Best Practices for Successful Employment-Based AOS Interviews: Stories from the Field (Offices)
| Live Event Date: 02/04/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format | Length | CLE Eligible |
| Web Seminar | 90 min. | Yes |
When you receive the appointment notice for your client’s employment-based adjustment of status (AOS) interview, do you get a sinking feeling and ask yourself the questions “Why was this scheduled?” and “What do I do next?” Our experienced practitioners will provide invaluable guidance based on decades of legal representation at USCIS interviews. We invite you to this engaging panel to hear what lessons immigration attorneys have learned from the field (offices).
Featured Topics:
- Legal trends and updates as the new administration takes office
- Preparing for employment-based interviews: the file, yourself, and your client
- The role of the immigration attorney: etiquette and protocol to follow
- How to be the most effective and impactful advocate
- Walking that fine line: supporting your client at the interview (without testifying)
- Top tips and lessons learned from the field
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Richard Yemm (DL), Santa Monica, CA
Richard Yemm is a partner at the Los Angeles office of WR Immigration and a certified Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist by the California State Bar. With dual licensure in California and New York, he brings a unique perspective as an immigrant from the UK, enhancing his ability to navigate complex immigration matters. Richard represents a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to high-profile individuals in entertainment and technology.
Michael P. Nowlan, AILA Business Section Steering Committee/DOL Liaison Committee, Detroit, MI
Michael P. Nowlan is a member of the Clark Hill PLC Immigration Business Unit, located in the Detroit, MI office. His is currently a member of the AILA Verification and Documentation Liaison Committee. He has previously served as the Chair of the Business Committee Listserv, Vice Chair of the AILA Business Im-migration Response Team, and Chair of the AILA Business Committee.
Carmen Arce, Miami, FL
Carmen is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an Expert in Immigration Law. She has also served as Chair of The Board Certification Committee for The Florida Bar. She received her J.D. in 2001 from Texas Tech University School of Law. She is an active member of AILA and has been practicing Immigration Law for over twenty years. In 2011 she founded Arce Immigration Law which specializes in Business Immigration.
