Eligible participants can receive up to 1.8 CLE credit hours. AILA will administer CLE credit only to individuals who register and log into the web seminar. AILA cannot verify your attendance and participation in this program unless you register directly for the web seminar and use your name to log in to participate in the program. Therefore, persons who log in or listen in on the web seminar as part of a group will not be able to obtain CLE credit.

Please note that your jurisdiction may limit the amount of distance learning credit you can earn. To view details on your jurisdiction's credit restrictions and CLE requirements, visit the CLE Center.

AILA has filed for CLE and specialized credit in all jurisdictions with mandatory CLE requirements. For details about specific approvals, contact us at cle@aila.org.

• AILA applies for accreditation upon attorneys’ request after participation for the following states: AR, DE, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, ME, MN, MS, OR, TN and WY. Programs are typically approved.
• Florida and Rhode Island - Attorneys must apply on their own for approval of seminars in FL and RI. Programs are typically approved.
• The OnDemand Recording format does not qualify for CLE credit in the following jurisdictions: MO and PR. Please note that your jurisdiction may limit OnDemand credit based on the date of the original presentation. View the OnDemand Downloadable Expiration Chart for more details.

To receive CLE credit for the live event, attorneys must record web seminar attendance and the CLE code provided within one week of the web seminar date via webCLE.

Contact us at cle@aila.org or visit AILA’s Web Seminar Recordings page for more information about receiving CLE credit for a seminar recording.

Zachary R. Dussault (DL), Charlotte, NC

Zachary R. Dussault is an attorney practicing employment-based immigration for Kushner and Kushner, P.C in Charlotte, NC. Zach is a 2011 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law where he was Articles Editor of the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation and a Member of the Holderness Moot Court. Zach represents multinational corporations in employment-based immigration issues across industries including recorded music, live entertainment, sports, and technology. Zach previously presented at the 2020 AILA ACES conference, the 2019 Carolinas Chapter Conference and at the University of North Carolina School of Law on non-immigrant visas PERM labor certification, waivers for inadmissibility, and immigrant petitions for multinational executives, aliens of extraordinary ability and aliens of exceptional ability.

Fuji Whittenburg, AILA DOS Liaison Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA

Fuji Whittenburg is Founder/Managing Partner of Whittenburg Immigration Law based in Calabasas, CA. Currently, she serves as Chair of AILA’s DOS Liaison Committee, a member of which she has been since 2017; and Steering Committee member of AILA's ACES Interest Group. She counsels both individual and corporate clients on U.S. immigration matters involved in a wide range of industries focusing primarily in the arts, entertainment, fashion, new media, as well as start-up businesses in the field of technology and mobile games. She is frequently invited to speak on arts/entertainment immigration topics, as well as consular issues, at national and international immigration conferences, and has authored numerous articles for various publications. She is also regularly invited to speak to international students and graduates at various universities and academic institutions across the U.S. regarding post-graduation visa and green card options.

Lucrecia Z. Knapp, AILA Client Resources Committee, Rochester, NY

Lucrecia Z. Knapp is an immigration attorney at Weaver Mancuso Brightman. She has represented individuals, companies, universities, and medical institutions on all aspects of complex and ever-changing employment-based and family-based immigration and I-9 compliance. She specializes in the following areas: Permanent Residence petitions for Multinational Managers, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researchers, and National Interest Waivers; Permanent Residence petitions based on standard processing labor certifications and special handling labor certifications for university professors; L-1 petitions; E visas; H-1B petitions; O-1 visas, TN applications; J-1 waivers; family-based petitions for permanent residence; and Naturalization, to name a few.

Ian D. Wagreich, AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee, Chicago, IL

Ian D. Wagreich is a partner with Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd. His clients include: multinational corporations, hospitals, arts institutions, religious organizations, universities, athletic organizations, individual investors, and entrepreneurs. He is a member of AILA’s USCIS HQ Liaison Committee and the chair of the International Medical Graduate Taskforce Liaison Committee. Mr. Wagreich is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council. In 2011 and 2014, he received AILA President’s commendations and in 2014, he was the recipient of the Chicago Chapter’s Joseph Minsky Beacon of Light Award.