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Understanding Immigration Law

Immigration law governs how individuals enter live and work in the United States.

Common Immigration Cases

  • Family visas
  • Employment visas
  • Green cards
  • Citizenship
  • Deportation defense

When to Contact an Immigration Lawyer

Legal advice is helpful when applying for visas or facing removal proceedings.

Immigration Process

  1. Application preparation
  2. Government filing
  3. Interview or hearing

Costs

Costs vary depending on the immigration case type.

FAQs

What does an immigration lawyer do?

They help clients navigate immigration laws and applications.

How long do immigration cases take?

Processing times vary by visa type.

Can lawyers help with deportation?

Yes attorneys can defend clients in immigration court.

What is a green card?

Permanent resident status in the United States.

Do I need a lawyer?

Legal guidance helps avoid application mistakes.


5468 Immigration Lawyers Found

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Location: Los Angeles 90071
Firm: Law Office of Elham Ghaemmaghami

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Location: Los Angeles 90211
Firm: Law Offices of Fiona Brook

I am the Managing Attorney at the Law Offices of Fiona Brook, a boutique law firm located in Los Angeles, California.

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Location: Los Angeles 90067
Firm: Law Offices of Catherine Ferrigno

My practice is dedicated exclusively to immigration law. I have handled a number of immigration cases, including:. I am committed to the best representation for my clients. Clients receive the attention they deserve, with prompt responses to their emails and phone calls.

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Location: Los Angeles 90014
Firm: Hill & Piibe, Immigration Attorneys

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Location: Los Angeles 90065
Firm: Law Office of Miguel Mexicano, PC

Miguel Mexicano is an immigration attorney who is passionate and dedicated to his craft.  He will do what he can to help his clients overcome their immigration obstacles.

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Location: Los Angeles 90010

As the founder of a small boutique firm my team and I handle a broad range of immigration matters. I have over 15 years of immgiration law experience and have personally handled difficult cases. My passion and success comes from my true interest and desire in helping people stay with their families and businesses becoming more competetive.. As a Commissioner for the State Bar of California (2007-2010) - Board of Legal Specialization, Immigration and Nationality Law, I developed curriculum and exam for the board and also assisted as a thought leader in immigration law.. My passion in life includes international travel, hiking, golfing and spending time with my family and friends.

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Location: Los Angeles 90048
Firm: Olmos & Reynolds Law Group, LLP

Keli Reynolds is a founding partner of Olmos & Reynolds Law Group, LLP. For nearly a decade, Ms. Reynolds has provided legal representation to immigrants before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Consulates Overseas, U.S. Immigration Courts and California Criminal Courts. Ms. Reynolds’ immigration practice includes matters such as removal defense, family immigration and employment immigration. Her criminal practice includes both pre- and post-conviction remedies for immigrants.. Ms. Reynolds also practices before the Board of Immigration Appeals and has argued five cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She has twice argued before the California Court of Appeals on cases involving post-conviction relief. Ms. Reynolds has also successfully litigated numerous lawsuits against the U.S. government for unreasonable delay in adjudicating immigration applications.. Ms. Reynolds has been an invited speaker at events and seminars held by the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Chapman University School of Law and the University of California – Los Angeles School of Law. Ms. Reynolds is also a board member of the Vail Center for Immigrant Rights, an organization dedicated to providing free legal representation to indigent immigrants facing removal proceedings.. Ms. Reynolds is a 2003 graduate of Loyola Law School where she was a recipient of a Faculty Academic Honors Scholarship and a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. A member of the California State Bar since December of 2003, Ms. Reynolds is also admitted to practice before the Central District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Location: Los Angeles 90015

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Location: Los Angeles 90014
Firm: Law Office of Sabrina Damast

Sabrina Damast practices exclusively in the areas of immigration and nationality law and post-conviction relief.  Sabrina previously served as an Attorney Advisor in the Los Angeles Immigration Court.  She developed an expertise in all forms of deportation defense, including applications for asylum, permanent residence, NACARA, fraud waivers, and criminal waivers.  As an attorney in private practice, she solidified these skills by representing clients threatened with deportation.. Sabrina is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, swing dancing, and musical theater, and she is the leader of a local Girl Scout troop.  Sabrina is a member of the New York and California Bars, and is admitted to the Central District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Firm: Global Talent Immigration Law Group

Attorney Liz Profumo has been practicing immigration law exclusively since 2007. She concentrates on temporary and permanent business and employment related visas for investors, artists, entertainers, musicians, actors, directors, producers and essential technical and creative personnel in the motion picture and television industries, as well as issues related to family based immigration and issues related to U.S. citizenship.. Liz has assisted hundreds of artists, performers, and other industry professionals to realize their dreams of living in the United States.

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Location: Los Angeles 90067
Firm: Eikon Law

Every now and then a unique law firm appears whose leadership skills, perseverance and innovative approaches to established standards sets it apart from the others in its profession. Eikon Law is a law firm specializing in business, immigration, and startup law. Our empathy for clients, a relentless mindset, and the ability to bring original solutions to problems, has drawn the attention of clients from around the world. We are here to help you achieve your goal.

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Location: Los Angeles 90005
Firm: DMT Law Firm | Immigration Law Firm

David Melik Telfer is a UCLA Law School graduate who has been practicing law since 2008. Mr. Telfer earned his undergraduate degree in Romance Languages from the University of North Carolina where he graduated magna cum laude and with highest honors. During undergrad, Mr. Telfer studied at the University of Seville in Seville, Spain as well as the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Telfer also studied at the University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil during law school. Mr. Telfer worked at a prestigious LA based entertainment firm before setting out on his own on a series of entrepreneurial and consulting projects including founding and operating one of Los Angeles’s largest Mixed Martial Art (MMA) gyms and consulting for import/export companies in Latin America. He also founded a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu clothing brand that supports gyms for underprivileged children in Latin America. Mr. Telfer truly enjoys working directly with clients to resolve family and business immigration matters as well as legal issues facing entrepreneurs and small businesses. Mr. Telfer speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese and conversational French.. David Melik Telfer advoga desde 2008. Reside em Los Angeles e trabalha no ecritório de Beverly Hills. Formado com louvor e Magna Cum Laude em Linguagem Romântica pela Universidade da Carolina do Norte, David também possui formação em Direito pela UCLA (Universidade da California, Los Angeles). Na UCLA, David se especializou em Direito Internacional, estudou por um semestre na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, em Florianópolis no Brasil, além de ter estudado e morado em diversas cidades e países ao redor do mundo, incluindo São Paulo no Brasil, Sevilha na Espanha e Cidade do Panamá no Panamá. Após graduação na UCLA, David trabalhou num grande escritório de advocacia de Los Angeles, sediado em Century City. Além disso, trabalhou em vários projetos de empreendedorismo e consultoria, tais como a fundação e operação de uma das maiores academias de MMA (Mixed Martial Art) de Los Angeles e consultoria para uma companhia de importação e exportação da América Latina. David é o criador da marca É Nóis de uniformes de Jiu Jitsu. Através dela, David fornece equipamentos e fundos para crianças carentes da América Latina praticarem artes marciais. David tem o prazer de trabalhar diretamente com os clientes, solucionando casos de imigração relacionados à família e negócios assim como processos legais para empresários e pequenas empresas. David possui conhecimento da língua francesa e fluência em Português e Espanhol.. David Melik Telfer cuenta con 7 años de experiencia en temas de derecho y negocios. El Señor Telfer vive en Los Angeles y trabaja desde nuestro escritorio en Beverly Hills. Se graduó magna cum laude con honores más altos de la Universidad de Carolina del Norte con un diploma en Lenguas Romances en 2003 y se graduó de la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de California en Los Angeles (UCLA) en 2008. En UCLA, Señor Telfer se dedicó a derecho internacional y estudió un semestre en Florianópolis, Brasil en la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina. Señor Telfer también ha vivido y/o estudiado en varios países en todo el mundo incluyendo Sao Paulo, Brasil; Florianópolis, Brasil; Sevilla, España; and la Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá. Después de graduarse de la Escuela de Derecho de UCLA, trabajaba en un gran bufete de abogados, en Century City, Los Angeles. Posteriormente, se dedicó a varios proyectos empresariales incluyendo fundando y manejando uno de los gimnasios más grandes de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Los Angeles y trabajando como consultor empresarial para empresas de importación/exportación en América Latina. Además, creó una marca de ropa de Jiu JItsu Brasileño que provee equipamiento y dinero para niños desfavorecidos en América Latina. A Señor Telfer, le gusta mucho trabajar con clientes directamente para resolver cuestiones de derecho de inmigración de familia, inmigración empresarial y otros asuntos que enfrenten empresarios pequeños. Señor Telfer habla Español y Portugués con fluidez y tiene conocimientos de francés.

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Location: Los Angeles 90066
Firm: Cavanaugh Law Office

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Location: Irvine 92612
Firm: Gerard Angeles, Attorney at Law

As an immigrant from the Philippines, Gerard understands the challenges of people living in two worlds, and the entrepreneurial spirit that drives them to succeed. As an undergraduate at UC Irvine and law student at Loyola, Gerard supported himself by working as a language teacher, interpreter and mediator. This work exposed him to diverse cultures and honed his listening skills. Today, as a lawyer, Gerard offers affordable help to individuals applying for citizenship and for small businesses needing advice on immigration and other legal matters. He helps international clients navigate not only the legal system, but also American society, since culture and norms may be uncharted territory for them. Gerard is fluent in Tagalog and speaks basic Japanese.

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Firm: Franco Law Group, APLC

Delia L. Franco is the Founding Attorney of the Franco Law Group. She is an experienced immigration attorney and a Certified Speacialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California. Attorney Franco has over 12 years practicing law and specializing in litigating complex deportation defense.. Attorney Franco has accumulated a wide-range of skills litigating hundreds of immigration trials dealing with diverse issues and areas of law. These include asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, cancellation of removal, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, Temporary Protective Status, adjustment of status, the Cuban Adjustment Act, waivers of inadmissibility, the Violence Against Women Act, and contested hearings on removability before the Executive Office of Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals and federal appellate courts.. EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTAttorney Franco attended the University of California at Irvine where she majored in criminology and law, and graduated Cum Laude. She studied internationally in Spain, Mexico and China. Attorney Franco wrote her Honors Senior Thesis on "The Lack of Morals and Ethics in the Regulation of Attorney Conduct," which was published, presented in symposia and adopted and integrated into the Legal Profession course at UC Irvine.. As an undergraduate, Attorney Franco clerked for the Public Defenders Office in Orange County and the Immigration Department of Catholic Charities in Orange County. She held weekly sessions at the Santa Ana Detention Center to inform immigrant detainees about their rights. In addition, she was committed to helping Latino children advance in academics. To that end, she was involved in the Mathematics Saturday Academy, Saddleback High School Retention Program and Government Housing After-School Tutoring Programs.. She also volunteered extensively at the Isaiah House Homeless Shelter, and El Centro Clinic where she represented veterans and people experiencing homelessness before the Social Security Office and Homeless Court.. Attorney Franco went on to attend the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. While in law school, she served as a Managing Editor for the Latino Law Review and Treasurer for La Raza Law Student Association. She also volunteered at the El Centro Clinic where she represented veterans and people experiencing homelessness before the Social Security Office and Homeless Court. Moreover, Attorney Franco gained invaluable experience working full time for a criminal defense law firm in Santa Monica and a general civil law firm in Westwood throughout her duration in law school. In 2006, she graduated UCLA School of Law and passed the California Bar. After law school, Attorney Franco clerked for the Public Defender's Office in San Diego.. IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCEUpon passing the California Bar, Attorney Franco began her career at a small immigration law firm in downtown Los Angeles with a high volume of cases. Being one of only two attorneys in charge of the entire firm docket, Attorney Franco obtained hundreds of hours of litigation experience. With several trials a month, she was in court daily. Attorney Franco, later, accepted a position in a large immigration firm where, despite being the youngest attorney, was also the one with the most litigation experience.. After securing solid immigration litigation experience and finding a real need for a different kind of immigration law firm, Attorney Franco decided to open her own firm. Throughout her experience, she found that law firms associated with any aspect of immigration sought to obtain a high volume of clients in order to make a profit, ultimately, resulting in declining quality and even misleading clients.. COMMUNITY SERVICE INVOLVEMENTAs a bilingual speaker, Attorney Franco provides an array of free legal services to English and Spanish speakers in her community. For the last eight years, she has participated as a pro-bono attorney at the Los Angeles Immigration Court, assisting immigrants who appear without an attorney.. Additionally, Attorney Franco has participated in numerous community events to inform the public on cutting-edge issues in immigration law including hosting immigration legal clinics throughout the city and speaking at public venues. Furthermore, she holds monthly legal clinics at Centro Maravilla Service Center in East Los Angeles and Community Lawyers in Compton.. MEMBERSHIPState Bar of CaliforniaCentral District of CaliforniaU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitLatina Lawyers Bar AssociationMexican American Bar AssociationAmerican Immigration Law AssociationLos Angeles County Bar Association. AWARDSState of California Senate Certificate of RecognitionCertificate of Congressional Recognition

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Location: Los Angeles 90012
Firm: Law Office of Giselle Sotelo

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Location: Los Angeles 90068
Firm: Manduley & Camisassa, PC

Mariela E. Camisassa. Mariela E. Camisassa was born and raised in Argentina.  She graduated from the prestigious National University of Cordoba (UNC) in Argentina in 2002 with a degree in law from one of the oldest law schools in the Americas dating back to the XVII century. Ms. Camisassa holds two degrees from the UNC, that of Juris Doctor and Prosecutor.  As an immigrant herself, she understands the dreams and expectations that a family brings when immigrating to another country.  Her goal is to work arduously on to make those dreams a reality.. As an attorney Ms. Camisassa has extensive experience with the U.S. Immigration Law. She resides in Los Angeles, CA. Ms. Camisassa is admitted to practice law before the California Supreme Court, the United States Federal District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Additionally, she is also licensed to practice law in Argentina.

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Location: Los Angeles 90031

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Location: Los Angeles 90045
Firm: Maximilian Law Inc.

Cedric M. Shen is the principal attorney at Maximilian Law Inc., a U.S. immigration law firm located in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Shen has been practicing law since 2004. He has served as an adjunct law professor, published several legal articles, and presented at numerous legal conferences. Mr. Shen's clients have come from all over the world, including Canada, Mexico, China, Spain, Iran and Russia. They have included celebrities, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainment executives, attorneys, physicians, small businesses, and multi-national corporations, just to name a few. Mr. Shen's immigration practice focuses on helping clients from all over the world obtain visas, including: TN, H-1B, E-3, O-1 and L-1 work visas, E-2 treaty investor visas, and fiance (K-1) visas. He also helps clients obtain U.S. citizenship as well as green cards via marriage, employment, family or investments.

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Firm: Malakouti Law Office

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