★ Speaker • CLE Instructor • Author

Immigration Law Expert Who Lived the Story He Now Teaches

Ahmad Yakzan brings 15+ years of courtroom experience, a personal immigration journey, and an Amazon #1 bestselling book to every stage. Available for CLEs, keynotes, panels, and media commentary nationwide.

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Super Lawyers Rising Stars — Top 2% (4 years)

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Amazon #1 Best Seller — Legal Education

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Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent · Avvo 10.0

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Host — The American Dream Team Podcast

How Ahmad Can Help Your Organization

Built for the Stage, the Classroom & the Camera

Every presentation draws on real courtroom experience and a personal immigration story that resonates with any audience.

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CLE Presentations

Accredited Legal Education

CLE-eligible talks on crimmigration, removal defense, enforcement trends, and the immigration consequences of criminal pleas. Tailored for criminal defense attorneys, family lawyers, and general practitioners.

⏱ 45–90 min✓ CLE eligible

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Speaking & Keynotes

Panels, Lectures & Keynotes

Law schools, bar associations, immigrant advocacy organizations, and community groups. Ahmad adjusts register, depth, and content for each audience — from courtroom practitioners to community members.

⏱ 30–90 min✓ English, Arabic, French

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Media Commentary

TV, Radio, Podcast & Print

On-camera and on-mic expert commentary on immigration enforcement, deportation defense, and immigrant rights. Available for tight deadlines. Fluent in translating complex legal issues into clear, credible soundbites.

⏱ Deadline-ready✓ ABC, PolitiFact, iHeart

Signature Talks

Topics Ahmad Speaks On

Every talk draws on real courtroom experience and can be tailored for attorney CLE credit, law school curriculum, community education, or media commentary.

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Crimmigration

When a Criminal Plea Becomes a Deportation Order

The hidden immigration consequences of guilty pleas, drug convictions, domestic violence charges, and theft offenses — and why every criminal defense attorney must know this.

⏱ 45–90 min✓ CLE eligible

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Removal Defense

Inside the Immigration Court: What Every Advocate Must Know

A behind-the-curtain look at removal proceedings — from notice to appear through appeals to the BIA and federal circuit courts.

⏱ 60–90 min✓ CLE eligible

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Community Education

Know Your Rights: What Immigrants Must Understand

Plain-language, empowering guidance for immigrant communities on their rights during enforcement encounters and how removal defense works.

⏱ 30–60 min✓ Spanish / Arabic available

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What People Say

Heard from the Room

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"Ahmad has a rare ability to take the most complex immigration-criminal intersections and make them immediately actionable for our members. One of the strongest CLEs we've hosted."

Bar Association RepresentativeCentral Florida Chapter

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"His personal story of coming to the U.S. from Lebanon at 18 instantly connected with our clients. He didn't just explain the law — he gave people hope and a clear next step."

Executive DirectorImmigrant Services Organization, Tampa Bay Area

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"The moment Ahmad started speaking, my students stopped looking at their phones. He brings the courtroom into the classroom in a way a textbook never could."

Immigration Law ProfessorFlorida Law School

📚 Amazon #1 Best Seller

Your Dream
Is My Dream

Ahmad Yakzan, Esq.

The Book

Your Dream Is My Dream

Ahmad's Amazon #1 bestselling book brings immigration law to life for practitioners and laypeople alike. Born from his personal journey from Lebanon to U.S. citizenship, and refined through 15+ years of courtroom practice, the book is an essential resource for understanding the American immigration system.

Also by Ahmad: The American Dream on Trial

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