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SUMMARY:14 · From Vice to Visa: Winning O\, P\, and EB-1 Cases for Adult E
 ntertainers
LOCATION:Room B\, Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel\, 700 Tchoupitoulas St
 reet\, New Orleans\, LA 70130
DESCRIPTION:Vice v. Virtue: Immigration Law in a Complex World\nAILA MidSou
 th Chapter Conference 2026 · Session 14 · Room B\n\nPanelists:\n• Jame
 s Hollis (Hollis Immigration\, Memphis\, Tennessee)\n• Karin Wolman (Law
  Office of Karin Wolman\, New York\, New York)\n\nO and P visa cases for a
 dult entertainers and other provocative performers require practitioners t
 o prove extraordinary ability or distinction while overcoming assumptions\
 , credibility concerns\, and heightened scrutiny.\n\nThis lively panel add
 resses how to keep these cases focused on the law\, build persuasive evide
 nce\, prepare clients for government review\, and navigate the ethical iss
 ues that arise when a client's profession may trigger bias or moral judgme
 nt.\n\nThe panel will discuss:\n• Proving extraordinary ability\, distin
 ction\, and sustained acclaim when traditional evidence does not fit the c
 lient's work.\n• Addressing credibility concerns\, RFEs\, NOIDs\, fraud 
 referrals\, and agency scrutiny before they derail the case.\n• Reconcil
 ing social media\, promotional content\, public personas\, and compliance 
 issues with the legal record.\n• Preparing clients for interviews\, site
  visits\, and government review while managing ethical concerns and implic
 it bias.
CATEGORIES:AILA MidSouth 2026,Room B
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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