Strategies for Responding to Recent Trends in Adjudications

This 90 minute web seminar was originally presented live on July 19, 2011.

Recent adjudicatory trends demonstrate a significant increase in the scrutiny of employment-related petitions and arbitrary denials. This panel will provide an in-depth look at the various options available to deal with the negative adjudicatory trends in business immigration practice. Specifically, this panel will address advanced issues such as when to file a new petition or MTs; review at the AAO vs. Federal Court; exhaustion of administrative remedies and exceptions; how to litigate a business case in Federal Court; and when mandamus can be used effectively?

• Nuts and Bolts—Plaintiff, Defendant and Venue (Jurisdictional Issues, Whom to Sue and Whom to Serve)
• Procedural and Timing Considerations
• Preserving Legal Status During Litigation
• Exploring Creative Strategies When Litigating Before the AAO and How to Cope with a Bad AAO Decision
• Filing a Successful Mandamus in the Labor Certification Context

CLE Information

Approved:
CA, CO, GA, HI*, IL*, IN, ME, MS, MO, MT, NV*, NJ, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, VT, WA, and WV. To view the number of CLE credits you may claim for completing this 90-minute seminar, please use our CLE Calculator.

Pending:

• Attorneys must apply individually for approval of OnDemand programs in the following states: FL*, ID, ND, PR, and UT.
• AILA applies for accreditation upon attorneys request after participation for the following states: DE*, LA, NC, and WY

Not Eligible for CLE: AL, AR, IA, KS, KY, MN, MO, NE, NH, OH, RI, TN, TX, VA, and WI.

*Please note that your jurisdiction may limit OnDemand credit depending on the date of the original presentation. OnDemand downloadable and CD-Rom expiration details are available. Please visit the CLE Center to view your jurisdiction's credit restrictions and CLE requirements.

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