Helping Ukrainians — what you can do

The sight of Ukrainians seeking safety and refuge fills our news and social media feeds daily. If you were wondering how you could help or what the process is for Ukrainians to find shelter in the United States, this program is for you.

This course will include remarks by prominent leaders in the bar and the Ukrainian community who will provide insight to the immediate needs and importance of this topic. Expert immigration panelists will then share their knowledge on the types of potential relief available, how to apply for them, what is happening at the border and pro bono efforts available.

We hope you will join us for this important topic.

Program Schedule

• Introduction by President Wilkinson
• Community and National Efforts to Assist Ukraine
• Comments by Iryna Mazur, Esq., Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Philadelphia, regarding Legal and Other Needs of Community
• Asylum and Refugee Status and the Lautenberg Amendment
• Potential Relief Available to Ukrainians Who Are in the US:
  • Asylum and Refugee Status and the Lautenberg Amendment
  • Employment and Family Based Options
  • Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

• Humanitarian Parole and the Situation at the Mexican Border
• Closing Remarks by Roman Petyk, Esq. on behalf of the Philadelphia Ukrainian Legal Community

Meet your speakers

Judith A. Bernstein-Baker, Esq., MSW
HIAS & Council Migration Services

Mark D. Harley, Esq.
Fox Rothschild LLP

Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.
Course Planner & Moderator
Landau, Hess, Simon, Choi & Doebley

Jacqueline B. Martinez, Esq.
JBM Legal LLC

Iryna Mazur, Esq.
Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Philadelphia
Partner, Mazur Law Firm

Theodore J. Murphy, Esq.
Murphy Law Firm, PC

Roman Petyk, Esq.
Philadelphia Ukrainian Legal Community

Christina Gill Tershakovec, Esq.
Burns White LLC

Kathleen D. Wilkinson, Esq.
Partner, Wilson Elser
President Pennsylvania Bar Association

Please note there is a cost associated with this event.

CLE credits available.