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With over two decades of experience in immigration law, Kim Luu-Ng employs a dedicated and result-oriented approach to represent individuals, investors, and companies, in all facets of immigration law before USCIS, US Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A frequent speaker and trainer on immigration law, Ms. Luu-Ng represents clients from all parts of the globe, and is committed to delivering the highest standards of ethical and professional legal services.. Prior to joining Reeves Immigration Law Group, Ms. Luu-Ng had worked at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) where she represented survivors of torture and other forms of severe violence (human trafficking, domestic violence, and serious crimes) in immigration matters. Ms. Luu-Ng has also served inside U.S. detention centers under the auspices of the Executive Office of Immigration Review’s Legal Orientation Program, representing immigrant detainees, and providing legal orientation and training, and coordinating pro bono representation. During her time at LAFLA, she chaired the Refugee Forum of Los Angeles County, a consortium of NGOs, refugee resettlement agencies, and government entities that advocates for the needs of immigrants fleeing persecution and seeking refuge in Los Angeles County.

With over 12 years of dedicated service in the field of immigration law, Sabrina Li is licensed to practice in California, New York, and Texas. She began her career as a solo practitioner and has impressively expanded her practice to include three offices located in Pasadena, Santa Ana, and Dallas. Sabrina is recognized as a State Bar of California Certified Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, a prestigious distinction held by less than one percent of attorneys. This certification underscores her deep expertise and unwavering commitment to immigration law.

Steve Perez is a U.S. Immigration Attorney and Founder of Perez Legal Group located in Arcadia, CA.. Steve Perez’s career in the immigration legal field spans more than two decades, both as an immigration paralegal and as an attorney. He received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Taft Law University in Orange County and earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Spanish and English Literature from University of California, Riverside. His California Bar license allows him to practice in all California Courts, including the United States District Federal Court, Central District of California.. Mr. Perez is a member of The California Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association and Mexican American Bar Association.. Mr. Perez is a Los Angeles born native. He was born of Mexican and Salvadoran immigrant parents, who came to America to form a family, work hard and pursue their American Dream. His multicultural background coupled with a history of his own family’s immigrant struggles is what sparked his passion to pursue a career in immigration law.. With more than 20 years of immigration experience, Mr. Perez has assisted thousands of clients in making their American Dreams become reality.

Professional ExperienceBrittany M. Milliasseau joined Reeves Miller Zhang & Diza as an Associate Attorney in the Pasadena office in 2017.  She represents clients before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services on both family and employment-based matters.  Ms. Milliasseau represents individual and corporate clients with immigrant and nonimmigrant visas with a particular focus on employment-based petitions for international managers and executives, professionals, and individuals of extraordinary ability.. Prior to joining Reeves Miller Zhang & Diza, Ms. Milliasseau worked as an Associate Attorney at a global immigration law firm, where she gained experience representing clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to large multinational corporations. She handled a wide array of matters including L visas for specialized knowledge employees and multinational managers and executives, B visas for business visitors, O visas for individuals of extraordinary ability, and P visas for athletes.. EducationBrittany M. Milliasseau earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami in 2009.  She obtained her Juris Doctor degree with honors from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2012.  During law school, she served as a Notes Editor on the Thomas Jefferson Law Review and was a judicial extern to the Honorable John A. Houston of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.. Memberships & Honors Ms. Milliasseau was admitted to the California State Bar in 2013.  In 2016, Ms. Milliasseau was selected to the 2016 San Diego Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, an honor reserved for lawyers who display excellence in practice.  She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Noreen Barcena is a graduate of Pitzer College, having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, and Organizational Studies. Ms. Barcena attended law school at University of La Verne College of Law. Ms. Barcena proudly serves as an executive board member of Ferias Legales – a non-profit that provides help to the under served communities in Los Angeles and the Mexican-American border. She has been practicing criminal defense, family law and immigration law since December 2012. She is a former executive board member of the Mexican American Bar Association. Ms. Barcena often volunteers for legal fairs to help the community, and she has also mentored middle school and high school students. Each year, Ms. Barcena volunteers with IMAHelps to organize medical missions to under served populations and acts as an interpreter to local doctors. Ms. Barcena is a big sister for the Catholic Big Brother and Big Sister program, and often interview her expertise with Hoy newspaper.

My office was established on the principle that building solid relationships with the client is the key to a successful law practice.  I first began handling immigration cases nearly 10 years ago and have worked in both private and government practice. This experience proved priceless, as I was able to witness, first-hand, the needs of the immigrant communities across the country. My practice is entirely devoted to immigration law and it is my hope to provide people with the quality representation they need and deserve. The old way of doing business in the field of immigration law is not what I'm interested. As such, I do everything I can to provide my clients with efficient, high-quality, and transparent representation.

My goal is to provide people with the opportunity of making a better life for themselves and their children.. I have a strong multi-cultural background which I believe brings strength to my immigration practice.  Born in India, I have lived for several years in Sri Lanka, England, Dubai and, since 1995, the USA.  I have traveled the immigrant journey and am painfully aware of the anxieties and concerns of the process and the impact it has on so many areas of your life - from finding a job, to driving, to social security issues and so much more.. Having practiced law in England and in the Middle East where the legal profession is well respected I was concerned to find in the USA that lawyers are looked upon with some distrust.  One of the goals of my practice is to raise the reputation of lawyers, to be people driven and not money driven and to treat my clients with respect, professionalism and courtesy.  I am proud of the reputation I have of being approachable and of not holding back on the advice I give, even to prospective clients who have not yet retained me.. My leisure time revolves around people and nothing energizes me more than spending time with my friends.

Ms. Montes is a passionate and dedicated attorney, representing clients in numerous areas of immigration law, including deportation and removal defense in Immigration Court, immigration bond hearings, representation for ICE detainees, ISAP visits, consular processing, family petitions, naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Humanitarian Requests, VAWA, T- and U-Visas, and several other forms of immigration relief.. Attorney Montes’ legal expertise comes from a profound passion to represent clients with complex legal issues, such as cases where criminal law and immigration law intersect. Having a deep understanding of the injustices found throughout the criminal and immigration law systems, Attorney Montes is particularly adept  at helping rehabilitated immigrants who have had encounters with the criminal justice system seek relief in the United States.

Mr. Steve Qi Qi is one of the most prominent and well-known lawyers in the Chinese Community in Southern California. Over the past 30 years, he has established an acclaimed reputation for his diverse, but specially-tailored legal services. Of the many, Pincipal Qi and his team's practice areas include Business Litigation, Business Transactional work, Business Immigrations. The experience, background, and training of Qi's firm’s support staff – associates, law clerks, and paralegals – add to the dynamics of our legal team, and enhance our ability to achieve high standards without compromising our clients’ needs. Mr. Steve Qi’s deep understanding of U.S. immigration and business law, and his experience in these areas, has been manifested by his regular appearances in local Chinese Television stations, such as KSCI-Channel 18, Phoenix TV, and Skylink TV for live commentaries on current immigration issues and question-and-answer sessions in immigration law and other legal matters. Attorney Steve Qi was elected as Top Attorneys by Los Angeles Magazines in 2013, Top Attorneys by Pasadena Magazines in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016, he also was elected as Super Lawyer Rising Star by Super Lawyer Magazine. In 2020 Mr. Qi is included in Marquis Who's Who in America, due to his professional integrity, outstanding achievement in the legal fields and innumerable contributions to society as a whole.. As one of the earliest Chinese-American immigration attorneys, Mr. Qi has experienced multiple immigration policy reforms and handled complex immigration cases. In his over two decades of practice, he has helped close to a thousand Chinese students and scholars obtain their green cards through EB-1A and NIW. In addition, Mr. Qi has successfully petitioned several hundreds of EB-5 visas on behalf of Chinese investors.. In the meantime, Mr. Qi also represented several hundreds of business clients, corporations and individuals, in their litigation and transactional practices. He has helped his clients prevailed in numerous litigation cases, with judgment and/or verdict in the millions of dollars. One of the cases was featured in the Daily Journal, one of California’s most respected legal publications.

Mr. Cancilla represents immigrants in most types of U.S. immigration matters.  He also protects immigrants’ civil rights through class action and other civil litigation.. Mr. Cancilla is the owner and sole attorney at the Law Offices of Braden M. Cancilla.  Mr. Cancilla received a J.D. degree from Loyola Law School.  He obtained an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.  Mr. Cancilla received a B.A. in political science with a certicate in Latin American Studies from the University of Iowa.. Mr. Cancilla represents clients in Immigration Court and on appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Administrative Appeals Office.  He also represents clients before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. consulates abroad and in the federal district and appellate courts.. Mr. Cancilla has litigated numerous class action civil rights cases to: improve interpretation in Immigration Court; assist immigrants to obtain Family Unity; improve the political asylum process and better the conditions for detained immigrants.. Mr. Cancilla is fluent in Spanish and English.  Mr. Cancilla is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.. Mr. Cancilla enjoys working on behalf of people from all over the world. He is available to represent immigrants within the United States and abroad.. The goal of the Law Offices of Braden M. Cancilla is to provide quality representation in immigration matters and to defend immigrants’ civil rights. It is an honor to be of assistance.

Megan Brewer joined the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin in March of 2015. Before joining the Law Offices of Stacy Tolchin, Ms. Brewer served as an Asylum Officer with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in Anaheim, CA, where she adjudicated Asylum and NACARA applications and interviewed applicants for Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear. Prior to working at the Asylum Office, Ms. Brewer was an attorney with a private immigration firm in Pasadena, CA. Ms. Brewer is a 2009 graduate of the UCLA School of Law with an emphasis in Critical Race Studies.

I was disciplined for failing to complete my mandatory continuing legal education requirements in 2013. All lawyers are required to participate in a specified amount of ongoing legal education and I did not complete mine that year. I am not proud of that and I’m embarrassed that the State Bar chose to discipline me publicly for it, but it had nothing to do with client care or my competence as a lawyer.. I have been practicing immigration law since 1994. During that time I have had the privilege of assisting companies, families, and individuals with a wide array of immigration issues, from family visas and the citizenship process to student and business visas. I have always loved helping people and practicing immigration law has allowed me to do what I love every day.

I am a licensed attorney in California, practicing in the field of immigration law. I have worked as an associate of a long-standing immigration law firm based in San Diego, California. I have volunteered as an attorney at Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Immigration and Refugee Resettlement Services. I have also worked as the Staff Attorney of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Immigration and Refugee Resettlement Services.. I am a graduate of the University of Middlesex, UK, where I earned my LLB (Hon). Additionally, I am an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and hold a Diploma in Forensic Medicine and Science for lawyers from Medical College, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I hold a Masters degree (LLM, cum laude) in Comparative Law from California Western School of Law, San Diego.

I am a conscientious and fair-minded person.  I will always give an honest opinion about the probability of a successful outcome before I undertake your case.  All of my clients (majority of whom are investors from China) are happy with my work.  You may find my reviews on , the number one forum site vistied by investors from China.

Heather L. Poole, Esq. is the Managing Attorney of HEATHER L. POOLE, PC, a U.S. immigration law firm focused on Family and Marriage-based immigration cases and deportation defense.. HEATHER IS A RECOGNIZED EXPERT.*. Her expertise in immigration law is widely recognized by other immigration lawyers, who she regularly trains on complex immigration topics for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (national & state conferences), Federal Bar Association, Los Angeles County & Orange County Bar Associations, Pasadena Bar Association, and national Continuing Legal Education companies.. She is a frequent speaker on complicated family immigration topics ranging from unlawful presence, misrepresentation and criminal bars to relief to options for conditional green card holders and those wishing to keep a family member in the U.S. She is an internationally published author on complex immigration topics and her articles published by the State Bar of California as well as in Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, Orange County Lawyer Magazine, The Alaska Bar Rag, and AILA’s Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook and Forms & Fundamentals, among others.  She has been interviewed for stories covered by NBC Today Show, The Dr. Phil Show, and spoken to news and legal journalists on variety of immigration subjects, including being interviewed on consular denial issues for Los Angele's Talk Radio station, KNX 1070. She was the featured immigration lawyer at KFI AM 640 Law Days from 2006-2010, hosted by the #1 nationally syndicated law talk radio show (Handle on the Law) in the U.S.. Heather is recognized by other immigration lawyers as an Expert. She has been repeatedly named a “Super Lawyer” for Excellence in Immigration Law (superlawyers.com) – among the top 5% of immigration lawyers (As voted by other lawyers) in Southern California and she has been named in the “Top Women Attorneys in California” list published in Los Angeles Magazine. Heather also teaches Immigration Law at Fullerton College.. She served on the National Board of Directors for the American Immigration Lawyers Association for five years and served on AILA's USCIS Field Operations Committee for years.. She is also is the former Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association Southern California Chapter, responsible for legal training of the third largest group of immigration attorneys nationwide.. HEATHER IS A COMMUNITY LAWYER.. She regularly volunteers her time representing detained asylum seekers at the Adelanto Detention Center for Esperanza’s Immigrant Rights Project and representing Unaccompanied Children in removal proceedings for KIND in Los Angeles.. Heather’s expertise is recognized and sought by community organizations, schools, and the media. She is currently on Neighborhood Legal Services’ (NLS), Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), and San Pedro Community Services Immigration Referral lists as a recommended private immigration attorney.. Her work with immigrants has been commended by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Haven House – the country’s oldest domestic violence shelter, and Project Sister, a rape crisis center serving the Inland Empire. She is a long-term volunteer helping survivors obtain restraining orders in family court for the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Barrister’s Project. She has received these recent awards for her community service:. —    2008 Los Angeles Superior Court’s Volunteer of the Year. —    2013 Public Service Award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association for over 900 hours of pro bono work with domestic violence survivors over the past decade as part of the Barrister’s Domestic Violence Project.. *****. STOP PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON HOLD. CALL TO SET UP YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH ATTORNEY HEATHER TODAY to discuss your case:.. * WARNING TO CONSUMERS: It is illegal and unethical for an immigration attorney to guarantee you an outcome in your case. An attorney can give you an estimate of what they think your chances are based on their experience and your evidence but run away from anyone who guarantees you an outcome! Immigration law is complicated! Remember, if something sounds too good to be true, it likely is. Get another opinion!. We believe that all legal services with an immigration attorney, however small, should be in writing and always get copies of your filings. This is your life and your future!

Grace Lea Chang received a Martindale-Hubbell BV® rating from her fellow lawyers.  A BV® rating is bestowed upon a lawyer who has “an exemplary reputation and well-established practice … with a significant client base and high professional standing.”. Ms. Chang began her law practice after working 22 years in the healthcare field; managing a department of a Beckman Instruments and clinical laboratories.  But she desired more intellectually stimulating work and enrolled in law school at the suggestion of her late husband.. While attended law school at night, Grace worked fulltime, often 12-hour days.  Law school proved especially challenging, since English is her second language.  Juggling the raising of two kids and working fulltime, she never considered quitting.. Ms. Chang’s first legal work experience was in a small law firm environment.  This experience taught her the importance of direct client contact and was enjoyable, but she yearned for greater challenges.  She found positions with several large firms in Los Angeles that included four years at one of the largest firms in the United States.  During her large law firm tenure, she learned about maintaining the highest professional standards in her legal work.  Her large firm legal work focused on international corporate litigation.. But Ms. Chang wished to return to working more directly with her clients and opened her own firm.  This gave her the opportunity to apply the large firm standards and skills to a small firm setting.  Traditionally, small firm clients do not get the same attention to detail and thorough research that large firms provide.  Ms. Chang’s philosophy is to utilize the large firm approach for her clients.. In addition to providing personal attention to her clients, Ms. Chang has earned a reputation for skillful and effective legal representation, always mindful of the practical solution.. Ms. Chang is fluent in three dialects of Chinese: Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese.  Her practice areas include family law, civil litigation, probate law, wills & trusts and corporate advisement & transactions.

Gary Chodorow represents businesses, investors, and families in U.S. and China visa, immigration, and nationality law matters.. Mr. Chodorow has represented startups and Fortune 500 companies, Nobel Prize winners, high tech companies, investors, EB-5 regional centers, symphonies, artists, athletes, health care professionals, diplomats, and many others facing complex immigration matters.. Mr. Chodorow often represents clients before the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China as well as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices here. He also has extensive experience representing clients in Immigration Court, federal courts, and before the U.S. Department of Labor. And he is knowledgeable about the security and export control issues that arise in immigration cases.. Mr. Chodorow He has authored a number of articles and book chapters on immigration law. His publications have been cited in testimony before the U.S. Congress. He is also frequently called on to provide expert commentary on immigration issues for the media, such as the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, South China Morning Post, and China Radio International. And he publishes the U.S. & China Visa Law blog.. Mr. Chodorow earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California at Berkeley’s Boalt Hall in 1993, after graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1989. Subsequently, he was a partner in a Chicago law firm, where for ten years he practiced immigration law and employment law. He joined Hong Law Offices in 2004 to head the Beijing office.. An adjunct professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Mr. Chodorow has also taught courses for Peking University, China University of Politics and Law, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Liaoning University, the Beijing Lawyers Association, and the Shanghai Lawyers Association.. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and currently Co-Chair of the Visa Committee for American Chamber of Commerce-China.. Mr. Chodorow speaks Mandarin and Spanish.. He is admitted to the California bar.

Established in 1994 Mr. Hanlon's experience spans over 25 years, and covers the entire spectrum of US Immigration & Nationality Law, including nonimmigrant visa petitions, including those for working professionals, Nurses, multi-national managers, treaty-traders, investors, and athletes and entertainers.  The firm's attorneys and professional support staff also have vast experience in all family-based immigration matters, Removal Defense, Naturalization and Citizenship and  PERM Labor Certification applications.We have successfully represented thousands of individuals, families and companies in all aspects of US immigration law.  Our track record speaks for itself and the list of satisfied clientele continues to grow!

Effective May 1, 2022, our law office has relocated to:. 155 S. EL MOLINO AVE, SUITE 201. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91101. The law firm is committed to providing first-rate service to its diverse clientele and providing fee arrangements to suit each client's budget, including hourly billing, flat fee billing and installment payment plans.. Thank you for over 23 years of business at our downtown Los Angeles location.. Per AVVO guidelines, the "Answers & Advice" provided below are for consumer education purpose only, not intended to be legal advice to be relied upon and does not create an attorney-client relationship.. Under Rule 1-400(E) of the California Rules of Professional Conduct, any communication by this law firm on the AVVO platform does not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of any legal matter.

Certified Specialist, Immigration Law. The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law, Board of Legal Specialization;. Commissioner, Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission. California State Bar

Attorney Miller has successfully represented hundreds of clients in political asylum, withholding of deportation, cancellation of removal, and criminal and fraud waiver cases before the Immigration Court, U.S. District Court and the United States Court of Appeals. She successfully argued the landmark case of Song v. INS – a U.S. District Court case involving the availability of 212(h) waivers for persons convicted of certain crimes. She was also lead counsel in the nationwide class action lawsuit Costello v. Napolitano and co-counsel in the consolidated case of De Osorio v. Mayorkas before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning adult children’s ability to retain the priority date of their parent’s petitions despite their having aged-out.. During the almost thirty years that Ms. Miller has been an attorney, she has defended clients in the immigration courts; obtained immigration and naturalization benefits for clients from the INS/DHS; defended clients in state and federal criminal proceedings; and pursued post-conviction relief, such as petitions for habeas corpus and writs of coram nobis, for non-citizens convicted of crimes.

Armen Taslakian got his Bachelor of Arts Degree at UCLA and his Juris Doctor at UC Hastings College of the Law.. He is a member in good standing of the CA State Bar.