AILA Presents the 2009-2010 Amicus Committee with the Jack Wasserman Memorial Award
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
CONTACT:
George Tzamaras
202-507-7649
gtzamaras@aila.org
Sara Ibrahim
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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) awarded the AILA 2009-2010 Amicus Committee with the Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for excellence in litigation in the field of immigration law. The committee members will receive the award on July 3, 2010 during AILA's Annual Conference held in National Harbor, MD.
The 2009-2010 AILA Amicus Committee, led by Oregon-based attorney Stephen Manning, has pushed the boundaries on effective legal advocacy and hones the "amicus" voice of AILA for judges and administrative adjudicators reach out to hear and understand AILA's position. The Committee implemented unique strategies to accomplish this paradigm shift including engaging in litigation in all Circuits and filing briefs in important cases. Most recently, the Committee filed an amicus brief in the Arizona district court case of Friendly House v. Whiting supporting a preliminary injunction of the AZ anti-immigrant statute commonly referred to as SB 1070.
The Committee also authored practice advisories, established Circuit monitors, and engaged in AILA Chapter outreach on targeted legal topics. The Committee members author the AILA Slip Opinion Blog at www.ailaslipopinionblog.org.
The AILA Amicus Committee includes:
Stephen Manning, ChairImmigrant Law Group, PC
Portland, OR
Russell Abrutyn
Marshal E. Hyman & Associates
Troy, MI
6th Circuit
Maria Andrade
Andrade Law Office, Inc
Boise, ID
9th Circuit
Cynthia Aziz
C.A. Aziz, PA
Charlotte, NC
11th Circuit
Vikram Badrinath
Vikram Badrinath P.C.
Tucson, AZ
9th Circuit
Jackson Chaney
Chaney & Lane
Irving, TX
5th Circuit
Kerry Doyle
Graves & Doyle
Boston, MA
1st Circuit
Matthew Guadagno
Bretz & Coven LLP
New York, NY
2nd Circuit
Joseph C. Hohenstein
Orlow, Kaplan & Hohenstein
Philadelphia, PA
3rd Circuit
Jeremy McKinney
McKinney & Justice, PA
Greensboro, NC
4th Circuit
Kathy Moccio
Minneapolis, MN
8th Circuit
Lee O'Connor
Indiana Legal Services Inc.
South Bend, IN
7th Circuit
Deborah S. Smith
Law Office of Deborah S. Smith
Helena, MT
9th Circuit
Olsi Vrapi
Noble Law Firm
Santa Fe, NM
10th Circuit
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