Raising The Bar

On June 20, 2012, Lance Swanner of The Cochran Firm and Fernando Chavez of The Chavez Firm met with leaders from across the county and various Obama Administration members to discuss immigration reform at the White House Immigration Community Leaders Briefing. This exclusive, invitation-only meeting held at the White House was an all-day event that focused on the new deferred action policy and the challenges and legal issues involved with its implementation. The National Trial Lawyers proudly supports Lance and Fernando in their fight to seek equal justice for all. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, addressed the attendees along with other Administrative leaders including the Senior Economic Advisor, the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Lance is an Executive Committee member for The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 and The National Latino Trial Lawyers, as well as a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. Fernando currently serves as President of National Latino Trial Lawyers and is an Executive Committee member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. For more information, please visit www.whitehouse.gov.