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.

Oliver Branch (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Toronto, Canada

With more than 15 years of experience playing key roles in some of the world’s leading immigration law firms and international global mobility consulting groups, Oliver is uniquely qualified to provide US legal advice in all areas of US immigration law and related global mobility services. He has extensive experience in assisting organizations, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies across varying industries, in developing and maintaining successful global immigration and global mobility programs.

Yasmin Blackburn, AILA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Chair, Trumball, CT

Yasmin Blackburn is a Senior Associate & Director of HR at Kidambi & Associates, P.C. in Trumbull, Connecticut. For 20+ years, she has specialized in employment and family-based immigration. Yasmin is the Chair for AILA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Afroresistance, Cooperative Educational Services Foundation, Girl Scouts of Connecticut and the Board of Corporators for The Milford Bank.

Meghann E. LaFountain, AILA Removal Defense Section Steering Committee, Middletown, CT

Meghann E. LaFountain has been practicing for over 10 years and founded her own firm, LaFountain Immigration Law, LLC, in Middletown, CT, in 2017. She is a member and past chair of the AILA Connecticut Chapter. Her practice focuses on removal defense, affirmative asylum applications, other humanitarian relief, family-based cases, naturalizations, and international adoptions. Meghann is a 2011 graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she also teaches immigration law as an adjunct faculty member.

Kathy S. Mautino, San Diego, CA

Kathrin S. Mautino practices in San Diego, California. She has been certified as a Specialist in Immigration and Nationality law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization for over 25 years—presently there are fewer than 200 attorneys with such certification. Ms. Mautino is considered an expert on topics as diverse as the Western Hemisphere Priority Date program and citizenship issues for children born in the United States to foreign diplomats.