Speaking Engagements

Sasha Westerman was the guest speaker at the Gay and Lesbian Lawyer’s Association Luncheon on August 8, 2011. She also wrote an article that appeared in Clarity, which is a quarterly business magazine published by the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

In other news, Julie Ferguson traveled to Seattle, Washington to attend the EB5 International Investment and Economic Development Forum.

Julie Ferguson will be a guest speaker on September 14, 2011, at the AILA South Florida membership luncheon. The discussion topic will be“Waivers: Tips from the Experts.”

• Effective use of experts
• Using non-qualifying relatives’ hardship to support your case
• Extreme hardship vs. exceptional and extremely unusual hardship
• When can you stack waivers?
• Discretion
• Brief discussion about the effects of DHS’ recent Prosecutorial Discretion Memo