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Minnesota CLE’s newly updated Immigration Practice Deskbook is a state-based resource written by Minnesota lawyers for lawyers practicing immigration law in Minnesota. The authors are recognized leaders within the Minnesota immigration law community, and they will be coming to you live via webcast to discuss important concepts from their chapters as well as the most up-to-date developments from the new administration. Join us for an informative and interactive discussion of immigration practice in Minnesota and receive a complimentary year-long subscription to the LinkedLaw edition of this valuable Deskbook as a bonus!
ADDED BENEFIT: All series purchasers will receive a free 1-year subscription to the LinkedLaw edition of Minnesota CLE’s Immigration Practice Deskbook.Times listed are Central Time.
Friday, March 5, 2021
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Employment-Based Immigration
Employment-based immigration is one of many sub-specialties in immigration law. This presentation provides a reference guide to the most commonly used nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent) employment-based visa and sponsorship options available to foreign nationals seeking employment authorization in the United States and to employers seeking to hire a foreign national employee.
– Loan Huynh; Fredrikson & Byron
– Zhu “June” Cheng; Fredrikson & Byron
– Paschal O. Nwokocha; Paschal Nwokocha & Chukwu Law Offices, LLC (moderator)
Friday, March 12, 2021
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Family-Based Immigration and Provisional Waivers of Inadmissibility
This presentation will focus on the various ways the United States immigration laws make it possible for families to unite. The presentation will also include an analysis of provisional waivers of inadmissibility for unlawful presence, practice and procedure, and other waivers of inadmissibility.
– Kwao Amegashie; Amegashie Law Office, Ltd.
– Michael H. Davis; Davis and Goldfarb PLLC
– Paschal O. Nwokocha; Paschal Nwokocha & Chukwu Law Offices, LLC (moderator)
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Practice of Immigration Law
Few areas of law invoke as many potential ethical concerns for a practitioner as immigration law. This presentation focuses on ethical issues that have arisen for immigration attorneys practicing in Minnesota and the applicable rules that govern their conduct.
– David L. Wilson; Wilson Law Group
– Nicholas M. Ryan; Law Office of Eric T. Cooperstein, PLLC
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Removal Defense and “Crimmigration”
There is a strong interrelationship between criminal law and immigration law and understanding this connection is extremely important for practitioners in both fields. This presentation will highlight this relationship with a look at the basics of representing clients in removal proceedings in Immigration Court as well as a detailed discussion of Cancellation of Removal, one of the possible defenses to removal.
– Lucy Egberg; Davis & Egberg, PLLC
– Gloria Contreras Edin; Contreras & Metelska, P.A.
– Judge Nelson L. Peralta; Fourth Judicial District
Thursday, March 18, 2021
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Special Forms of Temporary Relief
For decades, our nation’s Congress and presidents have enacted policies which, in some cases, created a path to lawful residency, and in others, a temporary path to relief for undocumented immigrants. In this presentation, our panelists will discuss special forms of temporary relief including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF).
– Cassondre Buteyn; Wilson Law Group
– Nico Ratkowski; Contreras & Metelska, P.A.
– Sarah Brenes; The Advocates for Human Rights
– Lindsey Greising; The Advocates for Human Rights
$275
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Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.
This package provides 7.0 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.
Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.
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Employment-Based Immigration
1.5 standard CLE credits
1.5 labor and employment law specialist credits
Family-Based Immigration and Provisional Waivers of Inadmissibility
1.5 standard CLE credits
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Practice of Immigration Law
1.0 ethics credit
Removal Defense and “Crimmigration”
1.5 standard CLE credits
1.5 criminal law specialist credits
Special Forms of Temporary Relief
1.5 standard CLE credits
