Advanced Immigration Law Course

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1 12th Annual Advanced Immigration Law Course LIVE Houston February 21-22, 2013 VIDEO Dallas March 21-22, 2013 TOPICS INCLUDE: Mock Hearing Demonstration - Marriage fraud by sponsor resulting in initiation of de-naturalization of sponsor Compliance and Workforce Enforcement Advanced Issues in Family Law, H1B s, Temporary Non-Immigrant Visas, Employment Based Immigrant Visas, and Inadmissibility and Waivers Law Office Management and Social Media Ethics in Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship COURSE AMENITIES Thursday evening networking social Breakfast provided on Thursday Coffee & pastries provided on Friday Lunch provided both days Arrive a day early to attend the Immigration Law 101 course (Separate registration required) SPEAKERS BULLPEN: Speakers will be available for questions directly following their presentation in a designated area outside the main ballroom. Course materials available on a USB drive MCLE CREDIT 13.5 HOURS (3.25 ETHICS)

2 Immigration Law 101 Course separate registration required live Houston February 20, 2013 Westin Memorial City video Dallas March 20, 2013 Cityplace Events Wednesday 7 hrs including 1 hr ethics 8:00 Registration 8:45 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Vanna K. Slaughter, Dallas Catholic Charities of Dallas 9:00 Understanding United States Immigration & Nationality Laws.83 hr Paul Parsons, Austin Paul Parsons, P.C. 9:50 Break 10:05 Coming to America Part 1 - Who Can Come and Who Can Stay?.5 hr M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira, Dallas Cedillo-Pereira and Cedillo 10:35 Bringing and Keeping Family in the U.S..83 hr Laura F. Bachman, Tulsa, OK University of Tulsa College of Law 11:25 Introduction to Business Immigration.83 hr Terry Weir, Houston 12:15 Break - Lunch Provided 12:30 Luncheon Presentation: 10 Questions to Chew on Before You Establish an Immigration Law Practice 1 hr ethics M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira, Dallas Cedillo-Pereira and Cedillo Nancy Taylor Shivers, San Antonio Shivers and Shivers 1:30 Break 1:45 Coming to America Part II - Inadmissibility & Removability.75 hr Raed Gonzalez JD LLM, Houston Gonzalez Olivieri LLC 2:30 Adjustments vs. Consular Processing 1.5 hrs Laurel Deborah Scott, Houston Scott & Associates MCLE CREDIT 7 HOURS (1 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Immigration and Nationality Law. 4:00 Break 4:15 Introduction to Immigration Court.83 hr Alexandre Afanassiev, Houston 5:05 Adjourn 2

3 TexasBarCLE presents the 12th Annual Advanced Immigration Law Course Cosponsored by the Immigration & Nationality Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. TexasBarCLE Advanced Courses are sponsored by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Immigration & Nationality Law Section members can save $75! live Houston February 21-22, 2013 Westin Memorial City Register by February 7, 2013 and save $50! video Dallas March 21-22, 2013 Cityplace Events Register by March 7, 2013 and save $50! #TBCLEimm MCLE CREDIT 13.5 HOURS (3.25 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Immigration and Nationality Law. Thursday 7.5 hrs including 2.25 hrs ethics 8:00 Registration Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Saccani Legal and Business Translations 8:30 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Terry Weir, Houston 8:45 Hot Topics in Immigration Law 1.25 hrs (.5 ethics) Moderator Laura F. Bachman, Tulsa, OK University of Tulsa College of Law Kenneth J. Harder, Houston Javier N. Maldonado, San Antonio Law Office of Javier N. Maldonado Jonathan Micale, Dallas U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service, Texas Service Center 10:00 Break 10:15 Advanced & Emerging Issues in Family-Based Immigration.83 hr (.75 ethics) Nancy A. Falgout, Houston The Law Office of Nancy A. Falgout Rosemary Vega, Houston Tausk & Vega 11:05 What the H? Advanced Issues in H1Bs.83 hr Judy J. Lee, Houston Maggie Murphy, Austin Jackson Lewis 11:55 Break - Lunch Provided 12:15 Luncheon Presentation: Evolution of Immigration Law: How Key Political and Historical Events Shaped U.S. Immigration Law.75 hr Hon. Howard Rose, Houston 3 Executive Office of Immigration Review 1:00 Break 1:15 Temporary Non-Immigrant Visas - Beyond the Basics 1 hr Gary J. Ilagan, Houston Ilagan & Associates James D. Prappas, Houston Jackson Walker 2:15 Advanced Issues in Employment Based Immigrant Visas.75 hr L. Edward Rios, El Paso Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated J. Jay Strimel, Houston Jackson Walker 3:00 Break Sponsored By: 3:15 PERM Labor Certification and Related Immigrant Worker Petitions 1 hr Moderator Angelica Marie Grado-Wright, Houston Berry, Appleman and Leiden Cheryl Fisher, Irving U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service, Texas Service Center David A.M. Ware, Metairie, LA Ware Gasparian 4:15 Compliance and Workforce Enforcement 1 hr ethics Richard A. Gump, Jr., Dallas The Law Offices of Richard A. Gump Jr. Kevin R. Lashus, Austin Jackson Lewis 5:15 Adjourn to Networking Social Sponsored by: Immigration & Nationality Law Section Cedillo-Pereira & Cedillo, PLLC

4 Friday 6 hrs including 1 hr ethics 8:30 Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:55 Announcements 9:00 Mock Hearing 1.5 hrs Co-Moderator Jodilyn M. Goodwin, Harlingen Law Office of Jodi Goodwin Co-Moderator Michelle L. Saenz, Dallas Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates Hon. Margaret Burkhart, San Antonio Executive Office of Immigration Review Hon. Howard Rose, Houston Executive Office of Immigration Review 10:30 Break Sponsored By: 10:45 Advanced Inadmissibility and Waivers.75 hr Marisol L. Perez, San Antonio De Mott, McChesney, Curtright & Armendáriz Rekha Sharma-Crawford, Kansas City, MO Sharma-Crawford, Attorneys at Law 11:30 Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing.75 hr Nicole Lawrence Ezer, Houston Principal, The Ezer Law Group, PLLC Jacqueline Lee Watson, Austin The Law Office of Thomas Esparza, Jr. 12:15 Break - Lunch Provided 12:30 Luncheon Presentation: The Legacy of Plyler vs. Doe in Our Times 1 hr ethics Carlos Soltero, Austin McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore 1:30 Break 1:45 Immigration Court Procedures.5 hr Hon. Margaret Burkhart, San Antonio Executive Office of Immigration Review George Rodriguez, Dallas Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates 2:15 Immigration Court Removability and Relief.75 hr Brian K. Bates, Houston Reina & Bates Immigration Law Group 3:00 Naturalization and Citizenship.75 hr Elisabeth S. Brodyaga, San Benito Law Office of Lisa Brodyaga Gary E. Endelman, Houston 3:45 Adjourn Reserve Your Hotel Room by January 28 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. Houston Live Westin Memorial City 945 Gessner Road Houston, Texas $159/night Deadline: January 28, 2013 The reserved block of rooms may fill up before the deadline. Act now! Dallas Video Cityplace Events 2711 N. Haskell Dallas, Texas No hotel rooms have been blocked for this video replay. Course Director, Advanced Immigration Law Terry Weir...Houston Course Director, Immigration 101 Vanna K. Slaughter...Dallas Planning Committee Laura F. Bachman...Tulsa, OK Raed Gonzalez...Houston Judy Lee...Houston Patsy Yung Micale...Dallas Paul Parsons...Austin Peter D. Williamson...Houston TexasBarCLE Planning Team Kathy Reese...Program Planner Dawn Whitwell... Program Coordinator Sandra Molina...Senior Written Materials Coordinator Mary A. Galarza...Meeting Services Coordinator Immigration & Nationality Law Section of the State Bar of Texas Leigh Ganchan...Chair Paige Taylor... Vice Chair Jennifer Salomon...Secretary Lisa Reid... Treasurer Maggie Murphy... Immediate Past Chair State Bar of Texas Buck Files...President Frank E. Stevenson II... Chair of the Board Lisa M. Tatum... President-Elect Bob Black... Immediate Past President C.E. Rhodes...TYLA President Deborah Bullion...Chair, CLE Committee Sylvia Cardona...Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...Executive Director Patrick A. Nester... Director, TexasBarCLE 4

5 Registration Form W A Y S T O R E G I S T E R Online TexasBarCLE.com credit card only Phone , x1574 during business hours credit card only Fax credit card only Mail State Bar of Texas - CLE LB # P. O. Box Dallas, TX check or credit card Registering five or more? Laura Angle at laura.angle@texasbar.com for group discount information. On the Advanced Course save up to $75! Advanced Immigration Law 8175 Immigration Law Here are my choices: Advanced Immigration Law [8175] q Houston LIVE, February $495 Take $50 OFF: Register by February 7 2 I want my course materials format to be: q Electronic materials (PDFs on a USB drive) q Hard-copy materials (a notebook) q BOTH for the Advanced Course so I ll ADD $80 q BOTH for the 101 Course so I ll ADD $25 q Dallas VIDEO March $395 Take $50 OFF: Register by March 7 Advanced Course amenities include: Continental breakfast on Thursday Coffee & pastries on Friday Lunch provided both days Course materials available on a convenient USB drive Complimentary wireless internet connection in the meeting room Thursday evening networking social 3 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.) $25 OFF because (choose 1 box only) I m a member of the q Immigration & Nationality Law Section q State Bar College q Legal Administrators or Paralegal Division OR q I am licensed 2 years or less. Immigration Law [8176] q Houston LIVE, February $175 (No discounts under #3 apply for the 101 course.) q Dallas VIDEO, March $175 (No discounts under #3 apply for the 101 course.) I may attend complimentary because I am: q a qualifying judge or q court staff attorney (see p. 6). 4 I can t attend. Just send course materials.* FREE Shipping & Handling Advanced Course q Book q USB drive...$155 each 101 Course q Book q USB drive...$45 each For information on audio CDs of course topics, contact our DVD CLE service at , x1575. MP3 files of the topics will be downloadable from TexasBarCLE.com 6-8 weeks after the course. 5 My total is $. I am paying by: q Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $ q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX q Discover PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Account No. Exp. Date Name on card (Please print) Signature State Bar Membership No. Registrant Name Firm Name/Court Address for Bar-Related Mail City/State Zip Phone ( ) Fax ( ) A confirmation of your registration will be sent to the address you provide. *PDFs of course materials will be available for purchase 6-8 weeks after the course in the Online Library at TexasBarCLE.com. Registrants receive access to the PDFs at no additional charge (see Free to Our Registrants on p. 6). Plus 8.25% sales tax on total. Please include sales tax or attach an exemption certificate. Book and USB orders are shipped separately and filled 4-6 weeks after the live program. A bill will be sent unless a credit card charge is authorized on this form. QUESTIONS? , x FD

6 State Bar of Texas P.O. Box Austin, TX th Annual Advanced Immigration Law Course LIVE February 21-22, 2013 Houston VIDEO March 21-22, 2013 Dallas NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO AUSTIN, TEXAS fyi TexasBarCLE.com Ways to Save on This Course! 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. Immigration & Nationality Law Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by the Register by date (thereafter, save $25). Not a member? To join, sections@texasbar.com or phone , x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at or laura.angle@texasbar.com. Need Financial Assistance to Attend? TexasBarCLE makes a limited number of scholarships available for attendance at live courses and selected video replays of live courses. To apply for a scholarship or to learn more, call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm CT to Sara at , x1490. Please apply at least four weeks prior to the event. Active State and Texas-Area Federal Judges and Their Court 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 the Texas Judicial Retirement System and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required in order to receive course materials. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at , 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. Registered But Can t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by (1) calling , 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; see FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS!, below. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax ( ) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos & MP3s of Topics, as Well as PDFs of Materials, will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide your 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! Interested in Sponsoring or Exhibiting at This Course? Contact Julie Marshall at or julie.marshall@texasbar.com. Tweet About This Course! Include hashtag #TBCLEimm Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone s candidacy. Parking Information for Attendees Not Staying at the Hotel is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space. Houston: Self-parking for $9. DALLAS: Self-parking in the underground Cityplace Events garage is complimentary by picking up a validation ticket from the State Bar staff onsite. 6