HOW WILL YOU COMPLY WITH PADILLA V. KENTUCKY?In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court required defense attorneys to advise non-U.S. citizens of the immigration consequences of their criminal convictions. But what does Padilla v. Kentucky actually require? How can defense attorneys advise on a completely unfamiliar area of law? And how will they have the time and resources to do it?
Surviving Padilla is a 120-page, easy-to-use handbook for criminal defense attorneys that offers a practical step-by-step method for analyzing and advising on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
For only $24.95, you can obtain a critical resource to help your office comply with its Sixth Amendment obligations under Padilla. For more info, or to order a copy, see http://www.firrp.org/resources/criminaldefense/
About the author:
Kara Hartzler has provided over 3,000 advisals to defense attorneys and their clients on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. She is the Legal Director and Criminal Immigration Consultant at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Arizona, co-author of the Arizona chart on immigration consequences, and a nationally recognized expert on the intersection between immigration and criminal law.
"An expert and useful book that will give any lawyer a functional, working understanding of the issues, a method for analyzing criminal cases involving non-citizens, and a set of strategies and techniques to get the best outcome for the client."
Professor Gabriel "Jack" Chin
Co-author of the ABA Amicus Brief in Padilla v. Kentucky and cited in the majority and concurring opinions