Bond Training for AILA/ PAIR Pro Bono Attorneys
Friday, January 30, 2009
1:00 pm
Boston Immigration Court at JFK Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203

"Representing Asylum-Seekers" Training
Monday, November 3, 2008
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
WilmerHale, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02108 
Please RSVP to Marie Handfield.
This training for pro bono attorneys will cover relevant issues of asylum law and practice. The faculty includes PAIR Asylum Attorney Anita Sharma; Maureen O’Sullivan, of Kaplan, O’Sullivan & Friedman; David McHaffey, of Barker, Epstein & Loscocco; and an immigration judge from the Boston Immigration Court. The fee, payable to the PAIR Project, is $75.

Cancellation of Removal and Trial Practice Training for AILA/ PAIR Pro Bono Attorneys
Friday, October 17, 2008
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Boston Immigration Court at JFK Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203
Mary Holper of Boston College Law School; Heather Friedman, PAIR Detention Attorney; Bob Halpin, Boston Immigration Court Administrator; Hon. Paul Gagnon, Boston Immigration Judge; and John Marley, Senior Trial Attorney at Hartford, CT, will be participating. The training will focus on cancellation of removal for both lawful permanent residents and non-lawful permanent residents, and will include the perspective of the adjudicator as well as practitioners. It will also include a mock hearing session. Free for AILA members. Space limited to 50 participants; RSVP to Antonio Castro Aranda at PAIR.

"Combating Notario Fraud" Training on unauthorized practice of law and motions to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel
Co-sponsored by PAIR, American Bar Association Commission on Immigration, and Boston Bar Association Immigration Law Committee
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 pm
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108
Please RSVP to the Boston Bar Association
Faculty includes Howard Silverman of Ross, Silverman & Levy LLP; William Graves of Graves & Doyle; and PAIR Executive Director Sarah Ignatius. The training will also cover remedies for unauthorized practice of law, including the complaint procedure.

"Know Your Rights" (KYR) Training for AILA/ PAIR Pro Bono Attorneys
Friday, September 26, 2008
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Boston Immigration Court at JFK Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203
Instructed by PAIR Detention Attorney Heather Friedman

Immigration Policy and Reform: What Lies Ahead
Presented by Boston Bar Association Immigration Committee
Thursday, September 25, 2008
4:00 - 6:00 pm, followed by reception
Boston Bar Association, 16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108
Professor Daniel Kanstroom, Clinical Professor at Boston College and PAIR Advisory Board member, will discuss immigration policy and reform, including what lies ahead for our nation and for how we practice law. RSVP