One of my law school professors once told me that there is a natural connection between immigration law and criminal law. He told me this very early in my law career after he found out that I was practicing in both areas. He recommended that I continue doing so....
The two largest areas of practice for me are immigration law and criminal law. I have often had to represent very young people in these kinds of cases. It is a very difficult thing to do. I would like to address—in an informal way—some of my thoughts about...
Many times, I find that when clients come to me to investigate the possibility of divorce, their goals, and how divorce happens legally, usually these potential clients misunderstand several things. I would like to address a few of these things in a series of...
Recently, I continued my discussion about the very old immigration defense of “asylum.” In particular, I explained that prove and win a case, it is necessary to prove that a person is a “refugee,” which means that someone applying for asylum has to prove that he or...
We have been discussing immigration court defenses lately. Recently, I discussed the very old immigration defense of “asylum.” In particular, I talked about one part of proving and winning an asylum case. To prove and win a case, it is necessary to prove that a...
Lately, I’ve been discussing the history of the very old defense of “asylum.” Today I would like to talk a little more about asylum. I mentioned that asylum is a defense in immigration law that a person must apply for before they have been in the United States for a...
