• Handling the Master Calendar Hearing
o Notice to Appear
o Judging Legal Sufficiency
o Burdens of Proof
o Documents/Evidence
o Records of Conviction
o To Plead or Not to Plead
o Motions to Dismiss Charge/Terminate Proceedings
• Appeals
o Preserving the Record for Appeal & Judicial Review
o BIA
o Federal Judicial Review/Jurisdiction
• Handling the Individual Hearing
o Pretrial Statements and Evidence
o EOIR Rules of the Court
o Preparing Your Client to Testify
o Witnesses
o Expert Witnesses
o Handling the Difficult Judge or Prosecutor
Faculty:
Thomas K. Ragland (dl), Washington, DC
Linda A. Cristello, Boston, MA
Ilana Etkin Greenstein, Boston, MA