Ethics of Representing Children in Family Court, Immigration Court and Crossover Cases (OnDemand)
Originally held on Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Program Fee:
Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Ethics
New Jersey: 2.4 Professional Responsibility
California: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.5 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description:
Attorneys who represent immigrant children frequently face complex
ethical questions. These issues can arise when one or more attorneys
appear on the child’s behalf in separate but related immigration and
Family Court proceedings (and/or before USCIS), and when the rights and
interests of a child, parent(s) and guardians--who all have interests in
the outcome of the representation--are considered. This CLE will
provide an overview of the most common forms of immigration relief
sought by children (asylum and SIJS), and then tackle the ethical issues
that frequently arise in such cases, reviewing considerations related
to confidentiality and informed consent, diminished capacity and
questions of who directs the attorney’s representation of the child, as
well as issues related to joint representation, conflicts, and
presumptive representation.
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Program Chair:
Melissa J. Friedman, Legal Aid Society
Sponsoring Association Committees:
Council on Children, Dawne Mitchell, Chair
Disability Law, Katherine Rose Carroll, Chair
Education and the Law, Laura D. Barbieri, Chair
Family Court and Family Law, Michelle Burrell, Chair
Immigration and Nationality Law, Danny Alicea, Chair
Pro Bono & Legal Services, Jennifer K. Brown, Chair
Small Law Firm, Anne Wolfson, Chair
Co-Sponsored By:
Small Law Firm Center