Immigration Issues in Family Law

Immigration Issues in Family Law 
Approved for 1 General CLE credit

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Noon-1:00 p.m.
ACBA Online CLE

Free - ACBA Members
 $25 Non-Members

Learning Objectives:

• Identify possible immigration issues in family law cases
• Identify scenarios in family law that should prompt practitioners to consider immigration legal issues as it related to both clients and opposing parties
• Overview of frequent immigration concepts in domestic matters to establish a basic understanding of the type of immigration issues faced by many litigants in domestic proceedings

Presented by:

• Nathan Dowell graduated from the University of Washington in 1992 and from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law in 1999. Nathan’s entire legal career has been devoted to family law, handling pre-decree district court matters, post-decree district court matters, appellate matters, and serving as a mediator for both represented and unrepresented parties. Nathan recently joined McGuire Law, enlarging that firm’s Family Law practice and expanding the firm’s practice into the area of family law appeals. Nathan is a member of the Douglas-Elbert Bar Association and Arapahoe Bar Associations. Nathan has authored, co-authored, and edited publications on various family law topics and has chaired/lectured at various CLE seminars throughout his legal career.  
  
  Nathan heads McGuire Law’s family law district court and appellate practice.

• Bernadette “Ginger” McGuire Ginger founded McGuire Law in 2006. Her family’s journey to the United States inspired her to focus her passion for helping others with the complexity of immigration law. Through her work with non-profits Ginger realized that she could effectively serve immigrants in family court and has pivoted her practice to specialize in the intersection between immigration and domestic matters. She also has a passion for litigation in complex immigration cases having success before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and several Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals. 
  
  Ginger has served as an elected officer of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Colorado Chapter (2006-2010) and served as Chapter President in 2009-2010. She also served as an elected officer of the New Members Division of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Ginger has served as agency liaison on behalf of the Colorado Chapter to the Denver Executive Office for Immigration Review and to the GEO Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado. She is a frequent national speaker for the American Immigration Lawyers Association on complex family-based immigration and litigation issues.