The California Public Defenders Association presents in cooperation with The Immigrant Legal Resource Center, San Francisco:
Ensuring Immigration Competence After Padilla v. Kentucky
Saturday, August 21, 2010
At The Berkeley Marina DoubleTree Hotel
200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, California 94710
For Lodging see the link at the bottom of this page.
Program Coordinators:
Kathy Brady, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), San Francisco
Graciela Martinez, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County
Jose Varela, Marin County Public Defender
This continuing legal education seminar will provide you with 6.0 hours of continuing legal education participatory credits by addressing some very important issues that have come up recently that will affect all defense attorneys regarding immigration consequences of criminal convictions . We have blocked a large group of lodging rooms at the Berkeley Marina DoubleTree Hotel at a very special rate, so be sure to tell the hotel that you are with CPDA when you call to make reservations to take advantage of this special rate. Please note: The lodging cut-off date for our special rate is coming up shortly, so make your reservations at the hotel now to take advantage of our discounted room block for attendees. The program registration fee includes syllabus and lunch. you plan to attend). This program is MCLE accredited - please see box below for details.
PROGRAM FACULTY MEMBERS/SCHEDULE/TOPICS FACULTY:
Peter Arian, Deputy Public Defender, Marin County
Kathleen Boyle, Deputy Public Defender, Marin County
Kathy Brady, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, San Francisco
Holly Cooper, Lecturer - Immigration Law And Policy, Detained Immigrants Rights, U.C. Davis School of Law
Chris Gauger, Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco County
Luis Guerrero, Supervising Attorney, San Diego County Public Defender Office
Angie Junck, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), San Francisco
Graciela Martinez, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County
Pedro Oliveros, Deputy Public Defender, Marin County
Norton Tooby, Attorney at Law, Oakland, California
Jose Varela, Marin County Public Defender
PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND TOPICS
8:30 a.m. Registration & Check-In, Coffee & Donuts
9:00 a.m. Panel Discussion - Padilla v. Kentucky: What Did The U.S. Supreme Court Say? How Does It Apply to My Practice?
Moderator: Graciela Martinez, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County.
Panel:
Kathy Brady, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, San Francisco
Peter Arian, Deputy Public Defender, Marin County
Holly Cooper, Deputy Public Defender, Marin County
Norton Tooby, Attorney at Law, Oakland, California
10:45 a.m. Immigration Status and Record of Conviction - Strategies to Address Unique Immigration Issues:
Kathy Brady, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, San Francisco
Graciela Martinez, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County
12:00 p.m. Luncheon (included in registration)
1:30 p.m. Immigration Consequences in Criminal Case Context - Representing Misdemeanor Clients:
Kathleen Boyle, Deputy Public Defender, Marin County
Chris Gauger, Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco County
Angie Junck, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), San Francisco
Pedro Oliveros Deputy Public Defender, Marin County
3:15 p.m. Immigration Consequences in Criminal Case Context - Representing Felony Clients:
Graciela Martinez, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County
Holly Cooper, UC Davis School of Law
Luis Guerrero, Supervising Attorney, San Diego County Public Defender Office
Norton Tooby, Attorney at Law, Oakland, California
5:00 p.m. Conclusion
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Note: The registration fee for this program includes a substantial course booklet containing hundreds of pages of practice materials related to these course topics.
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This activity is approved for MCLE by the State Bar of California in the amount of 6.0 hours. CPDA certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules & regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education. This activity is approved for California Legal Specialization Credit as follows: 6.0 hours in Substantive Criminal Law & Procedure. CPDA is an Approved Provider of Criminal Law under section 7.0 of the Rules Governing the State Bar of California Program for Certifying Legal Specialists and the Standards.
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*This seminar is for criminal defense professionals only. If you are not a full-time criminal defense attorney or criminal defense professional, you may submit a registration request prior to the date of the program with a cover letter explaining why you should be permitted to attend. You will be notified as to whether you may attend within 24 hours of receipt of your cover letter. If you do not receive a reply, you should contact CPDA to determine whether you may attend. At-The-Door-Registrations by non-full-time criminal defense professionals will not be permitted. If your application form is not accepted, your registration fee will be returned unprocessed. Individuals involved in the prosecution of criminal cases may not attend this program.
Registrants: Materials will be distributed on the day of the program. Attention Late Registrants: If you register three days or fewer prior to a training program, your course materials may have to be mailed (first class postage) the first working day following the program. To avoid this, please register as early as possible.Refunds: Cancellations, written or by phone, must be made five days prior to the program to receive full refund. Paid registrants who do not show at the program will be contacted by mail and given the option to receive a DVD video disc of the program & the course syllabus, or a refund of the amount paid less $15.00 processing fee.
For lodging reservations on line, use this link: http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/JBKCADT-IMM-20100820/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
...or you can call the hotel instead for lodging at 1-800-222-8733 or 510-548-7920
Note: An Adobe Acrobat version of this program registration form is available at this link: http://www.cpda.org/publicarea/10-08-21-Immigration-Competence.pdf
Price of the seminar including a continental breakfast, luncheon, and the course booklet and 6 hrs of participatory California MCLE credits is only $145.00 for the entire day.