2026 Immigration Law Conference
Date: Apr 29, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $203.00
Non-Member Price: $254.00
Section Price: $191.00
Areas of Law: Immigration
Earn up to 4 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Victoria Donoghue, Esq.
- Connell Foley LLP, Roseland
- Abigail Walsh, Esq.
- Connell Foley LLP, Roseland
Presenters
- Veronica Cardenas, Esq.
- Cardenas Immigration Law
- Cristina Carreno, Esq.
- Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC, Scotch Plainsjoined Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, in October 2017. Since joining the firm, she has gained significant experience defending individuals in removal proceedings, representing individuals seeking to obtain relief from deportation, and affirmative applications to bring immigrants into the United States through family-based visas and employment visas. She also works closely with senior attorneys in the firm’s civil litigation and criminal defense practice groups.
Ms. Carreno is Chair of the Immigration Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, an organization focused on the interaction between United States immigration laws and other areas of law including family, criminal, labor and real estate. She participates in the Richard J. Hughes American Inn of Court and has been invited to lecture at the Inn and for the NJAJ Annual Meadowlands Conference and other organizations.
Ms. Carreno received her B.A. from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and her J.D. from New York Law School. She served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Joseph L. Rea, J.S.C., Middlesex County. - Justin English, Esq.
- King English Immigration Law, LLC, Freehold
- Kerry W. Hartington, Esq.
- Kerry Hartington Immigration Law LLC, Vinelandis a Partner in Hartington King English, LLC in Freehold and Vineland, New Jersey. Managing the firm’s Vineland office, she limits her practice to immigration law and has represented immigrants in Immigration Court and before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). She has represented more than 100 individuals who have successfully obtained immigrant visas abroad after filing an unlawful presence waiver or provisional unlawful presence waiver, and has represented individuals before the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Department of Justice and the Department of Labor.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and before the United States Supreme Court, Ms. Hartington is fluent in Spanish and a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and the Federal and New Jersey State Bar Associations. She has served as the AILA liaison to the Mount Laurel United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Field Office. Prior to becoming an attorney Ms. Hartington worked as a BIA-Accredited Representative at Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia and as a paralegal at immigration law firms in Philadelphia and South Jersey. She has lectured on waivers and family immigration law topics at immigration law seminars throughout the country.
After studying abroad at the University of Granada, Spain, Ms. Hartington received her B.A. from the University of Delaware and her J.D. from Widener School of Law, where she worked as an intern with the Chester County District Attorney’s Office during her last year.
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Immigration Law Section
Each year, the highly anticipated annual Immigration Conference provides a unique platform for experienced practitioners to examine the most pressing issues facing immigration practice today.
This year's program will focus on timely and significant changes in U.S. immigration policies, with an eye toward how these changes will shape the immigration landscape moving forward. The conference will also feature a panel on immigration law practice management, designed to offer practical insight into building and sustaining a successful practice.
Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead of emerging trends and ensure you are prepared to effectively advocate for your clients. Register today to secure your spot at this must-attend annual event.
Topics include:
- Emerging issues in immigration law and policy
- EOIR representation during Trump 2.0
- Habeas and other constitutional challenges
- Current trends in family and corporate practice
- Practice management strategies for building and sustaining an immigration law practice
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