James Austin holds a Bachelors degree in Administration of Justice, followed
		with fifteen years in public and private law enforcement before starting his
		second career with a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Missouri -
		Kansas City. He has practiced Immigration Law exclusively since November,
		1991, and is in his eleventh year as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law
		at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.
		Mr. Austin has been actively involved with the American Immigration Lawyers
		Association and has Chaired several national committees, including the
		National Benefit Center Liaison Committee, Paralegal Certification Task
		Force, New Board Member Orientation Committee and the Atlanta
		Fundamentals conference. Mr. Austin is dedicated to elevating the immigration
		knowledge of his students and collegues through authorship and appearances
		as a panelist at over thirty legal conferences and seminars.
		PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
	Speaker/Moderator, "FB-2A Derivatives: Dirty Secrets Revealed", AILA Web Seminar, 11/29/11.
	Author, "The Nuances of the Marriage Fraud Interview", Voice, Vol.2, Issue 3 (May/June 2011).
	Speaker/Moderator, 6/16/11, Avoiding, Fighting, and Overcoming ShamDeterminations, AILA Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.
	Author, Preparing Your Client for a Hard Marriage Interview, Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, 2011-12 Edition.
	Speaker, 2/17/11, Advanced Issues in Family-Based Immigration: Adjustment of Status, AILA National Audio Seminar.
	Speaker/Moderator, 7/3/10, Strategies for Non-CSPA Priority Date Retention, AILA Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
	Speaker/Moderator, 1/21/10, Children Born out of Wedlock and Legitimated Children's, AILA Web Seminar.
	Speaker, 12/2/09, Managing Client Anxiety While Maintaining Your Sanity, AILA Podcast.
	Author, Shelter From the Storm: Temporary Protected Status, Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, 2009-10 Edition. AILA
	Speaker/Moderator, 6/5/09, Shelter From the Storm: Temporary Protected Status, AILA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
	Speaker, 6/26/08, Preparing a Family-Based Petition, AILA Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, CAN.
	Speaker, 4/3/08, Paralegal's Role in Immigration Law, AILA Paralegal Conference, Washington, DC.
	Speaker, 2/28/08, Family Based Immigation, Immigration Law Institute 2008, Texas Bar, Houston, TX.
	Speaker, 1/17/08, Non-immigrant Visas, AILA Web Seminar on ABC's of Immigration Law, web seminar.
	Speaker, 6/16/07, Breakfast with the Experts, AILA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
	Speaker, 6/14/07, Affidavit of Support Requirements and Issues, AILA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
	Speaker, 4/26/07, USCIS National Benefits Center Issues, AILA Oregon Chapter Teleconference.
	Speaker, 3/30/07, The Road to Naturalization and Citizenship, AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, Atlanta, GA.
	Speaker, 3/29/07, Welcome and Overviewï, AILA Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, Atlanta, GA.
	Speaker, 1/18/07, Law Practice Management in the new Millennium, AILA Midyear Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica.
	Speaker, 10/13/06, Affadivits of Support Under the New Regulations, AILA Lunch CLE, Kansas City, MO.
	Speaker, 9/15/06, Understanding Immigration Policy, AILA Fall Conference, New York, NY.
	Speaker, 6/24/06, Breakfast with the Experts, AILA Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
	Speaker/Moderator, 2/14/06, Navigating Through the National Benefit Center, AILA National Teleconference.
	Speaker, 2/11/05, Understanding Unlawful Presence, AILA Lunch CLE, Kansas City, MO.
	Speaker, 10/15/04, Immigrant Visas: Family Based, AILA Fall Conference, Chicago, IL.
	Speaker, 6/10/04, "Visas for Business Purposes, AILA Annual Conference, Philidelphia, PA.
	Speaker/Moderator, 6/8/04, "Strategies and Pitfalls in Spouse Cases", AILA National Teleconference.
	Speaker, 11/7/03, Current Issues in International Law, UMKC School of Law.
	Speaker, 6/16/00, Emerging Issues - Healthcare Workers, Advanced Practice Panel, AILA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.
	Speaker, 2/25/00, Understanding Unlawful Presence, AILA Chapter Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
	Speaker, March, 1999, Employment Law: Issues in Representing Non-citizen Clients, Kansas Bar Association video-taped CLE program.
	Speaker, November 1998, Immigration Ethics, AILA Chapter Conference, Columbia, Missouri.
	Speaker, October 1998, Immigrant Rights, 2nd Biennial Conference, American Civil Liberties Union, Kansas City, Missouri.
	Speaker, June 1998, Immigration Law and Ethics, AILA Annual Conference, Houston, Texas.
	Speaker, March, 1997, Understanding the Politics of Immigation, Institute for Labor Studies, Kansas City, Missouri.
	Speaker, October, 1996, Immigration & Hiring, Heartland Labor & Employment Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
	Speaker, 1996, Protecting Foreign-born Employees from Changing Immigration Laws, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.
	MR. AUSTIN'S AILA ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
		Member, AILA Distance Learning Committee, 2011-2012.
		Member, AILA/USCIS Ombudsman Liaison Committee, 2011-2012.
	Recipient of the 2010 Elmer Fried Excellence in Teaching Immigration Law Award
	Member of both the Texas and Missouri/Kansas Chapters of AILA
	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.
	("AILA") Missouri/Kansas Chapter, with seat on National Board of Governors.