Deadline to
Register: January 15
Immigration Law and Policy remain major issues in Congress
and in the states. State Supreme Courts and State Legislatures have
struggled with how to treat foreign nationals seeking bar membership, as
evidenced by high profile bar applications in California and Florida. This
CLE will bring attention to these developments and provide an opportunity for
successful immigrant attorneys among us to speak about their careers, going
through law school in the United States, obtaining a Minnesota law license, and
practicing in different practice settings. The panel discussion will allow
speakers to share successes and challenges with particular consideration for
their experience as immigrant attorneys.
The panel speakers include Ruslan Bocancea, who is an immigrant from Moldova and
Romania, who came to the United States initially on a summer work/study visa,
then obtained his Bachelor’s degree and eventually his law degree. After
graduation and passing the bar, he established his own immigration practice in
Minneapolis as well as a satellite office in his “hometown” of
Bucharest, Romania. Catherine Bauer is an immigrant from France who first came to the United
States with her family on a J visa then obtained an immigrant visa through
the diversity lottery program. Catherine pursued a Bachelor degree with a major
in Communications then went on to William Mitchell to get her law degree.
Catherine now runs her own successful immigration law practice in Rochester,
MN. Abdinasir Abdulahi is an ethnic Somali immigrant from Ethiopia, who was
a lawyer and judge in Ethiopia before immigrating to the United
States. He now manages a diverse, general practice in Minneapolis, where
he handles a wide range of matters. Inchan Hwang is an immigrant
from South Korea, who lived in the United States as a
child, went to college in Japan, then returned to the United States as
an employment-based immigrant, eventually going to law school and ending
up as a partner in the Corporate and International Practice
Groups at Gray Plant Mooty.
Materials will include:
• From California: No green
card? No problem – undocumented immigrant can practice law, court says (cnn.com
– January 2014)
• From Florida: Are undocumented immigrants
eligible for Bar admission? (The Florida Bar News, July 2013)
• From Florida: Illegal Aliens aren’t eligible
for Florida bar membership (WA Post, March 6, 2013)
• From
Florida: Governor signs undocumented attorney bill (The Florida Bar News,
June 2014)
• Legal Ethics: Lawyer suspended for ‘illegal alien’
comment (ABA Journal, Sept 2013)
Lunch and registration begin
at 11:30. There will be a brief presentation from the UMN & St. Thomas
Law Schools at 11:45 and the program will begin at noon.
Presenters:
Ruslan
Bocancea | Bocancea Law Group
Catherine Bauer | Bauer Immigration
Law Firm
Abdinasir Abdulahi | AMA Law
Office
Inchan Hwang | Gray
Plant Mooty
CLE
Credits:
2 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits Approved |
199041
Cost (includes
lunch):
Immigration
Law Section Members: $15.00
Join
the Section and Attend this CLE for free (must register by phone): $20
MSBA
Members: $30.00
All Other: $40.00
Law Students:
Free
Remote Participation:
Teleconferencing/webcasting is available for this
event.
Want more information about
the
MSBA
Immigration Law Section?
To register by mail with a check, please use the registration form
located here.
Need to cancel? Please see
our cancellation policy
Questions? Contact:
Christina Walters |
612-278-6329