Sponsored by the Immigration Section of The Chester County Bar Association
October 29 – 30, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009  (Day I)  8:30 am – 5:00 pm
(4  Sub. & 2 Ethics CLE Credit Hours)

Friday, October 30, 2009 (Day II)  8:30 am – 5:00 pm
 (5 Sub. & 1 Ethics CLE Credit Hours )

You can sign up for a half day, full day or two full days

Cost:

Full Day (per day): $120 CCBA Members / $135 Non-Members
Half-Day (per day): $75 CCBA Members / $90 Non-Members 

Location:  Chester County Bar Association
15 West Gay Street (Lower Level)
(Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Meeting Room)
West Chester, PA  19380

 Download the Sign Up Form

Fall 2009 Philadelphia Regional Immigration Conference
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Sponsored by the Chester County Bar Association
October 29 – 30, 2009

Day One
Thursday, October 29, 2009

Session One (8:30 to 9:30)

1. Lisa Hurlbutt, Esquire 
VAWA ISSUES and Victims Who Are Reluctant to Report and Testify

2. Thomas Griffin, Esquire
How to Find or Become an Expert on Country Conditions. 

Session Two (9:45 to 10:45)

Wayne Sachs, Esquire  
    Criminal Law Issues, Post Conviction Relief and Plea Agreements

Steven Morley, Esquire
    Criminal Issues and Ethics, Aggravated Felonies and CIMTs

Session Three (11:00 to 12:00)

1. Paula Jones, Esquire  
Intersection of Immigration Status and Tax Consequences
What LPR’s Need to Know About the New Exit Tax

2. Wendy Hess, Esquire  
Employer Sanction and Audits

LUNCH BREAK (12:00 to 1:30)  (ON YOUR OWN)

Session Four (1:30 to 2:30)

Elise Fialkowski, Esquire
Business Visas, Non-immigrants and H-1Bs

Session Five (2:45 to 3:45)

1. Cherylle Corpuz, Esquire
Business Visas, EB-1 thru EB-5.

2. Paula Jones, Esquire 
Overview of International Wealth Planning

Session Six (4:00 to 5:00)

1. Michael S. Cole
Military Naturalizations and Lawful Permanent Residency

2. Joseph Hohenstein, Esquire
Federal Litigation

Day Two
Friday, October 30, 2009

Session One (8:30 to 9:30)

C.J. Lyford, Esquire
Gloriana Maenner, Esquire
Rosana Chiple Molina, Esquire

International Adoptions, Lawful Permanent Residency and Citizenship

Session Two (9:45 to 10:45)

1. Steve Converse, Esquire
Craig Trebilcock, Esquire

The Golden Venture – How to Make an Impact on Sudden Large Scale Immigration Matters Through Pro Bono Representation

2. Lisa Hurlbutt, Esquire
VAWA ISSUES and Problems Getting Victims to Report and Testify.

Session Three (11:00 to 12:00)

1. Jon Landau, Esquire
The Basics - “How To”.

2. Judy Bernstein Baker
Asylum – Navigating the Maze

LUNCH BREAK (12:00 to 1:30)

Session Four (1:30 to 2:30)

Matthew I. Hirsch, Esquire
Criminal Issues for the New Practitioner.  Aggravated Felonies and Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude

Session Five (2:45 to 3:45)

Immigration Judge Walter Durling
Benjamin Yerger, Esquire
1. Detained Cases before the Immigration Courts.  Custody/bond, merits, and tele-video hearings.

Session Six (4:00 to 5:00)

Immigration Judge Charles Honeyman
Matthew Baxter, Esquire
Presenting Cases before the Immigration Court