Shahpour (Shawn) Meir Matloob
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Immigration & Nationality Law Certified Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization practicing U.S. Immigration and Nationality law with an emphasis on Asylum, Family Immigration and Naturalization since 1999 in San Francisco (SF) Bay Area. Member of 1) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) NorCal and its Advisory Council as SF US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Co-Liaison & AILA USCIS Field Operations Committee , 2) Iranian American Bar Association NorCal Chapter and its Advisory Board Member and 3) Jewish Community Relations Council’s Public Policy Committee. Formerly served as AILA NorCal Liaison to SF Custom & Border Protection, Immigration Court and Asylum Office and on Celebrate America Writing Contest and Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law Committees. A volunteer mentor attorney on asylum and other immigration issues to AILA and non-immigration attorneys and law students and speaker at different organizations regarding asylum law and practice and other immigration issues. J.D. with International Law concentration from UC Law SF (formerly Hastings) (1999) and B.A. in Political Science and Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley (1996).
Specialties: U.S. Immigration & Nationality Law, including Asylum, Family & Business Immigration (Green Card based on family relationship, including same-sex marriage, or employment), Removal of Condition on US Residency, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Diversity Visa (Green Card Lottery), US Citizenship/Naturalization; Removal/Deportation defense, Waivers, Non-immigrant Visas such as Visitor, Student, Fiance(e), Spousal, Victim of Violence and Work Visas, Extension & Change of Non-immigrant Status.