It's
the responsibility of immigration lawyers to consider the impact of criminal pleas and convictions on immigration status, and to encourage clients to retain the services of knowledgeable criminal lawyers where appropriate.
Not exact matches
One
of the most important pieces
of advice we give clients at my office is to take
responsibility for your own
immigration case, even when you have hired representation by a
lawyer or
immigration consultant.
Areas
of public law such as criminal or
immigration / refugee law (oddly entirely absent from the exam materials) raise highly pertinent professional
responsibility matters that
lawyers are faced with every day in Ontario.
Our
lawyers provide pro bono representation in many different types
of matters, including
immigration, domestic violence, civil rights, criminal defense, education, non-profit law, corporate social
responsibility, and intellectual property.