Joel G Schwartz
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer with 58 years of experience
Immigration and Estate Planning
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Samantha Ince
San Jose, California Immigration Lawyer
Immigration, Appeals, Employment and International
Jan Gaeden
San Jose, California Immigration Attorney
Immigration, Appeals, Employment and International
Shaoyi Alexander Liao
San Jose, CA Immigration Attorney with 30 years of experience
Immigration, Business, IP and Real Estate
University of Akron School of Law and University of Akron School of Law
Alexander Nestor
San Jose, California Immigration Lawyer
Immigration, Appeals, Employment and International
Martha Tipton
San Jose, California Immigration Lawyer
Immigration, Appeals, Employment and International
Stanley Chao
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Immigration
Santa Clara University School of Law and Santa Clara University School of Law
Aruna Venkidu
Santa Clara, CA Immigration Attorney with 36 years of experience
Gaurang Krishnavad Sheth
San Ramon, CA Immigration Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Immigration, Business and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Flor D. Paz Cuevas
SANTA CLARA, CA Immigration Attorney with 3 years of experience
4555 GREAT AMERICA PKWY
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SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
Immigration
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Neeraj Bhatia
SANTA CLARA, CA Immigration Attorney with 2 years of experience
Immigration, Bankruptcy, Business and International
Chandni Grewal
LIVERMORE, CA Immigration Attorney with 4 years of experience
Sol Dario Bello
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Immigration and Personal Injury
Dawn Lightfoot
San Jose, CA Immigration Lawyer
Immigration, Appeals, Employment and International
Pamela Aboud
Palo Alto, CA Immigration Attorney
Immigration, Antitrust, Appeals and Employment
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Otis Landerholm
10.0 
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Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfOakland, CA Immigration Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
Otis greatly enjoys learning languages. He speaks both Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. He believes that with increasing globalization, people need to get to know one another; a good way to start is to learn each other's language.
Before practicing law, Otis lived in countries as diverse as Spain, Argentina, Japan, China and Ecuador. He received two bachelor's degrees (in Philosophy and Linguistics) from Washington State University, and he later received his law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. While at Golden Gate, Otis received various honors and awards and placed among the top of...
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Christopher A. Kerosky
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
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 15 years by “Super Lawyers”, most recently in 2025.
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 2021 through the present, he has also taught the law part-time as a Law Professor at Empire College School of Law.
From 2013 to 2021, Christopher was serving as a Member of the Human Rights Commission for Sonoma County, appointed by the County...
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Jonathan Charles Dunten
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 20 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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Fariba Faiz
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 27 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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Amie D. Miller
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 28 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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Carlos Scott Lopez
San Carlos, CA Immigration Attorney with 18 years of experience
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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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Jesse Adam Lloyd
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 24 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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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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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...
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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.
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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...
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Claribel Palacios Maduena
Alameda, CA Immigration Attorney with 15 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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Prerna Lal
Berkeley, CA Immigration Attorney with 10 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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Christine Victoria Troy
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 25 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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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...
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Robert P. Gaffney
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 45 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...
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Andrei Romanenko
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 13 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Marcela Knaup
Walnut Creek, CA Immigration Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Francisco School of Law, University of Salamanca, Spain and Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina
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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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....
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Jean-Yves Pierre Lendormy
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 44 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,...
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Ernest Michael Crawford
San Rafael, CA Immigration Attorney with 10 years of experience
Immigration
Santa Clara University School of Law
Mr. Crawford established The Crawford National Immigration Law Firm in 2019. He started this firm because he wanted to make a difference in the lives of his clients while providing them with tailored, convenient service.
Having grown up in the Southwest, and having lived in the incredibly diverse Bay Area, he has become familiar with the struggles faced by immigrants and their families and the positive effects that immigration has on our communities, both culturally and economically. He decided that he wanted to use his education and legal experience to help people and businesses by assisting them in navigating the...
