Founded in 1946, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a bar association | ||||
of over 11,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. | ||||
Member attorneys represent tens of thousands of US businesses and industries, foreign students, | ||||
entertainers and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. AILA is an Affiliated Organization | ||||
of the American Bar Association. | ||||
Mr. Austin's AILA Organizational Activities: | ||||
In addition to being an Adjunct Professor in Immigration Law for over ten | ||||
years, Mr. Austin continues his educational activities through active | ||||
involvement with AILA programs and government liaison activities. | ||||
Program Committee, AILA Spring Conference & Webcast, Washington, DC, April, 2014. | ||||
Program Committee, AILA Paralegals Conference, Washington, DC, October 24-25, 2013. | ||||
Chair, AILA/USCIS Ombudsman Liaison Committee, 2012-2014. | ||||
Member, AILA Inter-Agency Liaison Committee, 2012-2014. | ||||
Member, AILA/USCIS Ombudsman Liaison Committee, 2011-2014. | ||||
Member, USCIS Service Center Operations Liaison Committee, 2012-2014. | ||||
Chapter Chair and AILA Board of Governors, 2012-2013; 2003-2005; 1995-1997, American | ||||
Immigration Lawyers Association ("AILA") Missouri/Kansas Chapter, with seat on National Board | ||||
of Governors. | ||||
Member of both the Texas and Missouri/Kansas Chapters of AILA | ||||
Member,
AILA Distance Learning Committee, 2011-2012.
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Program Committee, 2011, AILA Annual Conference, San Diego, California. | ||||
Program Chair, AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, | ||||
Atlanta, GA, February 2007 | ||||
Committee Chair, AILA / National Benefit Center Liaison Committee, 2005-2007 | ||||
Chair, AILA Paralegal Certification Task Force, 2008-2009 | ||||
Program Committee, AILA Paralegal Conference, Washington, DC, April, 2008 | ||||
Attorney Liaison to the District Director, U.S.C.I.S. Kansas City District, 1997-2011 | ||||
Member, AILA/Chicago Asylum Office Liaison Commitee, 2003-2007 | ||||
Program Chair, Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, Atlanta, GA, | ||||
February 2007 | ||||
Chair, AILA / National Benefit Center Liaison Committee, 2005-2007 | ||||
Member, AILA Service Center Operations Committee, 2005-2007 | ||||
Member, Fiduciary Working Group, AILA Board of Governors, 2004-2005 | ||||
Chair, New Board Member Orientation Committee, AILA Board of Governors, | ||||
2003-2004 | ||||
Chair, 2003-2005; 1995-1997, American Immigration Lawyers Association | ||||
("AILA") Missouri/Kansas Chapter, with seat on National Board of Governors | ||||
SEE MR. AUSTIN'S TEACHING ACTIVITIES IN IMMIGRATION LAW | ||||