SpeakersMara Samora
Law Offices of Marla Samora
Carla Gomez
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Kathy Brady
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
This training is designed to:Provide updated legal developments on immigration consequences in criminal proceedings, including
-Defense counsel’s legal responsibilities, including a checklist
-Tools to analyze the legal consequences
-Ethical consideration for non-citizen clients
-Interviewing challenges and determining your client’s status
-Presenting your case to the prosecutor
Provide updated procedures for appointment of Padilla counsel in all court-appointed criminal proceedings
-New Immigrant questionnaire
-New Attorney Authorization Forms (Authorization amount increased from $150 to $250)
-New list of Padilla counsel available to court appointed counsel
-New list of Bay Area resources
New laws including but not limited to 1473.7 and all procedures related for court appointed counsel in criminal caseSince there is no opportunity to ask questions of the panelists, this program counts toward self-study credit only.
Credit minutes for this program will be entered into your NHMCLE ART Account for you.