Criminal Court, the Law and Young People

Criminal Court, the Law and Young People

The two largest areas of practice for me are immigration law and criminal law.  I have often had to represent very young people in these kinds of cases.  It is a very difficult thing to do.  I would like to address—in an informal way—some of my thoughts about...
Divorce and International Law

Divorce and International Law

Many times, I find that when clients come to me to investigate the possibility of divorce, their goals, and how divorce happens legally, usually these potential clients misunderstand several things.  I would like to address a few of these things in a series of...
Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal Part VI

Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal Part VI

Lately, I’ve been discussing the history of the very old defense of “asylum.”  Today I would like to talk a little more about asylum. I mentioned that asylum is a defense in immigration law that a person must apply for before they have been in the United States for a...
Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal, Part V

Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal, Part V

ecently, I discussed the defense of “cancellation of permanent residents.”  Today, I would like to discuss the defense of “asylum.”   This is a very, very old defense in international law.  It is a way for immigrants or refugees to request protection in their new...