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VAWA self-petition and battered spouse waiver, Part I (Initial VAWA filing)

Wednesday January 27 , 2010

  • By: inMotion Inc., Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    101 Park Avenue (Between East 40th and East 41st Streets)
    New York, NY
  • Contact:
    Lyndsi Baker
    inMotion, Inc.
    718-233-2766
  • Website: www.inmotiononline.org
  • Source: National

Attorneys will be trained to represent immigrant women who are domestic violence victims and who are eligible for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protections in immigration proceedings. Procedural and substantive aspects of these cases will be discussed in detail. Training manual and sample documents will be provided.

VAWA cases typically consist of two stages: an initial petition on submission and an adjustment interview before an administrative body. Pro bono attorneys handling VAWA cases are required to handle their clients' cases through both phases, as well as the immigration cases for their clients' children who may be living abroad or in the United States.

Attorneys are expected to commit to taking a case pro bono either individually or as part of a team of two attorneys, if not already handling an immigration case referred by inMotion.

  • CLE Credit Comments: 3 CLE credits upon course completion 1.5 skills / 1.0 professional practice / 0.5 ethics Up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period)

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