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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Sergio H. Benavides

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 12 years experience

(415) 867-5181 1 Sansome Street
Suite 3500
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration, Criminal, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
University of San Francisco School of Law

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I am a top rated Criminal Defense Lawyer and Certified Criminal Law Specialist- by State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. Out of hundreds of Criminal Defense Lawyers in San Francisco--there are only 10 Certified Specialists. I am one of the top performers. I have 10 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 achieved excellent results. I am fluent...

(415) 867-5181 24301 Southland Drive
Suite 212 B
Hayward, CA 94545

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Jonathan Charles Dunten

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 14 years experience

(510) 645-5900 212 9th Street, Suite 316
Oakland, CA 94607

Immigration and Criminal
Golden Gate Univ School of Law

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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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Stanley Dale Radtke

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 10 years experience

(510) 863-8058 3411 E. 12th St.
Ste. 122
Oakland, CA 94601

Immigration, Appeals, Criminal and Social Security Disability
University of San Francisco School of Law

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Peter Duong

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 20 years experience

(415) 231-5143 300 Montgomery Street
Room 660
San Francisco , CA 94104

Immigration
Stanford Univ Law School

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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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Robert Patrick Gaffney

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 38 years experience

(415) 989-1998 601 Montgomery Street
Suite 1114
San Francisco, CA 94111

Immigration
UC Hastings COL

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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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Calvin A Knickerbocker Jr

Napa County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 46 years experience

(707) 481-3204
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University of California - Hastings College of the LawCalifornia

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Davy S. Day

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 12 years experience

(415) 771-7500 567 Sutter Street
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102

Immigration
Santa Clara University School of Law

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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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Geri N. Kahn

Solano County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 27 years experience

(707) 746-1813 940 Adams Street
Suite I
Benicia, CA 94510

Immigration and Social Security Disability
U of San Francisco School of Law

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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...

(415) 397-5446 465 California Street
Suite 609
San Francisco, CA 94104

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Christine Victoria Troy

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 18 years experience

(415) 399-9490 870 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94102

Immigration
University of California Hastings College of Law

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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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Scott Andrew Mossman

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 14 years experience

(510) 835-1115 1970 Broadway
Suite 1145
Oakland, CA 94612

Immigration
University of California, Davis, School of Law

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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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Andrei Romanenko

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 6 years experience

(415) 997-8144 500 Sutter 601
San Francisco, CA 94102

Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

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Andrew Holley

San Mateo County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 7 years experience

(415) 737-0277 6801 Mission Street
Suite 200
Daly City, CA 94014

Free ConsultationImmigration, Appeals, Criminal and DUI
Santa Clara University School of Law

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I studied law at Santa Clara University, an accredited, nationally ranked law school. While there I volunteered at a free immigration clinic in San Jose. I trained for three years in San Francisco with an immigration attorney who has over 30 years of experience. He trained me on court procedure and interview techniques and how to prepare clients for tough questions. I moved to downtown Los Angeles where I worked for a large immigration law firm. When I came to Chico I handled criminal defense cases for a busy law firm while starting my immigration law firm....

(530) 715-2300 30 Independence Circle
Suite 400
Chico, CA 95973

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Prerna Lal

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 4 years experience

(510) 679-6899 2001 Addison Street
Suite 300
Berkeley, CA 94704

Immigration and Tax
The George Washington University Law School

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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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Nareshwar Singh Virdi

Sacramento County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer

(916) 378-0259 1900 Point W Way
#270
Sacramento, CA 95815

Immigration, Business, Estate Planning and Family
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Nareshwar Virdi at Acquest Law, Inc. offers an innovative approach to legal services. As one of three attorneys who was raised in India and now living in Sacramento, he provides sound legal options to clients in need and a voice to tell their story. Practicing in Sacramento, he prides himself on a higher level of legal representation for his fellow immigrants, former residents, U.S. citizens and those from other countries.

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Hitomi Lisa Kobayashi

Sacramento County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 12 years experience

(916) 698-6863 2041 Hallmark Dr. Suite 10
Sacramento, CA 95825

Immigration and Criminal
Keio University Graduate School, University of California, Davis, School of Law and Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

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Attorney Lisa Kobayashi represents various clients from numerous countries in immigration and criminal related matters. Her focus and passion is in practicing cutting edge immigration law nationwide. Lisa is experienced in immigration hardship waivers, deportation defense in immigration court, criminal post-conviction relief, naturalization, adjustment of status, family- and employment-based Green Card petitions for permanent residency, visas, federal court litigation, and other various matters. She will guide you each step of the way through your journey.

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Daniel Shanfield

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 21 years experience

(415) 294-4649 220 Montgomery Street
Suite 429
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall

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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...

(408) 275-6565 111 W. St. John Street
Suite 315
San Jose, CA 95113

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Paul Bertoni

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 20 years experience

(415) 395-0955 582 Market Street
Suite #1117
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

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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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Clemente Montano Jimenez

Sacramento County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 18 years experience

(916) 443-8055 431 I Street
Suite 102
Sacramento, CA 95814

Immigration, Criminal, DUI and White Collar Crime
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific

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I have been practicing criminal defense for over 16 years. During that time, it has become clear that there is a tremendous need for immigration attorneys that are well-versed in the area of criminal law. I have substantial experience in both federal and state (county) courts, having defended clients accused of all types of offenses: federal drug trafficking, homicide, manslaughter, sex offenses, drug charges, gang offenses, three strikes, DUIs, robbery, burglary, misdemeanors, juvenile offenses, and more... I am a trial attorney. That means if you need to take your case to trial to safeguard your rights, you...

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Kara Rachel Lavy

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 10 years experience

(212) 321-0226 4 Embarcadero Center
#1400
San Francisco, CA 94111

Immigration, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law and University of California - Santa Barbara

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Brendan Hickey

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 9 years experience

(415) 494-8444 Pier 9, Suite 100
The Embarcadero
San Fransco, CA 94111

Immigration, Criminal, DUI and White Collar Crime
Harvard Law School

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Erich Gerard Keefe

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 15 years experience

(510) 717-5996 1840 Alcatraz Avenue
Suite D-1
Berkeley, CA 94703

Immigration
New Coll of CA School of Law

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Erich Keefe is a former social worker, whose immigration practice is an extension of those values and goals. His practice focuses on asylum seekers, VAWA self-petitioners, U Visa applicants, green card applicants, and others facing immigration court proceedings.

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Scott J. Emerick

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(707) 800-9529 250 D St
Suite 230
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Sonoma County, CA Immigration Law Attorney
Immigration, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
Empire College School of Law

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From my first day of Law School I knew that criminal law was my passion. I was fortunate to be selected to intern at the Sonoma County Public Defenders Office for 3 years during law school. There I was able to work on real cases involving real clients facing real criminal charges. This time gave me valuable insight into how the court system works, how to interact with opposing counsel, and how to best advocate for my clients best interest.

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Gabriel D. Jack

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 17 years experience

(415) 300-0174 One Sansome St.
35th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific

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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.

(408) 293-2026 1625 The Alameda
Suite 315
San Jose, CA 95126

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Arash Yasrebi

Sonoma County, CA Immigration Law Attorney

(707) 805-0898 3558 Round Barn Boulevard Suite 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Francisco School of Law

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Andrew Schach

Sacramento County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 1 year experience

(916) 917-5217 2555 3rd Street
Sacramento, CA 95818

Free ConsultationImmigration
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Focused on immigration law throughout Northern California.

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Evelyn Herrera

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 24 years experience

(510) 893-3711 1970 Broadway
Suite 625
Oakland, CA 94612

Immigration, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Santa Clara Univ School of Law

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Marcela Knaup

Contra Costa County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 22 years experience

(415) 409-9229 2950 Buskirk Ave. Ste. 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Francisco School of Law, University of Salamanca, Spain and Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina

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We are dedicated to the practice of Immigration and Naturalization Law exclusively, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Te: 925-407-2149 Services include: Family immigration law: marriage and fiance visas, family petitions, waivers of unlawful presence, green cards. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Original Applications and Renewals) Business Immigration law: visas to work and/or invest (HB, TN, E investor visas, employment-based green cards. Visas for athletes and entertainers. LGBT Immigration law: visas and petitions for same sex couples. Citizenship and Naturalization. Languages: English, Spanish Marcela Knaup is a bilingual Spanish-English attorney. www.knauplegal.com Marcela@knauplegal.com Te: ...

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Cynthia Jill Scribe

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 18 years experience

(415) 989-7500 601 Montgomery St
#1088
San Francisco, CA 94111

Immigration and Appeals
University of San Francisco School of Law

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Peter Min-su Kyung Esq.

Sacramento County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 6 years experience

(916) 241-3336 900 Howe Avenue
Suite 230
Sacramento, CA 95825

Immigration
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

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Attorney Peter Kyung is a native Sacramentan whose purpose is to serve the East Bay community with compassion and a heart of service. He has extensive experience in business and immigration related matters. In the business law realm, Mr. Kyung successfully defended a foreign corporation in a legal action brought in the United States, closed a multi-million dollar transaction, and assisted numerous start-ups with securing employees, independent contractors, and financing. With respect to immigration law, Mr. Kyung has a staggeringly high success rate and has represented hundreds of individuals obtain their immigration benefits, including U-Visas, Green Cards, Asylum, Naturalization, and...

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Jennifer Burk

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 5 years experience

(415) 395-0955 582 Market Street
Suite 1117
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration
Boston College Law School

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I am a native Spanish-speaker and naturalized US citizen.

I can assist individuals with any immigration case they may have: work visas, investor visas, green cards and family cases, marriage and fiancé(e) cases, US citizenship, asylum, DACA and TPS, LGBT immigration, and deportation and removal defense in immigration court.

Our firm represents individuals and companies in a variety of industries all over the US, from start-ups to large publicly-traded companies.

Our firm's multilingual staff can work with clients in English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

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David Sheen ESQ.

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 17 years experience

(415) 839-8409 1 Sansome St
#3500
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration, Business, Estate Planning and Family
California Western School of Law and University of North Carolina School of Law

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Harry G. Lewis

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 26 years experience

(415) 357-2095 351 California St
#600
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration, Business and Employment
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law

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Otis Landerholm

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 8 years experience

1624 Franklin St.
#310
Oakland, CA 94612

Free ConsultationImmigration
Golden Gate University School of Law

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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...

1300 South Van Ness Ave.
#204
San Francisco, CA 94110

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Liliana Gallelli

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer

(415) 777-4445 785 Market St., 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

Immigration and Business

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Angela Bean

Alameda County, CA Immigration Law Attorney with 34 years experience

(510) 433-1900 110 11th St
Oakland, CA 94607

Immigration
Golden Gate Univ School of Law

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Full service immigration law firm that specializes in procuring and protecting immigration status for individuals who want to live and work in the United States. We do family, employment, citizenship, greencard applications, removal and deportation defense, and provide expert immigration advice to non-citizens facing obstacles due to criminal arrests and convictions.

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James A. Bach

San Francisco County, CA Immigration Law Lawyer with 38 years experience

(415) 248-3100 100 Bush Street, Suite 1980
Shell Building
San Francisco, CA 94104

Immigration
UC Hastings COL

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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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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement are components of the Department of Homeland Security and handle the processing, enforcement, and adjudication of U.S. immigration matters. U.S. immigration laws treat persons as either citizens or aliens. The law classifies aliens according to immigration status, with each group afforded different rights and obligations, such as the right to reside in the United States, the right to sponsor relatives, and the right to work in the United States. Aliens may be lawful permanent residents (i.e., green card holders), immigrant visa holders, temporary lawful visitors, or undocumented persons.

Immigration lawyers represent persons seeking visas or green cards, which allow them to enter or remain in the United States. Two common types of visas are employment-based visas and family-based visas. Employment-based visas grant a non-U.S. citizen the right to work in the United States. Spouses and children may sometimes accompany employment-based immigrants. Family-based visas confer lawful permanent resident status to a foreign national based on an immediate relationship to a U.S. citizen.

Immigration attorneys also handle deportation/removal, naturalization (citizenship) and asylum matters. Because immigration proceedings are often complex, an immigration attorney is invaluable to those dealing with immigration issues.

Deportation/removal: The formal removal of an alien from the United States when the alien has been found removable for violating the immigration laws. Removal (formerly called deportation) is ordered by an immigration judge without any punishment being imposed or contemplated.

Lawful permanent resident: Any person not a citizen of the United States who is residing in the U.S. under legally recognized and lawfully recorded permanent residence as an immigrant.

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