The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and The Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association proudly present:

The Twenty-First Annual National Seminar on the
FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES

Evolving Extradition, The Champion, September-October 2009

The Virtues of the Cultural Defense, Judicature Magazine, April 2009.

Fourth Circuit Denies Political Offense Exception for Death of Civilians, International Law Quarterly, Spring-Summer 2008.

Federal Law Issues in Obtaining Evidence Abroad - Part One, Champion Magazine, June 2007.

Federal Law Issues in Obtaining Evidence Abroad - Part Two, Champion Magazine, July 2007.

Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense, 2d. (Linda Friedman Ramirez, Ed. 2007).

"The New Immigration Laws," Criminal Justice Magazine of the ABA Criminal Justice Section, (Co-Author) Summer 1998

"Language as a Barrier to Justice," Criminal Justice Magazine of the ABA Criminal Justice Section (Co-Author), Summer 1994

"Using Interpreters" (Co-Author, Chapter) "Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense" Juris Publishing Inc., 1999

"Representing the Non-English Speaking Client," The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, (Co-Author) 1994

Ms. Ramirez is also a regular contributor to the International Enforcement Law Reporter.

Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense, 3d. Ed.
(Linda Friedman Ramirez, Ed. 2010)

Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense is an indispensable book for the criminal defense lawyer representing people from other cultures, nationalities or ethnic backgrounds.

With chapters on every topic relevant to representing immigrants and foreign nationals. Thirty-one contributors to the treatise have written on consular assistance, conducting foreign investigations, extradition, language proficiency issues, etc. Available from Juris Publishing.

Click here for additional information, table of contents and contributor information.

See Mark Rankin's review of Cultural Issues in The Champion, December 2010.