Robert Abraham Garmo

23 years of experience practicing immigration law. Robert was the former president of the immigration section of the San Diego County Bar Association.  He is licensed in multiple states and in various federal courts of appeals.  Robert Garmo graduated from the University of Michigan in 1988 and graduated from the University of Detroit, school of law in 1992. He passed the Michigan bar exam in the summer of 1992, and began practicing law in the Detroit area.  In 1997, Robert moved to San Diego, and passed the California bar exam and began practicing law in the San Diego area as a partner of Garmo & Garmo LLP.  The primary areas of practice have been immigration law and Real Estate with emphasis in family based immigration, investment based immigration and employment based immigration.  With a background in real estate, Robert helps his clients find the perfect commercial investment and at the same time secure their investment visas.   Garmo & Garmo LLP holds bi-monthly seminars across the county educating San Diegans about issues relating to immigration, investments, and real estate.   As an immigration practitioner, Robert has tried immigration cases in various courts of appeals including the 9th, 6th, 5th, and 1st Circuit Courts of Appeals.  Robert has also handled hundreds of asylum cases, naturalization, employment-based immigration, family petitions, investment-based visas,  and complex deportation & removal cases.  With regards to commercial real estate transactions, Robert has helped clients reposition properties, modify conventional and SBA loans to keep clients in their properties, and helped clients acquire or sell commercial properties including the handling of clients’ 1031 exchange needs.  Today, Robert continues to specialize in Immigration Law and Commercial Real Estate Transactions.