$ 400-490 per hour
I am an lawyer whose practice focuses on deportation defense, family-based immigration, and humanitarian immigration cases. Certified as a specialist in immigration law by the State Bar of California, I have represented thousans of people in completed immigration matters since 2005. I have experience in cancellation of removal (hardship-based deportation defense) for families with special needs children, LGBT, domestic violence, and child abuse-related asylum applications, the impact of crimes on immigration status, defenses for immigrant crime victims, appellate matters. I have represented individuals in cases ranging from "simple" marriage-based green card applications to federal court litigation involving prolonged detention, delayed immigation applications, and the unlawful denial of immigration and naturaliazation applications.
I am a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). I have spoken at several AILA events, including the 2018 AILA Annual Conference, on the topic of family-based immigration, and the 2018 AILA Midwest Regional Conference, on the topic of Aggravated Felonies (a criminal-immigration area).
I am fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and conversant in French. Prior to obtaining my law degree from U.C. Hastings in San Francisco, I studied linguistics at U.C. Berkeley and the University of Barcelona. I was drawn to the field of immigration law by my interest in policy issues such as bilingual education and also by my belief that immigration is a civil rights issue.
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550 California Street, Suite 303, San Francisco, CA, 94104
11 Client Reviews
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Posted by Oscar | December 18, 2020
Awesome Communication
Kevin was great and communicated with me almost immediately pointing me in the right direction.. even though it was not his office :-) Thank you for your help.
Posted by Will | July 12, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Tenacious
Cuando fuimos a ver a Kevin estábamos al límite. Recuerdo que le dije a Kevin que solo queríamos lanzarnos al sistema y terminar de una vez. Kevin tomó nuestra mano y nos guió a través de la bestia que es el sistema de inmigración de los Estados Unidos. Nos ayudó con seis tarjetas verdes y una ciu...
Posted by Denmark | January 14, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Thank you!
It’s been a long process but Kevin made it happened. He is the one who give me not only comfort but helped me go through the process of getting my citizenship application approved. If not for Kevin, I wouldn’t be where I am now. I am finally truly free. Thank you Kevin.
Posted by Jaime | January 14, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
El milagro
Hola, mi nombre es Jaime. Para mí, es un honor y una gran felicidad el poder escribir y expresar mi experiencia como cliente de uno de los mejores abogados de inmigración de San Francisco. Pues en mi caso de petición de asilo político que ya un juez había negado a causa de un delito que había cometid...
Posted by anonymous | January 12, 2020 | Immigration
Very accurate and precise!
I was looking for some legal address to send an immigration package and we were very dizzy with my husband. Thank god and some lawyers we could asure the address we found was correct to send over our stuff. Mr. Crabtree was one of those! :)
"An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of his clients and getting them the most favorable result possible."
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"I endorse Kevin without reservation. He is a tireless and creative advocate. He generously shares his knowledge with the legal community and his clients are indeed lucky to have him on their side."
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2012
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2011
Award for Outstanding Public Service, San Francisco Bar Association and American Immigration Lawyer's Association
2011
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2020 - Present
Partner, Fuerza Immigration Lawyers LLP
2005 - 2019
Associate Attorney, Law Office of Robert L. Lewis
2005 - 2005
Law Clerk/Intern, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
2004 - 2004
Law Clerk/Intern, Internataional Institute of the East Bay
2004 - 2004
Law Clerk/Intern, National Center for Lesbian Rights
2003 - 2003
Law Clerk/Intern, Eviction Defense Collaborative
2006 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMembers
Petition for review granted
Petition for review granted in part.
2005
JD - Juris Doctor
2001
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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Legal Answers
I am active Duty military and my income is above the minimum poverty requirements for armed forces, what do I do?
13 Jul 2022
Green card through marriage ?
13 Jul 2022
My nephew was ordered to pay arrears, would he still be able to travel within the United States ?
15 Jul 2022