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.

Katie Herbert Meyer (DL), AILA Asylum and Refugee Committee, St. Louis, MO

Katie Herbert Meyer is an Associate Professor of Practice and Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri. She serves on AILA’s national Asylum and Refugee Committee and regularly teaches and speaks on asylum law and policy. She is a 2003 graduate of Washington University School of Law, where she received awards for her public service.

Sara T. Ghadiri, Pro Bono Counsel, Chapman and Cutler, Chicago, IL

Sara Ghadiri is Pro Bono Counsel at Chapman and Cutler LLP, where she supervises and administers the firm’s pro bono programming, services, and partnerships across all offices. Her role includes managing a substantive case load, as well as seeking out new pro bono partnerships and expanding existing ones with legal service partners and financial institution clients. Sara also works to use technology to facilitate volunteer engagement.

Mercedes Riggs, Asylum Program Managing Attorney, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon – SOAR Immigration Legal Services, Portland, OR

Mercedes Riggs is the Asylum Program Managing Attorney for SOAR Immigration Legal Services, a program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Prior to her work at SOAR, she was a sole practitioner. She is currently a member of AILA's asylum committee. She is past co-chair of the Congressional/Advocacy Committee for the Washington AILA chapter. Ms. Riggs received her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Stanford University and her JD from Santa Clara University.