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Geri N. Kahn
Benicia, CA Immigration Attorney with 34 years of experience
Immigration and Social Security Disability
U of San Francisco School of Law
I practice both Immigration and Nationality Law and Social Security Disability law.
As to the Immigration field, I represent people in removal (deportation) proceedings. I also assist small businesses in obtaining professional visas such as H-1Bs or L-1s for their employees. I represent applicants for political asylum, and religious workers and individuals at all stages of the naturalization process. Finally, I help people who wish to bring their family members to the United States.
In the Social Security field, I represent disabled individuals at administrative hearings and in federal court.
In both areas I...
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Juliette Topacio Sarmiento
Benicia, CA Immigration Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Immigration, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
UC Hastings COL
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Benjamin Hall
Benicia, CA Immigration Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Immigration and Criminal Defense
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Oksana Tsykova
Martinez, CA Immigration Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Immigration and Criminal Defense
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Hermin Adella Dowe
San Pablo, CA Immigration Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Immigration and Bankruptcy
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Otis Landerholm
Oakland, 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
Vallejo, 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...
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Jonathan Charles Dunten
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 20 years of experience
Immigration and Criminal Defense
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
I am licensed to practice law before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, California State Courts, the Federal District Court for Northern California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
I received my undergraduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara with honors and my Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law, including certificates of specialization with distinction in international and business law.
I formerly served as a media liaison for the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and was a professor of immigration and criminal...
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Wilson Purves
Walnut Creek, 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...
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Jesse Adam Lloyd
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 24 years of experience
Immigration
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Jesse Lloyd is a certified specialist in immigration and nationality law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and has helped certify new specialists as a member California State Bar Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Council. He is a past chair of the Alameda County Bar Association Immigration Section, American Immigration Lawyers Association national ICE liaison committee, and Northern California Chapter. He has appeared on numerous television, web, and radio stories regarding immigration matters.
Jesse focuses on family-based immigration, removal defense, naturalization, asylum, and the immigration consequences of criminal convictions.
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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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Claribel Palacios Maduena
Alameda, CA Immigration Attorney with 15 years of experience
Immigration
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Ms. Madueña is an expert immigration lawyer in the Bay Area handling a wide range of immigration matters, including complex cases with criminal issues. The bulk of her practice focuses on family-based immigration and removal defense. She has successfully argued for the release of clients in immigration detention, and has obtained Adjustment of Status, Asylum, and Cancellation of Removal for her clients against the government in Immigration Court. Ms. Madueña has also obtained Lawful Permanent Residency, Asylum, Naturalization, NACARA, and Waivers before the immigration office. Notably, when she was a first-year associate, Ms. Madueña presented a complex criminal and...
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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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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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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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Harry G. Lewis
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 33 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...
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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...
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Brendan Hickey
San Fransco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(415) 942-9000
Pier 9, Suite 100
The Embarcadero
San Fransco, CA 94111
Immigration, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Harvard Law School
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Scott Andrew Mossman
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 21 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Davis, School of Law
I have practiced immigration and naturalization law exclusively since 2003. My practice emphasizes immigration and naturalization for applicants with criminal convictions, removal defense, and working with criminal defense counsel to minimize the immigration harm from convictions. I am licensed by the State Bar of California (license #227178) and received my juris doctorate degree in 2003 from the University of California, Davis, School of Law.
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Arash Yasrebi
Walnut Creek, CA Immigration Attorney
(925) 478-2255
2121 N California Blvd
Suite 290
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Arezou Bakhtjou
Oakland, CA Immigration Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration and Criminal Defense
Law Office of Arezou Bakhtjou is located in Oakland, CA and helps clients in Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Hayward, San Leandro, Pleasanton, Martinez, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, and all Bay Area Counties including Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Solano County, and San Francisco County.? Memberships: Alameda County Bar Association ?Alameda County Bar Association Criminal Division (Board Member) Women Lawyers of Alameda County Alameda County Court Appointed Attorneys Program Alameda County Bar Association Judicial Appointments Evaluation Committee Experience: County of Contra Costa Court Appointed Attorneys Program Placer County...
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Gopal Shah
Berkeley, CA Immigration Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
We are a boutique Immigration Law Firm based in Berkeley, CA. We provide personalized and efficient U.S. Immigration legal services to Individuals, Families, Startups, Entrepreneurs, and Small Businesses throughout the United States.
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Alexandra Danielle Wilson
Concord, CA Immigration Attorney
Immigration
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Alexandra Danielle Wilson is a Calfornia State Bar member and a Contra Costa County Bar Association member. She is a passionate member of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) and American Immigration lawyers Assocation (AILA). She volunteers at several Bay Area non-profit organizations. Alexandra graduated from University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Alexandra is fluent in Spanish and passionately advocates for immigrant's rights.
While in law school, Alexandra focused almost exclusively in the area of immigration. She participated in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic during which she travelled to Guatemala on a fact-finding trip to gather information...
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Marzieh Shahed
Walnut Creek, CA Immigration Lawyer with 7 years of experience
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Erich Gerard Keefe
Berkeley, CA Immigration Attorney with 22 years of experience
Immigration
New Coll of CA School of Law
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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Kara Rachel Lavy
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Immigration, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law and University of California - Santa Barbara
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Shahpour Meir Matloob
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 26 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...
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Angela Bean
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 41 years of experience
Immigration
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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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Robert Lee Lewis
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 29 years of experience
PO Box 12336
Oakland, CA 94604
Immigration
U of San Francisco School of Law
Robert has advocated for immigrants and refugees since the early 1980s, when he worked with resettlement agencies in the placement of Cuban "Marielitos" refugees. After earning his law degree in 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice appointed Robert, under the Attorney General's Honor Program, to clerk for the immigration judges for one year at the Immigration Court in San Francisco. He opened his own law firm in 1995, and immediately focused on defending Central and South Americans from deportation. Robert has lived in Mexico and Brazil and speaks both Spanish and Portuguese fluently.
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Andrew Bartlett
San Rafael, CA Immigration Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Immigration
University of California - Davis
I help families and individuals avoid immigration problems. I work with the undocumented as well as those who wish to change their status or apply for an immigration benefit. Marriage Visas, Waivers, DACA, VAWA and U Visas, Non-immigrant student and employment visas except for the H-1B craziness. I represent children and special immigrants in court.
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Kevin John Stewart
Oakland, CA Immigration Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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James Phillip Vaughns
Oakland, CA Immigration Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Immigration, Criminal Defense and Entertainment & Sports
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
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Katherine Parsons Dwight
Berkeley, CA Immigration Attorney with 18 years of experience
Immigration and Criminal Defense
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Katherine has 11 years experience practicing immigration law and vacating convictions for immigrants with criminal convictions. She is also a member of the public attorney panel for the Sixth District Court of Appeal, handling appeals for criminal defendants who cannot afford to hire attorneys for themselves. Katherine is a zeolous advocate for each and every one of her clients.
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Robert David Baizer
Oakland, CA Immigration Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Immigration
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Jeremy M. Castro
Novato, 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...
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Isabelle Hurtubise
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 22 years of experience
Immigration
New York Univ School of Law
Isabelle Hurtubise founded HuWeLaw to combine a practical business approach with creative legal advocacy to solve complex business immigration problems. She specializes in small and early stage companies that need a more personal touch.
Isabelle graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with honors and New York University School of Law in 2002. Before law school, she worked as a management consultant to financial services firms including American Express and Chase Bank. As an attorney, she practiced commercial litigation at major international law firm, Bingham McCutchen (now Morgan Lewis), and as an independent consultant.
Isabelle is a member of the...
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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...
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Christian Schmidt
Berkeley, CA Immigration Attorney with 24 years of experience
Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Christine Condy
San Francisco, CA Immigration Attorney with 30 years of experience
(415) 968-0468
1714 Stockton Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94133
Immigration
Whittier Coll School of Law
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Rebecca Freeman
San Francisco, CA Immigration Lawyer
(415) 813-2259
50 California Street
Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Immigration
Rebecca is an immigration attorney specializing in both employment-based and family-based immigration matters. She represents companies in a variety of industries in obtaining specialty occupation and extraordinary ability non-immigrant visas for foreign nationals. Her practice also includes employment-based and family-based permanent residence (green cards), naturalization, and humanitarian relief. She has successfully represented clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Immigration Court. Rebecca also handles work-site immigration compliance issues (I-9 compliance).
Rebecca received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia, School of Law where she was a member of the J.B. Moore Society for International Law as well...