Transforming Immigration Court–Upcoming MCLE Forum

The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed are pleased to present our upcoming MCLE forum Transforming Immigration Court.

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 12:00 to 2:00pm
Location: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Auditorium, 565 W. Adams, Chicago Illinois 60661.

Speakers:

James F. Rogers, Latham & Watkins

Hon. Dana Marks, President, National Association of Immigration Judges

Mary Meg McCarthy, Director, National Immigrant Justice Center, Heartland Alliance

Lisa J. Palumbo, Supervisory Attorney of the Immigration Project, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

Tanya Nair, Latham & Watkins

Moderator:

Daniel Glad, Latham & Watkins. Mr. Glad is a principal author of Assembly Line Injustice, a comprehensive examination of the immigration court system produced by Appleseed, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, and their pro bono partners, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

The forum is free, but all attendees must RSVP by October 26, 2009 to Andrew Halterman (andrewhalterman@chicagocouncil.org or 312-988- 6614). Two hours of MCLE credit will be provided and lunch will be available.

For more information about our Immigration Court Reform project, click here.