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What Every Lawyer Should Know About Immigration Law

  • Ottavio's Restaurant 1620 Ventura Boulevard Camarillo, CA, 93010 United States (map)

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Renowned immigration attorney Vanessa Frank will present on the following :
* What are the rights available to undocumented, permanent residents and US citizens?
* What can lawyers do to better inform themselves and advocate on behalf of their clients?
* TPS, DACA, LPR - what is this alphabet soup?
* Power of Attorney forms for Ventura County


ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Vanessa earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Stanford University in Public Policy and returned, after two years working in immigrant-serving Bay Area public schools through AmeriCorps, for her law degree there. Vanessa focused her legal studies on immigration law and international human rights and development. Following two years with a major international law firm in the Bay Area, Vanessa joined California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA), a legendary civil rights firm, in their Oxnard Migrant Office. In 2009, Vanessa opened her own law firm, dedicated to providing high quality legal services to immigrants and their families and also to engage immigrants and US citizens in the struggle for humane and sensible immigration policies at the local, state and national level.