12:30 - 2:00    
Overview and Strategies to Address the Immigration Consequences of Crimes
      
Presented by:     
Ann Benson - Washington Defender Association's Immigration Project and
Jonathan Moore - Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

Synopsis:   Although technically deemed collateral, the immigration   consequences of a criminal conviction are often times the harshest and most important consequence facing a non-citizen defendant.  This workshop will offer an overview of the most important immigration issues facing your non-citizen clients and provide defenders with practical strategies for dealing with driving offenses, DV cases, property offenses and more.
      
2:00-2:15  - Break
      
2:15-3:15    
Illegal Re-entry Prosecutions
      
Presented by:
Rebecca Pennell - Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho and
Amy Rubin - Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho

Synopsis:  The federal defenders will focus on developing skills for defending federal cases. They will focus on possible defenses and talk about recent Supreme Court decisions which may impact sentencing.
      
3:15-3:30 Break
      
3:30-4:30
Post Conviction Relief
      
Presented by:  Ann Benson and additional presenter TBA

Synopsis: For many non-citizen defendants, the only hope of avoiding deportation is to obtain post conviction relief for criminal convictions and sentences.  This requires practitioners to understand both PCR law in Washington State as well as the parameters imposed on PCR motions by immigration case law.  This session will provide the basic overviews of these two areas of law and give practitioners skills for pursuing effective PCR for non-citizen clients.
      
4:30-5:00
Vienna Convention
      
Presented by:  Jonathan Moore

Synopsis:  Article 36(b) of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations requires that the detaining authority must notify the requisite consulate whenever it is detaining a foreign national.  This provision has been the subject of much controversy in recent years, including a recent decision against the United States in a suit filed by Mexico in the World Court.  This session will highlight the issues involved, the current state of affairs and discuss how it is relevant to your representation of non-citizen defendants in Washington Courts.