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About the Course
Introduction
This CLE webinar will examine immigration representation when the client is a U.S. military veteran or part of a military-connected family where service history can change the case posture, offer alternative pathways, or change discretionary advocacy approaches in removal proceedings.
Description
The panel will address intake and triage: determining whether the client is already a citizen, assembling service records and discharge documentation, and selecting the correct track for military naturalization or family-based strategy that may involve Military Parole in Place.
The experts will cover the procedures and strategies for crimmigration screening, the downstream immigration consequences of prior pleas, and client counseling around travel, reentry, and enforcement risk.
Listen as our panel examines the procedures, best practices, and strategies for representing noncitizen veterans and military-connected clients to maximize the ability to build the record, obtain relief, and set realistic expectations.
Presented By
In 2015, Mr. Martinez established Fickey Martinez Law Firm, P.L.L.C., proudly serving the immigration needs of individuals and families throughout Eastern North Carolina. In 2013, he pursued a Juris Doctorate at The University of Dayton School of Law, where he contributed as a staff writer for the law review journal and focused his seminar work on Mediation. Mr. Martinez proudly received his Juris Doctorate in 2015.
Ms. Stambaugh focuses her practice on removal defense in the detained and non-detained settings. She has extensive experience with all forms of relief from removal and has successfully litigated cases in different Immigration Courts throughout the U.S., the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Stambaugh also represents individuals and families applying for affirmative benefits with U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Pennsylvania Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL), the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA), and the York County Bar Association (YCBA). Ms. Stambaugh is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Thompson, Esq., is an unwavering, determined, and reliable immigration and criminal law attorney known for his tireless efforts in handling critical legal issues. A trial attorney with over 25 years of trial and appellate experience, he actively represents individual clients in both the immigration and criminal courts. Mr. Thompson is passionate about his work and clients and, through careful and rigorous preparation, confident in his representation. He is devoted to the success of his clients and their protection within our legal system. Mr. Thompson has co-authored legal guides, taught in both University and Law Schools, and regularly teaches both lawyers and judges regarding his legal specialties or immigration and criminal law. He is a recognized member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the EDPA, where he serves as a court appointed immigration expert.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Live Online
On Demand
Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- schedule
1:00 PM E.T.
I. Introduction
II. Intake and triage: citizenship status, service record, building case files
III. Crimmigration screening, post-conviction options
IV. Military naturalization for veterans: statutes, eligibility, certification
V. Military Parole in Place options
VI. Removal defense strategies
VII. Practioner takeaways
The panel will cover these and other important issues:
- Triage for veteran-client matters by confirming citizenship/status and identifying the records that drive strategy
- Evaluating veteran eligibility for military naturalization
- Identify when Military Parole in Place can change family-based case posture
- Early crimmigration screening to avoid later obstacles
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