Pro Bono Asylum Training
Opportunities exist to represent asylum applicants in brief and discrete credible fear interviews, as well as in more involved proceedings in the US Immigration Court. There are also opportunities to assist in brief writing, legal research and collecting country and human rights reports. Volunteers are welcome in all spects of this process and this seminar will teach volunteers about the asylum practice and procedures, as taught by experienced attorneys.
Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
March 11, 2005
Seminar Location:
State Bar of Georgia Conference Center
Atlanta, GA
Chairperson:
Susan H. Colussy
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Tuesday November 30, 1999
Welcome and Seminar Overview
Speaker Information
Susan H. Colussy  [ view bio ]
Brian Stimson  [ view bio ]
Project Outline
Who are the detainees? Why are they being held? What are the grounds for exclusion? Where are they being detained?
Speaker Information
Jennifer L. Bensman  [ view bio ]
Bond and Parole
Speaker Information
Maria M. Odom  [ view bio ]
Asylum, Withholding and CAT
Speaker Information
Susan H. Colussy  [ view bio ]
Cancellation, 212-C and Waivers
Speaker Information
Charles Kuck
Trial Practice, Forensics and Procedures
Speaker Information
Jennifer L. Bensman  [ view bio ]
Susan H. Colussy  [ view bio ]
Charles Kuck
Individual topic purchase: Selected
Georgia Bar
Total General Hours: 4.00
Including Professionalism: 1.00
Including Trial: 1.00
GA Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism
Including Professionalism: 1.00