Paul Maurice Heller
Menlo Park, CA Immigration Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Immigration and Business
California Western School of Law
Linda Suhon Chang
Alameda, CA Immigration Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Immigration
Western New England University School of Law
Jamie Elizabeth Chung
San Bruno, CA Immigration Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Immigration, Divorce and Family
Harvard Law School
Sophie Marie Alcorn
Mountain View, CA Immigration Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Immigration
Washington University School of Law
Melissa Sargeant
Redwood City, CA Immigration Attorney
Immigration and Bankruptcy
Balbir Kaur Bhogal
Mountain View, CA Immigration Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Immigration
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Robert Allen Jones
SF, CA Immigration Attorney with 40 years of experience
Immigration, Business and Employment
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Lara Mischelle Bliesner
Palo Alto, CA Immigration Attorney with 19 years of experience
2600 El Camino Real
Suite 506
Palo Alto, CA 944306
Immigration, Antitrust, Business and International
Sari Ellovich
Palo Alto, CA Immigration Attorney
Immigration, Antitrust, Appeals and Employment
Chike Ufombah
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer
Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law and University of Western Sydney School of Law
Pamela Aboud
Palo Alto, CA Immigration Attorney
Immigration, Antitrust, Appeals and Employment
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Christopher A. Kerosky
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Immigration and Business
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
CHRISTOPHER A. KEROSKY has practiced law for over 35 years and has been recognized as one of the top immigration lawyers in Northern California for 14 years by “Super Lawyers”, most recently in 2024.
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, a...
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Jonathan Charles Dunten
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 19 years of experience
Immigration and Criminal
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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Amie D. Miller
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Immigration
McGeorge School of Law, Stetson University College of Law and University of Florida
I have dedicated my career to championing immigrants like you! We know that immigration is a stressful process and we do everything we can to take that stress off your plate and prepare strong, tailored and persuasive immigration filings for our clients.
We have advocated for immigrants for years and we have seen it all. We have a deep understanding of the law, the system, the players and the process. We know each matter is fundamentally important for each client: whether it is family unification, citizenship, career or safety, and we craft our filings to advocate specifically for each person...
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Wilson Purves
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Immigration and Business
University of Buenos Aires School of Law
Wilson Purves practice focuses on Family, Deportation Defense and Business (Investment & employment) based Immigration to the United States.
Mr. Purves works with individuals and clients of various sizes, from start-ups and small businesses to large corporations, in a broad range of industries, such as wineries, restaurants, manufacturing, academia, medical, technology, athletics, arts, fashion and entertainment fields.
Mr. Purves is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves as legal counsel for the Mexican Consulate of San Francisco, CA.
He is regular contributor to several media outlets in Northern California including AM1010 and...
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Otis Landerholm
10.0 (3 Peer Reviews)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfOakland, CA Immigration Lawyer with 14 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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Liliana Gallelli
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
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Immigration, Business and Criminal
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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Jesse Adam Lloyd
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 23 years of experience
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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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John Khosravi
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Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 14 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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Hasan Abdullah
Fremont, CA Immigration Attorney with 16 years of experience
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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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John Park
Pleasanton, CA Immigration Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(925) 320-7077
4900 Hopyard Road, Suite 100 - West Lobby
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Immigration, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law and UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management and a Minor in Korean, which I speak fluently.
My firm handles all areas of practice related to estate planning, asset protection, real estate & business law. We also help people with tough immigration matters, and business owners with immigration related business matters.
Our locations in Nevada, Utah and California help people throughout the Southwest and throughout the US.
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James Cai
San Jose, CA Immigration Attorney with 25 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 14 years of experience
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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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Vaughan de Kirby
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 42 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.
Vaughan is a 1981 Cum Laude...
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Kamala Maddipoti
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Immigration and Estate Planning
Attorney Kamala Maddipoti is the Founder and President of Kamala Law Corporation. Attorney Kamala completed her Master of Laws (LLM) from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. She focuses on Estate Planning & Immigration laws and helps her clients on both employment as well as family based immigration matters & estate planning needs. In addition to Immigration & Estate Planning work, she guides and counsels employers on compliance and corporate transactional matters. In her free time she offers pro bono services and gives back to the community for the greater good. Ms. Kamala is a member of State...
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Angela D. Warren
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Immigration
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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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Sergio H. Benavides
San Leandro, CA Immigration Lawyer with 18 years of experience
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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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Geri N. Kahn
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 33 years of experience
(415) 397-5446
465 California Street
Suite 607
San Francisco, CA 94104
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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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Robert P. Gaffney
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 44 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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Fariba Faiz
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 26 years of experience
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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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Inderjit Ahluwalia
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer with 16 years of experience
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University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mr. Ahluwalia is committed to helping immigrants navigate the complexities of immigration law and achieve the American Dream. Being an immigrant himself, his personal experience as an immigrant with exposure to both Eastern and Western worlds likely provides valuable insights and a unique perspective to assist his clients. Immigration matters can indeed be challenging, and having someone like Mr. Ahluwalia, who understands the legal intricacies and the unique experiences of clients, can make a significant difference in their journey.
He provides zealous and personalized representation for all clients, regardless of their background or the scale of their immigration needs. He has...
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Daniel Shanfield
San Jose, CA Immigration Attorney with 26 years of experience
Immigration
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
Daniel Shanfield has been honored with the "Client Distinction Award" and "Preeminent Attorney" Ranking from Lawyers.com and Martindale Hubbell. In addition to the Client Distinction Award, Daniel has been honored three times as a Northern California "Super Lawyer" by San Francisco Magazine. He holds a "Superb" 10.0 Rating from Avvo.com, and has received Avvo's 2012 Clients' Choice Award in immigration law. The Law Offices of Daniel Shanfield Immigration Defense PC maintains an "A+ Rating" from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Daniel Shanfield has succeeded in some of the most difficult immigration cases. Overseas, he led an appeals project to...
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Alison Yew
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer with 30 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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Elham Sadri
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer
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Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
As the founding attorney of the San Jose-based immigration law firm Sadri Law, PC, Elham Sadri has a reputation for passionate advocacy and insightful legal counseling. Elham is a seasoned expert in Nationality and Immigration Law and specializesin subjects such as removal defense, custody, asylum, green cards, visas, and naturalization. She is dedicated to keeping families together through successful representation in immigration cases across the United States.
While still a student at the PennState Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights, Elham took an active role in developing immigration solutions specifically for non-citizen crime victims, including survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault....
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Andrei Romanenko
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 12 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Prerna Lal
Berkeley, CA Immigration Attorney with 9 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 13 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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Spojmie Ahmady Nasiri
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
(925) 520-5195
6200 Stoneridge Mall Road
Suite 300
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfPleasanton, CA Immigration Attorney with 17 years of experience
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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Harry G. Lewis
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 32 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...
