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 by January 20, 2026 via My CLE.

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.

Bonnie G. Stern Wasser (DL), Seattle, WA 

Bonnie Stern Wasser, Seattle, WA. Bonnie practices business and family immigration law in West Seattle as a solo practitioner. A longtime member of AILA, she has been Chapter Chair of AILA Washington and has served on many committees over the years. Currently, she is co-chair of the Congressional and Advocacy Committee. She also serves on the AILA National USCIS Benefits Policy Committee. Bonnie has over 20 years of experience running AILAWA citizenship clinics with OneAmerica and other Washington partners all over the state, both as a former staff member and volunteer.  Bonnie has also trained AILA members and other nonprofits on a variety of naturalization and citizenship topics. She is one of the original co-editors/creators of the popular AILA Immigration Practice Toolbox. In addition, she has spoken and written on a number of business and family immigration topics for AILA and other organizations.

Scott C. Titshaw, AILA Family Section Steering Committee, Macon, GA
Scott Titshaw is a Professor and Associate Dean at Mercer University Law School, where he teaches immigration law. Dean Titshaw clerked for a federal court and practiced at Arnall Golden Gregory in Atlanta. He has chaired AILA’s GA-AL Chapter and served as an Editor-in-Chief of AILA’s U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Law Toolbox. He also published relevant articles, most recently Inheriting Citizenship, 58 Stan. J. Int’l L. 1 (2022), which can be found at https://digitalcommons.law.mercer.edu/do/search/?q=titshaw&start=0&context=16347505&facet=

Rachel Baskin, Garden City, NY 

Rachel Baskin is a founding member of Livits Ayass Baskin PLLC She represents a diverse range of clients in the arts, entertainment and business sectors. She has served as the NY Chapter Chair for AILA and on various AILA National committees. Rachel has spoken at conferences about visas for artists and entrepreneurs. Rachel graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and is admitted to practice law New York and New Jersey.

Michael R. Jarecki, Chicago, IL 

Michael R. Jarecki is the principal and founding attorney of Jarecki Law Group, LLC, a Chicago-based full-service U.S. immigration law firm. Michael is a current Board Member of the Federal Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Section. He recently completed a year-long Emerging Leaders program with the Chicago Council of Global Affairs. Michael previously served as a two-term elected Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Board of Governors (2018-24), as Chair of the AILA Chicago Chapter (2017-18), and as a previous Chair of AILA’s National LGBT Working Group. He is a frequent speaker at legal conferences and with national and local media. Michael is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and the University of Illinois College of Law. Contact information may be found at www.jareckilaw.com.