Immigration Law Firms in California

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Dr. Marc Anthony Santamaria, SJD, is the founding attorney of Santamaria Law Firm, P.C., located in San Francisco's Financial District. Attorney Santamaria represents global clients in complex immigration matters, securing approvals for asylum, O-1, EB-1A, E-2, TN, adjustment of status based on marriage, cancellation of removal, removal defense, VAWA, U Visas, R-1, NIW, petitions for review in the 9th Circuit, naturalization, and change of status to F-1. His legal strategies are strictly anchored to the USCIS Policy Manual, the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the Code of Federal Regulations, such as 8 C.F.R. § 214.14, and controlling case law from the Board of Immigration Appeals and 9th Circuit Court. As an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the State Bar of California (License #284643), Dr. Santamaria possesses unparalleled legal and academic authority. He serves as a Lecturer at UC Berkeley Law, teaching LL.M. Legal Research and Writing. Attorney Santamaria uniquely leverages an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Francisco to secure E-2 and business visas, proving substantial financial impact. Furthermore, his SJD dissertation from Golden Gate University established the economic benefits of immigrants to the United States, a proprietary framework routinely applied in employment-based petitions. For humanitarian relief, including asylum and removal defense, Santamaria Law Firm strengthens cases by utilizing psychological cross-training from San Francisco Law School to objectively document trauma. Recognized as an innovator in legal tech, Dr. Santamaria holds a Certificate in Generative AI for the Legal Profession from UC Berkeley Law. His San Francisco team provides comprehensive multilingual counsel in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Tagalog.

Ms. Puertollano is the Managing Attorney of the law offices of Jacob Sapochnick and an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Born and raised in France, she earned two Master Degrees in Law; one in France in Public Law and one in the United States in Comparative Law (LL.M). She is fluent in French, English and Spanish. As an attorney, Ms. Puertollano represents clients in removal before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the BIA and immigration court. She also practices all areas of immigration law: family based, employment-based, and investment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas. More precisely, Ms. Puertollano files family based (marriage, fiancé, I-751), employment based (H-1B, H-3, TN, R-1, L-1, PERM, EB1C), and investment based petitions (E-2), as well as naturalization, DACA, F-1 reinstatement, visas based on extraordinary abilities (O-1, NIW and EB-1A), athlete visas (P-1), I-360 Victim of Violence Visas (VAWA) and asylum cases. She prepares clients for their marriage first or second (fraud) interviews, I-751 and citizenship interviews and attend the interview with them. She also deals with complex motions to reopen as well as I-601A and 212(d)(3) waivers. In her free time, Ms. Puertollano enjoys exercising and spending time with her family and friends. She is a motivational speaker as well as a mentor to high school students.

John Q. Khosravi's law practice focuses on Family, Business (Investment & Employment) and Talent (Artists, Athletes, Scientists/Professors/Researchers & Individuals with Extraordinary Abilities) based Immigration to the United States. Visa Petitions include EB-1, EB-2, EB-5, E-2, L-1, H1-B and TN NAFTA Visas. Mr. Khosravi works with individuals and clients of various sizes, from start-ups and small businesses to multinational corporations, in a broad range of industries, including academic, advertising, medical and research, technology, athletics, arts, fashion and entertainment fields. Mr. Khosravi is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves as the Southern California Chapter’s Law School Liaison and a member of the National Law Student Committee. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, after receiving his B.A. with Honors from UCLA. Licensed by the CA State Bar. Practice Federal Immigration Law only.

Ms. Hart immigrated to the United States when she was 11 years old from Paris, France. Having gone through the immigration process herself, Attorney Hart understands the plight of the immigrant. Evelyne Hart is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, The State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization. Only 2.6% of immigration attorneys licensed by the State Bar of California are certified specialists. Certified Specialists take a second bar and have to fulfill additional continuing legal education units every year. Evelyne Marosi Hart earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oakland University, Michigan. She graduated summa cum laude in Modern Languages. There, she also earned her certifications as a French and Spanish translator. Ms. Hart attended law school at the Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California. She graduated cum laude in the top 12% of her class. She earned 4 American Jurisprudence Awards for Contracts, Remedies and for the publication of her law review article. At WSU, she was a member of Law Review and published One World One Family Now vs. City and County of Honolulu, When Message-Bearing T-Shirts Speak Louder Than Words – A Proposal For a Wider Fit For Free Speech, 24 W.ST.U.L. Rev. 321 (1997). Attorney Hart was admitted to the California State Bar in 1997. She is authorized to represent clients in all USCIS district offices and immigration courts. Additionally, Ms. Hart is authorized to practice before the Supreme Court of California and the U.S. District Court, Central District of California and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.