Publications and Seminars

Publications

• “Trial skills in immigration court: effective advocacy”, Immigration Practice Pointers, Tips for Handling Complex Cases, AILA publications, 2022 – 2023 ed.. 
• Bond Eligibility in Withholding-Only Proceedings (Practice Advisory)
• Identifying and addressing the one-year deadline in asylum claims, 2009–2010 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, AILA publications.
• Use of Expert Evidence in Immigration Court proceedings, AILA, March 2009.
• Waivers of HIV-based inadmissibility for immigrants, 2008–2009 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, AILA publications.
• A well-founded fear of having my sexual orientation asylum claim heard in the wrong court, New York Law School Law Review, 2007–2008, Volume 52, Number 2.
• Attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, AILA, January 2007.
• Substantial Justification as a defense to attorney fee motions, AILA, April 2007.

Seminars

• “Southern Border Practices, CBP One and the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule”, covering developments in gang-related asylum claims and border-related restrictions on asylum eligibility, AILA December 2023 New York Immigration Law Symposium (speaker and co-author of accompanying article)
• “Pushing Back on ineligibility and bars to asylum” AILA Fall 2023 CLE Immigration Law Conference, Scotttsdale, AZ (speaker and co-author of accompanying article)
• “Bars to asylum”, February 2023 Federal Bar Association New York Asylum & Immigration Conference, (moderator, speaker)
• “Cancellation of Removal and Adjustment of Status in Removal proceedings” February 2023, Practicing Law Institute (PLI) New York, (speaker)
• “Trial skills in immigration court: effective advocacy”, AILA Annual Conference, June 2022 (speaker); Immigration Practice Pointers, Tips for Handling Complex Cases, AILA publications, 2022 – 2023 ed.. 
• “Family Based Issues in Immigration Law” December 2022, Practicing Law Institute (PLI) New York, (speaker)
• “Understanding bars to eligibility for asylum” February 2022 Federal Bar Association New York Asylum & Immigration Conference, (moderator, speaker)
• “Common Bars to Asylum” AILA Annual Conference June 2021, (speaker, and co-author of accompanying article)
• “Motions For Attorneys’ Fees Under The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA)” April 2021, AILA Federal Litigation Committee, (author)
• “The Path to a Safe Haven: Current Issues in Asylum Law” AILA NY Conference, December 2017 (speaker and co-author of accompanying article)
• Crisis and Chaos: Delays in the Immigration Courts. What Is the Cause, and Is There a Solution?, The Immigration and Nationality Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association, November 3, 2015
• Federal Immigration Practice, American Immigration Lawyers Association, NY Chapter, New York, NY, March 2, 2015
• Immigration Issues for Same-sex Couples, (Faculty) American Immigration Lawyers Association, Southern California Chapter, Anaheim CA, November 2013
• Relief in Removal Proceedings webinar, Faculty, The New York Immigration Coalition, July 2013
• Overview of Nonimmigrant Visa Eligibility, Speaker, The New York Immigration Coalition, New York, NY, February 2013
• Ethics for Immigration Lawyers, (Faculty) American Immigration Lawyers Association, NY Chapter, New York, NY, February 12, 2013
• Asylum – Particular Social Group, (Faculty) American Immigration Lawyers Association, NY Immigration Law Symposium, New York NY, December 2012
• Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings, Faculty, Practising Law Institute, New York, NY, August 2012
• EAJA Fees in Immigration Cases, (Faculty) American Immigration Lawyers Association, Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2012
• Overview of Nonimmigrant Visa Eligibility, Speaker, The New York Immigration Coalition, New York, NY, October 2011
• Immigration Law: Disciplinary Pitfalls, Appellate Division, First Department Disciplinary Committee, New York, NY, February 2011
• Practice Before Immigration Court in Removal Cases: A Step-by-Step Guide, (Faculty), New York City Bar, May 2011
• Particular Social Group Analysis in the Brave New Post-S-E-G-World, (Faculty) Audio Seminar, March 2011
• Advanced Issues in Immigration Court Practice, (Faculty) New York, NY, March 2009
• Know Your Rights, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), February 2008, February 2009
• New Rules for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in removal proceedings, (Faculty) Web Seminar, January 2009
• Advanced issues in waivers of inadmissibility, (Faculty) Web Seminar, December 2008
• Removal – a day in Federal Court, (Faculty) New York NY, December 2008
• Asylum law, New York Immigration Coalition, September 2008
• Know Your Rights, New York State Bar Association, Albany, New York, September 2008
• Health-related grounds of inadmissibility, (Faculty) Vancouver, Canada, June 2008
• Nuts and Bolts of Mandamus Complaints and Petitions on Naturalization, (Faculty) April 2008