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With more than a decade of immigration law experience, Melissa Jaffar collaborates with executives and legal and human resources personnel to address nonimmigrant and immigrant business immigration issues. Melissa has worked with startups, emerging companies, mid-sized and Fortune 500 corporations in a variety of industries including computer, software technology, biotechnology, electronics, pharmaceutical, and banking/financial services.
Melissa also advises clients on a wide variety of family immigration matters including family-based adjustment of status, naturalization, specialized citizenship issues, consular process, conditional residence, humanitarian parole, VAWA, asylum, waivers, fiance visas, and visas for victims of crimes. Melissa also has extensive experience with detention and removal matters before the immigration court (EOIR) and Board of Immigration Appeals.
Melissa has practiced business immigration law at some of the nation’s premier immigration law firms in San Francisco including a multi-practice firm, a mid-sized firm and a global full service immigration firm. She practiced family immigration law with mid-sized and boutique firms in Dallas and Houston. She clerked with the Chief Counsel of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Dallas during law school. She received her law degree from Texas A&M University School of Law, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University. Melissa is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is fluent in Spanish.
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Licensed in Texas for 16 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2009
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Location
ATLAS Immigration Law
1 Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, CA, 94111-3610
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Posted by Jessica | July 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Five stars!
Melissa was an enormous help in helping me to navigate the waters of immigration visa. She was always quick to respond to my questions, helpful in providing the most up to date information and helpful in translating technical paperwork with me. I couldn't have done it without her!
Melissa Anne Jaffar's Lawyer Endorsements
"I met Melissa in law school in Texas and remember having many legal discussions with her in our classes together. I always found her to be extremely intelligent and was very impressed with her legal knowledge. It is no surprise to me that she has become a successful immigration law attorney, as the person I knew in law school was destined to be a zealous advocate for her clients. I recommend her for anyone looking for an immigration attorney in the Bay area, or for any area of law that she may handle."
Diego Galer
Immigration lawyer
Experience
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Founder and Principal Attorney, ATLAS Immigration Law
2009 - 2009
Law Clerk, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Associations
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
Education
2009
Texas A&M University (fm: Texas Wesleyan University School of Law)
JD - Juris Doctor
2003
Vanderbilt University
BA
2003
Vanderbilt University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2016
Foreign Startups
Start up Immigration
2011
Rice University - Immigration Seminar
Current State of Immigration
Languages
Spanish
English
Hindi
Tamil
Activity
Legal Answers