Immigration attorney Saad Ahmad L’00 is the rare attorney with extensive experience on both trial and appeal. He estimates that he has done more than forty appellate oral arguments and written around a hundred appeal briefs before multiple federal appellate courts around the country. Unlike many appellate advocates who work for large white-shoe law firms, though, Ahmad has always been a small…, A question of notice, In, Garland v. Singh, (Docket No. 22-884), Ahmad represents Varinder Singh, an immigrant from India who is seeking asylum in the United States. Singh, a practicing Sikh and supporter of a Sikh nationalist political party, claims that he was attacked and received death threats from an opposing political party. He has requested asylum based on his fear of returning to India. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a…, in absentia , – without Singh’s presence – for his removal. Singh challenged the order, which was affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Singh and the U.S. government appealed. Singh’s Supreme Court appeal was consolidated with two other immigration appeals involving similar fact patterns. Ahmad wrote the high court brief for Singh and worked…, A complex field of law, When Ahmad arrived at Roger Williams Law in 1996, the school was in its first years of operation. The following year, RWU Law earned full accreditation from the American Bar Association, the fastest path to accreditation at the time. The future litigator’s favorite class was civil procedure with Professor Colleen Murphy . While Ahmad says practicing immigration law “fell into my lap” based on the…, A rare opportunity, While the conventional wisdom holds that private practice attorneys with cases before the Supreme Court are generally from large law firms, Ahmad believes that is changing. “You no longer have to work for a big law firm to be able to do Supreme Court cases,” he says. “In the past, you needed resources. Now everything is filed online, all the research is available online, so you’re going to see a…, amicus curiae, – “friend of the court” – briefs in high-profile matters before the Supreme Court. According to Ahmad, the justices during the recent oral argument “wanted to know how the immigration process works in the real world and what Congress was trying to accomplish by having the date and time information in the charging document.” Ahmad is optimistic for a favorable outcome in the case, and that the…
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Join fellow RWU Law Alumni and meet Dean Gregory W. Bowman for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in Washington, DC Reception & Cash Bar Busboys and Poets Giovanni Reading Room 450 K St. NW Washington, District of Columbia Register onsite.
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RWU Law Champions for Justice As we celebrate 30 years of impacting the community through our pro bono programs, clinics, and externships, please join us for a reimagined Champions for Justice. 5:00 PM VIP Sponsor Reception 5:30 PM General Entry & Awards Presentation Graduate Providence 11 Dorrance Street Providence, Rhode Island, CHAMPIONS FOR JUSTICE AWARDS PRESENTATION, KEYNOTE SPEAKER, State of Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee, CHAMPION FOR JUSTICE, The Hon. Christopher K. Smith L'07 Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court, ALUMNI CHAMPION, John Karwashan, Esq. L'15 Rhode Island Center for Justice, COMMUNITY PARTNER CHAMPION, City of Central Falls, Rhode Island presented to The Hon. Maria Rivera '19, Mayor of Central Falls & Matthew Jerzyk, Esq. L'08, Central Falls City Solicitor $125 per Ticket – General Entry & Awards Presentation $75 per Ticket – Recent Law Alumni (2019-2023) & Non-Profit Organizations $25 per Ticket – RWU Law Student A General Entry Ticket includes 5:30 PM Reception, Food Stations…, Champions for Justice 2024 has sold out. Thank you for your support!, GRAND PARTNERS, Chisholm Chisholm Kilpatrick Jones Kelleher LLP , VIP RECEPTION, Mandell, Boisclair & Mandell, Ltd. , SIGNATURE PARTNER, Robinson + Cole MotleyRice LLC Attorneys at Law , CHAMPIONS PARTNERS, ACS Industries, Inc., Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., Barton Gilman, Cameron & Mittleman LLP, DeLuca & Associates, Ltd., Marc DeSisto, Esq., Rob Levine Law, The Smith-Kushmerick Family Fund, , SUPPORTING PARTNERS, John Barylick, Esq. & Jenna Wims Hashway, Esq., Day Pitney LLP Gonzalez Law Offices Higgins Cavanagh Cooney Hinckley Allen Keches Law Group Locke Lord Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP Sloane Walsh, Associate Justice Brian P. Stern & Mrs. Jennifer Stern, Sponsorship Details, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS:, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for this event should contact the School of Law at lawevents@rwu.edu , as soon as possible, but no later than 72 business hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Questions? | RWU Law Office of the Dean – Programs & Initiatives lawevents@rwu.edu
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Theme, Professional Allyship, About the Dinner, The Diversity Symposium Dinner is an opportunity for Rhode Island High School, College, and Law School students to interact and engage with members in the legal profession that include lawyers, judges, and members of the legislature. Please join us for an evening of discussion around issues of diversity and the law., Panelists, Cecily Banks, Celina Andrade L'21, Collin Bailey L'08, and Crystal Peralta L'20, Registration, Register Today!, Kindly RSVP by March 18, 2024, Meet the Moderator, The Hon. Braxton Howard Cloutier L'19 (he/him/his/él) is a trial attorney and immigration law practitioner from Chapel Hill, NC. An avid runner, he has always been invested in advocacy and community building, whether through fitness, arts, or the pursuit of justice. After earning his bachelor’s degree in Romance Languages (Spanish) at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC, he…
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Roger Williams University School of Law’s Brittney Ortiz 3L, emerged victorious as part of the winning duo at the 16th annual ABA First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court competition. This Moot Court competition is designed to introduce minority law students to the practice of media law. At the conclusion of the competition, awards are given for superior performance in appellate…
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When Jim Steck L'07, and his high school sweetheart, Michelle, started a family, they moved back to their hometown of Torrington, Connecticut. "Litchfield County needs more lawyers and professionals in general, and it was clear to us that we needed to go back home," Steck said. Steck cares deeply about his town but never pictured himself running for office. "I'm not a political person," he said…
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