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also known as Ace Climaco
Rafael “Ace” Shinn Climaco is admitted to practice law in California, the United States Federal Court Northern District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. His main areas of practice are immigration law and bankruptcy.
Super Lawyers magazine named Ace to its 2012, 2013, and 2014 Rising Stars list for Northern California.
He is an adjunct professor at John F. Kennedy University, in the College of Undergraduate Studies, where he teaches Immigration Law.
Ace was President of the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC) from 2008-2009, after serving as Secretary for two years, and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. For his legal work in the community, he was awarded the Minority Bar Coalition's Unity Award in 2009, and has been honored by the California State Assembly and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Ace received his B.A. from UCLA and his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law.
He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Tagalog.
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Acquired: 2005
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1990 N. California Blvd., 8th Floor, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596
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Posted by Elina | February 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Assistance with Immigration Case
My husband has been initially denied an application for Adjustment of Status based on marriage to a U.S citizen (myself). We have then retained Mr. Rafael Climaco to assist with re-applying. He had added important personal details to our case, as additional proof of bona fide marriage, such as ph...
Posted by John | October 16, 2013 | Immigration
ACE CLIMACO - Trustworthy, Personable & Professional
Ace Climaco is a true professional. He is the epitome of what a lawyer should represent. Ace worked with my wife and I to go through the immigration process. He laid out all of the specific and accurate options that we had. Ace allowed us to make informed and educated decisions, based on our input, a...
Posted by Medardo | August 14, 2013 | Immigration
US visa application
Mr. Rafael did a splendid end professional job on preparing my form I-601 for my wife visa which is one of the most difficult to get it approved, but Mr. Rafael nail it with he's knowledge end courage put all together end the result was that my wife visa got to be approved.
Posted by anonymous | August 13, 2013 | Immigration
Wonderful job!
Rafael is very helpful. without him i wouldn't be in a happy place right now. he helped me through the whole process of getting my green card and i'm very pleased with his service. i recommend him.. very professional and real nice.
"I endorse this lawyer. I practice criminal defense. Whenever my cases have an immigration issue associated with them, I work with Rafael Climaco. He knows the law well and does a great job with the clients. I recommend him without hesitation."
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2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2009
Unity Award, Minority Bar Coalition
2012 - Present
Professor, Adjunct, Immigration Law, John F. Kennedy University
2006 - Present
Attorney, Law Office of Rafael S. Climaco
2002 - 2005
Law Clerk and Attorney, Law Offices of Amancio M. Liangco, Jr.
2007 - 2008
Filipino Bar Association of Northern CaliforniaPresident
2005 - 2007
Filipino Bar Association of Northern CaliforniaSecretary
2004
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2017
Immigration Law: What Now?
2015
Solo Law Practice
2009
US Immigration for Health Care Workers
Spanish
Tagalog