I was on a panel that spoke at tonight’s monthly meeting for the NY Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.  I spoke on a panel of immigration attorneys that consisted of H. Raymond Fasano and David Isaacson.  We spoke about new court decisions that immigration lawyers should know about.  I spoke about recent cases from the Supreme Court about immigration.  The Hon. Robert Katzmann of the Second Circuit and Katherine O’Hagan Wolfe, the clerk of the Second Circuit were also speakers tonight.

My old office building is being converted to condominiums, so I have relocated my office.  My new address is: 265 Canal Street, Suite 506, New York, NY 10013.  My phone number, fax number and e-mail address remain the same.  My new office is a few blocks from my old address.  I’m still within walking distance of 26 Federal Plaza.  The new office is closer to the Canal Street train stations for the N/Q/R/6 and A/C/E lines than my old office.

I like my new office.  It is a lot bigger than my old office.  Apparently, this building was either a warehouse or factory that was converted to an office building.  It has old wood floors and high ceilings, which give the building character.

As an immigration lawyer, being on Canal Street has historical significance.  Canal Street was part of the Five Points of Downtown Manhattan.  The term the “melting pot” was created to describe this area at the turn of the 20th Century because so many immigrants came to live in the Five Points.

I hope to have my contact information on the website updated shortly.

 

NYU is having its Annual Immigration Moot Court Competition.  Once again, I was invited to be a judge at the competition.  I’ve been invited to be a judge every year since the competition started in 2006.  Last year, is the only year that I was not able to participate.  I enjoy taking part in NYU’s Immigration Moot Court Competition.  After the students finish, the judges get to provide them with comments on how they did and how they can improve in the future.  I like being able to give advice to law students.  Of course, I also enjoy playing judge.