Thursday, May 21, 2009

This is a 10' x 20' mural about diversity in Los Angeles that I have been commissioned to create for LAANE - a Los Angeles non profit headed by former immigration attorney Madeline Janis



Satisfied customer Peter Byck sports a Todd Becraft "t."

3 seconds to leave the courthouse

3 seconds to leave the courthouse
October 2008: Los Angeles Immigration Judge orders a notario, who was interfering with the efforts of a pro bono attorney, to leave the court building post haste. Notarios are a very big problem in the immigrant community - often holding themselves out as attorneys and or otherwise offering legal advise based upon little or no knowlege of immigration law.

Allegation 6 was admitted

Allegation 6 was admitted
October 22, 2008: Immigration Judge has 47 cases on her morning master calendar. Clients and attorneys crowd the hallway however cases move through at an efficient clip.