Presented by NACDL and the Defending Immigrants Partnership and supported by grant funding from the Foundation for Criminal Justice, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Institute.
NACDL in collaboration with the Defending Immigrants Partnership is putting on the Padilla in Practice series with three new programs on Immigration Law Essentials for defense lawyers. This informative series of programs are intended to assist criminal defenders in representing non-citizens.
The programs will be held at NACDL Headquarters, January 31 and February 1, 2012. These webinars will be broadcast live from NACDL headquarters. Registration is required for both online and in-person attendance.
Title:
Padilla in Practice Series
January 31:
2:00 – 3:30 pm EST: Immigration Consequences of Criminal Cases: Overview of Concepts & Discussion of Emerging Issues
4:00 – 5:00 pm EST: Immigration Consequences of Drug Offenses
February 1:
1:00 – 2:30 pm EST: Immigration Consequences of Domestic Violence & Related Cases
Panelists:
- Benita Jain, Immigrant Defense Project
- Angie Junck, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- Dan Kesselbrenner, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
- Wendy Wayne, Immigration Impact Unit, Committee for Public Counsel Services
Cost:FREE to attend live
FREE to view remotely via Webcast
Supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
Location:
NACDL Headquarters:
1660 L Street, NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Credit:
The total length of the program is 4 hours.
Attendees must take responsibility for reporting credit according to the rules of their state.
For more information:
Contact NACDL’s Resource Counsel at 202.465.7663 or via e-mail at vantoun@nacdl.org
More:
http://nacdl.org/LegalEducation.aspx?id=23402&libID=23372
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