Law Offices of Shamieh, Shamieh & Ternieden

Law Offices of Shamieh, Shamieh & Ternieden Need an immigration lawyer in San Francisco? The Law Offices of Shamieh, Shamieh & Ternieden has nearly 30 years of experience. Multilingual service available. S.

Do you need an immigration lawyer, deportation defense attorney or a green card lawyer in the San Francisco bay area? At the Law Offices of Shamieh, Shamieh & Ternieden we understand how complex and difficult immigration laws can be, so our concern is to ease you step-by-step through the immigration process in order to achieve your immigration goals. We handle all aspects of Immigration Law, as we

ll as work permits, waivers, political asylum, cancellation of removal, self petitioning applications, citizenship, and employment visas such as H1B, L1A, E2, R, O. We also undertake criminal deportation defense and consular processing. We are conscious of the fact that the immigration process is unpredictable and full of obstacles. Therefore, we always take an aggressive approach in the representation of each case. If you need legal help from an experienced attorney, who is familiar with the American immigration system and has been practicing immigration law for the last 26 years, we are here to help you. Our firm has now expanded and grown to serve our communities and has added two California bar admitted attorneys that practice business escrows, and contract law. History

Established in 1987. Attorney Elias Z. Shamieh is the founder and principal attorney of the Law Offices of Shamieh, Shamieh & Ternieden .His firm is a small firm, with 5 professionals focusing in the area of Immigration Law since 1987. At the Law Offices of Elias Z. Shamieh, we understand how complex and difficult immigration laws can be, so our concern is to ease you step-by-step through the immigration process in order to achieve your immigration goals

Meet the Manager

Attorney Elias Z. Manager
The founding and principal attorney, Elias Z. Shamieh, established his firm 30 + years ago with a keen interest to make certain that the process of immigration is as smooth as possible. His associate attorneys, Ghassan Shamieh and Raymond Chau, also understand the anxiety and stress that clients face. Elias had to go through the process of American immigration, just like any other immigrant that comes to the United States. By doing so, he acquired a familiarity with the system that helps him to relate to situations most immigrants experience. Ana is an experienced immigration attorney with a winning track record for complicated cases. Ann also represented clients in divorce proceedings and other family law matters as well as business escrows and other business related matters. Elias has also represented clients in bankruptcy cases.

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عيد مبارك لجميع الذين يحتفلون! نتمنى لك عطلة سعيدة

04/10/2024

Elias and Ghassan Shamieh wish you all a Eid Mubarak!

الياس وغسان شامية معكم عيد مبارك!

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عيد مبارك للجميع! نتمنى لك عطلة سعيدة!

Address

605 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
94105

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

(415)3002144

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