FUNDAMENTALS TRACK This panel will provide guidance on interviewing and building an attorney-client relationship with applicants who have been persecuted or tortured abroad and/or who fear persecution and/or torture if removed from the U.S. This will cover issues involving both affirmative and defensive asylum applications. Tips for Interviewing Clients and Reviewing Documents The One-Year Filing Deadline and Exceptions Developing the Theory of the Case - Persecution, Country-Wide Threat, "On Account Of" Standard Completing Form I-589, Documenting Legal Elements and Meeting the Burden of Proof Preparing the Client and Witnesses for the Interview and/or Hearing Asylum Office Decisions to Refer to the Immigration Court, Immigration Court Decisions, Appeals to the BIA, and Appeals and Petitions for Review to the Circuit Courts of Appeals EADs and the Asylum Clock Ethical Considerations Q&A Nancy Kelly, Stephen Manning, Rusty O'Brien