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One of the most experienced lawyers in Immigration Law & Visas in the State of Hawaii.. We have specialized in Immigration Law and Visas for 40 years in Hawaii.. Our office has seen and experienced, first-hand, the changes and developments in U.S. Immigration Law since 1979.. Keeping up-to-date of the ever-changing laws and regulations is the key to a successful law practice and our client’s successful outcome.. Law Offices conveniently located in Waterfront Plaza, Building 4.. USCIS (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services) in Waterfront Plaza, Building 2.

Honolulu-based attorney Sechyi Laiu is an immigration attorney with Zhang & Associates, P.C., who specializes on Consular Processing cases, as well as business development, TN visas, E visas, CBP administrative proceedings (monetary confiscation, deferred inspections), and overseas financial compliance. As a former family law practitioner, Mr. Laiu also handles Hawaii-based divorce cases and family immigration cases (fiance, parents, siblings, children).. Zhang & Associates, P.C. was founded in 1996 and handled thousands of various cases in immigration, international and domestic business transactions, contract arbitration, import and export regulation, and trademark and copyright registration. As an immigration law firm, Zhang & Associates, P.C. focuses on clients from the Asia-Pacific region who are interested in working or investing in the United States, as well as family based immigration.. Zhang & Associates, P.C. does not handle asylum immigration cases.. Prior to joining Zhang & Associates, P.C., Mr. Laiu worked for the U.S. Department of State as a Chinese and Portuguese speaking diplomat. As a consular-coned officer who served in Vancouver (Canada), Shenyang (P.R. China), and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Mr. Laiu processed over 30,000 visa cases and worked in every section of Consular Affairs overseas (Fraud Prevention Unit, Immigrant Visas, Non-Immigrant Visas, and American Citizen Services). Mr. Laiu focused on crisis and emergency management, and managed the U.S. emergency response center in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 World Cup. While working in the U.S., Mr. Laiu worked with the Remote Processing Unit on visa renewals and technology support, the Visa Office on visa foil accountability from evacuated posts and supporting presidential executive orders, and the J-1 Waiver Review Division on no objection waiver workflow and new legislative proposals. Mr. Laiu also performed overstay and visa validation studies, DNA processing, prepared security advisory opinions, specialized in resolving security “watchlist” cases, handled the diplomatic visas and student visas portfolios, and liaisoned with Department of Homeland Security officials.. Mr. Laiu is extremely familiar with all aspects of consular processing. Mr. Laiu was also instrumental in the decision by the Department of State to begin revocation of visas for individuals arrested for Driving Under the Influence while in the United States.. Prior to working for the federal government, Mr. Laiu worked in Hawaii for law firms handling commercial (real estate) litigation and family law. Mr. Laiu has also performed pro bono\volunteer work for the Hawaii Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline (predecessor to Domestic Violence Action Center), Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, and California Rural Legal Assistance.

Ms. Lan practices in the areas of immigration law, business and real property transactions, condominium and community association law, and dispute resolution for Mandarin-speaking investors and business owners. Born and raised in China, she is fluent in both Mandarin Chinese and English.. She earned her law degree from the University of Hawaii’s William S. Richardson School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. She was the Managing Editor of the Asia Pacific Law & Policy Journal, and also served as an intern for Judge Craig Nakamura of the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. For three years, she was a legal research assistant on Chinese labor and employment law for Professor Ronald C. Brown. She received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest grades in Intellectual Property, Second Year Seminar, and Real Property II. She was also an Advocate for Public Interest Law Grantee while serving as a law clerk in the Hawaii Immigrants Justice Center, now merged as part of Legal Aid Society of Hawaii.. Prior to joining Damon Key, Ms. Lan provided legal services through her Honolulu-based law office, The Law Office of Na Lan, LLLC, which focused on business, employment and family-based immigration law. She also practiced condominium and business law as an associate at a boutique law firm in Honolulu.. Ms. Lan’s experience in civil litigation includes construction defects, insurance coverage, directors and officers (D&O) defense, condominium and community association litigation, covenant enforcement, creditor rights and foreclosure, landlord-tenant dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation, appellate practice, and LLC/partnership dispute resolution.. Her consulting and business transaction experience includes contract drafting and review, project documents amendment/restatement, legal opinions, covenant compliance and enforcement, ADA & FHA compliance for homeowners associations, contract drafting and lease review for LLCs, conveyance document drafting, and due diligence research. She is also experienced in debt collection, as well as judicial and non-judicial foreclosures.. A member of the Hawaii Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) since 2013, Ms. Lan has held leadership roles as Chair and Vice Chair of the CAI Legislative Action Committee, Hawaii Chapter. She remains an active member of the Legislative Action Committee, testifying before the state legislature and lobbying on behalf of homeowners associations. In 2015, she received the Public Advocate of the Year Award from CAI. She was a 2016 HSBA Leadership Institute fellow.. She has presented at numerous local seminars and published articles in trade publications and newsletters, providing timely legislative updates and insights on condominium and community association law and related topics. On numerous occasions, she was a guest on ThinkTech Hawaii’s “Condo Insider” show, where she discussed foreclosure law, association document requests and board fiduciary duty in Hawaii. [Link here: ?search_query=na+lan+think+tech] She was also published in a top Hawaii business publication on the subject of Finding Common Ground to Reduce Condo Lawsuits.

I am an Alabama native and big Braves fan!. After growing up in the Montgomery, AL area, I had the opportunity to live in Mexico for 2 years. While I was there, I learned about the culture, the people and also how to speak Spanish. This experience was influential in me pursuing immigration law. Since graduating from the University of Alabama with my Juris Doctorate in 2010, I have almost exclusively worked in immigration law. By keeping my focus on immigration law, I am able to fine tune my skills for my clients. I have been able to help clients all over the world with their immigration needs.