Immigration Law 2015

13th Annual

Advanced

Immigration Law

Course

Cutting-Edge Topics • • • • • • • • •

Removal Defense in Detained Context Criminal Federal Immigration/AUSA Civil Federal Immigration/AUSA Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity/Convictions 601 vs I-601A Waivers IV and NIV Consular Processing Denials Remedies for Children and Unaccompanied Minors Entry/Inspection Issues/DHS CBP Being an Ethical Immigration Lawyer

LIVE Houston Westin Memorial City Hotel February 5-6, 2015 VIDEO Dallas Cityplace Events March 12-13, 2015

Course Amenities • Networking break on Friday morning

Arrive a day early to attend Immigration 101 (Separate registration required)

MCLE CREDIT 13.25 HOURS (2 ETHICS)

• Breakfast and lunch provided both days • Complimentary wireless connection available • Course materials provided as a PDF download and a printed notebook or receive the PDF download only at a discount!

Arrive a day early and attend

Immigration 101 (Separate registration required) LIVE Houston

Westin Memorial City Hotel February 4, 2015

Wednesday 6.25 hours including .75 ethics _______________________________________

8:00 Registration Coffee & Pastries Provided

VIDEO Dallas Cityplace Events March 11, 2015

8:50 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Kenneth J. Harder, Houston Dunbar Harder 9:00 United States Immigration & Nationality Laws 1 hr Paul Parsons, Austin Paul Parsons, PC

Speakers’ Bullpen

Speakers will be available for questions directly following their presentation in a sitting area outside the main ballroom.

10:00 Break 10:15 Family-Based Immigration .75 hr Maria E. McIntyre, Irving Nayar & McIntyre

MCLE CREDIT

6.25 HOURS (.75 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: 901298517 Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Immigration and Nationality Law.

Lakshmi Nayar, Irving Nayar & McIntyre

11:00 Overview of Business Immigration .75 hr Kenneth J. Harder, Houston Dunbar Harder 11:45 Break - Lunch Provided

Hon. Richard D. Walton, Houston Judge, U.S. Department of Justice

12:45 Break 1:00 Consular Processing or Adjustment of Status .75 hr Nancy Taylor Shivers, San Antonio Shivers & Shivers 1:45 Admissibility and Removability .75 hr Jodilyn M. Goodwin, Harlingen Law Office of Jodi Goodwin 2:30 Break 2:45 Citizenship .75 hr John W. Lawit, Dallas Whittenburg Strange & Walker 3:30 Ethics and Practice Management .75 hr ethics Peter D. Williamson, Houston Chamberlain Hrdlicka 4:15 Adjourn

SECTION Join us and gain the advantage of the insights and ideas of leading practitioners and scholars in the immigration field.

12:00 Luncheon Presentation: The Court Process - Dos and Don’ts .75 hr Clarissa Guajardo, Houston Clarissa Guajardo Law Office

Section membership is just $20!

If you are a new lawyer licensed for less than 2 years, your membership is free!

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The Section newsletter - serves as a guide to practitioners - tracks and reports on the constant state of change in immigration law - provides analysis of the latest developments at the federal and state levels The Section’s Executive Council – experienced attorneys from business immigration to removal defense

www.TexasImmigrationAndNationalityLaw.com

presents the 13th Annual

Advanced Immigration Law Course Immigration & Nationality Law Section members save $75!

Thursday 6.75 hours including .75 ethics _______________________________________

8:00 Registration Breakfast sponsored by Saccani Legal and Business Translations

LIVE Houston

Westin Memorial City Hotel February 5-6, 2015 Register by January 22nd and save $50!

VIDEO Dallas Cityplace Events March 12-13, 2015

Register by February 26th and save $50!

8:45 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Nancy Taylor Shivers, San Antonio Shivers & Shivers 9:00 Removal Defense in Detained Context 1 hr (.25 ethics) Jodilyn M. Goodwin, Harlingen Law Office of Jodi Goodwin

Iliana N. Holguin, El Paso Dunbar Armendariz Hegeman & Holguin, PLLC

10:00 Board of Immigration Appeals and 5th Circuit Update .5 hr Jacqueline L. Watson, Austin Law Office of Thomas Esparza, Jr. 10:30 Break

Speakers’ Bullpen

Speakers will be available for questions directly following their presentation in a sitting area outside the main ballroom.

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10:45 Criminal Federal Immigration/ AUSA .75 hr Moderator Arthur R. Amdur, Houston Amdur Law Firm

Thomas S. Berg, Houston Mallet Saper Berg

Edward F. Gallagher, III, Houston U.S. Attorney’s Office

11:30 Administrative Remedies: FOIA Requests and TRIP Advisory .5 hr Amy Thomas, San Antonio De Mott McChesney Curtright & Armendáriz 12:00 Break - Lunch Provided

12:15 Luncheon Presentation: Hot Topics in Immigration .5 hr Leslie Holman, Burlington, VT Holman Immigration Law President, American Immigration Lawyers’ Association 12:45 Break 1:00 Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity Convictions .75 hr (.25 ethics) Carlos Moctezuma Garcia, McAllen Garcia & Garcia, Attorneys at Law 1:45 Advanced Family Immigration Law Issues .75 hr (.25 ethics) Albert Armendariz, Jr., El Paso Dunbar Armendariz Hegeman & Holguin, PLLC

Marisol L. Pérez, San Antonio De Mott McChesney Curtright & Armendáriz

2:30 601 vs I-601A Waivers .5 hr Nicolas Chavez, Fort Worth Chavez & Valko 3:00 Break 3:15 IV and NIV Consular Processing Denials .5 hr Susan Waller Ramos, El Paso Cox Smith Matthews Inc. 3:45 Remedies for Children and Unaccompanied Minors 1 hr Moderator Wafa Abdul Rauof Abdin, Houston Catholic Charities Robert H. Crane, Weslaco Jones & Crane, Attorneys

Jonathan D. Ryan, Austin RAICES

Vanna K. Slaughter, Dallas Catholic Charities

4:45 Adjourn 3

Reserve Your Houston Hotel Room by January 13

Cosponsored by the Immigration & Nationality Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

Friday 6.5 hours including 1.25 ethics _______________________________________

8:00 Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:25 Announcements 8:30 Business Issues in Immigration 1.25 hrs (.25 ethics) Ramon E. Curiel, San Antonio Oliva Saks Garcia & Curiel

Elise A. Healy, Dallas Elise Healy & Associates Stephen R. Pattison, Darnestown, MD Law Offices of Stephen R. Pattison

12:15 Luncheon Presentation: Immigration Reform: The Way Forward .75 hr Hon. Alberto R. Gonzales, Nashville, TN Former U.S. Attorney General Belmont University College of Law 1:00 Break 1:15 Obtaining Ancillary Benefits 1 hr Marisa Bono, San Antonio MALDEF

James A. Ehler, San Antonio Regional Counsel State Bar of Texas Gene Major, Austin Director, Advertising Review State Bar of Texas

11:00 Entry/Inspection Issues 1 hr Kenneth J. Harder, Houston Dunbar Harder

Leslie Holman, Burlington, VT Holman Immigration Law President, American Immigration Lawyers’ Association J. Ryan Hutton, Washington, D.C. Department of Homeland Security Admissibility and Passenger Programs

12:00 Break - Lunch Provided

Houston LIVE Westin Memorial City 945 Gessner Road Houston, TX 77024 (281) 501-4300 $179 single/double Deadline: January 13 Hotel Reservation Link: http://tinyurl.com/ppveetg The reserved block of rooms may fill up before the deadline indicated. Act now!

Dallas VIDEO Cityplace Events 2711 N Haskell Ave. Dallas, TX 75204 (214) 515-5100 No hotel rooms have been blocked for this video replay.

Course Director, Advanced Immigration Law

James D. Prappas, Houston Jackson Walker

Nancy Taylor Shivers................................San Antonio

Danuta M. Villarreal, Bellaire Law Office of Danuta Villarreal

Kenneth J. Harder..........................................Houston

9:45 Networking Break sponsored by

10:00 Being an Ethical Immigration Lawyer 1 hr ethics Moderator Brian K. Bates, Houston Reina & Bates Law Group

Hotel rooms have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis.

To make a reservation, contact the hotel and indicate that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course.

2:15 Tax Considerations for Foreign Nationals .75 hr Robert W. Alcorn, Plano Robert W. Alcorn, CPA

E. Allan Tiller, Houston E. Allan Tiller, PLLC

3:00 Break 3:15 Civil Federal Immigration/AUSA .75 hr Arthur R. Amdur, Houston Amdur Law Firm

Adam L. Goldman, Houston Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of Texas

Course Director, Immigration Law 101 Planning Committee Robert H. Crane............................................ Weslaco Ramon E. Curiel.......................................San Antonio Jodilyn M. Goodwin..................................... Harlingen Elise A. Healy.....................................................Dallas Iliana N. Holguin.............................................. El Paso Paul Parsons..................................................... Austin Marisol L. PĂŠrez.......................................San Antonio James D. Prappas...........................................Houston David N. Strange........................................... Amarillo

TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kathy Reese.......................................Program Planner Dawn Mershon.......................... Program Coordinator Sandra Molina... Senior Written Materials Coordinator Mary A. Galarza............Meeting Services Coordinator

Immigration & Nationality Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Lisa Reid.............................................................Chair Debra Rodriguez ........................................ Vice Chair Juan Carlos Rodriguez...................................Secretary Megan Raesner ........................................... Treasurer Paige Taylor............................... Immediate Past Chair

4:00 Adjourn

MCLE CREDIT

13.25 HOURS (2 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: 901298513 Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Immigration and Nationality Law. 4

State Bar of Texas Trey Apffel....................................................President Roger A. Key................................. Chair of the Board Allan K. DuBois.................................... President-Elect Lisa M. Tatum...................... Immediate Past President Rebekah Steely Brooker.......................TYLA President Deborah Bullion........................Chair, CLE Committee Gary Nickelson................Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...........................Executive Director Patrick A. Nester........................ Director, TexasBarCLE

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Houston LIVE, February 5-6, 2015 q Regular Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $495 Take $50 OFF: Register by January 22, 2015 q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF . . . . . $247.50*

Dallas VIDEO, March 12-13, 2015 q Regular Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395 Take $50 OFF: Register by February 26, 2015 q Licensed 5 years or less, HALF OFF . . . . . $197.50*

Immigration Law 101 [8176] q Houston LIVE, February 4, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . $175* q Dallas VIDEO, March 11, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . $175*

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Course amenities include: Networking break on Friday morning (Houston site only) Breakfast provided both mornings Lunch provided every afternoon Complimentary wireless internet connection in the meeting room Course materials provided as a PDF and a printed notebook or receive the PDF download only at a discount!

I’m entitled to 1 or 2 discounts on the Advanced Course: q $50 OFF because I’m registering by the “Register by” date at the left. (If by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.)

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I can’t attend. Just send course materials.

FREE Shipping & Handling q Advanced Course hard copy book $155 (plus tax; see footnote†) q 101 Course hard copy book $45 (plus tax; see footnote†) To order a discounted PDF download of course materials (available 4-6 weeks after the course), search Publications at TexasBarCLE.com.

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I want my Advanced Course materials format to be: q Hard copy book as well as a PDF download of same (both formats included in registration fee) q PDF download ONLY so I’ll take $25 OFF

My total is $_____________. I am paying by: q MasterCard

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$25 OFF because (choose 1 box only) I’m a member of the q Immigration & Nationality Law Section q State Bar College q Paralegal Division

*No discounts in section 3 may be taken.

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E-mail Laura Angle at laura.angle@texasbar.com for group discount information.

I want my 101 Course materials format to be: q Hard copy book as well as a PDF download of same (both formats included in registration fee) q PDF download ONLY so I’ll take $15 OFF

I may attend complimentary because I am a (see p. 6): q Qualifying judge q Judge’s staff attorney

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Book orders are filled and shipped 4-6 weeks after the live program. A bill will be sent unless a credit card charge is authorized on this form.

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Advanced Immigration Law

13th Annual

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Ways to Save on This Course!

Parking Information is subject to change and does not guarantee available space.

HOUSTON: Self-parking is $9.00 per day for each exit in the hotel parking garage. Overnights guests of the hotel will have in & out privileges. DALLAS: self-parking in the underground Cityplace garage is complimentary by picking up a validation ticket from the State Bar staff onsite.

Meet the “Register By” Deadline and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic.

If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at 800-204-2222, x1748.

For the Cityplace Events in Dallas, please call us in advance of your arrival so that assisted parking can be arranged for drivers of handicap-designated vehicles.

Immigration & Nationality Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by the “Register by” date (thereafter, save $25). Not a member? To join, e-mail sections@texasbar.com or phone 800-204-2222, x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee.

Registered But Can’t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by (1) calling 800-204-2222, x1574 to transfer your registration to a later presentation or (2) taking the course online later, in which case you’ll automatically be sent the course materials. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax (512-427-4443) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program.

Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle at 512-250-5575 or laura.angle@texasbar.com.

HALF OFF the Advanced Course for Attorneys Licensed 5 Years or Less!

You read that right! See the registration form.

FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos and MP3s of the Topics will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course.

Provide your e-mail address when preregistering to be notified when and how these benefits may be accessed.

(Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There’s no extra charge; as a registrant, you’re already entitled!

Need Financial Assistance to Attend?

TexasBarCLE offers a limited number of scholarships to attend a live course, video replay, archived online class, or webcast, or to subscribe to our Online Library. To apply or to learn more, call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm CT to Sara at 800-204-2222, x1490.

Please apply at least four weeks prior to the CLE event.

Active State , County, and Texas-Area Federal Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Hearing Examiners, and Judge’s Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge’s tribunal’s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under a judicial retirement system and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to prosecutors, receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required to receive course materials.

Want to Sponsor or Exhibit at This Course or Others?

Contact Julie Marshall at 512-427-1797 or julie.marshall@ texasbar.com.

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