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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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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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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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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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Grace Rosas Alano
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Immigration
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Priya Alagiri
San Mateo, CA Immigration Lawyer with 28 years of experience
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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.
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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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Sweta Khandelwal
San Francisco, 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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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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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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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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Robert P. Gaffney
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(415) 989-1998
601 Montgomery Street
Suite 1114
San Francisco, CA 94111
Immigration
UC Hastings COL
A California State Bar Certified Specialist in immigration and nationality law, has over 25 years of experience counseling a wide range of corporate and individual clients in areas of employment-related, investment, and family-based visa and immigration matters. He has developed significant expertise and a strong practice focus representing alien entrepreneurs under the EB-5 visa program and counseling U.S. businesses in the development of investment opportunities designed to qualify foreign direct investors for immigrant status under the EB5 provisions. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and is the author of "Country Specific Issues and Challenges in Representing EB-5 Petitioners...
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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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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...
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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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Peter Duong
San Francisco , CA Immigration Attorney with 25 years of experience
(415) 231-5143
300 Montgomery Street
Room 660
San Francisco , CA 94104
Immigration
Stanford Univ Law School
Mr. Duong is the owner of the Law Offices of Peter Duong. He holds a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he was president of the Moot Court Board and received the Hilmer Oehlman Memorial Prize and the Ira Driscoll Prize. Prior to law school, Mr. Duong received a Bachelor of Arts in history from the College of William and Mary. He brings to every case more than fifteens years of legal experience. Mr. Duong’s practice focuses on all areas of immigration law including cutting edge and complex cases involving individuals with criminal convictions and same-sex marriage cases....
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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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Andrei Romanenko
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 11 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Harry G. Lewis
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 31 years of experience
351 California St
#600
San Francisco, CA 94104
Immigration, Business and Employment
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Harry G. Lewis is an accomplished Employment, Immigration and Business Law attorney with extensive trial experience. He represents private and public companies, non-profits, public agencies and individuals throughout California.
Harry partners with clients to find creative strategies that address their complex legal needs. He has an uncompromising dedication to excellence, providing attentive service and skilled advocacy, always focused on achieving the best possible results.
Harry received his B.A. from the University of Virginia. In 1991, he earned his J.D. from William & Mary Law School. Harry is active in the community, including serving on the Board of Directors for the Marin Humane...
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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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Scott Andrew Mossman
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 19 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Davis, School of Law
I have practiced immigration and naturalization law exclusively since 2003. My practice emphasizes immigration and naturalization for applicants with criminal convictions, removal defense, and working with criminal defense counsel to minimize the immigration harm from convictions. I am licensed by the State Bar of California (license #227178) and received my juris doctorate degree in 2003 from the University of California, Davis, School of Law.
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Arezou Bakhtjou
Oakland, CA Immigration Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration and Criminal Defense
Law Office of Arezou Bakhtjou is located in Oakland, CA and helps clients in Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Hayward, San Leandro, Pleasanton, Martinez, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, and all Bay Area Counties including Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Solano County, and San Francisco County.? Memberships: Alameda County Bar Association ?Alameda County Bar Association Criminal Division (Board Member) Women Lawyers of Alameda County Alameda County Court Appointed Attorneys Program Alameda County Bar Association Judicial Appointments Evaluation Committee Experience: County of Contra Costa Court Appointed Attorneys Program Placer County...
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Brendan Hickey
San Fransco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(415) 942-9000
Pier 9, Suite 100
The Embarcadero
San Fransco, CA 94111
Immigration, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Harvard Law School
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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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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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Paul Bertoni
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Paul's immigration practice includes: all temporary visas, naturalization, labor certification,
and permanent residence applications based on employment, family, achievement, or investment. He provides strategic advice on the immigration consequences of mergers and acquisitions, and also manages immigration processes for the restructuring of companies. His experienced multilingual team provides efficient and effective immigration services including processes all over the US and at consular posts around the world.
Paul holds degrees from Yale (B.A. in Political Science 1993) and UC Berkeley-Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D. 1997). He is admitted in New York and New Jersey, and may practice immigration law nationwide under federal...
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Davy S. Day
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 17 years of experience
Immigration
Santa Clara University School of Law
Davy is a Supervising Attorney at Pearl Law Group. He focuses his legal practice on U.S. corporate immigration law. Davy has experience assisting and consulting foreign nationals, including high-level multinational executives and managers, individuals of extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers, and professional workers, on matters relating to employment-based immigration and nonimmigrant status/visa.
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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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Gabriel D. Jack
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 22 years of experience
Immigration
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
I have been practicing immigration law since 2001. I represent a great number of clients in family-based immigration, the majority of whom have recently married a US citizen, as well as employment based immigration. I prepare the petition and file it, obtain work permits, prepare my clients for the USCIS (formerly INS) interview, appear with them at the interview, and follow up with USCIS to issue the decision to grant Permanent Residence (Green Card). We prepare petitions for foreign investors and key employees with E2 Visas, L1A and L1B Visas, as well as H-1B Visas.
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Priscilla Higuera
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 8 years of experience
Immigration
California Western School of Law
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Kara Rachel Lavy
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Immigration, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law and University of California - Santa Barbara
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James A. Bach
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(415) 248-3100
100 Bush Street, Suite 1980
Shell Building
San Francisco, CA 94104
Immigration
UC Hastings COL
Mr. Bach received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in 1975 and his law degree from Hastings College of the Law in 1979. He has been working with immigration cases since 1978, and has lectured and written articles on immigration law. He has been a Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association continuously since 1980. In 1989, Mr. Bach was one of the first lawyers certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law (less than 8% of California immigration attorneys are Board Certified by the State Bar)....
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Robert Lee Lewis
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 28 years of experience
PO Box 12336
Oakland, CA 94604
Immigration
U of San Francisco School of Law
Robert has advocated for immigrants and refugees since the early 1980s, when he worked with resettlement agencies in the placement of Cuban "Marielitos" refugees. After earning his law degree in 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice appointed Robert, under the Attorney General's Honor Program, to clerk for the immigration judges for one year at the Immigration Court in San Francisco. He opened his own law firm in 1995, and immediately focused on defending Central and South Americans from deportation. Robert has lived in Mexico and Brazil and speaks both Spanish and Portuguese fluently.
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Evelyn Herrera
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 29 years of experience
Immigration, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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Jo-Anna Nieves
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
Florida State University College of Law
Jo-Anna Nieves, founder of The Nieves Law Firm, takes the "criminal" out of criminal defense, and is something she does well. Jo-Anna has been recognized by multiple awards agencies for her exemplary legal work, having been named the Best Criminal Defense Attorney and the Best DUI Lawyer in Oakland by Expertise.com in 2023, as well as being recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star for the past 7 years. Oakland Magazine also named her a Top 5 Attorney in their annual "Best of Oakland" awards.
Her award-winning legal work extends beyond the criminal defense realm as Jo-Anna has been cited in...
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Arash Yasrebi
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney
(415) 819-1898
555 California Street
Suite 4925
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Kevin John Stewart
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles