Asylum Law and Procedures for Pro Bono Advocates

Monday March 08 -
Tuesday March 09 2010

  • By: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Time: 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    PG&E Conference Center
    245 Market Street, Conference Room A
    San Francisco, CA
    Map
  • Contact:
    Silvia Contreras
    Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Source: Immigration Advocates Network > IAN Nonprofit Resource Center

Monday, March 8

3:00 Introduction to Asylum Law and Overview of Adjudication Procedures
Kate Jastram, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley

4:45 Ethics Issues in Asylum Cases
Shahpour (Shawn) Matloob, Amie Miller, Jeffrey Martins
Members of the Pro Bono Asylum Program Mentor Attorney Panel

Tuesday, March 9

3:00 The Pro Bono Asylum Team: Attorney, Interpreter, Mentor:
Teamwork in Representing an Asylum-Seeker
Jameel Harb, Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP
Sawsan Elfar, Volunteer Interpreter Panel
Sara Mostafavi, Pro Bono Mentor Attorney
Lisa Frydman, Managing Attorney, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, UC Hastings

4:45 Presenting the Asylum Case in Immigration Court:
The Honorable Print Maggard, United States Immigration Court

To register, return attached registration form to Silvia Contreras at scontreras@lccr.com.

  • CLE Credit Comments: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights certifies that this activity has been approved or MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 5 hours (including 3 hours General, 1 hour Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession, 1 hour Ethics).
  • Attachment(s): SEMINAR REGISTRATION.doc
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