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2 Preventive L. Rep. 1 (1983-1984)

handle is hein.journals/prevlr2 and id is 1 raw text is: A BUTTER WORTH PUBLICATION JL 93VL2 O PREVENTIVE LAW R EPORTER Advice to the General Practitioner Lawyers Must Look for Danger Signals When Counselling Aliens and Immigrants BY MAURICE A. ROBERTS Revised by Keith W. Bell In this age of increasing specialization in the practice of law, one of the fastest growing specialities is immigration and nationality law. Since 1952 the immigration and nationality laws have proliferated, aliens by the millions have entered the United States legally and illegally, and the number of attorneys specializing in this field has burgeoned. Courses on the subject are now offered at leading law schools throughout the country and there is a robust national bar association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, which has over 1,600 members. Added to the ever growing number of statutes and regulations on the subject is their increasing complexity. As one court recently observed: If the words physically present are to be taken literally, it is obvious that the aliens meet this requirement. However, we are in the never-never-land of the Immigration and Nationality Act, where plain words do not always mean what they say.' Another court said: Whatever guidance the regulations furnish to those cognoscenti familiar with INS procedures, this court, despite many years of legal experience, finds that they yield up meaning only grudgingly and that morsels of comprehension must be pried from mollusks of jargon.2 Maurice A. Roberts, a former member of the Board of Immigration Appeals, is editor ofInterpreter Releases, a publication of the American Council for Nationalities Service. This article originally appeared in Vol. 58, No. 50 of that publication on December 23, 1981. Keith W. Bell, chairman of the Washington State Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, is with the Seattle law firm of Burton & Bell. Mr. Bell revised this article for publication in the December 1982 issue of the Washington State Bar News. He recently updated the revision for publication in this issue of the Preventive Law Reporter. A Journal For Dispute Avoidance CONTENTS Lawyers Must Look for Danger Signals When Counselling Aliens and Im migrants......................1 Suggestions to the general practitioner for avoiding pitfalls when dealing with clients who may be subject to somewhat complex and confusing aspects of immigration law. ABA to Explore New Avenues for Developing Preventive Concepts ..... 6 A report on a new focus on preventive law by the American Bar Association. Access to Preventive Services Through Prepaid Legal Service Plans ........ 8 A further look at how prepaid legal service plans can promote preventive legal care. Preventive Law Prize Award Announced ..................... 11 PREVENTIVE LAW CASE SUMMARIES Computer Sales Pose Planning Problems for Sellers, Buyers .............. 11 Seller Beware: Customer's Request Won't Excuse Cuty to Deliver Safe Product . . 13 Careful Drafting Needed in Limiting Contract Remedies ................ 14 Wage Offsets May Create Liability for Employer..................15 PAGE PROOFS Books Risk Management for Health Care Providers .................. 17 Periodic Legal Checkups for Individual Clients.......................18 Articles Post-Upjohn Reflections............ 19 Preventive Law Reporter Index ...... 20 I JULY 1983 VOL. 2, NO. 1 A BUTTERWORTH PUBLICATION

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