Dear Readers:

I am writing this upon my return from the annual American Bar Association meeting in San Francisco. Nearly 20,000 lawyers attended the annual meeting of one of America's largest associations. The meeting was very busy for me since I am active in the Law Practice Management Section of the ABA. I serve on the Council of the 16,000 member LPM section and also chair the section's book program.

I've plugged LPM in the past and am happy to do so again. For the several thousand lawyers that read this newsletter, LPM is THE place in the legal world to go for the latest information on law office technology, finance, marketing and management issues. The Section publishes dozens of superb books on these subjects (including my own LAWYERS GUIDE TO MARKETING ON THE INTERNET) as well as a comprehensive monthly magazine. LPM also produces excellent educational programs. I participated in two such programs in San Francisco. One was on Internet marketing. The other was on running a multicultural law practice for a multicultural clientele. If you're interested in joining LPM, email me at gsiskind@visalaw.com and I'll get you pointed in the right direction.

This week, we cover all of the latest news as well as provide an overview of the new BCIS Customer Service system that recently was unveiled. You can find that article in our regular ABCs of Immigration feature. We also cover the extension of Temporary Protected Status for Liberian nationals. The news is particularly timely given the turmoil taking place in that country.

We also are congratulate Karen Weinstock, a partner in Siskind Susser's Atlanta office on the publication of her opinion piece this past week by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The article concerned how new security measures are affecting immigrants. You can find the article at http://www.visalaw.com/news/ajcKaren842003.htm.

Finally, as always, we remind readers that we're lawyers who make our living representing immigration clients. We would love to discuss becoming your law firm. Just go to http://www.visalaw.com/intake.html to request an appointment or call us at 800-748-3819 or 901-682-6455.

Regards,

Greg Siskind