ACS Madison: Immigration Law-What Up With That?

Join the Madison and Milwaukee ACS Lawyer Chapters and the University of Wisconsin ACS Student Chapter for a panel discussion on the practice of Immigration Law highlighting the various tracks of employment, family, humanitarian, and removal defense representation. All three attorneys have represented clients in a variety of contexts within their practices. With return of the Trump Administration, the attorneys are navigating the ever-changing landscape that is being shifted with Executive Actions and a focus on enforcement. The panel will also highlight how immigration and civil rights attorneys are experiencing overlap in practice areas, particularly in the context of federal litigation. Join us for an engaging exchange of ideas and experiences. Find out ways to get involved with these issues! Our collective effort is needed during this time of uncertainty.

Featuring:

Natalia Lucak is a Supervising Attorney at the Community Immigration Law Center in Madison, WI, where she coordinates the state's first pro se asylum clinic. With over a decade of experience in nonprofit immigration law, she has provided pro bono representation in humanitarian cases before USCIS and Immigration Court. She has served as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Wisconsin Law School and previously worked in New York City at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York and the New York Legal Assistance Group. She has focused her career on expanding access to justice through community-based legal programs.

Amanda K. Gennerman has been practicing immigration law exclusively since 2004. Prior to joining Pines Bach, LLP as a Partner, she was the founder of Gennerman Law Group located in Madison, Wisconsin (2004-2020). Amanda's practice focuses on multiple areas of immigration law, including family-based petitions, consular processing, humanitarian petitions, naturalization and removal defense. She is a co-founder, board member and volunteer of the Community Immigration Law Center (CILC) in Madison. In 2023 she co-founded Project Immigration Justice for Palestinians, a national effort to respond to the crisis in Gaza. Amanda has presented immigration topics to community organizations throughout Wisconsin. Her work has been published in the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, "U Visa Manual." She was voted a Rising Star Attorney of Wisconsin in 2006, 2008, 2009 she was awarded the Dane County Pro Bono Award for Legal Services in 2010 and 2022 and selected as WI/AILA's Pro Bono Champion for 2023-2024. She is a member of immigration professional organizations including ASISTA and American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She is currently the WI/AILA Chapter Secretary.

Jessica Slind is an immigration attorney and the founder of Pathfinder Immigration Law, LLC, a boutique firm based in Madison, Wisconsin. She has focused her practice on removal defense and humanitarian immigration matters, including asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), U visas, and VAWA petitions, while also providing representation in family-based immigration matters and naturalization. She has also been a dedicated volunteer and board member with the Community Immigration Law Center (CILC). Through CILC and in partnership with other community organizations, she provides pro bono legal services and mentors aspiring Department of Justice accredited representatives in an effort to increase access to immigration legal services across the state of Wisconsin. Jessica brings a deep commitment to justice and expanding access to justice.

Free lunch will be provided. 1.0 hrs. of WI CLE Pending