When considering retaining an immigration lawyer in Los Angeles, be aware that advance planning and zealous representation are paramount in the practice of immigration law. This is because much of the procedure is policy driven and changes frequently. Similarly, agency interpretations of law are often modified. Part of the practice often requires challenging incorrect decisions or delayed adjudication of languishing petitions and applications. I have successfully done so by filing suit against the government in federal court and reopening cases based on ineffective performance of prior counsel. As part of the court victories on behalf of my clients, I have been awarded attorney fees by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The victories were against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Labor for delayed decisions in the labor certification (now PERM) process, and erroneous decisions of law, respectively. I process all types of nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant visas (green cards).
My clients are both employment-based, family-based, and independent investors.
While the employment-based categories are the most complex (entrepreneurial investors, extraordinary status, national interest waivers and PERM), family cases can also have challenging issues, particularly obtaining waivers of inadmissibility. I enjoy unscrambling and reorganizing the facts of each case, ultimately succeeding on behalf of my clients.