Lani M. Nau

Lani M. Nau

4.3
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 21 years

Immigration Lawyer at South San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

611 Gateway Blvd, 2nd Fl, South San Francisco, CA

About Lani

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Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Citizenship, Green Card, Investor’s Visa, Fiance Visas, Employment Visas, Removal & Asylum

22 years

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 21 years

State: California

Acquired: 2004

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Law Office of Lani Nau

611 Gateway Blvd, 2nd Fl, South San Francisco, CA, 94080

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Lani M. Nau's Reviews

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4.3 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by Eyal | November 19, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Worst experience

Very poor service . I also made a mistake, I have sent two of my workers to Lani , and both of them are extreme disappointed . I contact Lani 3 years ago or so. I find her name on google some where, and true, I didn't saw any reviews , witch should turn my red lights on. but she was ...located near my office , so it was connivance I guess. also my partner was in a bit of a situation , so all I want is to take care of that issue right away . oh lord what a big mistake we did . I went to her, told her my partner in Ireland , went to visit his family, and when he asked to renew his visa, he got denied to come back to the US. so I told her we planing to get married and what's the process for the Fiancé visa . we apply for the fiancé Visa, of course. the timing was all worn, if she sale you that non sense that its take 3 months, always triple that .its not true, if she say 3 months. , expect 9 months . when he arrived to the Embassy in Ireland, we found out she field the wrong form to start with . so he had to change those things last min and rash rash like crazy because he couldn't afford to loose that Appt . ok, after he toke care of that. ( Lani couldn't help, she is in the US zone time ) he got the via to come to the us. we got married, and we went back to her because she already had our file, we apply for the green card and travel permit , again, timing all wrong of course. he got the travel card 8/9 months after , he was able to travel, during the travel, some one stole his card. and he had a hard time to come to the US, we did try to contact Lani, she never pick up the phone, was always different story , my baby, my grandfather , my Aunt, always something, she don't really have a office like normal Lawer , everything is on the air. never call back, replying emails days or weeks after same for text messages. , basically don't expect her for anything other then file the forms ( and even there they maybe wrong forms ) . WE me and my partner strangle and get him back inside to the US, we did had a green card interview at first, she never informed us, contact us anything to even just wish us luck. at the green card interview. they sent us back home because after his travel card got stolen. the Immigration transfer all the file back to London . again, we try to contact Lani , and after finally getting hold of her , she say she will contact them to transfer the file back quick and to see how she can help , according to her its take a month or two . of course, she never did , and a year after, exactly a year after . we got another interview . unless to say , when we asked her a year ago, do we need to do another Medical , she say she don't think we need another one. we went for the interview 2 days ago. they finally approved us , how ever, they send us again to do another medical , before we get approved , and send it back to them. and that what we doing now, so 3/4 years after, we still have nothing . we paid Lani. 2500-3000$ or so. for NOTHING . she did nothing . this green card interview we had, she didn't even bother to. call, email or text , to say guys, get ready for the interview. . Nothing . I am not sure is she still in service. , and if she is, I WOULD NEVER RECOMMENDED HER . I made a huge mistake with her. and I would love to warn you people . she is not going to help you with anything . she maybe a nice lady, but in the wrong industry .

Posted by Simi | September 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Citizenship

I was a permanent resident and needed help applying for my US citizenship. I always thought the process would be long & difficult so I put off doing it for a long time. I finally contacted Lani for help and realized that it was a lot easier than I thought. She was wonderful to work with. Whenever I h...ad any concerns she was quick to respond and very knowledgeable. She is very friendly and that makes it really easy to communicate with her. The process was so smooth and quick that I wish I had contacted her sooner. I highly recommend hiring Lani. She’s an awesome attorney!

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Lani M. Nau's Lawyer Endorsements

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Isileli Mataele

Immigration lawyer | Mar 05

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. Best immigration attorney I know."

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Grace Gardiner

Immigration lawyer | Oct 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Lani and I met at an AILA Conference in 2005 since that date we have consulted on several immigration cases. She is very knowledgeable about this area of the law."

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Glendia Mondesir

Immigration lawyer | Oct 22

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Ms. Lani Nau is a very valuable member of the Immigration Lawyer community. She is passionate about immigration, very professional, and knowledgeable in all immigration matters. I have worked with her on cases, and we have always had great results and very pleased clients. I partner with her on immigration matters, and highly recommend and endorse her."

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Honors

2007

Immigration Today Weekly Broadcast, San Francisco Radio Tonga

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Attorney, Law Office of Lani Nau

2010 - 2016

Managing Attorney, American Immigration Services, PLLC

2004 - 2010

Attorney, Law Office of Lani Nau

Associations

2005 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

2004 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Name Withheld

Client Adjusted Status to Permanent Residence

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Education

2002

Whittier College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

Brigham Young University

BS

Speaking Engagements

2006

High School Conference Education & Immigration Law

2005

Education

Education & Experience in Immigration Law

Publications

Languages

English

Spanish

Japanese

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