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Haitham Salem Ballout
Burlingame, CA Immigration Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Immigration, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Chien-Yu Michael Wang
San Bruno, CA Immigration Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Chien-Yu (Michael) Wang is the Managing Attorney at Wilner and O'Reilly's Sacramento office. He handles both family and business based immigration matters along with removal defense. Mr. Wang is admitted to the State Bar of California and the U.S. District Court for the Central and Eastern Districts of California. He is a member of the Los Angeles Country Bar Association, the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, the Sacramento County Bar Association and the Asian-Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento.
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Sweta Khandelwal
Palo Alto, CA Immigration Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Immigration
UCLA School of Law and Faculty of Law, Delhi University
Sweta has been practicing law for more than 10 years and has represented clients across multiple nationalities. Sweta has been recognized as amongst the "Top 40 under 40" immigration attorneys in CA by the American Society of Legal Advocates. An immigrant herself, Sweta came to the US as a dependent on a H-4 Visa, transferred to a student (F-1) visa, interned under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) Program, worked on a H-1B Visa, and is finally self-employed while obtaining her Permanent Residency. Sweta has navigated her way through the complex web of US immigration laws and...
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Carlos Scott Lopez
San Carlos, CA Immigration Attorney with 16 years of experience
Immigration, Estate Planning, IP and Tax
Yale Law School
Human / Civil Rights Attorney working with clients in the public and private spheres for over 25 years in over 75 countries. Significant experience serving non-profits in the public health and international development spheres assisting refugees, asylum seekers, and those suffering from various forms of trauma. Particular focus on LGBTQ and non-binary clients with legal / personal concerns related to gender expression and its effects and helping spearhead international initiatives addressing the same.
Current Director of the Gamelan Council - Asia-Pacific Public Health, Microfinance, and Development Center. Previous experience includes working as a primary care clinician / rural health officer for...
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Vaughan de Kirby
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Vaughan has been serving clients internationally for over 35 years. He began his practice in California in 1981 with a clear vision of ensuring that his clients have the critical information they need to make the best decisions for themselves and their families.
As the son of an immigrant, Vaughan understands firsthand the importance of the decisions his clients are making when they choose to pursue EB-5 for themselves and their families. He knows that it is much more than an investment decision – it shapes the future for his clients' families, including generations to come.
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Christine Victoria Troy
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 23 years of experience
Immigration
University of California Hastings College of Law
Founded in 2000, The Law Office of Christine Troy provides high quality legal services to all clients. Christine Troy is an experienced attorney, practicing exclusively in the area of Immigration and Naturalization Law, with a special emphasis on green cards through employment and marriage/family and work visas. Ms. Troy provides personalized and responsive service to each of her clients to ensure each client is satisfied with the quality of legal work and attention received.
Ms Troy was admitted to the California State Bar in December 1999. She is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court and the Federal Ninth Circuit...
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Andrew Holley
Daly City, CA Immigration Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration, Appeals, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Santa Clara University School of Law
I have helped thousands at my free immigration clinics at dozens of churches and high schools. I have partnered with many non-profit organizations to help people for free, and I provide many services without a fee.
Ask your friends or family about me - chances are I already helped them.
There is no one in the Northern California Central Valley that has the training or experience in immigration that I do.
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Jeremy M. Castro
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 3 years of experience
Jeremy is an honorably-discharged U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served his country from 2007 to 2014 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WHEC-724) homeported out of Kodiak, Alaska, and as a Marine Science Technician in Alameda, California and Paducah, Kentucky.
After becoming a parent while stationed in Paducah in 2013, Jeremy separated from the Coast Guard to return to the Bay Area to establish a relationship with his son. At that time, Jeremy’s primary goal became to attend law school in order to help those parents who care deeply about their children, but struggling to establish a relationship and custody of...
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Jacqueline Brown Scott
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Immigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Hector Jose Chinchilla
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(415) 647-8832
2595 Mission St Ste 202-204
Suite 202-204
San Francisco, CA 94110
Immigration, Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Tara Veerathanongdech
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
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Aria Vatankhah
Palo Alto, CA Immigration Attorney with 13 years of experience
Immigration, Business and Real Estate
University of California Hastings College of the Law, LSE and University of Westminster
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Scarlett Leiva
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 9 years of experience
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Raemi Laurel Neils
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(415) 399-9490
870 Market Street, Suite 570
570
San Francisco, CA 94102
Immigration
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Grace Rosas Alano
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Immigration
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Theodore Cedric Chen
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 23 years of experience
Immigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Priya Alagiri
San Mateo, CA Immigration Lawyer with 28 years of experience
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Milton Katz
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Immigration, Estate Planning, Family and Workers' Comp
Cleveland St Cleveland-Marshall COL
Melissa Sargeant
Redwood City, CA Immigration Attorney
Immigration and Bankruptcy
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Otis Landerholm
Oakland, CA Immigration Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
Otis greatly enjoys learning languages. He speaks both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. He believes that with increasing globalization, people need to get to know one another; a good way to start is to learn each other's language.
Before practicing law, Otis lived in countries as diverse as Spain, Argentina, Japan, China and Ecuador. He received two bachelor's degrees (in Philosophy and Linguistics) from Washington State University, and he later received his law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. While at Golden Gate, Otis received various honors and awards and placed among the top of...
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Christopher A. Kerosky
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Immigration and Business
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
CHRISTOPHER A. KEROSKY has practiced law for over 30 years and has been recognized as one of the top immigration lawyers in Northern California for 10 years by “Super Lawyers”, most recently in 2020. https://profiles.superlawyers.com/california-northern/san-francisco/lawyer/christopher-a-kerosky/358dc9f1-b1c2-46b5-80cc-6e9610b1cd43.html.
He graduated from University of California, Berkeley Law School and was a former counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C.
Since 2013, Christopher serves as a Member of the Human Rights Commission for Sonoma County, appointed by the County Board of Supervisors to represent the 5th District. As part of his work with the Commission, Christopher helped found My American Dreams,...
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John Khosravi
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 13 years of experience
Immigration
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
John Q. Khosravi's law practice focuses on Family, Business (Investment & Employment) and Talent (Artists, Athletes, Scientists/Professors/Researchers & Individuals with Extraordinary Abilities) based Immigration to the United States. Visa Petitions include EB-1, EB-2, EB-5, E-2, L-1, H1-B and TN NAFTA Visas. Mr. Khosravi works with individuals and clients of various sizes, from start-ups and small businesses to multinational corporations, in a broad range of industries, including academic, advertising, medical and research, technology, athletics, arts, fashion and entertainment fields. Mr. Khosravi is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves as the Southern California...
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Angela D. Warren
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Immigration
University of California Hastings College of the Law
With decades of immigration and business immigration experience, Angela Warren has helped hundreds of individuals, families and businesses navigate US immigration issues and procure legal US visas.
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Jonathan Charles Dunten
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 18 years of experience
Immigration and Criminal Defense
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
I am licensed to practice law before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, California State Courts, the Federal District Court for Northern California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
I received my undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara with honors and my Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law, including certificates of specialization with distinction in international and business law.
I formerly served as a media liaison for the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and was a professor of immigration and criminal...
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Kyle K. Morishita
Oakland, CA Immigration Lawyer
Immigration
University of California, Davis, School of Law
During World War II, the U.S. government detained my U.S. citizen grandparents because of their Japanese ancestry. Learning about this history and serving as my grandfather's caretaker inspired me to be an attorney.
I clerked for Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP and the Honorable Kristen L. Mix of the U.S. District Court. I also interned for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and the U.S. Air Force.
I speak at national conferences and universities regarding racial equity, ethics, and immigration law. I received honors from Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers.
I completed a ten-day silent...
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Jesse Adam Lloyd
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 22 years of experience
Immigration
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Jesse Lloyd is a certified specialist in immigration and nationality law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and has helped certify new specialists as a member California State Bar Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Council. He is a past chair of the Alameda County Bar Association Immigration Section, American Immigration Lawyers Association national ICE liaison committee, and Northern California Chapter. He has appeared on numerous television, web, and radio stories regarding immigration matters.
Jesse focuses on family-based immigration, removal defense, naturalization, asylum, and the immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
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Fariba Faiz
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 25 years of experience
Immigration and International
Southwestern University School of Law
Fariba is the founder of Fariba Faiz Law Offices PC, based out of San Francisco, California. Attorney Faiz is an experienced immigration attorney with a proven track record of successfully petitioning in the realm of investment immigration (E-1/E-2 visas and direct and regional center EB-5 projects), family-based immigration, and employment-based immigration. Fariba works with multinational firms and their employees and immigrant investors in partnership to transfer, intra-company, foreign personnel and their families to the United States. She partners with employers and employees in various industries including information technology, pharmaceuticals, biotech, finance and banking sector, hospitals and healthcare providers, architectural design...
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Stanley Dale Radtke
San Leandro, CA Immigration Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Immigration, Appeals, Criminal Defense and Social Security Disability
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Liliana Gallelli
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer
Immigration, Business and Criminal Defense
Liliana Gallelli is an attorney since 2004 and has specialized in immigration, business and post-conviction law matters. She has represented hundreds of clients before immigration agencies, immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, federal district courts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her work involves applications for business visas (L1s, E2s, H1bs, among others), family petitions, removal proceedings/deportation, asylum, and U visas, among others. She speaks Spanish fluently and conversational Portuguese, Italian and French.
Ms. Gallelli also represents clients in business law including:
Business Formation (LLC’s, S and C Corporations)
Sales Agreements
Partnerships
Applications for Alcohol License
Applications for Contractors...
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Spojmie Ahmady Nasiri
Pleasanton, CA Immigration Attorney with 16 years of experience
(925) 520-5195
6200 Stoneridge Mall Road
Suite 300
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
Spojmie Nasiri, principal attorney, is a first generation immigrant herself who understands through personal experience how difficult and emotionally draining American immigration process can be. Mrs. Nasiri’s education, community involvement and associations reflect her outstanding dedication in the area of immigration law. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Davis and her Juris Doctorate from Golden Gate University, School of Law. Mrs. Nasiri is a member of the California State Bar and is admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California....
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Prerna Lal
Berkeley, CA Immigration Attorney with 8 years of experience
Immigration and Tax
The George Washington University Law School
A monumental civil rights advocate, Attorney Prerna Lal pioneered a robust network of highly-organized and diverse undocumented youth with digital engagement capacity, and fought against the deportations of immigrant community members. This model of organizing spurred immigration organizations across the country to fight against deportations, and laid the groundwork for the Obama Administration’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)” program. For this, Attorney Lal received awards and recognition in the community, including the Changemaker of the Year award from the South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT). ABC News has listed Lal as among the “Top 20 Immigration Experts to Follow...
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Jay Singh Terkiana
San Jose, CA Immigration Attorney with 12 years of experience
(415) 715-7790
2033 Gateway Place, 5th Floor
Suite 511
San Jose, CA 95110
Immigration
Saint Louis University School of Law
I am Managing Immigration Attorney at Terkiana, Inc., a law firm based in Silicon Valley, California, primarily focusing on Employment, Family, Business, Investment, and Complex Immigration matters. I never forget that I am an immigrant, who came to the United States as an F-1 student and had to navigate the entire immigration process myself when all the odds were stacked against me. Therefore, for me practicing immigration law is not just a business. It's personal.
I have assisted thousands of clients (including individuals, start-ups, small businesses and large corporations) in successfully petitioning for employment-based immigration cases, specially H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, EB-1A,...
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Hasan Abdullah
Fremont, CA Immigration Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Santa Clara University School of Law
Hasan Abdullah was born in Toronto, Canada, and has been living in the United States since 2000. He received his Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from Santa Clara University (SCU) School of Law, and has held membership in the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2008.
In 2005, while studying at SCU, he interned at their community law center and focused on family-based immigration, VAWA petitions, political asylum, and criminal victim (U-Visa) cases.
Since 2008, he joined a full-service immigration law firm for nearly seven years, and was quickly promoted to manage and train the staff of attorneys and paralegals. While practicing he...
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Geri N. Kahn
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 32 years of experience
(415) 397-5446
465 California Street
Suite 607
San Francisco, CA 94104
Immigration and Social Security Disability
U of San Francisco School of Law
I practice both Immigration and Nationality Law and Social Security Disability law.
As to the Immigration field, I represent people in removal (deportation) proceedings. I also assist small businesses in obtaining professional visas such as H-1Bs or L-1s for their employees. I represent applicants for political asylum, and religious workers and individuals at all stages of the naturalization process. Finally, I help people who wish to bring their family members to the United States.
In the Social Security field, I represent disabled individuals at administrative hearings and in federal court.
In both areas I...
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Alison Yew
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Immigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
Alison Yew is a highly experienced immigration attorney in San Jose, CA with over two decades of experience. She specializes in many aspects of U.S. immigration, including employment immigration, family immigration, and citizenship through naturalization. Alison first practiced as a civil litigator, which gave her extensive trial experience. She later on became a partner for a national civil litigation firm and developed the firm's immigration law practice. In 2013, she established the Law Office of Alison Yew, where she was able to do the thing she was truly passionate about: Helping people. Since founding her own...
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Sergio H. Benavides
HAYWARD, CA Immigration Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Immigration, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
University of San Francisco School of Law
I am a top rated Criminal Defense & Immigration. I have defended 1000's of clients with great results. I have years of experience, having helped thousands of clients with every type of criminal charge, from petty theft, to drug possession, to attempted murder and sexual assault. I've handled DUIs, Domestic violence. I have taken over 30 cases to trial, and gotten cases dismissed. I am fluent in Spanish.
We help people with Immigraiton cases. Family Petitons, fighting deportation in Court, Asylum applications from all over the world. Green card applications,...
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Derek Deake Lim
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Immigration, Business, Estate Planning and Family
New College of California
Experienced, dedicated and affordable immigration attorney servings the Immigration community for near 20 years. Record of winning case on asylum, VAWA claim, naturalization with criminal background, waivers, and complex family based immigrant visa petitions.
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James Cai
San Jose, CA Immigration Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration, Business, IP and Real Estate
Temple University Beasley School of Law
James Cai founded SAC Attorneys, LLP after serving as in-house legal counsel for Yahoo! Inc. His practice focuses on corporate law, immigration, employment and estate planning. Mr. Cai believes in relationship lawyering and has a client-driven practice. He practices law the old fashioned way - giving each client this full attention with prompt responses, thorough research and analysis, aggressive representation and careful attention to details, in both transactional and litigation matters. As a result, most of his clients are repeat and long term clients, including individuals, small businesses, non-profit organizations and public companies. Before founding SAC Attorneys, LLP,...
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Claribel Palacios Maduena
Alameda, CA Immigration Attorney with 13 years of experience
Immigration
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Ms. Madueña is an expert immigration lawyer in the Bay Area handling a wide range of immigration matters, including complex cases with criminal issues. The bulk of her practice focuses on family-based immigration and removal defense. She has successfully argued for the release of clients in immigration detention, and has obtained Adjustment of Status, Asylum, and Cancellation of Removal for her clients against the government in Immigration Court. Ms. Madueña has also obtained Lawful Permanent Residency, Asylum, Naturalization, NACARA, and Waivers before the immigration office. Notably, when she was a first-year associate, Ms. Madueña presented a complex criminal and...