Product Description

The practice of immigration law is in a period of uncertainty due to dramatic changes in the laws, regulations, and policies of the U.S. government. Encountering unreliable delays in processing times, varying adjudications, and confusing Board of Immigration Decisions, practitioners at all skill levels are challenged in this tumultuous legal landscape. Join your colleagues for this timely and informative Conference.

The 19th Annual Family-Based Immigration Law Conference provides guidance to practitioners on legal tactics and strategies to best assist clients. Essential updates on current topics are discussed alongside the fundamentals of laws, regulations, and policies. Join us for a full-day Conference and come away with a deeper understanding of the evolving and increasingly complex practice of family-based immigration law.

Agenda & Materials

• 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

  Registration and Check-in

  Annelise M. Araujo, Esq., Araujo & Fisher , Boston
  
• 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

  Welcome and Introduction
• 10:50 am - 11:00 am

  Break

  Marc J. Bloostein, Esq., Choate Hall & Stewart LLP , Boston
  Eric P. Hayes, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP , Boston
  Mark E. Swirbalus, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP , Boston
  
• 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

  Plenary: Recent Developments in Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration and Fiduciary Litigation

  Leo J. Cushing, Esq., CPA, LLM, Cushing & Dolan, PC, Waltham
• 11:00 am - 11:30 am

  Public Charge Overview, Update on DHS and DOS Regulations and Injunctions

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  Marc J. Bloostein, Esq., Choate Hall & Stewart LLP , Boston
  Eric P. Hayes, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP , Boston
  Mark E. Swirbalus, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP , Boston
  
• 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• Trust & Estate Administration Track
• 11:30 am - 12:15 pm

  Spousal Petitions for Survivors and Alternatives

  on demand video Add to Cart
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

  How a Trustee Should Think about the Possibility of Decanting—Common Law Decanting, Statutory Decanting, and Other Methods of Modifying a Trust (Joint Session with Estate Planning)

  Sara A. Wells, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston
  Amy R. Lonergan, Esq., Day Pitney LLP, Boston
  Alison I. Glover, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston
  Allison M. Whitmore, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston
• 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

  Lunch
• 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  Accountings, Releases and Indemnification Agreements—A View from the Trust and Estate Administration Perspective (Joint Session with Fiduciary Litigation)

  Eric P. Hayes, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Cochair
  Thomas P. Jalkut, Esq., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston
  Stacy K. Mullaney, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company, Boston
• 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  Accountings, Releases and Indemnification Agreements—A View from the Trust and Estate Administration Perspective (Joint Session with Fiduciary Litigation)

  Eric P. Hayes, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Cochair
  Thomas P. Jalkut, Esq., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston
  Stacy K. Mullaney, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company, Boston
• 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm

  SIJ Practice, Including Updates on Recent Legislation and the BIA “Trio of Administrative Decisions”

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• 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

  Changing Trust Situs—When Does it Make Sense?

  Eric P. Hayes, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Cochair
  Renat V. Lumpau, Esq., Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, Boston
  Todd D. Mayo, Esq., Perspecta Trust, Hampton, NH
  Susan A. Robb, Esq., First Republic Trust, Boston
• Also Available:
• 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

  Fiancée Visas v. I-130 Marriage Petitions

  on demand video Add to Cart
• Estate Planning Track
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

  Drafting Trusts to Permit Decanting (Joint Session with Trust and Estate Administration)

  Sara A. Wells, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston
  Amy R. Lonergan, Esq., Day Pitney LLP, Boston
  Alison I. Glover, Esq., Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston
  Allison M. Whitmore, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Boston
• 2:45 pm - 2:55 pm

  Break
• 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

  Lunch (on your own)
• 2:55 pm - 3:40 pm

  Nuts and Bolts of Bonds for Detained Family Members and Relief Options

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• 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  How to Think About Digital Assets in Drafting an Estate Plan

  Marc J. Bloostein, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, Cochair
  Colin M. Korzec, Esq., U.S. Trust, Boston
  Elizabeth H. Sillin, Esq., Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas LLP, Springfield
  Kerry L. Spindler, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
• 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:40 pm - 4:30 pm

  Self-Care: Recognizing Secondary Trauma and Avoiding Burnout

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• 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

  Frontiers in Charitable Planning—Thinking Beyond the Private Foundation and Donor Advised Fund

  Marc J. Bloostein, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, Cochair
  Martin M. Hall, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston
• 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

  Frontiers in Charitable Planning—Thinking Beyond the Private Foundation and Donor Advised Fund

  Marc J. Bloostein, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston, Cochair
  Martin M. Hall, Esq., Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston
• Also Available:
• Fiduciary Litigation Track
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

  Fiduciary Risks in Exercising or Not Exercising the Power to Decant Trust Assets

  George L. Cushing, Esq., McLane Middleton, Woburn
  Ralph F. Holmes, Esq., McLane Middleton, Manchester, NH
  Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr., Esq., Hemenway & Barnes LLP, Boston
• 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  Accountings, Releases and Indemnification Agreements— A View from the Fiduciary Litigation Perspective (Joint Session with Trust and Estate Administration)

  Mark E. Swirbalus, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston, Cochair
  Marshall D. Senterfitt, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston
  Jillian B. Hirsch, Esq., Day Pitney LLP, Boston
• 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

  Perspectives on the New Probate Court Fiduciary Litigation Session (FLS)

  Jennifer A. Maggiacomo, Esq., Assistant Judicial Case Manager, Norfolk Probate & Family Court
  Patrick W. McDermott, Esq., Register, Norfolk Probate & Family Court
  Evelyn J. Patsos, Esq., Probate and Family Court Administrative Office, Boston

Cochairs

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