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Tuesday April 19
2016
 In-Depth Analysis of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Cases

This training will provide an in-depth review of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases, including an overview of the underlying proceedings in New York Family Court, with a special emphasis on custody and guardianship, and how to address complex issues such as conflicts of interest, courts inexperienced with SIJS, and fingerprinting and home-study issues.  The faculty will examine the relevant case law, including appellate cases on reunification, "similar basis," and one-parent cases. In addition, the training will cover the immigrant petition process, including complex issues such as Requests for Evidence (RFEs), inadmissibility, and working with different district offices.

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  • When
    Tuesday, April 19, 2016
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Skills: 1.00
    Areas of Professional Practice: 1.00
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Practice Skills
    Immigration
    Legal Practice
    Family
  • Price: $120

About the Faculty

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    Maureen Schad (Speaker)

    Maureen Schad is Pro Bono Counsel at Chadbourne & Parke LLP, litigating and supervising immigration and family law cases and managing the firm's pro bono initiatives. She partners with The Legal Aid Society's Immigration Law Unit to staff their monthly juvenile docket and has helped coordinate the response to the “surge” dockets in NYC as part of ICARE. Maureen was most recently a Senior Staff Attorney/KIND Fellow at The Door's Legal Services Center, where she represented youth in a wide range of immigration and family court proceedings. She graduated from Harvard College and from New York University School of Law, where she worked with NYU's Immigrant Rights Clinic, Make The Road New York, and The Legal Aid Society's Immigration Unit. From 2001-2004, Maureen worked at The Legal Aid Society as a public benefits and housing advocate. Before that, she was a founding program coordinator of Project HEALTH/ Health Leads, creating resource centers for adolescents and families at public hospitals in Boston and New York.
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    Lorilei Williams (Speaker)

    Lorilei Williams is the Director of the Immigration Unit at Staten Island Legal Services (SILS), which provides holistic services to Staten Island immigrants and direct representation in a wide-range of immigration matters, including U and T-visas, VAWA self-petitions, family petitions, citizenship, asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and removal defense. Prior to joining SILS, Ms. Williams worked with unaccompanied minors detained in federal custody and specialized in working with minors with criminal history, mental health needs, and severe trauma history. Before this, Ms. Williams represented domestic violence survivors as the sole attorney for a domestic violence shelter. Ms. Williams is admitted to the state bars of New York and Texas. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where she was the recipient of numerous recognitions reflecting her dedication to public service, her skills in oral advocacy, and her academic achievement. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland.