Product Description

Immigration Law: MCLE BasicsPlus!® is an intensive program of lectures and discussion sessions that covers the multifarious aspects of immigration law. The program focuses on both family-based and employment-based immigration issues that are indispensable to your practice. Over a series of two days, they provide you with an overview of laws, regulations, and agency policies, and discuss the impact of changes to the administration that may impact your clients. Experts give you a pragmatic and useful introduction to the concepts and practice of immigration law, with updates and real-world strategies for successful lawyering.

Agenda & Materials

• Day One, December 4: Family-Based Immigration
• 9:30 a.m - 9:35 a.m

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Rachel Benedict, Esq., Law Office of Rachel Benedict , Cambridge
  
• 9:35 a.m - 10:30 a.m

  Family Based Immigration

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  Estelle F. Regolsky, Esq., Avrin & Regolsky , Jamaica Plain
  
• 10:30 a.m - 11:25 a.m

  Introduction to Asylum

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  Deirdre M. Giblin, Esq., MLRI , Boston
  
• 11:25 a.m - 12:15 p.m

  Representing Unaccompanied Minors

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• 12:15 p.m - 1:00 p.m

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:00 p.m - 1:45 p.m

  Introduction to Naturalization

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  Rebecca C. Minahan, Esq., Rian Immigrant Center , Boston
  
• 1:45 p.m - 2:40 p.m

  Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conduct

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  Jennifer Klein, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Malden
  
• 2:40 p.m - 3:30 p.m

  Inadmissibility Waivers and Relief from Removal

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  Audrey M. Robert-Ramirez, Esq., Ramirez & Kain LLC , Boston
  
• 3:30 p.m - 3:40 p.m

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:40 p.m - 4:30 p.m

  Immigration Court Procedure and Relief from Removal and Tips from the Bench

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  Rachel M. Self, Esq., Rachel M. Self, PC , Boston
  
• Day Two, December 5: Employment-Based Immigration
• 9:30 a.m - 9:35 a.m

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Sapna Annicelli, Esq., Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP , Boston
  Stephanie Simoes Pimentel, Esq., Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP , Boston
  
• 9:35 a.m - 10:15 a.m

  Overview of Basic Nonimmigrant Visa Terms, B-1/B-2 Visas, and the Visa Waiver Program

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  Stephanie Simoes Pimentel, Esq., Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP , Boston
  
• 10:15 a.m - 11:00 a.m

  L-1 Visas: Will you be Lucky or a Loser?

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  Madeline C. Cronin, Esq., Iandoli, Desai & Cronin, PC , Boston
  
• 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m

  H-1B & LCA Compliance

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  Robin Dana O'Donoghue, Esq., O'Donoghue Law LLC , Cambridge
  
• 12:00 p.m - 12:45 p.m

  Lunch (on your own)
• 12:45 p.m - 1:30 p.m

  O Visas: Persons with Extraordinary Ability in the Arts, Sciences & Business

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  William L. Coffman, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC , Boston
  
• 1:30 p.m - 2:15 p.m

  NAFTA TN Classification for Canadians and Mexicans

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  Prasant D. Desai, Esq., Iandoli, Desai & Cronin, PC , Boston
  
• 2:15 p.m - 3:15 p.m

  The Nuts and Bolts of PERM Labor Certification

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  Magaly Rojas Cheng, Esq., Clark Lau LLC , Boston
  
• 3:15 p.m - 3:30 p.m

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:30 p.m - 4:00 p.m

  Employment-Based Green Cards without Labor Certifications/NIWs

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  Erin M. Brummer, Esq., Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC , Boston
  
• 4:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m

  Ethics

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  Sara M. Mailander, Esq., Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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