Advanced Immigration Law

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1 Advanced Immigration Law COURSE LIVE February 26-27, 2009 Laredo April 2-3, 2009 Irving April 23-24, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS Back by Popular Demand! Interactive Skit Demonstrations Identity Theft: The New Game in Town ICE Raids: Criminal Liability and Charges Continental breakfast AND lunch on both days Earn over 13 MCLE hours and 2 hours ethics NEW THIS YEAR! Come a day early and attend the Nuts and Bolts Workshop

2 NEW THIS YEAR! Come a day early and attend the Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Law Workshop Whether you're a newly licensed attorney or a seasoned practitioner, register for this workshop and kickstart your career in the field of immigration law! LIVE Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel Laredo Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Embassy Suites Hotel Irving Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport MCLE CREDIT 4 HOURS (1.25 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. Wednesday 4 hrs including 1.25 hrs ethics 1:00 Registration 1:45 Welcoming Remarks and Program Introductions 2:00 Introduction of Immigration Law.5 hr Citizens, immigrants, nonimmigrants, and the undocumented Unlawful status, violation of status, and employment authorization Adjustment of status and consular processing Relevant government agencies Monthly visa waiting bulletin Paul Parsons, Austin Paul Parsons, P.C. 2:30 Family Immigration 1 hr (.5 ethics) Who are family members? How to sponsor a family member Laura F. Bachman, Tulsa University of Tulsa College of Law 3:30 Break 3:40 Business Immigration Nonimmigrant visas Permanent visas James Dempsey Prappas, Jackson Walker 4:40 Special Immigration Special programs Persons outside the normal channels Vanna K. Slaughter, Dallas Catholic Charities 5:40 Naturalization/Citizenship.5 hr (.25 ethics) Naturalization Citizenship Peter D. Williamson, Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin 6:10 Adjourn 2

3 TexasBarCLE presents Advanced Immigration Law COURSE LIVE February 26-27, 2009 Sheraton Brookhollow Hotel Laredo April 2-3, 2009 Embassy Suites Hotel Irving April 23-24, 2009 Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport Thursday 7 hrs including 1.5 hrs ethics 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:45 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Richard A. Gump, Jr., Dallas Demonstration #1 In preparation for a surge in hiring, Bobby Baker, Director of Human Resources for Project Management, Inc., a national construction project management firm, is conducting an internal I-9 audit and uses the opportunity to train a new HR Generalist. During the audit, Bobby notices that a couple of previously completed I-9s have missing information. The HR Generalist has too many questions and is slowing Bobby s progress on the audit. Since Bobby personally completed two of the deficient I-9 forms, Bobby fills in the missing information during the audit. Will Bobby complete the audit and train the HR Generalist quickly enough to be ready for the new hires they expect as a result of the job fair they held at the convention center? 9:00 Worksite Enforcement 2009 Nuts and Bolts Workshop on I-9s and Internal Audits 1 hr Richard A. Gump, Jr., Dallas Demonstration #2 Ryan Redding, Human Resource Generalist with Project Management, Inc., has 40 no-match letters from the Social Security Administration sitting on her desk. Ryan s supervisor, Bobby Baker, is in the middle of an internal I-9 audit and has not received Ryan s messages asking for guidance. Ryan is pretty sure SSA is telling her she has to fire 40 employees, but she decides to meet with Project Management s immigration counsel before handing out any pink slips. 10:00 Worksite Enforcement 2009 Constructive Knowledge and Social Security No-Match Letters.75 hr (.5 ethics) Brent Turner Huddleston, Dallas 10:45 Break Kevin Robert Lashus, Austin 11:00 Worksite Enforcement 2009 Development of a Workable Corporate Compliance Program 1 hr (.5 ethics) Richard A. Gump, Jr., Dallas Kevin Robert Lashus, Austin 12:00 Break Luncheon served 12:20 View from the Bubble - Enforcement and/or Comprehensive Immigration Reform.75 hr Marshall Fitz, Washington, D.C. Director of Advocacy American Immigration Lawyers Association 1:05 Break 1:15 Pros and Cons of E-Verify: Who Should and Who Must Consider It.75 hrs (.5 ethics) Page Bachman, Tulsa, OK Corporate Vice President, Administration, St. John Health System Demonstration #3 Bobby is very worried about the 89 employees arrested at Project Management, Inc., but what he can t believe is the amount of documentation taken by ICE yesterday! The warrant they left behind lists I-9s, payroll documents, and copies of identification documents for all employees ever hired by Project Management, Inc., not to mention vehicle titles, employment applications, immigration documents, scanners and printers. And why did they take their biometrics scanner used for making employee I.D. badges? What is even more incredible was that Sheriff Jamie Joel, whom Bobby has known forever since the sheriff lives down the street, personally assisted in the raid. There must have been at least 30 law enforcement vehicles in their parking lot! Bobby and company president, Page Parker, head straight to the offices of Arnt Wie Goode, LLP, the company s law firm, to speak with partners Amy Arnt and Wendy Wie. Hopefully, they won t need to see, Gary Goode, their criminal law specialist. 2:00 Can State and Local Governments Fix the Problem? 1 hr Gary E. Endelman, BP America Legal Group Cynthia Juarez Lange, Santa Clara, CA Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy 3

4 TexasBarCLE Advanced courses are sponsored by LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. 3:00 Break 3:15 What is a Sanctuary?.75 hr Rose Cuison Villazor, Dallas Assistant Professor of Law Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law 4:00 The Crossover Issues: Tax and Employment Law Considerations 1 hr Robert W. Alcorn, MBA, CPA, Dallas Cynthia Stamer, Dallas Glast Phillips & Murray 5:00 Adjourn Friday 6.75 hrs including 1 hr ethics 8:30 Continental Breakfast Served 9:00 Administrative Process for Worksite Enforcement Avalyn Castillo Langemeier, Naomi Ji Young Bang, Demonstration #4 Page Parker and Bobby Baker are advised to consider a plea bargain. Did they really know their employees were unauthorized to work? How could they? The thought of going to trial and facing years in prison seems insane, so they visit with Arnt Wie Goode, LLP to weigh their options. 10:00 ICE Raids: Criminal Liability and Charges (Case Study of Shipley Do-Nuts) 1 hr Lawrence D. Finder, Haynes and Boone 11:00 Break Edward F. Gallagher, III, Ryan D. McConnell, Demonstration #5 Knowing the company can no longer help the arrested employees, Ryan Redding refers family members of the detained employees to local immigration practitioners to help them with their deportation cases. Can the employees get a fair hearing in court after the company s negotiations? Because this was bigger than each individual client, local immigration attorneys come together to discuss possible strategies in defending detained immigrants. 11:15 The Endangered Employee: Removal Hearing Crash Course Jodilyn M. Goodwin, Harlingen Law Office of Jodi Goodwin Richard S. Fischer, Nacogdoches The Law Offices of Richard S. Fischer Felipe D.J. Millan, El Paso Law Office of Felipe D.J. Millan 12:15 Break Luncheon served 12:35 Economic Implications of Not Having Comprehensive Immigration Reform.5 hr Eddie Aldrete, San Antonio Sr. Vice President, International Bancshares Corp. 1:05 Break 1:15 The Endangered Employee: Removal Hearing Crash Course (cont.) 1.25 hrs (.25 ethics) Jodilyn M. Goodwin, Harlingen Law Office of Jodi Goodwin Richard S. Fischer, Nacogdoches The Law Offices of Richard S. Fischer Felipe D.J. Millan, El Paso Law Office of Felipe D.J. Millan 2:30 Identity Theft: The New Game in Town 1 hr J. Hamilton Hileman, Edward F. Gallagher, III, 3:30 Break Demonstration #6 After finally bonding out of detention, employee Dolores Daily prepares for her court hearing where the immigration judge will decide on her application to adjust her status to permanent residence. She knows she is not a bad person, but wonders what the judge will think of those terrible things the ICE agents accused her of doing. She is not a thief. Dolores used the card she bought at the flea market to work and pay for her children s education. 3:45 Options NOT to Overlook in Business & Family Immigration Plus Last Resorts Nancy Taylor Shivers, San Antonio Shivers & Shivers 4:45 Adjourn MCLE CREDIT HOURS (2.5 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

5 fyi I N F O R M A T I O N Register Early and Save $50 by registering at least two weeks before the course. Early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Registrations are accepted on a space-available basis. Course materials and seating will be reserved for pre-registrants until the start of the first topic. No confirmation will be sent; pick up your name tag and materials at the program. Group Those Registrations and Save! Earn discounts for groups of 5 or more from your firm or agency. Contact Legal Education Consultant Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at or langle@texasbar.com Qualifying Judges may attend free of charge, provided (1) the course is directly related to the jurisdiction of their tribunal, (2) they are full-time judges or judges retired under the judicial retirement system, and (3) space is available after admission of all paid registrants. Judges must actually attend to receive course materials. This privilege does not extend to receivers, trustees, court staff, or persons serving part-time in any judicial capacity. If You Register But Cannot Attend you can still earn participatory MCLE credit and receive course materials. First, consider transferring your registration to a later presentation of the course; to do so, call , x1574. Second, as a registrant, you are entitled to special benefits (see Two Free Online Benefits For Course Registrants, below). However, if you wish to receive a refund instead, mail or fax ( ) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. Registrants who do not attend will be sent the course materials. Two Free Online Benefits for Course Registrants will be available 6-8 weeks after the course: (1) streaming video and audio versions of each presentation and (2) electronic versions of the course materials. (Actual length of a presentation may vary from that which was advertised.) To access these benefits, log onto TexasBarCLE.com. Provide us your address when registering and we ll alert you when these benefits are available and how to access them. There s no extra charge; as a registrant, you re already entitled! MP3 CDs require an MP3-compatible device (e.g., an ipod or a CD/MP3 player) for playback. Older CD Players may not play MP3 CDs. Most computers can play MP3 CDs; many can extract MP3 files and burn them onto audio CDs playable in car stereos. MP3-compatible devices may be combined with a commercially available adaptor to transmit sound to a car s FM radio or audiocassette player. Persons with Disabilities who need special accommodations to attend should contact us as soon as possible at , x1797. 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. Reserve Your Hotel Room Early 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 the State Bar of Texas Advanced Law Course. Live Sheraton Brookhollow 3000 North Loop West Phone: $135/night Deadline: Feb. 11, 2007* * The reserved block of rooms may fill up before the deadline. Act now! LAREDO Video Embassy Suites Hotel 110 Calle del Norte Phone: IRVING Video Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport 4440 West John Carpenter Freeway Phone: No hotel rooms have been booked for the video replays. Course Director Richard A. Gump, Jr...Dallas Planning Committee Laura F. Bachman...Tulsa, OK Gary E. Endelman... Paul Parsons...Austin James D. Prappas... Joe Reina...Dallas Vanna K. Slaughter...Dallas Peter D. Williamson... TexasBarCLE Planning Team Adriana Resendez... Sr. Planning Attorney Michelle Townley...Sr. Program Coordinator State Bar of Texas Harper Estes...President Joe Shannon, Jr... Chair of the Board Roland Johnson... President-Elect Gib Walton... Immediate Past President Sylvia Cardona...TYLA President F. R. Buck Files, Jr...Chair, CLE Committee Van Galen Hilley...Chair, Board PDP Committee Michelle E. Hunter...Executive Director Patrick A. Nester... Director, TexasBarCLE 5

6 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. Advanced Immigration Law Course Check one box to select site: Advanced Immigration Law Course Early Registration Deadline LIVE, February $395 February 12 Laredo Video, April 2 3 $345 March 19 Irving Video, April $345 April 9 Nuts & Bolts of Immigration Law LIVE, February 25 $95 Laredo Video, April 1 $85 Irving Video, April 22 $85 (No discounts or fees under "2" apply.) 2 Check applicable boxes below to calculate your fee: Add $50 if registering after the Early Registration Deadline. (If registering by mail, date of postmark will be determinative.) Subtract $25 if a member of the Bar College -OR- Legal Administrators or Legal Assistants Div. -OR- licensed 2 yrs or less. No Charge for Qualifying Judges (defined on page 5) Choose the format of Advanced Course materials: Electronic materials (PDFs on a USB drive) Hard-copy materials (1 notebook) To purchase BOTH add $80 My payment after all calculations above: $ 3 I can t attend. Just send course materials.* FREE Shipping & Handling Advance Course Book $155 each Qty: Adv. Course materials on USB drive $155 each Qty: Set of MP3 speeches on CD $150 set Qty: Nuts & Bolts Book $40 each Qty: Set of course audio CDs $230 set Qty: 4 I am paying by: Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $ Visa MasterCard AMEX Discover Account No. Exp. Date Name on card (Please print) Signature State Bar Membership No. Name Badge Name Firm Name/Court Address for Bar-Related Mail City/State Zip Phone ( ) Fax ( ) *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 Two Free Online Benefits for Course Registrants in this brochure.) Plus 7.25% tax (8.25% for Austin address) on total. Book orders and audio CD orders are shipped separately and filled 4-6 weeks after the live program. You will be billed unless you authorized a credit card charge above. See page 4, MP3 CDs." QUESTIONS? , ext State Bar of Texas P. O. Box Austin, TX Advanced Immigration Law Course LIVE February 26 27, 2009 April 2 3, 2009 Laredo April 23 24, 2009 Irving NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO AUSTIN, TEXAS