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Thursday June 29
2017
 Analyzing Criminal Dispositions for Immigration Advocates - Part 2

In this CLE, advocates will learn to identify the types of consequences that flow from different criminal legal system contacts and the options for relief from negative consequences. We'll go over common criminal grounds of removal and provide tips for issue spotting and beginning analysis. Finally, we'll talk about forms of relief available in Immigration Court and at the state level through post-conviction relief and executive pardons.

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  • When
    Thursday, June 29, 2017
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Areas of Professional Practice: 3.00
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Immigration
  • Price: $0
  • Materials
    Contains 1 training item(s)

About the Faculty

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    Genia Blaser (Speaker)

    Genia works as part of Immigrant Defense Project's Padilla Support Center where she advises defense attorneys on the immigration consequences of criminal cases and provides trainings on the overlap of criminal-immigration systems. Genia came to IDP from the immigration practice at The Bronx Defenders, where she worked with attorneys on minimizing the immigration impact for non-citizens of contact with the criminal justice and child welfare systems. She also represented non-citizens in affirmative and defensive proceedings. She has served as an intern with the Legal Aid Society?s Immigration Law Unit and Criminal Appeals Bureau, the Pro Se Litigation Office of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York and Asylum Access Ecuador. Genia received her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College.
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    Marie Mark (Speaker)

    Marie came to Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) from the immigration practice at Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS). Marie has spent her legal career advising clients and attorneys about the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and other contacts with the criminal justice and representing non-citizens fighting to remain in the United States. She has provided substantial training and mentorship for law students and attorneys fighting for the rights of immigrants. She received her law degree from New York University School of Law, where she participated in the Children’s Rights Clinic and Immigrant Rights Clinic. Marie holds an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College.
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    Michelle Parris (Speaker)

    Michelle is a Staff Attorney and Training and Resources Director at the Immigrant Defense Project. Michelle brings to the work several years as a public defender in the Criminal Defense Practice at The Bronx Defenders, where she developed a keen understanding of the challenges of representing immigrant clients. Michelle was previously awarded an Equal Justice Works Fellowship focused on indigent defense for defendants with mental health issues. Michelle is a graduate of Stanford Law School where she was a student attorney with Stanford Law’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic. She was also Board Member of the Stanford Black Law Students Association, a coordinator and translator for the Housing Pro Bono Program, a Juvenile Detention Facility Teacher for Street Law, an Editor for the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and a member of the Stanford Latino Law Students Association.