Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP

Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP We are a full-service immigration and appellate boutique firm offering "big firm" talent and represe Our goals are simple: serving clients and getting results.

Jacobs & Schlesinger LLP is a boutique law firm specializing in immigration and nationality law, and appellate litigation, including civil, criminal, and immigration appeals. We offer “big firm” legal talent to clients in a boutique law firm setting. Immigration and Nationality Law. We have extensive experience in all areas of immigration and nationality law and are able to assist clients with a w

ide variety of services including naturalization, family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, temporary visas and extensions, court cases, deportation defense, asylum and temporary protection, visa applications through the U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, petitions under the Violence Against Women Act, and other categories of immigrant and non-immigrant visas. We have particular expertise in the overlap between criminal and immigration laws, and frequently assist our clients and their criminal defense attorneys with crafting plea deals to avoid negative immigration consequences. Appellate Litigation. We represent clients in all phases of federal and state court appellate proceedings, including working with clients and attorneys in trial-stage proceedings to help develop litigation strategy, conduct research and analysis of claims and issues, prepare pleadings and written briefing, and conduct oral arguments on major motions. We have significant experience handling general business litigation, class actions, intellectual property cases, and criminal appeals in state and federal appellate courts. We also have expertise handling immigration appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Administrative Appeals Office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service agency, and the federal courts of appeals. Our appellate attorneys are admitted to practice in California, New York, and the Courts of Appeals for the Second, Ninth, and Federal Circuits.

Thank you to the brave women and men who have served this country and sacrificed their lives for our freedom. May you al...
05/25/2026

Thank you to the brave women and men who have served this country and sacrificed their lives for our freedom. May you always be remembered and honored. ❤️🤍💙

Our hearts go out to the families and victims of the events at the Islamic Center of San Diego. 🖤🤍
05/20/2026

Our hearts go out to the families and victims of the events at the Islamic Center of San Diego. 🖤🤍

We would like to wish all mothers and expectant mothers a beautiful Mother's Day. Thank you for your strength, patience,...
05/10/2026

We would like to wish all mothers and expectant mothers a beautiful Mother's Day. Thank you for your strength, patience, and hard work.

Nos gustaría desear a todas las madres y a las futuras madres un hermoso Día de las Madres. Gracias por su fortaleza, paciencia y arduo trabajo.

Please read and consider forwarding!
10/13/2025

Please read and consider forwarding!

Immigrants come to court-mandated appointments in search of citizenship. They find masked, armed agents instead.

Our office is closed today to honor Indigenous Peoples Day. We are proud to represent many people who descend from the ...
10/13/2025

Our office is closed today to honor Indigenous Peoples Day. We are proud to represent many people who descend from the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.

Another take on a new opportunity for DREAMers to apply for DACA! We will continue to update the community here!
10/02/2025

Another take on a new opportunity for DREAMers to apply for DACA! We will continue to update the community here!

USCIS will continue adjudicating initial DACA applications nationwide!! This is HUGE news for our DREAMer community! E...
10/02/2025

USCIS will continue adjudicating initial DACA applications nationwide!! This is HUGE news for our DREAMer community! Expect more specific instructions around November 1!

Please spread the word!
09/08/2025

Please spread the word!

10 News interviewed J&S partner Ginger Jacobs about immigration prosecution numbers.
08/27/2025

10 News interviewed J&S partner Ginger Jacobs about immigration prosecution numbers.

A new data report from TRAC, a data research group founded at Syracuse University, shows immigration prosecutions are up.

J&S partner, Ginger Jacobs, cited regarding detentions pending deportation.
08/27/2025

J&S partner, Ginger Jacobs, cited regarding detentions pending deportation.

This article is republished with permission from Capital & Main. After Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent a Cuban man to a detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, from Miami, he gave up fighting his case. The Cuban man and others still in immigration custody asked not to be identified becaus...

J&S partner, Ginger Jacobs, is quoted in the most recent Beyond the Border article about immigration detention.
08/27/2025

J&S partner, Ginger Jacobs, is quoted in the most recent Beyond the Border article about immigration detention.

Many are giving up on their immigration cases because they do not want to remain detained.

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1620 Fifth Avenue, Suite 750
San Diego, CA
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Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
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