California State Bar certified legal specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law, Andrei Romanenko is licensed to practice law in the State of California and can practice immigration law in all fifty states.
EDUCATION:
Andrei received his Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree from Berkeley Law, one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States.
At Berkeley Law Andrei majored in immigration and business law and was awarded a certificate of successful completion of the business law program.
Andrei graduated with honors from San Francisco State University and received a BA degree in Japanese language and literature. Prior to that, he completed four academic years at the Minsk State Linguistic University, interpreters’ department, where he studied Japanese, English, Russian, and Polish.
Andrei completed a summer program of Polish language studies at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland.
EXPERIENCE:
Andrei Romanenko works as an immigration attorney, defends immigrants in removal proceedings in immigration court, represents clients at USCIS hearings, prepares cases for consular processing. Previously he worked as an immigration attorney at the Law Offices of Kerosky Purves & Bogue, the Law Offices of Robert David Baker, and the Law Offices of Dominic Capeci.
In law school, Andrei worked as an Assistant Managing Editor of the Berkeley Journal of International Law, interned with East Bay Community Law Center, Asian Law Caucus, and California Asylum Representation Clinic. During his summer vacations, he interned with Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office.
INTERESTS:
Andrei enjoys learning foreign languages and loves to travel. He speaks the following six languages: Belarusian, Russian, English, Japanese, Spanish, and Polish. He is now learning Portuguese.
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Posted by Ekaterina B. | November 20, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
A lawyer who was and is there for me when nobody else was
Andrei Romanenko has a sharp legal mind and gives straight to the point, no BS advice. Mr. Romanenko is a certified specialist in immigration law, but, apart from immigration, he has unmatched experience in other areas of the law. Mr. Romanenko represented me in a civil case and won! I, and 3 other p...
Posted by anonymous | October 31, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Definitely do not recommend
First of all, I would like to start by defining what a lawyer is. A lawyer is a person whose profession is to provide qualified legal assistance to individuals, including the protection of their rights and representation of interests. Having hired Andrei Romanenko there was a feeling that I had hir...
Dear anonymous, when your sister retained our office in May of 2019, you were not happy about the representation of your previous immigration attorney in Santa Ana, California. Our office reviewed the file and did not find any evidence of ineffective assistance in her services. We declined to file an ineffective assistance of counsel complaint against her. Your sister paid for our services in full in June 2019, shortly after our initial consultation. Our office was able to timely file the needed paperwork within days of getting retained, and we even obtained the benefits that she was not expecting to get in the U.S. At least two immigration cases that our office has handled for your sister have been approved. On May 25, 2021, you referred another family member to us. Since June of 2019, you were communicating with our office and with the attorney directly by e-mail. Our records show dozens of e-mails to and from you over the past three years. Attorney personally responded to your e-mails even after hours and on the weekends. Sometimes it took one or two business days to get back to you. Several times you did not receive our response because your icloud e-mail account went over the quota. All of your phone calls were answered by our staff every time you called. Our records show 63 answered calls and 17 missed calls that were returned promptly. We understand your dissatisfaction that attorney did not pick up the phone personally every time you called the office. We have to rely on our supporting staff in answering the phones when the attorney is in court, at a USCIS interview, or in a consultation with another client. We insisted on communicating by e-mail in this particular case for the following reasons. The actual client we represented was your sister, not you. Every time your sister called us, she said she understood what she was being told. But later you would call us back, alleging that your sister did not speak enough English. Then you would ask us to repeat the same things to you all over again. We had to document in writing the advice our office was giving. We had to advise you in writing of the consequences of every available immigration option. Both of you agreed to this condition to communicate by e-mail. In our office attorney personally reviews and signs all of the prepared documents. Not a single document leaves the office without personal review by the attorney. Legal assistants constantly come in to consult with the attorney and have the documents reviewed, corrected, and signed. When we completed our services on June 27, 2022, your sister moved forward with us in another pending immigration matter. During the phone call on October 26, 2022, your sister did not indicate that another attorney had been hired to finish her case. On November 9, 2022, she ended her e-mail with the words “Ok thank you Mr Romanenko for everything I’m so glad to have you as my lawyer always appreciate you support”. Now that you have notified us that another attorney has been hired, we will have to withdraw from representation and notify your sister in writing. We thank you for your business and hope that the third immigration attorney that you have retained will meet your high definition of a lawyer.
Posted by Roman Kuznetsov | October 23, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Высокий профессионал!
Хочу выразить огромную благодарность Андрею и посоветовать всем, независимо от местонахождения, обращаться только к нему! Моя ситуация: Я из России, моя мама (гражданка США) подала петицию на воссоединение с семьёй в конце 2012 года. В начале 2013 пришло письмо, что моё дело принято. Дальше я ждал...
Posted by Lyuba | August 02, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Excellent
I hired attorney Andrei Romanenko to help my mother-in-law with a citizenship interview. We were worried we were not completely prepared, but attorney Romanenko made us feel comfortable and sorted things out just after a few meetings. Throughout the entire process, attorney Romanenko was extremely re...
Posted by Elena | December 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Благодарность Андрею Романенко
Адвокат Андрей Романенко- профессионал высочайшего уровня. Знает все тонкости американского законодательства. Очень быстро отвечает на все звонки и электронные письма. У него отличная профессиональная команда. Очень честный, принципиальный, трудолюбивый. Андрей помог мне ускорить интервью. Я получил...
"I endorse this lawyer. I have consulted Andrei on many immigration law matters. I feel always confident sending my family law clients to Andrei if they need immigration law consultation or representation. He is very knowledgeable, responsive and professional."
"Andrei is very knowledgeable and smart. He is experienced in immigration law and savvy in working with immigration agencies/courts. He works hard for his clients, and is passionate about the protecting the rights of immigrants. He's a great advocate and representative!"
"Andrei is an extremely knowledgeable attorney in the immigration law area. I have referred clients to him and received an excellent feedback about Andrei's professional work. I personally sought advice from him on numerous occasions and received top notch legal advice that was practical and straight to the point despite high complexity of the issues. I feel privileged to recommend Mr. Romanenko as an outstanding attorney always looking out for the best interests of his clients."
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Romanenko gives accurate legal advice on the avvo website. His guidance is thoughtful and practical. I recommend him with pleasure."
"I endorse this lawyer. Welcome on board, young tovaritch! Your superb answers and creative solutions to even most complex immigration law scenarios show a solid understanding of how immigration law truly works! Hope to read more and more of you."
"It is always my pleasure to welcome young attorneys into the community of lawyers who practice as complicated yet interesting area of law as U.S. Immigration Law. Andrei is knowledgeable in immigration law, well-informed and has already managed to deserve respect of his peers. I endorse him with pleasure."
"Andrei worked as an associate attorney in my office for one year, 2012-2013. I highly endorse the knowledge and expertise that Andrei has in immigration law."
"Andrei is very knowledgeable about immigration law. If I have any questions regarding immigration issues, I consult him with confidence. I endorse him as a zealous and hard working attorney ."
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2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017
Legal Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law, California Board of Legal Specialization
2016
San Francisco Best Businesses Award in the Immigration Law, San Francisco Best Businesses selection group
2015
Rated Attorney, Lead Counsel
2014
2014 top contributor award, Avvo
2014
Rated Attorney, Lead Counsel
2013
Rated Attorney, Lead Counsel
2011
J.D. Business Law Certificate, Berkeley Law
2005
Dean's List, SFSU
2001
Level 3 Japanese proficiency certificate, JLPT
2000
Dean's List, Minsk State Linguistic University
1999
Polish Language Certificate, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
1999
Dean's List, Minsk State Linguistic University
2014 - Present
Immigration Lawyer, Law Office of Andrei Romanenko
2013 - 2014
Immigration Attorney, Kerosky Purves & Bogue
2012 - 2013
Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Robert David Baker
2012 - 2012
Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Dominic Capeci
2015 - Present
San Francisco Immigrant Rights CommissionCommissioner
2014 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2014 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Northern California chapter)Member
2013 - Present
United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth CircuitAttorney
2011 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaAttorney
2014 - 2016
La Raza Centro LegalVolunteer Attorney
2008 - 2012
Asian Law CaucusVolunteer Attorney
reopened, adjustment of status granted
2011
JD - Juris Doctor
2005
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2001
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1999
Certificate
2015
Removal Defense
2014
Immigration consequences of crimes
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2010
2010
Spanish
Russian
Belarusian
Polish
Japanese
English
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