![Hector Jose Chinchilla]( "Hector Jose Chinchilla")
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Hector Jose Chinchilla
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 38 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
![Grace Rosas Alano]( "Grace Rosas Alano")
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Grace Rosas Alano
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 24 years of experience
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Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Chien-Yu Michael Wang
San Bruno, CA Immigration Lawyer with 14 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.
![Christopher A. Kerosky]( "Christopher A. Kerosky")
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Christopher A. Kerosky
10.0 
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Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 40 years of experience
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...
![Sweta Khandelwal]( "Sweta Khandelwal")
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Sweta Khandelwal
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 21 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...
![Fariba Faiz]( "Fariba Faiz")
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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...
![Amie D. Miller]( "Amie D. Miller")
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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...
![Vaughan de Kirby]( "Vaughan de Kirby")
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Vaughan de Kirby
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 43 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...
![Wilson Purves]( "Wilson Purves")
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Wilson Purves
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Immigration and Business
University of Buenos Aires School of Law
Wilson Purves's practice focuses on Family-based Immigration, Deportation Defense, and Business Immigration to the United States.
Mr. Purves has significant expertise in advocating for clients facing deportation proceedings nationwide and aiding individuals and families in achieving favorable results in residency, citizenship matters, and humanitarian relief.
Moreover, Mr. Purves leverages his expertise in business immigration to serve a diverse clientele. With a client portfolio ranging from start-ups to industry giants, Mr. Purves brings expertise across diverse sectors including wineries, restaurants, manufacturing, academia, medical, technology, athletics, arts, fashion, artificial intelligence, and entertainment.
Licensed by the California State Bar, Wilson Purves has been recognized...
![James Cai]( "James Cai")
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James Cai
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 25 years of experience
580 California St
12th fl
San Francisco, CA 94104
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,...
![Liliana Gallelli]( "Liliana Gallelli")
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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...
![Shahzeen Karim]( "Shahzeen Karim")
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Shahzeen Karim
San Franciso, CA Immigration Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(214) 506-0671
1160 Battery Street East
Suite 100
San Franciso, CA 94111
Immigration
Shahzeen Karim is an accomplished litigator, well-known for her fervent support of her clients and her authoritative presence in courtrooms.
Her deep experience in immigration law and her passion for impactful advocacy shape her proactive approach to legal practice. Her journey began in Chicago, where Shahzeen made her mark by handling various criminal cases, ranging from misdemeanors to felonies, in the courts of Cook County.
Upon her move to Texas, Shahzeen honed her focus on immigration law. She initially worked with family-related immigration cases, helping clients with VAWA benefits, U Visas, hardship waivers, adjustment of status, and naturalization processes.
Subsequently, she transitioned...
![Angela D. Warren]( "Angela D. Warren")
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Angela D. Warren
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 30 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.
![Geri N. Kahn]( "Geri N. Kahn")
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Geri N. Kahn
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 34 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...
![Robert P. Gaffney]( "Robert P. Gaffney")
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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 San Francisco School of Law (formerly U.C. Hastings)
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...
![Andrei Romanenko]( "Andrei Romanenko")
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Andrei Romanenko
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 12 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
![Christine Victoria Troy]( "Christine Victoria Troy")
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Christine Victoria Troy
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 24 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...
![Gabriel D. Jack]( "Gabriel D. Jack")
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Gabriel D. Jack
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 23 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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Peter Duong
San Francisco , CA Immigration Attorney with 26 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....
![Derek Deake Lim]( "Derek Deake Lim")
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Derek Deake Lim
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 28 years of experience
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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.
![Harry G. Lewis]( "Harry G. Lewis")
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Harry G. Lewis
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 32 years of experience
48 Gold St 1st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133
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...
![Davy S. Day]( "Davy S. Day")
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Davy S. Day
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 18 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.
![Jean-Yves Pierre Lendormy]( "Jean-Yves Pierre Lendormy")
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Jean-Yves Pierre Lendormy
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Immigration, Business and Real Estate
University of San Francisco School of Law
With nearly 40 years of experience, I am a skilled and knowledgeable Business, Immigration and Real Estate attorney. I represent individuals and businesses in California State and U.S. Federal Government Courts
Born in Paris, France, I am myself an immigrant, giving me a unique insight into immigration law matters. I am dedicated to zealous advocacy focused on the best possible outcomes.
Outside of the office I am a dedicated sailor, most notably skippering the winning boat in the Rolex Big Boat Series in 2007. Also involved in the world of chess, the U.S. Chess Federation has given me an expert rating. Additionally,...
![Paul Bertoni]( "Paul Bertoni")
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Paul Bertoni
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 26 years of experience
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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...
![Woody Wu]( "Woody Wu")
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Woody Wu
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer
580 California St
12th fl
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationImmigration, Business and Real Estate
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law and Peking University School of Law
![Arash Yasrebi]( "Arash Yasrebi")
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Arash Yasrebi
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney
(415) 660-9886
500 Washington Street
Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
![Brendan Hickey]( "Brendan Hickey")
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Brendan Hickey
San Fransco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(415) 942-9000
Pier 9, Suite 100
The Embarcadero
San Fransco, CA 94111
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfImmigration, Criminal, DUI and White Collar Crime
Harvard Law School
![Kara Rachel Lavy]( "Kara Rachel Lavy")
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Kara Rachel Lavy
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Immigration, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law and University of California - Santa Barbara
![Shahpour Meir Matloob]( "Shahpour Meir Matloob")
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Shahpour Meir Matloob
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 25 years of experience
Immigration
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
A solo practitioner in San Francisco's Financial District, practicing all areas of U.S. Immigration and Nationality law with an emphasis on family immigration and asylum since 1999. Currently member of 1) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) NorCal's Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law Working Group and 2) Jewish Community Relations Council and its Immigrants Rights Working Group. Formerly served as AILA NorCal Liaison to San Francisco Custom & Border Protection, Citizenship & Immigration Services, Immigration Court and Asylum Office. A volunteer mentor attorney on asylum and other immigration issues to AILA and non-immigration attorneys and law students and speaker at immigration...
![James A. Bach]( "James A. Bach")
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James A. Bach
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 44 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)....
![Priscilla Higuera]( "Priscilla Higuera")
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Priscilla Higuera
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 9 years of experience
Immigration
California Western School of Law
![Gene Sverdlov]( "Gene Sverdlov")
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Gene Sverdlov
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of Illinois College of Law
Law Offices of Gene Sverdlov is focused on immigration law, although it has helped clients in a variety of legal spheres. Immigration matters typically include obtaining of residency status, or green cards, work authorization, naturalization, green card renewal, hardship waivers, and deportation defense. Our office has successfully argued and won cases before immigration courts in California, Arizona and Washington. In addition, we have obtained settlements in personal injury, real estate and internet fraud cases. Mention Justia and receive a free consultation!
![Jennifer Burk]( "Jennifer Burk")
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Jennifer Burk
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Immigration
Boston College Law School
![Jacqueline Brown Scott]( "Jacqueline Brown Scott")
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Jacqueline Brown Scott
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Immigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
![Jeremy M. Castro]( "Jeremy M. Castro")
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Jeremy M. Castro
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 5 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...
![Scarlett Leiva]( "Scarlett Leiva")
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Scarlett Leiva
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 10 years of experience
![Gali Schaham Gordon]( "Gali Schaham Gordon")
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Gali Schaham Gordon
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(415) 284-1601
55 New Montgomery Street
Suite 308
San Francisco, CA 94105
Immigration
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
I personally guide my clients through the nuances and complexities of immigration law.
I counsel employers as well as professionals, entrepreneurs, students, scientists, artists, and families.
![Cecily Erin Clements]( "Cecily Erin Clements")
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Cecily Erin Clements
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(415) 989-9020
351 California Street
Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94104
Immigration
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
![Carmen Casado]( "Carmen Casado")
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Carmen Casado
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Immigration
California Western School of Law
![Peter Bade]( "Peter Bade")
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Peter Bade
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 15 years of experience
Immigration
Santa Clara University School of Law
Peter B. Bade is an Associate in the San Francisco office of Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP. He has experience with various corporate U.S. immigration legal matters, as well as family-based U.S. immigration legal matters. His current practice focuses on the PERM labor certification process and immigrant visa petitions.
Prior to joining Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP, Mr. Bade served as an Associate with a boutique business immigration law firm in the Silicon Valley, and a well-established business immigration law firm in Southern California, where he had a particular focus on Alien of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researcher/Professor immigrant visa petitions, National...
