| ADVANCED IMMIGRATION PRACTICE: AGENCY UPDATES AND EXPERT STRATEGY
6th Annual AILA New England Immigration Law Conference
Sponsored with the New England Chapter of AILA
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, March 06, 2009
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Schedule/Agenda
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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Gain sophisticated insight on today’s immigration practice issues: national speakers cover the H-1B lottery, Service Center procedures, NVC & consular case processing, business concerns, EOIR practice and more. Question USCIS and DOS leaders and practice experts on latest developments. Get reports on the mood of Congress and the Obama White House for legislative reform. Hear senior managers of VT and TX Service Centers review processing trends. Discuss how USCIS DOS and CBP interact on IV and NIV matters. Breakout sessions with noted practitioners provide tips on business/litigation issues.
| | GOVERNMENT SPEAKERS Angela "Kristi" Barrows, Deputy Director | | | Texas Service Center, USCIS (invited) |
| | Ellen Gallagher, Esq. | | | Special Liaison Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, USCIS | | | Shelley Goodwin, Esq. | | | Associate Regional Director of Operations, USCIS |
| | Paul Mayer, Consular Section Chief | | | U.S. Consulate, Montreal, DOS |
| | Richard D. Neville, Esq. | | | U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (invited) |
| | Daniel Renaud, Director | | | Vermont Service Center, USCIS | | | Denis Riordan, Director | | | District-Region One, USCIS | | | Lynne P. Skeirik, Director | | | National Visa Center, DOS |
| | TBA | | | U.S. Custom and Border Protection (invited) |
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FACULTY Jeanne A. Butterfield, Esq. | | | Executive Director, AILA National |
| | Susan Church | | | Demissie & Church | | | Steven A. Clark, Esq. | | | Flynn & Clark, PC | | | Philip C. Curtis, Esq. | | | Chin & Curtis, LLP | | | Jeffrey A. Devore, Esq. | | | Devore & Devore, P.A. | | | Kerry E. Doyle, Esq. | | | Graves & Doyle | | | Anthony Drago, Jr., Esq. | | | Law Office of Anthony Drago, Jr., P.C. | | | Susan C. Ellison, Esq. | | | Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP |
| | Michael D. Greenberg, Esq. | | | Law Offices of Michael D. Greenberg |
| | Richard L. Iandoli, Esq. | | | Iandoli & Desai, P.C. |
| | Daniel Kesselbrenner, Director | | | National Immigration Project | | | Jason A. Levy, Esq. | | | Ross, Silverman & Levy LLP |
| | Matthew J. Maiona, Esq. | | | Maiona & Maiona, P.C. |
| | Joseph P. McConnell, Esq. | | | Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP | | | David K. McHaffey, Esq. | | | Barker, Epstein & Loscocco |
| | Eileen F. Morrison, Esq. | | | Law Office of Eileen Morrison | | | Robin Dana O’Donoghue, Esq. | | | O’Donoghue Law Office | | | Brian T. O’Neill Sr., Esq. | | | Law Offices of Brian T. O’Neill, P.C. |
| | Maureen O’Sullivan, Esq. | | | Kaplan O’Sullivan & Friedman, LLP | | | John F. Quill, Esq. | | | Seyfarth Shaw LLP | | | Punam Singh Rogers, Esq. | | | Foley Hoag LLP |
| | Sharryn E. Ross | | | Ross, Silverman & Levy LLP | | | Bennett Savitz, Esq. | | | Savitz Law Offices, P.C. | | | Howard Silverman | | | Ross, Silverman & Levy LLP |
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Robin Dana O’Donoghue, Esq., Douglas D. Hauer, Esq., Editor and Vincent W. Lau, Esq., Editor
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| 9:15 |
HOT TOPICS |
- Immigration Policy in the Obama Administration
Anthony Drago, Jr., Esq., Moderator Jeanne A. Butterfield, Esq., Executive Director, AILA National Ellen Gallagher, Esq., Office of the Chief Counsel, USCIS Denis Riordan, Director, District-Region One, USCIS
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| 10:30 |
SERVICE CENTER PRACTICE |
- H-1B, Fiscal Year 2010 Cap
- I-140/I-485 Problems and Solutions
Robin Dana O’Donoghue, Esq., Moderator Angela “Kristi” Barrows, Deputy Director, TSC, USCIS (invited) Ellen Gallagher, Esq., Office of the Chief Counsel, USCIS Daniel Renaud, Director, VSC, USCIS Jeffrey A. Devore, Esq. and Eileen F. Morrison, Esq.
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| 11:30 |
NATIONAL VISA CENTER AND CONSULAR PRACTICE |
- NVC / Consulate Interplay
- Security, TAL, and PIMS Issues
Maureen O’Sullivan, Esq., Moderator Lynne P. Skeirik, Director, National Visa Center, DOS Paul Mayer, Consular Section Chief, US Consulate, Montreal Brian T. O’Neill, Sr., Esq.
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| 12:30 |
LUNCH (on your own) |
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| 1:30 |
INTER-AGENCY PANEL |
| Bennett Savitz, Esq., Moderator Angela “Kristi” Barrows, Deputy Director, TSC, USCIS (invited) Shelley Goodwin, Esq., Associate Regional Director for Operations, USCIS Paul Mayer, Consular Section Chief, US Consulate, Montreal Daniel Renaud, Director, VSC, USCIS Denis Riordan, Director, District-Region One, USCIS Lynne P. Skeirik, Director, National Visa Center, DOS TBA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (invited)
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| 2:45 |
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
SPLIT ONE: BUSINESS IMMIGRATION PRACTICE Advanced Business Advanced Business
- Difficult I-140 Issues: Indian Degrees and Ability to Pay
- PERM: Layoffs and Audit Avoidance
- Nonimmigrant Headaches: L-1B Specialized Knowledge; What If Your TN Goes Sour?
Philip C. Curtis, Esq., Moderator
Steven A. Clark, Esq. and Susan C. Ellison, Esq. Punam Singh Rogers, Esq. and Sharryn E. Ross, Esq.
Immigration and the Workplace
- Pre-hire Inquiries and Discriminatory Hiring Practices
- I-9 Compliance and “No Match” Letters
- Enforcement Actions and Employer Sanctions
Jason A. Levy, Esq., Moderator
Joseph P. McConnell, Esq., Richard L. Iandoli, Esq., John F. Quill, Esq. and Richard D. Neville, Esq., US ICE (invited)
SPLIT TWO: LITIGATION PRACTICE
Roundtable I: Case Law and Trial Strategy
- The New EOIR Practice Manual
- Arguing Effectively - Trends and Strategy in Litigation
- Trends in Asylum Litigation
- Advanced Adjustment of Status Issues, Bonds and Ethical Considerations
Matthew J. Maiona, Esq., Moderator
Susan Church, Esq., Daniel Kesselbrenner, Director, National Immigration Project and Howard Silverman, Esq.
Roundtable II: Appellate Practice
- Noteworthy BIA and Circuit Court Decisions
- Circuit Splits and Mandamus
Matthew J. Maiona, Esq., Moderator
Kerry Doyle, Esq., Michael D. Greenberg, Esq. and Daniel K. McHaffrey, Esq.
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Friday, March 06, 2009 |
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Tuition is $199.00; $149.00 for Suffolk Alumni, attorneys admitted to the bar after 2006 and members of AILA. Tuition includes course materials and refreshments. IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF YOU'RE PAYING WITH A CHECK:
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