Post-Election Impact on U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law

Date: Dec 10, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $177.00

Non-Member Price: $209.00

Section Price: $157.00

Event Code: I157324

Areas of Law: Immigration

Earn up to 4.5 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

David H. Nachman, Esq.
Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group P.C., Ridgewood

Presenters

Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq.
The Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C., Pine Brook
Ronald P. Mondello, Esq.
Ronald P. Mondello PC, Fair Lawn
is a solo practitioner in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where he concentrates his practice in immigration, municipal, land use and criminal law. He focuses predominately on what legal scholars refer to as “crimmigration”, the intersection of crimes and immigration, advises criminal defense attorneys on how to avoid deportation for their foreign national clients with “safe haven” pleas, and has extensive experience filing post-conviction relief petitions based on constitutional infirmities. Mr. Mondello also represents corporate and individual clients before New Jersey planning and zoning boards, and also represents and defends municipal clients in municipal litigation and land use litigation. The Hoboken Cannabis Review Board Attorney, he is Special Litigation Counsel for Fair Lawn, has been Special Legal Counsel for the Borough of New Milford, Washington Township and Saddle Brook, and serves as Board Attorney for the Planning, Zoning and Adjustment Boards of several municipalities.

Admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Florida, Mr. Mondello has been a member of the New Jersey State, Bergen County, Passaic County and Morris County Bar Associations. He has served as a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the NJSBA Cannabis Law and Local Government Law Sections, a Trustee of the New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys and Co-Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Municipal Cannabis Subcommittee.

Mr. Mondello is a frequent lecturer on “crimmigration” issues for CLE providers and is especially known for his seminar designed to educate New Jersey criminal defense attorneys on how to avoid Ineffective Assistance Claims when representing foreign nationals. A former adjunct professor at Bergen and Passaic County Community Colleges, he has also taught business organizations, immigration and criminal law at the Academy for Legal Assistant Training.

Mr. Mondello received his B.A. from William Paterson College, his M.B.A. in General Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his J.D. from Loyola University. He served as a law clerk with the United States Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia and to the Honorable Marguerite T. Simon, Bergen County, and to the Passaic County Prosecutor.
(9/23)
Snehal Batra, Esq.
Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group, P.C., Raritan
Alan J. Pollack, Esq.
Frank & Pollack LLC, Newark
Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.
Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group, P.C., Ridgewood
Samantha Oberstein, Esq.
Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak Law Group, P.C.

Join us for an in-depth seminar exploring the profound effects of the recent presidential election on U.S. immigration law. This comprehensive panel will provide you with insight into what implications to expect from the new administration on immigration courts, detention policy, business and family-based immigration, as well as the inevitable impact on asylum and humanitarian claims. This esteemed panel of expert immigration law attorneys will provide you with practical strategies to navigate these changes and effectively represent your clients with confidence. 

Presenters will discuss the likely implications of the election on the following topics:

  • Business Immigration
  • Family-Based Immigration
  • Internal Enforcement (ICE/HSI)
  • Immigration Courts (EOIR)
  • Asylum and Humanitarian Claims, including Parole in Place (PIP)
  • Detention Policy
  • Criminal Apprehension Program
  • Naturalization

Don’t miss this timely update on the future of U.S. immigration and nationality law.

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 4.5).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 4.5
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 3.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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