$ 600-600 per hour
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The Law Office of Janice Cho is a client-oriented law firm specializing in helping individuals understand and resolve family law and immigration issues efficiently and effectively and with professionalism, integrity and compassion. Ms. Cho has been practicing law since 2004, with significant expertise in family law and immigration law. Ms. Cho earned her Bachelor’s Degree, with honors, from the University of Chicago. She later received her Juris Doctorate degree from Northwestern University School of Law. After law school, Ms. Cho began her career working exclusively in the area of family law and immigration law. She has supervised legal clinics, provided technical assistance to pro bono attorneys, provided trainings on family law and immigration law, and regularly volunteers in numerous capacities with the Court.
Ms. Cho understands that many of her family law clients are in crisis, need immediate high-quality representation that they can trust, or need to establish personal and financial security in the wake of family separation. She guides her clients through the nuances and complexities of family law and immigration law and offers each of her clients an individualized client-directed approach that addresses each client's specific objectives.
Her family law practice includes, but is not limited to marital dissolution, premarital agreements, post-marital agreements, divorce and separation; custody and parenting arrangements; child and spousal support; and valuation and division of community property assets and debts, including real estate, business interests, professional practices, personal property, retirement benefits and other investments.
Ms. Cho's immigration practice focuses on family-based petitions, VAWA's, U-Visas, and Naturalizations and Citizenship applications. She is dedicated to helping her clients in ways that large firms cannot by providing highly personalized and effective immigration solutions.
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22 years
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22 years
22 years
$ 600-600 per hour
State: California
Acquired: 2004
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1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1838, Oakland, CA, 94612
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Posted by Tomás | January 21, 2015 | Divorce & Separation
Janice destroys stereotypes commonly associated with attorneys
Unfortunately, Janice wasn't the first attorney that I hired to settle my divorce. I came to her after finding out that, unbeknownst to me, my first attorney had ceased to communicate with the other party's attorney and, subsequently, with me. What a contrast! From our very first meeting, Janice made...
Posted by anonymous | January 15, 2015 | Family
Honest, fast-thinking, insightful and caring!
I had the pleasure of consulting with Janice on my sensitive family law case. The information Janice provided me with was incredibly helpful, strategic and insightful. I have educated myself on case law online over the past several months and Janice added the extra detail that only an experienced l...
Posted by Jason | October 09, 2014 | Family
What a relief to find such compassion in a legal office.
As man looking for family law advice it can be difficult to get people to really listen to your concerns. Janice was compassionate and very clear in mapping out my future options with my case. Extremely helpful and concerned with what was best for my family. I left her office feeling empowered and re...
Posted by Gertrude | October 04, 2013
Focused, committed, inspired intelligence - what you want in a trusted advisor.
Janice is one intense woman, a dynamo determined to do right, with an insistence to Do it right or why do it at all? Obviously an advocate for justice, she challenges her clients to come up with the strength to face reality, stick to the facts, and get things done so they can move on with their life...
"Janice is an extremely sharp and capable attorney. Definitely willing to go to bat for her clients but also mindful of the benefits of settlement. I've had the pleasure of working with Janice on a number of cases, all of which were resolved informally to the mutual satisfaction of our clients. I endorse her without hesitation."
"Janice Cho is one the smartest, most organized and toughest attorneys I know. I highly recommend her services in both family law and immigration matters."
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2014
2013 Wiley Manual Pro Bono Award, State Bar of California
2012
2012 Rising Star Volunteer of the Year, Alameda County Bar Association
2011 - Present
Principal, Law Offices of Janice Cho
2010 - 2010
Adjunt Professor, John F. Kennedy Law School
2006 - 2011
Supervising Attorney, Family Law Unit, CoCoCty, Bay Area Legal Aid
2006 - 2011
Supervising Attorney, DV Restraining Order Clinics, CoCoCty, Bay Area Legal Aid
2005 - 2006
Staff Attorney, Law Center for Families
2025 - Present
Alameda County Bar AssociationPresident-Elect
2014 - Present
Legal Access Alameda (formerly Volunteer Legal Services Corporation)Former President and current Board Director
2011 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2011 - Present
Alameda County Bar AssociationDay of Court Volunteer Attorney
2004 - Present
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember
2004 - Present
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember
2004 - Present
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay AreaMember
2015 - 2016
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Executive CommitteeMember
2002
JD - Juris Doctor
1997
B.A.
2015
2014
Finshing a Dissolution
2013
When and Why is a Parent's Immigration Status Relevant to Custody
2013
Finishing a Dissolution
2013
2013
Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation
2013
2013
2012
Legal Remedies for Domestic Violence Victims
2010
Family Law and Motion Practice
2013
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