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Mary Holper
Mary Holper
Associate Professor of Law
Director, Immigration Law Clinic
J.D., Boston College
B.A., University of Illinois
Professor Mary Holper brings her extensive experience in Immigration Law to RWU as Director of the school’s Immigration Clinic. Professor Holper was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the immigration clinic and advanced immigration clinic at Boston College School of Law, where she co-taught advanced immigration law and participated in federal court litigation on detention issues. Prior to her academic career, Professor Holper worked for several public interest groups including the Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, and the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition. Fluent in Spanish and French, a significant amount of her work involved the representation of indigent detained noncitizens.
As Director of the RWU Immigration Clinic, Professor Holper works closely with students representing non-citizens in removal proceedings and noncitizens seeking immigration benefits in the Clinic’s main offices in Providence. In conjunction with the Clinic, Professor Holper teaches a weekly seminar focusing on client counseling, litigation skills, and ethical issues related to the practice of immigration law.
Selected Publications
Books
"Developing Strategies for Clients in Removal Proceedings", in Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, (Washington, DC: American Immigration Lawyers Assn., 2009-10)(with Lee O'Connor, Erich C. Straub, and Davorin Odrcic)
"Advanced Issues in Relief from Removal", in Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, (Washington, DC: American Immigration Lawyers Assn., 2008-09)(with Ron Russell, Mark Silverman, and Joseph A Vail)
Editor, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, (Washington, DC: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., 2008)
Editor, Overview of Relief from Removal: A Practitioner's Guide, (Washington, DC: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., 2008)
Articles
Specific Intent and the Purposeful Narrowing of Victim Protection Under the Convention Against Torture, 88 Oregon Law Review 777 (2009)
The Importance of Finding the "Right" Circuit for Your Immigration Case, 09-4, Immigration Briefings, (April 2009)(with Jeff Joseph and Gerald Seipp)
Reference Guide to the Basic Immigration Consequences of Select Virginia Offenses, (October 2007)(available at www.nationalimmigrationproject.org)
Habeas Corpus Reform in El Salvador, Boston College Law School, Law and Justice in the Americas Working Paper Series, Paper 1 (December 31, 2003)