief, Humanitarian/Family Section - Washington, DC)
Charlie Oppenheim (USDOS, Visa Bulletin Office, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division -
Washington, DC)
9:40 -10:40 a.m. TRACK 1: U VISA TOPICS: Q&A SESSION FACILITATED BY DHS REPRESENTATIVES
^ Sally Kinoshita (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Deputy Director, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
(ILRC) - San Francisco, CA)
Catherine Seitz (Regional Immigration Coordinator, Bay Area Legal Aid - San Francisco, CA)
Rena Cutlip-Mason (DHS CIS, Acting Chief, Humanitarian/Family Section - Washington, DC)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 2: RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN ASYLUM LAW - CASE STUDIES
^ Hon. Lawrence Burman (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, Immediate Past FBA ILS Chair -
Arlington, VA) - in personal capacity
Joseph Grieboski (Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of THE INSTITUTE on Religion
and Public Policy - Alexandria, VA)
May 17-18, 2013
TRACK 3: TIPS FOR WRITING BRIEFS AT BIA AND U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
^ Tanya Myers (Law Offices of Tanya Myers - Tucson, AZ)
Tara Lundstrom (Law Clerk, Hon. Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Court Of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit - San Francisco, CA)
Lory Rosenberg (IDEAS - Washington, DC)
Elizabeth Stevens (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, USDOJ Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation,
Assistant Director - Washington, DC)
TRACK 4: WORKSHOP: WAIVERS AND OTHER ISSUES AT THE U.S. EMBASSY AND/OR CONSULATES
^ Paul Isel (Law Office of Paul Isel - Los Angeles, CA)
Scott Boswell (USDOS, Consular Chief, United States Consulate - Montreal, Canada)
John Klow (Retired, Program Manager/Chief Lead, Admissibility Review Office, Admissibility
Requirements and Migration Control Office of Field Operations, CBP - Washington, DC)
Charlie Oppenheim (USDOS, Visa Bulletin Office, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division -
Washington, DC)
Jan Pederson (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Pederson Immigration Law Group - Washington, DC)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 5: EMPLOYER VERIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
^ Margaret H. McCormick (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan -
Chicago, IL)
P. J. Rossi (Manager, HR Administration/Compliance, BBVA Compass Bank - Birmingham, AL)
F. Daniel Siciliano (Professor, Stanford Law School; Faculty Director, Rock Center for Corporate
Governance - Stanford, CA)
Margaret D. Stock (Lane Powell - Anchorage, AK)
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. TRACK 1: DISCUSSION: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)
^ Gail Pendleton (Co-Director, ASISTA Immigration Assistance - Plymouth, MA)
Jessica Farb (Staff Attorney, Immigration Center for Women and Children - San Francisco, CA)
Sonia Parras Konrad (ASISTA Immigration Assistance - Des Moines, IA)
+ USCIS Invitee - to be determined
TRACK 2: CUTTING EDGE - ASYLUM ISSUES IN PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUPS (GANGS/OTHER)
^ Nancy Fellom (Law Offices of Fellom & Solorio - San Francisco, CA)
Hon. Dorothy Harbeck (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Advisory Committee - Elizabeth, NJ)
- in personal capacity
Deborah Anker (Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical
Program Harvard Law School - Cambridge, MA)
Karen Musalo (Professor, University of California, Hastings College of Law - San Francisco, CA)
TRACK 3: DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
^ George Newman (Partner, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP - St. Louis, MO)
Jan Pederson (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Pederson Immigration Law Group - Washington, DC)
Carl Shusterman (Law Offices of Carl Shusterman - Los Angeles, CA)
Barry Walker (Walker & Ungo Immigration Law Firm - Tupelo, MS)
TRACK 4: NUTS AND BOLTS: WAIVERS OF INADMISSIBILITY AND REMOVAL AT CONSULAR POSTS
^ Laurel Scott (Founding Attorney, Scott and Associates PLLC - Houston, TX)
Scott Boswell (USDOS, Consular Chief, United States Consulate - Montreal, Canada)
Charlie Oppenheim (USDOS, Visa Bulletin Office, Chief, Visa Control and Reporting Division -
Washington, DC)
Kelli Stump (Law Offices of Stump & Associates - Oklahoma City, OK)
+ USDOS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 5: WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: COUNSELING CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
^ Margaret H. McCormick (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan - Chicago, IL)
* Lindsay Chichester (Assistant General Counsel, Walmart Stores, Inc. - Bentonville, AR)
Marketa Lindt (FBA Chicago, Director; Partner, Sidley Austin LLP - Chicago, IL)
Angelo Paparelli (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP - Los Angeles, CA)
Full Seminar Schedule
11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. TRACK 1: U NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS: UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
^ Sally Kinoshita (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Deputy Director, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
(ILRC) - San Francisco, CA)
Rena Cutlip-Mason (DHS CIS, Acting Chief, Humanitarian/Family Section - Washington, DC)
Sonia Parras Konrad (ASISTA Immigration Assistance - Des Moines, IA)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 2: WAIVERS OR INADMISSIBILITY IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS - ADVANCED
^ Kathleen Gasparian (Partner, Ware/Gasparian - Metairie, LA)
Jodi Goodwin (Law Office of Jodi Goodwin - Harlingen, TX)
Kelli Stump (Law Offices of Stump & Associates - Oklahoma City, OK)
Olsi Vrapi (Noble & Vrapi, PA - Albuquerque, NM)
TRACK 3: USE OF AN EXPERT WITNESS IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS
^ Mark Shmueli (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Law Office of Mark Shmueli - Takoma Park, MD)
Hon. Robin Feder (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Vice Chair - Boston, MA) -
in personal capacity
Dr. Arthur Blecher (Licensed Professional Counselor - Washington, DC)
Thomas Elliot (Lichtman & Elliot, PC - Washington, DC)
TRACK 4: STUDENT (F) VISA: UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
^ Barry Frager (FBA ILS CLE Coordinator, Frager Sutton Haupt, PLLC - Memphis, TN)
Adam Green (Law Offices of Adam Green - Los Angeles, CA)
Jerome Grzeca (Grzeca Law Group, S.C. - Milwaukee, WI)
TRACK 5: WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYER IN AN ICE AUDIT
^ Kevin Lashus (Managing Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP - Austin, TX)
Marketa Lindt (FBA Chicago, Director; Partner, Sidley Austin LLP - Chicago, IL)
Sharon Mehlman (Partner, Larrabee/Mehlman/Albi/Coker LLP - San Diego, CA)
Eileen Scofield (FBA ILS Treasurer, Alston & Bird, LLP - Atlanta, GA)
2:50 - 3:50 p.m. TRACK 1: U ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS: UPDATES AND EMERGING ISSUES
^ Gail Pendleton (Co-Director, ASISTA Immigration Assistance - Plymouth, MA)
Jessica Farb (Staff Attorney, Immigration Center for Women and Children - San Francisco, CA)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 2: LGBT IMMIGRATION LAW - CURRENT TRENDS
^ Nancy Fellom (Law Offices of Fellom & Solorio - San Francisco, CA)
* Noemi Masliah (Law Offices of Maslish & Soloway, P.C. - New York, NY)
Karen Musalo (Professor, University of California, Hastings College of Law - San Francisco, CA)
Victoria Neilson (Legal Director, Immigration Equality Inc. - New York, NY)
TRACK 3: HOW TO PREPARE AND FILE A PROVISIONAL ULP I-601 WAIVER
^ Laurel Scott (Founding Attorney, Scott and Associates PLLC - Houston, TX)
Jeff Joseph (Senior Partner, Joseph Law Firm, P.C. - Aurora, CO)
David Leopold (AILA BOG, Former AILA National President, David Wolfe Leopold & Associates LPA
- Cleveland, OH)
Olsi Vrapi (Noble & Vrapi, PA - Albuquerque, NM)
+ USCIS HQ Designee - to be determined
May 17-18, 2013
TRACK 4: COMPETENCY ISSUES: PTSD, MEMORY LOSS, MENTAL DISABILITY
^ Prakash Khatri (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Former USCIS Ombudsman, Khatri Law Firm -
Washington, DC)
Hon. Mimi Tsankov (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Secretary - Denver, CO) -
in personal capacity
Dr. Arthur Blecher (Licensed Professional Counselor - Washington, DC)
Amelia Wilson (Detention Attorney, Immigrant Rights Program at American Friends Service
Committee - Newark, NJ)
TRACK 5: WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT: CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LITIGATION
^ Kevin Lashus (Managing Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP - Austin, TX)
Leslie Ballin (Ballin Ballin & Fishman - Memphis, TN)
Sharon Mehlman (Partner, Larrabee/Mehlman/Albi/Coker LLP - San Diego, CA)
Angelo Paparelli (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP - Los Angeles, CA)
3:55 - 4:55 p.m. TRACK 1: COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM LEGISLATIVE UPDATE PANEL
^ Donald Mooers (Founder and Managing Partner, Mooers Immigration - Bethesda, MD)
David Leopold (AILA BOG, Former AILA National President, David Wolfe Leopold & Associates LPA
- Cleveland, OH)
Laura Lichter (AILA National President, AILA BOG, Lichter Immigration - Denver, CO)
+ US Congressional Committee Invitee - to be determined
TRACK 2: CUTTING EDGE - GENDER BASED ASYLUM ISSUES (FGM)
^ Nancy Fellom (Law Offices of Fellom & Solorio - San Francisco, CA)
Hon. Robin Feder (USDOJ-EOIR, Immigration Judge, FBA ILS Vice Chair - Boston, MA) - in personal
capacity
Naomi Bang (Senior Attorney, FosterQuan - Houston, TX)
Karen Musalo (Professor, University of California, Hastings College of Law - San Francisco, CA)
TRACK 3: NEGOTIATING WITH AGENCY OFFICIALS
^ David Ware (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Partner, Ware/Gasparian - Metairie, LA)
Scott Boswell (USDOS, Consular Chief, United States Consulate - Montreal, Canada)
Jan Pederson (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Pederson Immigration Law Group - Washington, DC)
TRACK 4: PRESENTING COMPLICATED I-130/I-485/I-751/N-400 CASES BEFORE USCIS
^ Laurel Scott (Founding Attorney, Scott and Associates PLLC - Houston, TX)
Linda Kenepaske (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Law Office of Linda Kenepaske - New York, NY)
Peter Williamson (Former AILA National President; Chamberlain, Hrdicka, White, Williams &
Martin - Houston, TX)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 5: WORKSHOP: THE EVOLVING WORKPLACE
^ Kevin Lashus (Managing Partner, Jackson Lewis LLP - Austin, TX)
John Fay (General Counsel and Vice President of Product Development, LawLogix - Phoenix, AZ)
P.J. Rossi (Manager, HR Administration/Compliance, BBVA Compass Bank - Birmingham, AL)
Eileen Scofield (FBA ILS Treasurer, Alston & Bird, LLP - Atlanta, GA)
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. TRACK 1: REPRESENTING THE SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE ^ Sally Kinoshita (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Deputy Director, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
(ILRC) - San Francisco, CA)
Naomi Bang (Senior Attorney, FosterQuan - Houston, TX)
Annaluisa Padilla (AILA National Secretary, AILA BOG, Law Office of Annaluisa Padilla - La Habra, CA)
Christine Poarch (Attorney, Poarch Law Firm - Salem, VA)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
Full Seminar Schedule
TRACK 2: STUMP THE EXPERTS: Q&A WITH PROMINENT IMMIGRATION PRACTITIONERS
^ George Newman (Partner, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP - St. Louis, MO)
Carl Shusterman (Law Offices of Carl Shusterman - Los Angeles, CA)
David Ware (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Partner, Ware/Gasparian - Metairie, LA)
Peter Williamson (Former AILA National President, Chamberlain, Hrdicka, White, Williams &
Martin - Houston, TX)
TRACK 3: AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT (I-864): PREPARATION, USE AND PITFALLS
^ Kathleen Gasparian (Partner, Ware/Gasparian - Metairie, LA)
Cyrus Mehta (Managing Attorney, Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC - New York, NY)
John Pratt (Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt, P.A. - Miami, FL)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 4: WHAT‟S NEW WITH PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION, WAIVERS AND MORE?
^ Kimberly Sutton (FBA ILS Advisory Committee, Frager Sutton Haupt, PLLC - Memphis, TN)
Cheryl David (Director, AILA BOG, The Law Office of Cheryl R. David - New York, NY)
Laura Lichter (AILA National President, AILA BOG, Lichter Immigration - Denver, CO)
+ USCIS Designee - to be determined
TRACK 5: IMMIGRATION LAW SECTION ANNUAL MEETING
^ H. Raymond Fasano (FBA ILS Chair, Youman Madeo & Fasano, LLP - New York, NY)
6:30 - 6:45 p.m. Meet in lobby for “A Stroll Down Beale Street”
6:45 - 12:00 a.m. GROUP OUTING: “A Stroll Down Beale Street”
6:45 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. GROUP OUTING:
Take a “Stroll Down Beale Street” - Join with your fellow
seminar members and talk a walk down the Famous Beale
Street.
Downtown Memphis is home to the vibrant and
active Beale street. For you music lovers, Beale
Street is the place to be. Sample foods from an
array of restaurants and let‟s not forget the
shopping. Beale Street is where it‟s at!
Seminar Information
Lunch and Dinner
provided by:
2013 IMMIGRATION CLE SEMINAR CONFERENCE STAFF
CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Barry Frager
CATERING/EXHIBITORS/AWARDS Cindy James
THURSDAY NIGHT DINNER Hon. Lawrence Burman
FRIDAY DAY COORDINATORS Harsharn Makkar / Aga Haupt
FRIDAY TRACK COORDINATORS
Track 1 (morning) Katina Hicks Track 1 (afternoon) Ginny Taylor
Track 2 (morning) Kathryn Maceri Track 2 (afternoon) Stephanie Fraire
Track 3 (morning) Haden Lawyer Track 3 (afternoon) Seth Guess
Track 4 (morning) Kathy Rivas Track 4 (afternoon) Kacy Coble
Track 5 (morning) Beth McNinch Track 5 (afternoon) Paul Peng
MEMPHIS RIVERBOAT DINNER CRUISE H. Raymond Fasano
JUDICIAL RECEPTION Eric Hudson
MEMPHIS IN MAY BBQ FESTIVAL Amber Sauber
SATURDAY DAY COORDINATORS Amy Gell / Tina Goel
SATURDAY TRACK COORDINATORS
Track 1 (morning) Damaris Cox Track 1 (afternoon) Osmin Majano
Track 2 (morning) Shamsuddin Lodhi Track 2 (afternoon) Cassidy Teater
Track 3 (morning) Lorena Zamora Track 3 (afternoon) Andrew Rankin
Track 4 (morning) Drew Devenport Track 4 (afternoon) TBD
Track 5 (morning) TBD Track 5 (afternoon) TBD
Rio Loco Mexican Restaurant
Things to Do…...
It‟s the Birthplace of Rock „n‟ Roll, the Home of the Blues and the starting point of soul. Music legends including Elvis
Presley, Johnny Cash, B.B. King, W.C. Handy and Otis Redding made their marks on Memphis, where you can hear
their influences today. To complete the “musical medley,” visit Graceland, Sun Studio, the Stax Museum of American
Soul Music and the Memphis Rock „n‟ Soul Museum. At night, take a walk down Beale Street and listen to the live music
Memphis makes today. We hope while you here, you can visit some of our wonderful tourist attractions.
THE BELZ MUSEUM OF ASIAN & JUDAIC ART: FREE TOUR throughout the duration of
the seminar. The FBA ILS will be offering a free tour of The Belz Museum of Asian & Judaic Art.
Your conference name badge is your admission ticket to the museum. Located at 119 South Main Street
in the Pembroke Square Building, the museum is one block west of the Peabody Hotel and is accessible
from the Main Street Trolley line. Founded in 1998, the Belz Museum of Asian & 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 vari-
ous examples of art and craft from around the world. HOURS: (Closed Mon) Tues-Fri 10:00am-5:30pm; Sat & Sun: 12 noon-
5:00pm Visit the Belz Museum on the web at: www.belzmuseum.org for more information.
BEALE STREET: No trip to Memphis is complete without a walk down Beale Street. With over 25 clubs and
shops to choose from Beale Street has something to offer almost everyone. You could slip into Wet Willies and
get some of the best daiquiris on the street or you could mosey on down to Blues City Cafe and sample some of
the specialty food in the world. Art galleries, t-shirts, good music, getting your fortune told, strange cargo, you
name it and Beale St. probably has it. Be sure to join us on our group outing Saturday evening beginning at
6:30pm.
TROLLEY STOP TOURING: Ride in an authentic vintage trolley car along a breathtaking stretch of
the mighty Mississippi River. There's no better way to get a nostalgic glimpse of Memphis. All the
intricate details of the old trolleys have been faithfully restored to their original elegance. The Main
Street Trolley operates along the beautifully updated Main Street Mall and serves many downtown
landmarks. The famous Pinch District, Cook Convention Center, Civic Center Plaza, Court Square,
Peabody Place, Beale Street, National Civil Rights Museum, FedEx Forum and the South Main Historic Arts District can all be easily
accessed by the Main Street Trolley. Riders can take the Riverfront Loop Trolley to visit the Tennessee Welcome Center, the grounds
of the Pyramid Arena and Mud Island with its Mud Island Monorail, the 5-block long River Walk, and the Mississippi River Museum.
…. While you‟re here
MEMPHIS ZOO AND AQUARIUM: At the Memphis Zoo, get nose-to-nose with polar bears and splashed by sea
lions in Norwest Passage. Visit giant pandas "Ya Ya" and "Le Le" in CHINA, a breathtaking Asian-inspired
exhibit. Take in the sights and sounds of Yellowstone National Park at the new exhibit Teton Trek, featuring
grizzly bears, elk, timber wolves and trumpeter swans. The Memphis Zoo is an interactive and fun experience
for the whole family. Find out what has made it America's #1 Zoo! For more information:
www.memphiszoo.org.
GIBSON BEALE STREET SHOWCASE FACTORY TOURS: An opportunity to witness the intricate process in
the making of a Gibson guitar. You will visit stations specializing in the binding, neck-fitting, painting,
buffing, and tuning that creates these incredible musical instruments. See and hear how Gibson has helped
shape the world of music for over 100 years and continues to set the pace for the musical innovations of
tomorrow. Tour lasts approximately 45 minutes. You will definitely have a new found respect for the guitar
once you have seen the craftsmanship that goes into this art form. www.gibson.com
MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM: The Pink Palace Museum is one of the largest museums in the Mid-
South. It features traveling exhibits as well as permanent exhibits & artifacts on the Mid-South's natural and
cultural history, an IMAX theater and the Sharpe Planetarium. www.memphismuseums.org
MEMPHIS 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. Stroll at your own
pace through the seven galleries featuring 3 audio visual programs, more than 30 instruments, 40 cos-
tumes and other musical treasures. The audio tour provides over 300 minutes of information, including
over 100 songs. www.memphisrocknsoul.org
NATIONAL ORNAMENTAL METAL MUSEUM: Located high on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi Riv-
er, the Metal Museum is the only institution in the United States devoted exclusively to the presentation
and promotion of fine metalwork. Changing exhibits of historic and contemporary metal art. Working
blacksmith shop. Shaded sculpture garden overlooking the Mississippi River. Beautiful gift shop featur-
ing jewelry, sculptures and much more. The Museum's permanent collection, displayed periodically,
numbers more than 3,000 objects--some as many as 500 years old. Friendly and knowledgeable staff
guides groups through museum exhibits and blacksmithing demonstrations in the smith. Visitors view the
Mississippi River from the sculpture garden. A unique small museum - Memphis' "Best Kept Secret."
www.metalmuseum.org
SUN STUDIO: During the tours that are given at the bottom half of every hour, you will experience out-
takes from recording sessions, touch Elvis‟ first microphone and hear the real history of the studio that
launched the careers of Elvis Presley,
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Per-
kins, B.B. King and many more. What
trip to Sun Studio would be complete
without adding to your music collection
or grabbing one of the best milkshakes in
town. Sun Studio is still an active recording business for many notable
artists including U2, JW-Jones, Hubert Sumlin, Larry Taylor and Richard
Innes, John Mellencamp and more. www.sunstudio.com
Fees and Payment Information (CONFERENCE LIMITED TO 400 REGISTRANTS)
Jan 1-March 31 April 1-May 1 After May 1
FBA Attorney $400.00 $450.00 $500.00
FBA Member‟s Paralegal $225.00 $275.00 $325.00
AILA Attorney $400.00 $450.00 $500.00
AILA Member‟s Paralegal $225.00 $275.00 $325.00
Non-FBA/AILA Attorney $500.00 $550.00 $600.00
Non-FBA/AILA Member‟s Paralegal $300.00 $350.00 $400.00
NGO/Qualified Pro Bono/Non Profit Participant $200.00 $250.00 $300.00
Private Attorney on Pro Bono listing $300 .00 $350.00 $400.00
Government Employee $200.00 $250.00 $300.00
Law Student/Law Clerk $150.00 $200.00 $250.00
CJA Panel Member/Public Defender (A limited number of fee waivers are available through Federal
Court Clerk, Tom Gould, Western District of Tennessee)
Join the FBA Immigration Law Section now and receive a $50 credit towards your registration fees. Register
with the FBA at (www.fedbar.org). Registration fee includes seminar, materials, and lunch. Daily parking will be
available near the Law School at a cost of approximately $10 per day. Limited transportation service may be available
from the conference hotel to the seminar and events. Taxis should be available from the hotel and downtown area.
NOTICE: All registrations are subject to acceptance. Registrations received without proper payment will be returned.
Registrations are not transferable and cannot be split among seminar attendees. Hardship financial scholarships may be
available on a limited basis through the FBA ILS. Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received by May 3, 2013, entitles
registrants to a full refund (less $25.00 processing fee). Substitutions may be allowed at the discretion of the FBA. No
cancellation requests will be accepted after May 3, 2013. All cancellation requests must be received in writing.
All licensed Attorneys and their Paralegal/Legal Assistants are welcome to attend. The FBA will request CLE credit for
Tennessee and other states where there have been substantial prior attendees. Attorneys can receive a maximum of up to
14.5 hours; between 11 – 14.5 of General and between 0 - 3 Dual (Ethics) in Tennessee (129385). Participants must com-
plete an FBA Certificate of Attendance which will be provided to the participant on the day of the CLE course. If your
state is not pre-approved by the FBA then you must submit your Certificate of Attendance to your own state for CLE cred-
it. Each session may be professionally recorded for distribution in an MP3 or CD format at the discretion of the FBA.
Attorney CLE Registration fees range between $400-$500 in advance of the event if paid prior to April 1, 2013. After that
date or at the door, Attorney CLE registration fees range between $450-$600 per Attorney. Paralegals are welcome and
may register at a rate between $275-$400 per Paralegal/Legal Assistant of Licensed Attorney. Pro Bono or Non Profit At-
torneys and Staff have a special flat rate of $200-$400 (with proof of certain pro bono obligations). Government Employ-
ee may register at a rate between $200 - $300. A limited number of Federal CJA Panel members and Federal Public
Defenders can attend at no charge, after applying for a fee waiver in writing with WD-TN Federal Court Clerk,
Tom Gould @ 167 N. Main Street, Room 200, Memphis, TN 38103 by April 1, 2013. Other FBA ILS scholarships
may be available in extraordinary circumstances where appropriate financial hardship is demonstrated.
SAME DAY REGISTRATIONS: Same Day Registrations will be accepted based on availability. Make your res-
ervations now! Hotel rooms are very limited during this weekend due to the Memphis In May BBQ Festival. See
page 2 of the conference brochure for hotel information. Please contact Cindy James ([email protected] or
901/763-3188x206) for suggestions on obtaining a hotel room, if you encounter any difficulties.
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10th Annual
Federal Bar Association
Immigration Law Seminar
Special thanks to the 2012-2013 FBA Immigration Law Section Officers and Advisory Board
Members for their help in planning the Immigration Law Seminar:
Robert Beer, Hon. Lawrence Burman, Justin Burton, H. Raymond Fasano, Hon. Robin Feder, Barry Frager, Amy
Gell, Hon. Dorothy Harbeck, Hon. William Joyce, Claire Kelly, Linda Kenepaske, Prakash Khatri, Sally Kinoshita,
Margaret McCormick, James McFadden, Hon. Lee O’Connor, Angelo Paparelli, Jan Pederson, Eileen Scofield,
Mark Shmueli, Elizabeth Stevens, Kimberly Sutton, George Terezakis, Hon. Mimi Tsankov, Alicia Triche, David
Ware