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Prof. Michael A. Olivas Named Recipient of 2018 AALS Triennial Award for Lifetime Service to Legal Education and to the Legal Profession
Posted on 7 Sep 2018 by Daniel M. Kowalski

AALS - "Michael A. Olivas is known around the Southwest as “the Rock and Roll Law Professor”—a moniker he’s happy to maintain as a lifelong connoisseur of popular music and media. Professor Olivas hosts a weekly radio show... Read More

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Attorney Matt Adams to be Honored for Major Federal Court Victory for Immigrant Detainees
Posted on 26 Sep 2016 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Leslie Brown, Sept. 21, 2016 - "The win last year was a game-changer. Thanks to a class-action lawsuit brought by several public interest attorneys, a federal judge ruled that immigrants with mental disabilities facing deportation proceedings are... Read More

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Thomas Ragland to be Honored @ AILA Conference
Posted on 26 Jun 2013 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"On Thursday, June 27, 2013, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) will bestow its highest annual honor, the Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law, to our very own Thomas Ragland... Read More

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Javier Maldonado to Receive 2006 Daniel Levy Memorial Award
Posted on 9 Jun 2006 by Daniel M. Kowalski

LexisNexis Matthew Bender® Cordially Invites You to the presentation of the Fifth Annual DANIEL LEVY MEMORIAL AWARD for Outstanding Achievement in Immigration Law 7:30 P.M., Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Room 209 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center... Read More

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Harvard Clinical Prof. Deborah Anker Wins Human Rights Award
Posted on 29 Apr 2015 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Clinical Professor of Law Deborah Anker and the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) will receive a prestigious human rights award from the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the leading immigration bar association, in... Read More

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Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) to Receive Award for Excellence in E-Lawyering
Posted on 20 Mar 2014 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"Every year at the ABA TECHSHOW , the eLawyering Task Force recognizes an organization, law firm or lawyer with the James I. Keane Award for Excellence in eLawyering. The Immigration Advocates Network will receive the award this year for its exemplary... Read More

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IJJ Senior Fellow Martha Mendoza (Associated Press) Wins Freedom of Information Award
Posted on 28 Mar 2013 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"IJJ Senior Fellow Martha Mendoza has won the 27th annual Brechner Center’s Freedom of Information Award for her work in testing the public’s right-to-information in 100 countries. In its announcement , the Brechner Center cited Mendoza’s... Read More

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$15 Million Award in Oakland Immigration Scam
Posted on 22 Nov 2013 by Daniel M. Kowalski

"The city of Oakland won a record $15.1 million civil judgment against a bogus immigration consulting company that it accused of preying on vulnerable families as they sought legal residency in the United States, officials said Thursday. American... Read More

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