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COLLATERAL CHALLENGES AND IMMIGRATION RELIEF: FILING AND LITIGATING CORAM NOBIS AND POST-CONVICTION PETITIONS

Posted on: 07/19/2012
Date: 
Thu, 07/26/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Free Training Opportunity for Pro Bono Attorneys: COLLATERAL CHALLENGES AND IMMIGRATION RELIEF: FILING AND LITIGATING CORAM NOBIS AND POST-CONVICTION PETITIONS

Co-Sponsored by Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Maryland Immigration Rights Coalition and Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland

Thursday, July 26, 2012
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
6 St. Paul Street, 21st Floor Training Room
Baltimore, MD 21201

Faculty: Lisa Marquardt
Assistant Public Defender
Collateral Review Division of the Maryland Public Defender’s Office

Topics:
• Common forms of Immigration Relief
• Overview of Post-Conviction vs. Coram Nobis Petitions
• The nuts and bolts of pleadings
• Strategies for filing claims
• Issues regarding the Opinion and Order

Participating attorneys must be barred in Maryland and agree to take at least one pro bono case from the Public Defender’s Office. Mentors and case support will be available to attorneys taking cases. Two years of litigation experience is preferred.

For more information and to register, visit www.probonomd.org (look for the link under “Highlights & Upcoming Events”) or contact Kiah Elmore at 443-703-3046 or kelmore@probonomd.org.

Location
Location Name: 
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Address1: 
6 St. Paul Street
Address2: 
21st Floor Training Room
City: 
Baltimore
State: 
MD
Zip: 
21201
Contact
Name: 
Kiah Elmore
Phone: 
443-703-3046
Sponsor: 
Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Maryland Immigration Rights Coalition and Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
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