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Practice AreasMailyan Law provides extensive legal services in the areas of Immigration Law. Founding Attorney Meline Mailyan has over 10 years of experience working with immigrants from all over the world and firm commitment to public service. When it comes to Immigration Law we assist clients obtain or keep their legal status in the U.S. handling all aspects of immigration law including Family-based petitions, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Business and investment visas, asylum, U visas, citizenship and naturalization, deportation/removal defense.. ExperienceBefore opening up Mailyan Law, Ms. Mailyan has worked at a non-profit organization representing clients with immigration, family law, SSI and domestic violence issues. She has extensive experience working with vulnerable population and has received continuous feedback for her interpersonal skills. Ms. Mailyan is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Armenian Bar Association. Ms. Mailyan is admitted to practice law in all California state courts and the United States District Court for the Central and Eastern Districts of California.. Ms. Mailyan is fluent in Armenian and Russian.. EducationMrs. Mailyan completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2009 graduating with Magna Cum Laude. She earned Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Russian Languages. Ms. Mailyan received her Juris Doctorate in 2013 from the University of California, Davis School of Law. Ms. Mailyan clerked at the Immigration clinic for 2 years and gained extensive experience in representing immigrants with diverse legal issues. Ms. Mailyan also successfully graduated from The Public Service Law Program academic certification program by providing hundreds of hours of pro bono legal services. While in law school, Ms. Mailyan was a Moot Court Board member and upon graduation Ms. Mailyan was invited to join The Order of Barristers - a national honorary organization for graduating seniors who had demonstrated outstanding ability in the preparation and presentation of moot appellate argument.

PAOLA I. NERI-MICHEL, ESQ.. FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER. Paola I. Neri-Michel is an immigration attorney that has a great depth of knowledge and experience in U.S. immigration services and handles family-based and employment/entertainment-based immigration cases. She established her law firm in February 2020 convinced that organization, communication, and exceptional case management are essential keys to success. As an immigration attorney, she has successfully represented clients in family-based visa petitions, waivers, U.S. citizenship, U Visas, VAWA, DACA, employment-based visas such as the TN visa, E-1 visa, E-2 visa, O-1 visa for people with extraordinary abilities or achievements, and L-1A visa, and in immigration court matters. She has also represented clients in removal proceedings at the Los Angeles Immigration Court and beyond. Paola has a solid reputation for being honest, reliable, and treating each case with dedication and a personal touch.. Paola grew up in San Diego, after immigrating from Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, at the age of five and was raised by a single mother in a working-class home. She fully understands the obstacles many immigrants face when immigrating to a new country.. Paola holds various positions in both a volunteer and leadership capacity. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the largest immigration attorney organization with over 15,000 members across the United States and abroad, where she served as a Law Student Liaison from 2018 to 2019. Currently, she is a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee 2023 to 2024 and the Immediate Past Chair on the Executive Committee for the AILA Southern California Chapter 2022 to 2023. She is a volunteer for AILA’s Military Assistance Program where she takes pro bono cases to help military service members in need and in 2023 she joined the AILA National Military Committee. Paola is an active member of the National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles Chapter, where she served as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Los Angeles Chapter’s Immigration Committee, 2020 to 2022. She is also an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. In 2021, Paola joined LACBA’s Immigration Section Executive Committee.. Paola speaks Spanish and English and takes cases all over the United States and abroad. Paola is admitted to the United States District Court, Eastern and Southern District of California. In January 2020, Paola was voted by her colleagues as one of the best immigration lawyers, a “Top Attorney” in Pasadena, California for Pasadena Magazine. Additionally, she has earned Avvo’s Client Choice Awards for five consecutive years 2019-2023 and was selected to the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Stars list, an honor reserved for only 2.5% of attorneys in Southern California. Paola recently published a book called “Latinas Who BossUp,” which made the Amazon Best Sellers List in the categories of Women Writers, Women Author Literary Criticism, and Caribbean & Latin American Art History, and emceed her first professional event in 2022 for the Mexican American Bar Association’s 62nd Annual Installation of Officers & Awards Gala at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.. Paola has spoken on several panels on the topic of immigration and law school, has been invited as a guest for radio interviews and podcasts, and has volunteered her time to share her expertise in live trainings and workshops both in-person and virtually, including a Town Hall for Assemblymember Mike Gipson, District 64, on basic immigration eligibility and USCIS Backlog Reduction Efforts. In 2022, Paola received a City of Los Angeles, Certificate of Appreciation from Former Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti, for her participation in the NALEO Educational Fund Virtual Citizenship Workshop, which helped lawful permanent residents obtain their U.S. citizenship. Paola has appeared in several magazines including Voyage LA Magazine, ShoutOut LA Magazine, Super Lawyers Magazine, and has received awards for her outstanding work from , , Avvo, and Yelp. In 2023, the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal published her article titled, “Solo practice for the virtual immigration lawyer.”. CONTACTEmail: Phone:. EDUCATION• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., May 2012, Admitted to the State Bar of California• University of California, Irvine, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology, Law, and Society, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude. JURISDICTIONS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW• Admitted to the State Bar of California, Practices immigration law in all 50 states• United States District Court for the Central District of California• United States District Court for the Southern District of California. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES• Board Member, Alumni Board of Governors, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2023-Present• Community Partner, Children’s Institute of Los Angeles, 2023• Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Executive Committee for the Southern California Chapter, 2022-2023• Executive Committee Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Immigration Section, 2021-Present• Former Co-Chair, National Lawyers Guild (NLG), Steering Committee for the Los Angeles Chapter Immigration Committee, 2020-2022• Former Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary, AILA, Executive Committee for the Southern California Chapter, 2019-2022• Former Volunteer, Legal Clinic, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Hollywood, 2020-2022• Liaison, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, AILA Southern California, 2023-2024• Liaison, Law Students, AILA Southern California Chapter, 2018-2019• Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2023-Present• Member, NLG, Los Angeles Chapter, 2020-Present• Member, LACBA, 2015-Present• Member, Mexican American Bar Association (MABA), 2015-Present• Member, AILA, 2015-Present• Planning Committee Member, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Milestone Reunions, 2023• Planning Committee Member, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, Celebrating Survivors Gala, 2023• Volunteer, NALEO Educational Fund, 2022-Present• Volunteer, AILA Military Assistance Program, 2020-Present. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS• Discussion Leader & Panelist, “Lawyer Well-Being and Competency,” 2022 AILA 35th Annual California Chapters Conference, Los Angeles, California• Discussion Leader & Panelist, “In A New Lawyer State of Mind: How to Have a Long, Successful, Healthy, and Happy Career,” 2022 AILA Annual Conference, New York City, New York• Interview, Radio Sabiduría Latina, “DACA & Pending Legislation in Congress,” 2021• Interview, Radio Conoce Mi Cultura, “Biden’s Immigration Plan,” 2021• Interview, Radio Conoce Mi Cultura, “Neri Law Offices,” 2020• Live Workshop for Parents, “Common Avenues of Relief for Permanent Residence in the United States,” Children's Institute of Los Angeles, Woodworth Monroe Middle School and Centinela Elementary School, 2023• Live Classroom Workshop, “101 Training: VAWA, U Visa, and T Visas,” Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Immigrant Justice Clinic, 2022• Live Virtual Workshop, “Connecting with Others to Make a Difference: Social Media Training,” American Business Women Association, 2021• Live Virtual Workshop, “Temporary Protected Status,” CARECEN, 2020• Mistress of Ceremonies, MABA 62nd Annual Installation of Officers & Awards Gala, 2022• Panelist, “Immigration Law Panel for Law Students,” Loyola Law School, Immigration Law Society, 2024• Panelist, “Immigration Practice 102: Practice Management Tips for Building a Solo Immigration Firm,” Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2023• Panelist, “VAWA and Self-Petitions for Battered Spouses, Children, and Parents,” 2023 AILA Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida• Panelist, “Going Solo,” Loyola Law School, Latinx Law Students Association, 2023• Panelist, MABA, Immigration Law Panel, 2022• Podcast, Purpose & Passion with Raina Carrillo, 2023• Podcast, The BosNet Family, Little Sister Hayes Corner, 2022• Podcast, Spotify, Women with Vision, “Knowing Your Worth,” 2021• Speaker, Women Who BossUp Summit, “A New Beginning,” 2022• Speaker, AILA University Roundtable, AILA, Law Student Session on Business Immigration & Family Immigration, 2021• Virtual Town Hall, Assemblymember Mike Gipson, District 64, “Basic Eligibility & USCIS Backlog Reduction Efforts,” 2022. PUBLICATIONS & RECOGNITIONS• Daily Journal, Los Angeles and San Francisco, “Solo practice for the virtual immigration lawyer,” 2023• Amazon, Best Selling Author, “Latinas Who BossUp,” 2021• City of Los Angeles, Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, NALEO Educational Fund Virtual Citizenship Workshop, 2022• Voyage LA Magazine, Featured in LA’s Most Inspiring Stories, 2022• ShoutOut LA Magazine, Featured in Local Stories, 2021• Voyage LA Magazine, Featured in Local Stories, 2020• Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Star, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024• , Best Immigration Attorneys in Fontana, California, 2022• , Best Immigration Law Firm in Glendale, California, 2022• , Client’s Choice Award, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023• , People Love Us on Yelp, 2021• Pasadena Magazine, Top Lawyers, 2020

Obtains United States work visas and green cards for international clients ranging from corporate executives, entrepreneurs, investors, award winning entertainers and Olympic Gold Medal athletes. Richard Tashjian lectures worldwide at immigration conferences and seminars. He has served on the American Bar Association’s Immigration Law Committee for his expertise as an immigration lawyer.

Law Offices of Tina Amirkhanyan is founded on the premise that each case is unique and each client is special. Tina is an attorney with a creative mind whose key to success is her ability to think outside of the box. Because Tina believes that even the smallest detail can determine the successful outcome of a case, she invests ample time to ensure clear and informative communication with her clients.. Tina guarantees tenacity towards the pursued objective. Her successes in achieving favorable court decisions, numerous appellate work, and effective settlement negotiations are testimonials to her solid commitment.

Kristine Parikyan is the founder and principal attorney of Parikyan Law Firm, PC. In her years of experience in the legal field, Kristine Parikyan has accumulated vast knowledge in the complex immigration field and acquired particular expertise and skills, allowing her to help clients navigate the intricacies it involves. She has been serving individuals, families, and businesses for many years. Her firm's services include Family-based immigration; Employment-based immigration; Investment visas; Green card applications; Citizenship and naturalization; Visa applications; O-1/EB-1 Extraordinary ability visas; Temporary Protected Status (TPS); U Visas; VAWAs and others. Their mission is to provide our clients with the highest quality legal representation, while also delivering exceptional customer service.

I have exclusively practiced immigration law for the past 18 years. We have a very high success rate in all immigration matters that we have handled over the past decade, including political asylum cases, criminal removal proceedings, family and business immigration petitions, and numerous other very complex cases, including motions to reopen deportation orders and appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals and U.S. Appellate Courts throughout the United States. I have a great team of paralegals and associates who speak English, Armenian, Tagalog, and Russian fluently.

I have been practicing immigration law for over 25 years And am certified as an Immigration Specislist in the State of California. I enjoy it because I enjoy my clients.  Most of them become my friends of the future.  We experience so many things together, by the time their case is done, we often cry together in happiness that things are Ok.  Many of my clients are removal cases which involve criminal matters.  Those are the ones that are often the most rewarding when we win.. Immigration law is getting harder and harder to practice.  So many things are unknown, and with the US' political views being so bipolar, you never know how the law will change overnight.  That is why we have so many resources to check, and double check.  Predicting the future is definitely a difficult task.. Our office is small and we offer individualized attention.  If you want an attorney to accompany you somewhere, you will get me.  I finalize everything, and work with you throughout the entire process we will go thorugh.  My paralegals are nice too, and very concerned about our clients.  Here you are not a number for us, but a first name with a family and a future.

I am the founding partner of The Law Offices of Shan Potts, a full-service  immigration law firm with extensive experience in Deportation and Removal Defense; Green Cards, Family Immigration; Employment Immigration; U.S. Citizenship, U-Visas; VAWA Cases; DACA Cases; Consular Processing; Waivers and Appeals before the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Asylum (Sexual Orientation), HIV Waivers, Family Unifications.. I have has successfully litigated complex issues concerning crimes and immigration before the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals.I have helped military families with immigration benefits. I have protected relatives of U.S. military members from deportation. I obtained a specialty visa for international clients; fashion models, entertainers, athletes, business professionals, medical professionals, scientists, students and researchers.. I also have extensive experience in Criminal Defense cases focusing on post-conviction issues.

Attorney Mary Kostanyan is a U.S. immigration attorney based in Los Angeles, CA and in Las Vegas, NV. She is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Kostanyan Law APC, a global immigration law firm with headquarter  office in Los Angeles, CA.. Mrs. Kostanyan is Armenian national and originally from Armenia. Mrs. Kostanya’s decision to study law goes back to the year of 1998.. At only fourteen Mrs. Kostanyan was admitted to a highly prestigious school of law at the Yerevan State University and graduated the Yerevan State University with Bachelor’s Degree in Jurisprudence, as the youngest graduate in the history of her law school, at eighteen.. Mrs. Kostanyan then earned her first American Master's Degree; LL.M at age of 20 from American University of Armenia. Then she continued her studies in Brussels, Belgium at Vrije University of Brussels, in a Program on International Legal Cooperation (PILC), Master’s Degree (LL.M.) in International and European Law. PILC program provided Mrs. Kostanyan not only with international outlook and solid basis in the knowledge of European and International Law, but also gave her an incredible opportunity to intern at European Court of Justice in Luxemburg and trainings at the European Commission in Brussels . During her studies in Brussels, Mrs. Kostanyan was helping pro bono indigent immigrants to prepare their asylum cases and apply for asylum in Belgium.. In 2009 Mrs. Kostanyan immigrated to the United States. She continued her education in the United States as well and graduted from Southwestern Law Schools Master’s Degree (LL.M) program in Los Angeles, CA. Her ultimate goal was to pass the California Bar Exam, and finally become a practicing attorney in the state of California. After passing the Bar Exam Mrs. Kostanyan immediately opened her own law firm incorporated as Kostanyan Law APC.. Licensed to practice in all 50 states, Mrs. Kostanyan practices mainly immigration law.. Mary Kostanyan and entire Kostanyan Law is known for its exceptional results in the complex immigration cases.. At Kostanyan Law it is understood that in immigration law one small mistake or deviation could trigger endless delays or, worse, life-changing consequences for our clients.. As such, Mary Kostanyan takes a broader perspective of her clients’ ultimate goals, determine the most appropriate immigration solution for them and then partner with her client each step of the way to get there.. Over the past six years, Kostanyan Law has achieved a 99% success rate in more than 30 asylum cases and appeals, and has secured over 100 approved green cards across various visa categories. These results speak for themselves, reflecting the firm’s commitment to excellence. This remarkable success is a direct result of the extensive expertise that Mary Kostanyan and her team have developed while handling a wide range of immigration matters. Their experience spans cases for individuals, families, and businesses, both across all U.S. states and internationally. Kostanyan Law  finds the most effective immigration strategy that fits your specific situation and fulfil your American dream by welcoming you as an asylee, lawful permanent resident, a U.S. citizen or a business investor for over 6 years.. Education:. Bar Admissions and Memberships:. Awards and Recognitions. Mrs. Kostanyan herself is trilingual, she speaks English, Armenian and Russian fluently.. Kostanyan Law stuff speaks English, Armenian, Russian and Spanish fluently.. Mrs. Kostanyan is happily married and is a proud mother to her 3 sons.

Attorney Camille O. Bowman has been a licensed attorney since 2000. She is the founder of the Law Offices of Camille O. Bowman. She is a board-certified specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. The certified legal specialist status is a status only given to those attorneys who have passed a rigorous examination, demonstrated extensive experience requirements and been favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges familiar with their work.. Practicing Immigration and Nationailty Law exclusively for the past 20 years, Attorney Bowman has extensive experience in all types of immigration matters, including removal/deportation proceedings, appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has successfully defended hundreds of clients in hearings before the Immigration Courts througout the United States. Additionally, she has represented thousands of clients before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in obtaining various immigration and naturalization benefits. She has pursued post-conviction relief, such as petitions for habeas corpus and writs of coram nobis, for non-citizens convicted of crimes.. Attorney Bowman is a member of the California State Bar. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.. Attorney Bowman graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1997. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994.

As a first-generation American of both Filipino and Japanese descent, Attorney Avelino has compassion for those who wish to come to the United States in search of a better life for themselves and for their children.  He became an attorney because he wanted to help those who needed the most help.. Majoring in both English and Political Science, Attorney Avelino earned his Bachelor's degree with honors from the University of California, Davis.  Attorney Avelino then earned his Juris Doctor degree with honors from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California.. Attorney Avelino is an active member of the following professional organizations:. - American Immigration Lawyers Association- California Bar Association- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Section Member- Duly Admitted to practice as an Attorney before the California Supreme Court and the United States District Court

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Glendale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Glendale and surrounding areas.

Experienced Immigration attorney serving clients in Glendale and surrounding areas.