California Immigration Lawyers | Compare Attorneys Near You

Immigration law in California covers visas, green cards, deportation defense, citizenship, asylum, and employer compliance. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. California has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to immigration law cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Immigration law is primarily federal, but attorneys based in California bring familiarity with local USCIS field offices, immigration court dockets, and processing patterns. Deadlines are strictly enforced — a missed filing can lead to denial, removal proceedings, or loss of status. Whether you're pursuing a visa, green card, asylum, or deportation defense, a local attorney understands the regional dynamics.

Choosing the right immigration law attorney in California means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to immigration law law in California to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across California.

James L. Arrasmith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of James L. Arrasmith
 9719 Lincoln Village Dr #500 Sacramento CA 95827
(916) 704-3009
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2012)
English, Spanish
Bar #332498
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Divorce
Sanjay Sobti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
U.S. Law Center
 4230 Green River Rd Corona CA 92880
(951) 371-0027
California St Univ
Bar #202636
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Scott Anthony McMillan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The McMillan Law Firm, A Professional Corporation
 4670 Nebo Dr La Mesa CA 91941
(619) 464-1500
Western Sierra School of Law
Bar #212506
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
John Albert Iaccarino - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Iaccarino & Church, LLP
 533 Airport Blvd Ste 400 Burlingame CA 94010
(650) 348-0121
Santa Clara University School of Law
Bar #126649
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Consumer Law Estate Planning
Raymond Perez Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Raymond Perez
 P.O. Box 1725 Orange CA 92856
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1996)
Spanish
Bar #210595
Nevada Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law DUI & DWI
Juliette Topacio Sarmiento - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dragon Archer Group, P.C.
 836 Southampton Road Suite B-270 Benicia CA 94510
(510) 548-9944
Univ of San Diego
Bar #152491
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Immigration Law
Jennifer Fu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Amity Law Group, LLP
 511 E. 1st Street Suite H Tustin CA 92780
(626) 307-2800
Univ of California Berkeley
Cantonese, Chinese, Mandarin
Bar #237082
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
Paul Nigel Walton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Paul Walton, Attorney
 39791 Paseo Padre Pkwy Ste G Fremont CA 94538
(510) 623-4100
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #139924
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Business Law
Amy Maitrayee Ghosh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Amy Ghosh
 3435 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2270 Los Angeles CA 90010
(213) 365-2370
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #201701
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Andrew Holley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Andrew D. Holley - Lawyer for Immigrants, a PLC
 6801 Mission Street Suite 200 Daly City CA 94014
(530) 715-2300
Santa Clara University School of Law (2007)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
David Scott Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin & Martin, LLP
 3530 Wilshire Blvd # 1650 Los Angeles CA 90010
(818) 556-1515
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Bar #195634
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Collections
John Jianxiao Kang - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of John J. Kang
 7670 Opportunity Rd San Diego CA 92111
(858) 278-5480
California Western School of Law
Bar #190751
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Immigration Law
Nicolette Glazer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Larry R. Glazer
 1875 Century Park East, 7th Floor Los Angeles CA 90067
(310) 407-5353
Foreign School
Bulgarian, French
Bar #209713
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Consumer Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Parvin Wiliani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Wiliani-Malek, Inc.
 3525 Hyland Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626
(714) 432-1333
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (1994)
English, Farsi, Spanish
Bar #208007
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Family Law Immigration Law Personal Injury
Justin Xiaohe Wang - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Baughman & Wang, Attorneys At Law
 39650 Liberty Street Suite 240 Fremont CA 94538
(510) 623-9668
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1991)
Chinese, English
Bar #166183
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Immigration Law
Ken K Behzadi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Ken K. Behzadi
 400 Corporate Pointe Suite #300 Culver City CA 90230
(310) 441-9341
Univ of Southern Calif
Farsi
Bar #164157
9th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Babak Rafiei - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Robert Rafii
 21201 Victory Blvd. Suite 218 Canoga Park CA 91303
(310) 987-7567
Southwestern Law School (2011)
Farsi, Persian
United States District Court, Central District of California Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Estate Planning
Ai Nhan Mina - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tran Law Group
 12966 Euclid St Ste 310 Garden Grove CA 92840
(714) 427-0222
Boston Coll
Vietnamese
Bar #193528
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Immigration Law Personal Injury
Derek Deake Lim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Derek Lim
 580 California St 12th Floor San Francisco CA 94104
(510) 818-0898
New College of California (1995)
Cantonese, English, Lao, Mandarin, Thai
Bar #184009
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Family Law
Diana Vargas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vargas Law Offices
 433 W. Arrow Hwy. Claremont CA 91711
(909) 554-3578
Boston University School of Law (2012)
English, Spanish
California Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Michael H. Moghtader - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MHM LAW GROUP
 220 S. A Street, Suite 9 Oxnard CA 93030
(818) 996-9600
California St Univ
Arabic, Armenian, English, Farsi, Spanish, Turkish
Bar #206421
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy DUI & DWI Immigration Law
Kelly Sue Wachs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Kelly S. Wachs, PC
 518 Ocean Street 2nd Floor Santa Cruz CA 95060
(831) 457-2253
Univ of Massachusetts
Bar #166907
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Immigration Law
Sarbdeep Atwal - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Sarbdeep Atwal
 335 Teegarden Avenue Yuba City CA 95991
(530) 682-5970
Trinity Law School
California Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Immigration Law Nursing Home Abuse
Aria Vatankhah - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aria Law Group PLC
 260 Sheridan Avenue Suite 200 Palo Alto CA 94306
(650) 391-9630
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (2007)
English, Persian
California Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Immigration Law Real Estate Law
Becky Mendoza - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Action Sports Law Group
 330 W. I Street #19 Encinitas CA 92024
(305) 562-7896
St. Thomas University School of Law (2002)
Italian, Spanish
Bar #257544
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Entertainment & Sports Law Immigration Law
Jessica Mercado - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mercado Law Firm, A.P.C.
 444 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 800 Long Beach CA 90802
Univ of Judaism
Spanish
Bar #242965
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Immigration Law
Harry G. Lewis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cornerstone Law Group
 48 Gold St 1st Floor San Francisco CA 94133
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
English
Bar #157705
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Immigration Law
Michael D. Larsen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael D. Larsen
 One Embarcadero Center San Francisco CA 94111
(707) 578-2310
University of Chicago (1982)
French
Bar #120815
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
Shah Iqbal Nawaaz Peerally - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shah Peerally Law Group PC
 37600 Central Ct. Suite 202 Newark CA 94560
(510) 742-5887
Foreign School
French
Bar #230818
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Immigration Law
Daniel Garcia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Daniel Garcia Law, Inc.
 355 S A St. #102A Oxnard CA 93030
(805) 824-4755
University of California - Riverside
English, Spanish
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Immigration Law
Ryan J. Perry - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Ryan J. Perry
 674 County Square Dr 209C Ventura CA 93003
(805) 630-2999
Michigan State University College of Law
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Family Law Immigration Law Personal Injury
Raphael Moore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moore & Moore Attorneys at Law
 413 F St Davis CA 95616
(530) 758-8317
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1993)
Hebrew
Bar #168659
United States Court of Federal Claims Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning Immigration Law
Stanley Dale Radtke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mira Law Group, APC
 2450 Washington Ave. Ste. 170 San Leandro CA 94577
(510) 863-8058
University of San Francisco School of Law (2004)
German
9th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Immigration Law
Roberto Serrato - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Roberto Serrato
 1081 Winton Way ATWATER CA 95301
(209) 683-4216
University of Utah
Unknown Status
DUI & DWI Immigration Law Personal Injury
Randall G. Levine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1100 South Coast Highway Suite 319 Laguna Beach CA 92651
(949) 715-4600
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1980)
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Employment Law
John Fredrick Klopfenstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of John Klopfenstein
 9 W Gabilan St. Suite 6 Salinas CA 93901
(831) 751-3947
Univ of Washington
English
Bar #164905
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Employment Law
Fernando Bernheim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fernando Bernheim Law
 222 N Mountain Avenue Ste 108 Upland CA 91786
(909) 949-2533
Loyola Marymount Univ
English, Spanish
Bar #222295
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Rachelle Parks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rachelle Parks, Esq.
 444 Pearl St # E4 Monterey CA 93940
(831) 657-9030
Monterey College of Law
Bar #160481
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law Immigration Law
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