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Immigration Law Section: Introduction to Federal Court Litigation
Join the Immigration Law Section’s Newer Lawyers Division for their webinar series. These webinars enable attendees to receive education and mentoring from seasoned immigration attorneys in specific areas of immigration law. Panelists Lauren McClure and Elizabeth Treacy will discuss the nuts and bolts of federal court litigation for immigration-related cases, including what you should know before you file a case, what types of cases are subject to review, and practice pointers and tips for those filing their first case.
Presented by: Immigration Law Section
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About the Presenters
Lauren McClure, Partner, Kriezelman Burton & Associates, LLC
Lauren is a Partner with Kriezelman Burton & Associates, LLC. She is admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois. She focuses her practice exclusively in the areas of immigration law, including family-based immigration, asylum, removal defense, employment-based immigration and federal court litigation. Lauren is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Seventh Circuit.
She is presently a member of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section Board and is also an active member of the Immigration Law Section’s Newer Lawyers Division. She is also an active member of the AILA Chicago Chapter and is a member of the ICE OCC Liaison Committee and co-chair of the Advocacy Committee.
Elizabeth (“Liz”) Treacy, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (Note: speaker is appearing in her personal capacity and any views expressed are her own and not those of DOJ)
Elizabeth is an Assistant United States Attorney specializing in all aspects of immigration law. She has served as an AUSA in the Northern District of Illinois since 2019. At the U.S. Attorney’s office, Liz represents the United States in federal immigration litigation before the United States District Court and the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Liz’s focus on immigration law began in law school where she volunteered as an interpreter and helped organize citizenship drives, worked as a law clerk at a small immigration law firm, and interned for the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration. After law school, Liz was an associate at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy and focused her practice on the preparation and review of various employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas and labor certifications, as well as U visa petitions prepared as part of the firm’s pro bono project. She also served as Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Immigration Law Committee (Young Lawyers Section) from 2008-2010. Prior to joining the USAO, Liz was an Assistant Chief Counsel with DHS for over eight years. While at DHS, Liz represented the agency in thousands of cases before EOIR. Liz obtained her BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a 2007 graduate of the University of Georgia Law School.
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