Maggio+Kattar

Our firm has a continuing dedication to community service.  Our attorneys do vast amounts of pro bono work, are active in immigrants' rights organizations, and routinely lecture on immigration topics at national and local conferences and seminars.   In addition, several of our attorneys serve on national as well as local committees for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) including the Immigration Customs Enforcement Committee, the Family Immigration Committee and the Board of Publications Committee.

Maggio + Kattar Hosts Community Based Immigration Training, Represents Clients Pro Bono and Engages in Community Activism

Maggio + Kattar and the DC Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association recently hosted a training session conducted by Anna Gallagher and Sandra Grossman on "Best practices on Handling Prosecutorial Discretion Requests Under the Morton Memos." This training provides an overivew of guidance relating to prosecutorial discretion, to assist practitioners in assessing a case to determine if a request for prosecutorial discretion is appropriate and how to effectively draft and present such a request to ICE. 

Similarly, in collaboration with Duane Morris and students at the Pennsylvania State University School of Law's Center completed the preparation of a "Private Bill and Deferred Action Toolkit."  This toolkit provides a roadmap to assist immigration practitioners in putting together compelling arguments for extraordinary relief by presenting some of the human dimensions of immigration law to specific members of Congress.

Maggio+Kattar played a pivotal role in collaborating with the law students to create practice advisories, and related material pertaining to private bills and deferred action. The Toolkit includes sample documents of the following: 1) checklists for applicants; 2) required forms; 3) letters of support/legal briefs; and 4) resource page with contacts, helpful Web sites, and other resources.  

To learn more about Maggio + Kattar's involvement in the community through our on-going Immigration Community Forums, our community service and pro bono work and our annual Founders Day Event, please select the appropriate tab on the left.