June 13/Seattle: Representing Mentally-Disabled Individuals in Immigration Court

This program presents an overview of common mental health conditions, their causes and symptoms, and how they may manifest themselves in an attorney-client setting from a mental health practitioner’s perspective.  The ethical ramifications for a practitioner, specifically Rule 1.14, the nuts and bolts of competency hearings in immigration court as they are evolving, how advocates can best prepare for these hearings and other practice pointers will be features.
Space is limited, so RSVP ASAP
Title:
Representing Mentally-Disabled Individuals in Immigration Court
When/Where:
June 13, 2013
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Perkins Coie
1201 3rd Ave #4900
Seattle, WA 98101
You must preregister by June 12 but the event is likely to fill up sooner!
Speakers:

• Claudia Antuña, Psy.D., MHSA, LICSW, Sammamish Consulting & Counseling Services
• Merf Ehman, Staff Attorney, Columbia Legal Services
• Juli Bildhauer, Director, Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice
• Matt Adams, Legal Director, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

By:
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project
Credit:
4 General Credits Approved (MCLE ID 342871)
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