Janet B. Beck, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor

1 1 Janet B. beck , Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor University of Houston Law Center- Immigration Clinic 4604 Calhoun Road TU II Rm 56 Houston, Texas 77204-6060 E-mail: Tel: 713-743-2094 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Houston Law Center Immigration Law Clinic, January 2009- present Supervise and train law students in the representation of clients before USDHS, USDOS, the immigration court and the Board of Immigration Appeals University of Houston Law Center Teaching Experience Immigration Law and Business, 2010-2013 Immigration and Family Law, 2014 Family Immigration Law, 2015-2017 Janet B. beck , Attorney at Law, January 2009- 2011 Immigration practice (part-time) Fong & Associates, LLP: August 2004-December 2008; Judith G.

2 Cooper, : June 1996-July 2004; Tindall & Foster, : March 1995-April 1996 Immigration: Employment/family-based nonimmigrant/immigrant visas and waivers; Appeals; Motions; Labor certifications; Naturalization; Citizenship; Removal hearings; Expert witness in family court and arbitration. Law Office of Janet B. beck : February 1992-March 1995 Immigration: Deportation/Exclusion; Asylum; Appeals; Bond; Family/employment/family based visas and waivers; Naturalization; Citizenship Gulf Coast Legal Foundation: Oct 1987-February 1992 Immigration: Legalization appeals; Deportation/Exclusion; Family-based visas; Naturalization Nelson, Locke and Fowler: Aug-Oct 1987 Labor law: motions for summary judgment, deposition, research Harris County District Attorney s Office: Spring semester 1986 Legal internship: research, interview witnesses, second chair attempted murder trial PUBLICATIONS Immigrants Detained in America: Who are They and What are Their Rights?

3 The Houston Lawyer, Nov. 2016 Marriage Vows Are Not Enough for a Green Card, Texas Lawyer, Sept. 2014 The T Visa Process, Texas Bar Journal, November 2012 2 Representing Clients with Mental Competency Issues under Matter of M-A-M, Practice Advisory, American Immigration Council, 2011 (M-A-M was a Board of Immigration Appeals precedent decision. Respondent was represented by Janet beck .) Immigration Law: Myths and Realities, The Houston Lawyer, 2009 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Family Immigration Law Handbook, 1994, Associate Editor Defamation in Employment, chapter in Texas Employment Law, ed. Richard Carlson, 1989, co-author Social Activity Groups for Chronic Outpatients and their Staff, American Journal Social Psychiatry I: 2, July 1981, co-author PRESENTATIONS WITH WRITTEN MATERIALS The Marriage Interview in the Attorney s Office, AILA National Conference Manual Volume I, 1993-94 IMFA: Exclusion and Deportation Proceedings, AILA National Conference Manual Volume II, 1992-93 The Immigration Marriage Fraud Act, University of Texas Annual Immigration Law Conference, 1992 INA Section 216: Waivers Plus, AILA Texas Chapter, winter conference, 1992 Section 5 of IMFA, AILA Conference Manual, Volume II, 1991-92 Section 216.

4 Lawful Permanent Residents with Conditional Status, University of Texas Annual Immigration Law Conference, 1990 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS CLINIC (Catholic Legal Immigration Network): Working with Mental Health Experts in Immigration Cases (webinar with PowerPoint), 2016 University of Texas Annual Immigration Law Conference, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 University of Texas Estate Planning and Elder Law Conference (Public Benefit Eligibility for Immigrants), 2014 Harris County Attorney s Office Immigration CLE (Unaccompanied Minors), 2014 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual National Conference, 2014 (Asylum) AILA Texas Chapter conference, 2014 (Mental Competency) Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Immigration Institute 2013, 2014 (5th Amendment) American Psychological Association-Forensic Society, 2014 (Mental Competency)

5 South Texas College of Law- Unaccompanied Minors, 2014 Immigration Law for Court-Appointed Criminal Attorneys in Harris County (sponsored by the Harris County Public Defender s Office), October 2012 Mental Competency in Removal Proceedings, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Texas Chapter Spring conference, 2012 Webinar for the Center for Victims of Torture, 2012 Presentation to the Citizenship and Immigration Services Asylum office, 2011 Mental Competency in Removal Proceedings, Houston Bar Association, 2011 Immigration Law and Employment, Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association, 2008 Child Status Protection Act, AILA Texas Chapter Winter conference, 2005 Non-immigrant Visas, University of Texas Annual Immigration Law Conference, 2003 Naturalization, Catholic Charities, 2002 H-1B Issues and Employment-Based Immigration, University of Houston, 2001 3 The O Petition, Texas AILA Chapter Spring conference.

6 2000 What Non-Immigration Lawyers Need to Know About Immigration Law, Association of Women Attorneys, 1997 New Bars to Admissibility, Texas Chapter AILA Spring Conference, 1997 Arrest and Deportability, YMCA Refugee Pro Bono Project, 1996 Immigration and Family Law, Houston Bar Association, 1995 Family-Based Immigration, UT Annual Immigration Law Conference, 1995 Representation by Attorneys before the EOIR and INS, AILA Texas Chapter, 1994 Proposed Asylum Regulations, YMCA Refugee Project, 1994 Preparing the Asylum Application: Interviewing and Documentation, YMCA Refugee Project, 1993, 1994 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS and LEGAL CONSULTATIONS Scheduled 2017.

7 O Univision (answering telephones re citizenship inquiries) May 9 o Honduran consulate, Houston (legal consultations), May 25 o Universal Church, June 6 South Texas Family Residential Center, Dilley, Texas (detention center), 2017, 2016 The Young Center for Immigrant Children s Rights, (best interest determination panels), 2016, 2017 Christ Church Cathedral (twice), 2017 Gulf Coast Council of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, 2017 UHLC Know Your Rights 2017 ACLU- telephone consultations (twice), 2017 Karnes County Residential Center (detention center), 2016, 2015 Mahanay Elementary School (HBA Speakers Bureau), 2016 Youngblood Intermediate School, 2016 St.

8 Leo the Great Church, 2016 UHLC Joe Vail Asylum Workshop, 2016 UH GSSW & Swansea, 2016 House on the Word Church, 2015 UH Center for Immigration Research, 2015 Collins Elementary School (HBA Speakers Bureau), 2015 UHLC- AILA Media and Immigration Advocacy, 2015 We Own the Dream DACA workshops, 2014, 2015 Neighborhood Centers Citizenship workshop, 2014, 2015 Conroe ISD, 2012 ISAAC Project, (Naturalization), 2012 Life After J- 1 waivers , University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 2004 Questions and Answers on Immigration Law, Pasadena High School, 2004 AWARDS University of Houston Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, Clinical Instructional, 2015 Pro Bono Advocacy Award, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

9 , 2012 4 CERTIFICATION Texas Board of Legal Specialization: Immigration & Nationality Law (since 1995) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization Exam Committee, 2014-2016 LICENSURE State Bar of Texas Southern District of Texas Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals EDUCATION : University of Houston MSW: University of Chicago BA: New York University PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization Immigration Exam Committee, 2013-2016 State Bar of Texas: Vice-President for Refugee and Asylum Issues 2012-2013 American Bar Association (member ABA Advisory Task Force on Individuals with Mental Disabilities Facing Immigration Proceedings) 2013 American Immigration Lawyers Association (member, past Vice-Chair/Secretary, Texas Chapter) Association of Women Attorneys (former member and Board member) FOREIGN LANGUAGES Fluent in Spanish.

10 Rudimentary knowledge of French SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE Director, Diagnosis and Evaluation Clinic for Mentally Retarded Children, Mental Health/Mental Retardation Authority (MHMRA) of Harris County, Houston Assistant Director, Clinic for Mentally Ill Adults, MHMRA, Houston Child Psychiatric Social Worker and Community Consultant, Katharine Wright Psychiatric Clinic, Chicago Peace Corps Volunteer, Colombia LEISURE PURSUITS Walking, reading, movies, opera