PUBLICATIONS
* Working Toward a Solution to the Widows and Orphans Penalty Through the Courts, Congress, and Community, published in 86 Interpreter Releases 2529 (10/12/2009), © Thomson West.
* Supreme Court to Address Immigration Consequences of Criminal Dispositions and Claims of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Padilla v. Kentucky, published in 86 Interpreter Releases 2189 (9/4/2009), © Thomson West.
* Practice Before the Board of Immigration Appeals: Recent Roundtable and Additional Practice Tips, published in 86 Interpreter Releases 2009 (8/10/2009), © Thomson West.
* Defending Non-citizens in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, Maria Theresa Baldini-Potermin, © 2009, National Immigrant Justice Center, Scott D. Pollock & Associates P.C., and Maria Baldini-Potermin & Associates, P.C.
* Immigration Trial Handbook, with co-author Anna Marie Gallagher, © Thomson West, June 2008, June 2009.
* Nuances of Unlawful Presence, article update author, 2009-10 Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law: Guidance and Tips for Successful Practice, American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 2009.
* A Closer Look at Motions to Reopen and Rescind In Absentia Orders, with co-author John Pratt, 2009-10 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 2009.
* It’s Time to Consider Automatic Stays of Removal: Petitions for Review, Motions to Reopen, BIA Regulations, and the Race to the Courthouse, published in 86 Interpreter Releases 1477 (5/22/2009), © Thomson West.
* Past Persecution, Mental Illness and Humanitarian Asylum: Creating the Record to Win the Claim, published in 86 Interpreter Releases 261 (1/26/2009), © Thomson West.
* 2008 AILA Fundamentals II CLE Conference Workbook: Moving Beyond the Basics: Intermediate Issues and Skills Training in Business and Removal Practice, Editors: Maria Baldini-Potermin, Sarah Buffett, Carl Falstrom, American Immigration Lawyers Association, December 2008.
* Motions to Suppress: Breathing New Life into the Exclusionary Rule in Removal Proceedings, with co-authors Erich Straub and Rex Chen, 2008-09 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 2008.
* Nuances of Unlawful Presence, article update author, 2008-09 Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law: Guidance and Tips for Successful Practice, American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 2008.
* Nuances of Unlawful Presence, article update author, 2007-08 Fundamentals of Immigration Law Handbook, American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 2007.
* Defending Non-citizens: The ABCs that Criminal Defense Attorneys Need to Know About Immigration Law, revised and published in Indiana Defender, Indiana Public Defender Council, February 2007.
* Defending Non-citizens: The ABCs that Criminal Defense Attorneys Need to Know About Immigration Law, revised and published in Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions Manual, Indiana Public Defender Council, January 2007.
* Chapter 4: The Meaning of Conviction for Immigration Purposes, Advisements, Pleas and Sentences., published in A Judge's Guide to Immigration Law in Criminal Proceedings, American Bar Association, July 2004.
* Defending Non-citizens in Illinois Courts, Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center, May 2001.
* Defending Non-Citizens in Minnesota Courts: A Practical Guide to Immigration Law and Client Cases, Journal of Law & Inequality, August 1999.
* Defending Non-citizens: The ABCs that Criminal Defense Attorneys Need to Know About Immigration Law, 1999-00 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, Advanced Volume, American Immigration Lawyers Association, June 1999.
* 1999 Update. Defending Non-Citizens in Minnesota Courts: A Summary of Provisions of Immigration Law and Client Scenarios, June 27, 1999.
* Defending Non-Citizens in Minnesota Courts: A Summary of Provisions of Immigration Law and Client Scenarios, Minnesota State Bar Association, February 27, 1998.
* Application for agency recognition for South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project and representative accreditation reprinted in Board of Immigration Appeals Accreditation and Entering Immigration Appearances: A Checklist Guide to 8 C.F.R. 292, American Bar Association Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law, 1994.
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
* Defining "Conviction", speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Boston, Massachusetts, forthcoming December 14, 2009.
* BIA Practice Roundtable, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 6, 2009.
* Immigration Court Workshop Part III: Motions to Reopen and Reconsider: Strategies That Work, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 5, 2009.
* Use of Mental Health Experts in Immigration Cases, speaker/panelist, “Domestic Violence, Immigration and Mental Health,” National Webcast, West Legal Ed Center and Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, March 26, 2009.
* EOIR—Leveling the Playing Field and the New Order of Doing Business, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C., March 20, 2009.
* Removal for Experts: Right to Counsel in Removal Proceedings, speaker/panelist, National Teleconference, ILW.com, February 19, 2009.
* Motions Practice: The New Era of Litigation Practice, and Mock Cross-Examinations: Taking it to the Mat, speaker/panelist, Moving Beyond the Basics: Fundamentals II—Intermediate Issues and Skills Training in Business and Removal Practice, American Immigration Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA, December 11, 2008.
* Understanding the Terms and the Corresponding Procedures and Consequences for Removal Proceedings, speaker/panelist, National Teleconference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, September 18, 2008.
* Current Criminal Issues in Immigration Law, speaker/panelist, National Teleconference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, August 14, 2008.
* Motions to Suppress in Removal Proceedings, speaker/panelist, 2008 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 28, 2008.
* Practicing before the Immigration Court, speaker/panelist, Immigration Law Conference, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2008.
* Criminal Waivers in Immigration Law, speaker/panelist, National Teleconference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, October 23, 2007.
* Getting into Space Mountain: Inadmissibility and Removability, speaker/panelist, 2007 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Orlando, FL, June 16, 2007.
* Practicing before the Immigration Court, speaker/panelist, Immigration Law Conference, American Law Institute-American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., April 27, 2007.
* Update from the Courts, speaker/panelist, National Teleconference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, April 17, 2007.
* Overview and Mock Inadmissibility Hearing, speaker/panelist, Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Seattle, WA, October 20, 2006.
* Will Your Filing Trigger an NTA or Arrest?, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Teleconference, July 25, 2006.
* REAL ID Act, speaker/panelist, 2006 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, San Antonio, TX, June 24, 2006.
* Mock Marriage Interview, Inadmissibility/Removal and Relief and Inadmissibility/Removal and Relief Workshop with the Experts, Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago, IL, March 10, 2006.
* Withholding of Removal and Convention against Torture Relief and Withholding of Removal, Convention against Torture and Board of Immigration Appeals Filings Workshop with the Experts, speaker/panelist, Is America Still a Dream? How to Win Your Asylum Case Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Las Vegas, NV, December 16, 2005.
* Real ID: Practice Tips on Overcoming REAL Challenges, speaker/panelist, 2005 Detention Watch Network Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., November 11, 2005.
* Inadmissibility/Removal and Relief and Inadmissibility/Removal and Relief Workshop with the Experts, Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practice Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Scottsdale, AZ, October 7, 2005.
* BIA—Procedural Overview of the Process, speaker/panelist, The “Who What, When, Where and How” of Litigation for All Immigration Practitioners Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Seattle, WA, September 16, 2005.
* Complex Issues in Asylum, Withholding and CAT, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Teleconference, July 26, 2005.
* Asylum in Immigration Court and the BIA, Masters Track, 2005 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Salt Lake City, UT, June 25, 2005.
* Avoiding the Double Whammy of Criminal Convictions and Immigration Penalties: Waiver Strategies for Your Immigrant Client—Immigrant and Nonimmigrant, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Teleconference, January 11, 2005.
* Inadmissibility/Removability and Relief, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association Fall CLE Conference, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2004.
* Criminal Conduct and NTAs—Primer for Business Practitioners, speaker/panelist, 2004 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Philadelphia, PA, June 11, 2004.
* Executive Office for Immigration Review Update, speaker/panelist, 2004 Spring CLE Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C., March 5, 2004.
* Immigration Law and the Family Skills Seminar: Special Problem Areas and Adjustment in Proceedings and Other Advanced Adjustment Issues, speaker/panelist, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Minneapolis, MN, October 22, 2003.
* Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions Training Conference, speaker/panelist, Defending Immigrants Partnership and The Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, IL, September 3, 2003.
* Collateral Damage—Criminal Immigration Primer for Business Practitioners, speaker/panelist, 2003 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, New Orleans, LA, June 21, 2003.
* The Third Options—Asylum, Refugees, Convention against Torture, and NACARA, speaker/panelist, 2002 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, San Francisco, CA, June 14, 2002.
* Entry & Inspections Issues, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Teleconference, November 19, 2002.
* Overcoming Bars to Asylum, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Teleconference, December 18, 2001.
* Overcoming Bars to Asylum, speaker/panelist, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asylum Conference, October 20, 2001.
* Criminal Convictions and Their Immigration Consequences, speaker/panelist, American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, August 3, 2001.
* Representing Aliens with Criminal Convictions and/or Arrests, speaker/panelist, 2000 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Chicago, IL, June 16, 2000.
* Asylum Mock Hearing, moderator, 2000 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Chicago, IL, June 18, 2000.
* Representing Non-Citizens with Criminal Convictions, speaker/panelist, 1999 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference on Immigration Law, Seattle, WA, June 12, 1999.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Speaker/panelist at numerous regional and local conferences since 1997 in Florida, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and New York. Presenter on crimes and deportability/inadmissibility at national ILRC/CLINIC Six Day Training Programs held in Chicago, IL every 12 to 18 months since 2001 for those seeking accreditation before Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Homeland Security, and former Immigration and Naturalization Service.