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Representation of Witnesses Before Federal Grand Juries 

Representation of Witnesses Before Federal Grand Juries offers concise, practical guidance on protecting the rights of federal witnesses before federal grand juries. This authoritative sourcebook addresses the dilemmas faced by grand jury witnesses and presents attorneys with solid, comprehensive material to best ready their clients.

Prepared under the auspices of the Grand Jury Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Representation of Witnesses Before Federal Grand Juries is designed for all grand jury situations and offers helpful guidance on:

Choosing whether or not to testify Possible contempt charges Grand jury subpoenas and the grounds on which they can be challenged Witness questioning in the grand jury room without the presence of counsel Issues concerning friends or associates who may be involved in the investigation.


Immigration Law and Crimes

Immigration Law and Crimes is the only treatise written for both immigration law and criminal law practitioners. It addresses both the substantive law and tactical considerations, treating the procedures, strategies and issues involved in representing a foreign-born criminal defendant. It covers all aspects of conviction or other formal contact with the criminal justice system, the immigration consequences, and discretionary relief. It includes selected statutes, pleadings and forms, and incorporates an analysis of current law. It is updated twice a year.

Immigration Law and Defense

The most practical and comprehensive work of its kind for successfully handling cases involving the defense of immigrants and aliens, Immigration Law and Defense features in-depth, expert treatment of all aspects of deportation and exclusion. It addresses the intricacies of current law, with citations to the latest case decisions and INS regulations. For the practitioners convenience, the appendix contains over 70 necessary INS forms, including many that are not readily available. It is a two volume set, updated twice a year.

Immigration Law and the Family

Immigration Law and the Family is a practice-oriented guide, created to help you deal specifically with the problems of immigration and asylum for family members. It will provide you with highly detailed documentation that validates family relationships in question and speed up your client's family immigration application.

Immigration Act of 1990 Handbook: 1997-98 Edition

This valuable handbook covers the immigration act of 1990, the Miscellaneous and Technical Immigration and Naturalization Amendments of 1991 and relevant regulations. The Handbook examines the effect of these new developments on all areas of immigration practice and includes expert analysis on the various statutory provisions. Arranged by topic, it provides numerous tactical suggestions and valuable advice that will help you in your practice.

Naturalization Handbook

The Naturalization Handbook is a one-volume reference created to guide practitioners through the entire naturalization process, referencing virtually all the forms and procedures along the way.