Asylum Law

Monday, Sept. 28:

• Introduction to asylum law
  
  • Karen Musalo, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, UC Hastings
• Ethics issues in asylum cases
  • Jeffrey Martins and Ruby Lieberman, Members of the Pro Bono Asylum Program Mentor Attorney Panel

Tuesday, Sept. 29:

• The Pro Bono Asylum Team. Attorney, Interpreter, Mentor: Teamwork in Representing an Asylum-Seeker
  
  • Lisa Ward, Adam Rosenblum, Attorneys, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • Violeta Ortega, Volunteer Interpreter Panel
  • Laura Brown, Pro Bono Mentor Attorney, Fellom & Solorio
  • Lisa Frydman, Managing Attorney, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, UC Hastings
• Presenting the Asylum Case in Immigration Court
  • The Honorable Print Maggard, United States Immigration Court

Registration free to pro bono volunteers of LCCR and other nonprofit programs.
For attorneys, mentor attorneys, interpreters, legal workers and law students, MCLE credit: 5 hours, $30.
Non-volunteer registration: $175

Registration information forthcoming!

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights certifies that the above activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California.