• Employment-Based Visas
• Family-Based Visas
• Non-Immigrant vs. Immigrant Visas
• Domestic Violence & Asylum Issues
• Naturalization
• Defense & Litigation

This program is appropriate for general practitioners, new lawyers and others who encounter immigration issues during the course of their practice.

Program co-chairs:

Daniel M. Kowalski, program co-chair

Mr. Kowalski joined the firm of Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC in 1996 after several years of practice with his own Colorado law firm. His practice focuses on immigration, emphasizing Immigration Court hearings, administrative appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals, and federal court litigation.

Kate Laner, program co-chair

Ms. Laner is the Co-Legal Director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) in Seattle. She received her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, U.C. Berkeley, in 1990. NWIRP is a non-profit legal services office committed to advancing and defending the rights of low-income immigrants and refugees in Washington State.

Other Faculty

Ann E. Benson

Ms. Benson has been practicing immigration law since 1991. She is currently the Director Attorney for the Washington Defenders Immigration Project (WDIP), a project of the Washington Defender Association. WDIP provides technical assistance concerning the immigration consequences of criminal conduct to defenders representing non-citizens in criminal proceedings. Prior to this, Ms. Benson was a supervising attorney at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle where she represented clients before the INS, the Immigration Courts, the Federal District and Circuit Courts.

Carol I. Edward

Ms. Edward founded her own law firm in 1986, and limits her practice to immigration matters. She received her J.D. from Seattle University in 1984. Her practice covers all aspects of immigration law, including business matters, citizenship issues, administrative and federal litigation, asylum and family visas.