Today’s world is complex – you need a good navigator to master all the cliffs and shoals ahead, especially in the area of immigration and citizenship. Did you know that there is a potential ‘exit tax’ if you renounce your US citizenship or if you are a long-term green card holder and return to your home country?
What are the advantages or disadvantages of citizenship vs. permanent resident status? The news are full of caravans of people trying to get into the United States – what happens to them at the border? How many will be able to get asylum? Just what can the President do about letting certain people into the country or deny them entry?
Come and find out for yourself just what the real issues and solutions are without the filter of the press. Kenneth Harder and Rodney Koenig bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the panel on both immigration and taxation, and Steve Braun will be the moderator.
Join us and our esteemed panel for a most interesting evening on February 7, 2019! We meet in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church for a food and beverage reception at 6:30 p.m.; the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. The meeting fee of $10.00 for Houston-Leipzig members, of $15.00 for guests, and of $5.00 for students (checks and cash only), contributes to the program costs and meeting space rental. Please park in the Rice stadium parking lot, entrance on Greenbriar Street, cost $3, credit cards.
Please let us know that you are planning to attend by responding to kathy@houstonleipzig.org or angelika@houstonleipzig.org.
Kenneth J. Harder is the partner in charge of immigration and nationality services at Dunbar Harder, PLLC. Mr. Harder graduated cum laude from The State University of New York at Buffalo with a B.A. in Political Science in 1981. He earned his J.D. degree in 1985 and his LL.M. degree (International Economic Law) in 1995, both from the University of Houston Law Center. He is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Immigration and Nationality Law and is a past member of the Immigration Law Advisory Commission. Mr. Harder is the past chair of both the State Bar of Texas International Law Section and the Houston Bar Association International Law Section, and he currently serves on the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Department of State Liaison Committee and is the past Chair of the AILA Customs and Border Protection Liaison Committee.
Rod Koenig has been practicing law in the Houston office of the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright for over four decades. His broad and extensive experience includes estate planning, estate administration, creation of trusts, foundations, charitable trusts, insurance trusts, controversies, international estate planning, including qualified domestic trusts for resident and non-resident aliens. He received his B.A. (government) and J.D. degrees with honors from the University of Texas Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, in 1969. Rod served in the U.S. Navy as both Chief Engineer and Bridge Officer on destroyers during the Vietnam War.
Stephen L. Braun is a seasoned recruiting professional with unparalleled people skills and a history of closing complicated hiring transactions. He has in-depth experience in law firm and corporate legal department recruiting needs and staffing requirements. Steve has over 25 years of experience in the legal arena including law practice with a major international law firm, coaching and counseling attorneys on career-related and other issues, and sophisticated attorney recruiting. Steve holds a J.D. degree and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, and Master of Social Work.