Upcoming Engagements

Maryland State Bar Association: 
Immigration Fundamentals & Advanced Topics of Discussion
Thursday, May 19, 2016
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
University of Baltimore, School of Law
Baltimore, MD
8.5 CLE Credits, 7.5 VA Credits
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

​Advanced Removal
Adam Crandell, Esq., Law Office of Adam N. Crandell, L.L.C and Gabriela Kahrl, Esq., Maryland Office of the Public Defender Collateral Unit


Maryland State Bar Association:
2016 Joint Bench/Bar Conference
June 15-18, 2016
Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel 
Ocean City, Maryland 

Friday, June 17, 2016, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
IMMIGRATION DETENTION 101
How does my client's noncitizen status change the way I look at their criminal case?

• Why Immigration Law matters in the Criminal Law context?
• What is an ICE hold?
• What is mandatory detention?
• Who is subject to mandatory detention?
• Immigration consequences of sample Maryland offenses.
• Criminal bars to DACA.
• Prosecutorial discretion.
• Padilla v. Kentucky and obligation of criminal defense attorney to advise noncitizen client about the deportation risks of a guilty plea.
• Benefits of criminal defense counsel working with immigration counsel (such as fashioning a plea to avoid adverse immigration consequences).

Speakers:Rachel Ullman, Esq., The Law Office of Rachel S. Ullman; Himedes V. Chicas, Esq. , Law Offices of Jezic & Moyse, LLC; Adam N. Crandell, Esq., Law Office of Adam N. Crandell, LLC; Judge John F. Gossart, Jr., United States Immigration Judge (retired) and Adjunct professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law (invited)
Program Sponsor:Immigration Section
Program Chairs:Klaudia Hall, Esq.
Conference Room:Conference Room #2
Lunch will be served.