Manuel Francisco Rios

1997 Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA JD - Juris Doctor 1994 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ BA - Bachelor of Arts

2007 Outstanding Member Award, Washington State Hispanic Bar Association

2012 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Post-Fauxcopalyptic Admission Madness, 2013: An Updated Overview of the Inspection and Admission Process and the Impact of the Interpretation of “Admission” In Removal Proceedings 2011 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Manuel Rios - Admission, Madness, And Wonderland 2011: An Updated Overview of Inspection and Admission and Its Relationship to Removal Proceedings 2010 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Manuel Rios - Admit it, You’re Still Confused: An Overview of Inspection and Admission And Its Relationship to Removal Proceedings 2009 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Manuel Rios - Admit it, You’re Confused: An Overview of Inspection and Admission and Its Relationship to Removal Proceedings 2009 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Manuel Rios and Siovhan Sheridan-Ayala - In, Out, and In Between: Admission and Its Bearing on Eligibility for Relief

2011 - Present National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project Member 2009 - Present Washington State Hispanic Bar Association 2008 - Present National Hispanic Bar Association 2007 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association Chair, Unauthorized Practice of Law/Responsibility Committee 2001 - Present Latina/o Bar Association of Washington

2013 2013 American Immigration Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference Trial Skills Practicum: Motions In Immigration Court 2012 Washington State Bar Association CLE, Practice Management Boot Camp - Reaching Immigration Law Nirvana "Best practices" for Immigration Practice Management - Pricing Your Services and Getting Paid for Your Work - Getting Started and Crossing the Finish Line 2012 Washington State Bar Association CLE, Immigration Law for Non-Immigration Lawyers : Spotting the Issues Immigration Consequences of Crimes 2012 Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Battle Plans for Misdemeanor Practice Collateral Damages: Immigration Issues 2012 2012 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference Motion to Suppress : Futile Exercise or Effective Tool