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Scott Titshaw

SELECT LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

  • Challenges to Legal Migration and Citizenship in the Enforcement Era (panelist), Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, May 2020 (forthcoming).
  • Issues in Adoption, Surrogacy and ART (panelist), AILA Midwest Regional Conference, Chicago, IL, March 2020 (forthcoming).
  • Family and Immigration (panelist), 9th Annual AILA Rocky Mountain Fall Conference, Denver, CO, October 2019.
  • Hot Topics, Citizenship, and Immigration, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Stonewall Bar of Georgia & State Bar of Georgia ICLE, Atlanta, GA, October 2019.
  • The Ethics of Dealing with Government Surveillance and Client Confidentiality (panelist & discussion leader), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual National Conference, Orlando, June 2019.
  • Federalism and Inherited Citizenship, International Conference on Law, Gender and Sexuality (sponsored by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), Coventry University, Brunel University, & Brill Nijhoff Publishers), London, United Kingdom, October 2018.
  • Crisis on the Border: Current Issues in U.S. Immigration Policy (panelist), Mercer University Student Life Panel Discussion with Q & A, Macon, GA, September 2018.
  • Throwing the Baby Out with the Patriarchy (presentation and panel discussion), 2018 Symposium of the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice, Berkeley, CA, April 2018.
  • Acquired and Derivative Citizenship (panelist), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Audio Seminar, March 2018.
  • The Case of Coman, et. al, AILA Global Migration Section (GMS) International Podcast, January 2018.
  • Federalism and Inherited Citizenship (work-in-progress), AALS Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, January 2018.
  • Representation of LGBT Asylum-Seekers (panelist), Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia C.L.E. at King & Spalding, September 2017.
  • Immigration Laws and Crossing Borders (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2017.
  • Avoiding Family Feuds: Ethics in Family Practice (panelist), AILA Annual National Conference, New Orleans, LA., June 2017
  • Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Advocacy and Ethics (discussion leader and panelist), AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA., February 2017.
  • Life or Death: Immigration, Intersectionality, & What You Can Do to Help (discussion leader), National Call-In Panel co-sponsored by the National LGBT Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, November 2016.
  • The Immigration Debate: Confronting our Fears (panelist), Mercer University School of Law Perspectives in Law Series, Macon, GA., November 2016.
  • Federalism, Families and Citizenship paper on panel entitled “Beyond Citizenship by Descent: Rethinking Admission to Citizenship,” European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2016.
  • Comparative Federalism, Fam-Migration and Citizenship by Descent, SEALS Conference, Boca Raton, FL., July 2016.
  • Child Citizenship in a Changing World (discussion leader and panelist), AILA Annual National Conference, Las Vegas, NV., June 2016.
  • We are Family! Stop Trying to Define Me (panelist), AILA Annual National Conference, pre-conference podcast, June 2016.
  • Comparative Federalism & Family Immigration: The example of LGBT Families, Radboud University Centre for Migration Law, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, June 2016.
  • Comparative Federalism & Family Immigration: The example of LGBT Families, University of Konstanz Research Center on Immigration and Asylum Law, Constance, Germany, June 2016.
  • Genitori oltre confine: una comparizione dedicate ai profil privatistici, di diritto internatzionale e dell’UE, University of Florence Department of Legal Science, Florence, Italy, May 2016.
  • Dependents of Temporary Workers and Immigrants in Global Migration (moderator), live and recorded podcast for the Global Migration Section (GMS) of AILA, February 2016.
  • Immigration Reform Without Congress (discussion group), SEALS Conference, Boca Raton, FL., July 2015.
  • Comparing EU and US Migration Law: The Case of Same-Sex Spouses, Leiden University Law School, Leiden, The Netherlands, May 2015.
  • Fam-migration Law for LGBT families in the US and the EU,
    University of Strathclyde Law School, Glasgow, Scotland, May 2015.
  • Judging the Competition Among State Powers, Federal Powers and Individual Rights in US Immigration Law and LGBT Family Law, Congress on the Tyranny of Sovereignty, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France, April 2015.
  • Necessary Harmonization of Migration and Immigration Law in a Union Without Borders: One American's Opinion, International Colloquim: Existe-t-il une "Identité Démocratique"
    Européenne?, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Centre Universitaire de Recherches sur l'Action Publique et le Politique, Epistémologie et Sciences Sociales, Amiens, France, April 2015.
  • New Frontiers in LGBT Rights in the U.S. and Europe, Meeting with Representatives from NGOs and the European Commission and European Parliament, US Mission to the EU, February 2015.
  • Promoting LGBTI Rights – A Shift in Rights-Based Foreign Policy (panelist), YPFP at the US Mission to the EU, Brussels, Belgium, February 2015.
  • Fam-migration Law for LGBT families in the US and the EU, Fulbright Seminar on the European Union and NATO, Brussels, Belgium, February 2015.
  • Has the US Overtaken the EU in Recognizing Same-Sex Families for Immigration Purposes?, Second Annual Consortium Meeting of the European Union’s Families and Societies Project, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain, January 2015.
  • A Snapshot of US Immigration Law: Overview and Reform, Migration Policy Centre, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, and the Law Department of the European University Institute (EUI), Fiesole, Italy, December 2014.
  • Freedom of Movement: A Transatlantic Rainbow Comparison, International Conference on Rights on the Move: Rainbow Families in Europe, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, October 2014.
  • After Windsor (panelist), AALS Workshop on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues, Washington, D.C., June 2014.
  • Marriages Between Same-Sex Couples Cases (panelist), AILA Annual National Conference, Boston, MA., June 2014.
  • Permanent Residence by Prescription (work-in-progress), Biennial Immigration Professors Conference, University of California, Irvine School of Law, May 2014.
  • Resolving Business Disputes having an International Aspect: Georgia’s New International Arbitration Code and its Use (moderator), ATLAS & ILSA, Macon, GA., April 2014.
  • Immigration and Same Sex Couples; Views on Sexual Minority Issues, 3rd Annual Same Sex legal Issues Conference, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA., March, 2014.
  • Administrative Proceedings: Social Security and Immigration, ABA HIV/AIDS Law and Practice Conference 2014, Atlanta, GA., Feb. 2014.
  • International ARTs and Immigration: Time for a Treaty?, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys Conference, Charleston, SC, Nov. 2013.
  • US Supreme Court Update: Marriage Equality – What do the Supreme Court’s Rulings in United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry Mean for Georgia and the Georgia Constitution’s Marriage Amendment (panelist), State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 2013.
  • The Implications of  United States v. Windsor in States Like Georgia , Savannah College of Law, Savannah, GA., Oct. 2013.
  • The Broader Context: Changing Patterns in International Trade (moderator), Mercer Law Review Symposium, Macon, GA., Oct. 2013.
  • The Future of LGBT Immigration: A Discussion of Immigration Issues in Light of Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Judicial Action on DOMA (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 2013.
  • Womb With a View: Surrogacy Issues and Immigration for Children (panelist), AILA National Podcast, August 2013.
  • Immigration Law Following the Supreme Court Decisions (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association webinar (panelist), July 2013.
  • Immigration and the LGBT Client (panelist), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 2013.
  • “I Do,” You Don’t: The Constitutionality of Defining Marriage (panelist), Charlotte Law Review Symposium, Charlotte, NC, March 2013.
  • LGBT Immigration Issues, National LGBT Bar Association lecture series, January 2013.
  • Shifting Immigration Options for Same-Sex Couples & Their Children, AILA Georgia-Alabama Chapter Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 2013.
  • Crossing the Border to Marriage Equality (panelist), AILA Rome (Europe & Middle East) Chapter Fall Conference, London, UK, October 2012.
  • LGBT Families and US Immigration and Citizenship Laws (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, August 2012
  • Future Without the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (panelist), AILA Annual National Conference, Nashville, TN, June 2012.
  • The Legal and Immigration Issues When Going Abroad for Egg Donation or Surrogacy, nationally syndicated radio/podcast Creating a Family, March 2012.
  • A Comparative Introduction to the German Legal System: Impressions of German Law, Legal Education and Practice from an American Perspective, University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA, March 2012
  • Immigration and Individual Rights (panelist), Symposium on Border Patrols: The Legal, Racial, Social and Economic Implications of US Immigration Policy -  St. John’s University School of Law Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development, New York, NY, March 2012
  • International Human Rights Law and Human Rights Enforcement in US Immigration Law (panelist), John Marshall Law Journal Annual Symposium, Atlanta, GA, March 2012
  • Legal Issues Affecting LGBT Refugees and Asylees, Heartland Alliance’s Rainbow Welcome Initiative LGBT Refugees and Asylees: Responding to the Needs of a Hidden Population (co-presentation with G. Nevins, Lambda Legal Sr. Supervising Staff Attorney to train asylee and refugee service providers), Atlanta, GA, March 2012.
  • Invisible Families and US Immigration and Citizenship Law (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA, September 2011
  • The Reactionary Road to Free Love: How Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage are Destroying the Institution they Love, SEALS New Scholars Panel, Hilton Head, SC, July 2011
  • LGBT Hot Topics (discussion leader and panelist), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual National Conference, San Diego, CA, June 2011
  • The Reactionary Road to Free Love: How Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage are Destroying the Institution they Love, Faculty Workshop, University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS, April 2011
  • Recent Developments and Trends in Asylum Law for LGBT Immigrants (discussion leader and panelist), National LGBT Bar Association National Teleconference, March 2011
  • ART, DOMA and the Immigration and Nationality Act, Southeastern Scholars Conference, Charleston School of Law, Charleston, SC, October 2010
  • Legal Issues Affecting the LGBT Community (panelist), Emory University, Atlanta, GA, September 2010
  • Sexuality, Gender Identity and U.S. Immigration Law, Centre Marc Bloch (Humboldt Universität), Arbeitsgruppe Philosophie et Kulturwissenschaft,” Berlin, Germany, May 2010
  • The Meaning of Marriage: Immigration Rules and their Implications for Same-Sex Couples in a World Without DOMA, Faculty Workshop, Charleston School of Law, Charleston, SC March 2010
  • Family Life and Legacy: Planning Issues for the LGBT Community (panelist), Florida Coastal Law Review Annual Symposium, Jacksonville, FL, March 2010
  • LGBT and HIV Immigration Issues (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, Brooklyn, NY, September 2009
  • Immigration Ethics (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, Brooklyn, NY, September 2009
  • LGBT Issues: Some Things Should not be Left to Chance (panelist), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June 2009
  • National Identity and the Future of Democracy: Immigration and its Consequences: Legal Dimensions of Immigration (panelist), 10th Annual College of Liberal Arts Lecture Series, Mercer University, Macon, GA, March 2009
  • Comparing LGBT Rights Issues in the US and Germany, City of Nuremberg & Fliederlich e.V. (presentation in German to 30 LGBT activists), Nuremberg, Germany, June 2008
  • Still a Melting Pot?  The Evolving Issues around Immigration (panelist), Emory University, Atlanta, GA, November 2007
  • Overview of US Immigration Law, Graduate Business School, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, annually every Fall Semester 2003 – 2007.
  • Fundamentals of Immigration Issues for Dependent Family Members of Nonimmigrant Visa Holders (panelist), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual National Conference, Orlando, FL, June 2007
  • Navigating the [USCIS] Texas Service Center (panelist), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) national teleconference, April 2006
  • Homosexuality in the Workplace (panelist), University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA, November 2005
  • The Defense of Marriage Act, the Plenary Powers Doctrine and LGBT Immigration Issues (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, September 2005
  • Fundamentals of Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Laws, Regulations and Practices, (panel presentation before around 700 attorneys), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2005
  • Critical Issues in an Increasingly Diverse GLBT Community: What All Attorneys Should Know about LGBT/HIV Immigration (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 2004
  • Marriage Equality for Lesbians and Gay Men (lecture to around 100 students and faculty), Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA, February 2004
  • Gender Role Nonconformity and Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay and Transgender People: Legal Problems and Legal Solutions, Friday Speaker Series, Women’s Studies Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, November 2003
  • Oh Canada!  LGBT Immigration/Emmigration Issues in Canada and the US (panelist), National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, New York, NY, October 2003
  • The Rights of Non-Citizens in the US, focusing on the USA Patriot Act and other policy changes since 9/11 (panelist), Emory University, Atlanta, GA, March 2003
  • Immigration Issues Relating to Gays, Lesbians and Transgender Persons and People with HIV/AIDS (panelist), American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual National Conference, San Francisco, CA, July 2002
  • Immigration Issues Relating to Gays, Lesbians and Transgender Persons and People with HIV/AIDS, National LGBT Bar Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, October 2001
  • Employment Law and Immigration Law Issues Faced by Foreign Companies Seeking to Do Business in the United States, Roedl & Partner GbR International Conference (in German), Nuremberg, Germany, July 2001
  • How Supreme Court appointments following the 2000 presidential election could substantially change US Constitutional Law (with Gerry Weber, Legal Director of the ACLU of Georgia), University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, GA, November 2000
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