Welcome and Remarks; Amy R. Novick, Program Chair, Washington, D.C. / Is the attorney role in immigration representation eroding? This cutting edge panel will focus on a discussion of various processes/agencies - where there seems to be an attack on the ability of the attorney to fully represent the client. This panel will discuss the problems, parameters, and possible solutions that practitioners are facing this year. 1) DOL: DOL's Shifting Position on Attorney Role in the PERM Process & Impact of Recent Litigation, 2) DOS: Consular Practice and Attorney Representation Before U.S. Embassies and Consulates Abroad, 3) CBP: Limitations on Attorney Representation in the Admissions Process, Recent Trends in Border Practice and Admissions, Airlines/TSA Inquiries and Identification Requirements, Assisting Visa Waiver Clients with ESTA, EOIR: Attorney Conduct in Immigration Court -- Faculty: Charles H. Kuck (dl), AILA President, Atlanta, GA; Steven Clark, AILA Past President, DOL Committee Member, Cambridge, MA; Palma R. Yanni, AILA Past President, DOS Committee Vice Chair, Washington, D.C.; Leslie A. Holman, CBP Vice Chair, Burlington, VT; Amy L. Peck, EOIR Liaison Committee Chair, Omaha, NE