$ 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 anonymous | January 16, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Great family law attorney!
I hired Janice and her amazing team to navigate a tricky divorce. Throughout the process Janice and her team were extremely efficient, helpful, compassionate, and thorough. Every time I spoke to Janice directly I felt like she gave me clear, smart advice and was super efficient with her/my time. The ...
Posted by anonymous | February 09, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Divorce lawyer
I cannot recommend Janice Cho highly enough! She guided me through my divorce and child custody case with incredible professionalism, expertise, and dedication. From the start, Janice was well-organized, responsive, and always quick to answer any questions I had. Her strategic advice and thoughtful a...
Posted by anonymous | January 25, 2024 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Amazing and very informative !
I found Janice through google search in an attempt to gain some information and clarity on my case. she was very very helpful and informative . I love that she even went out of her way to check on me being that I was very nervous and anxious for my hearing. I felt very comfortable speaking with her. ...
Posted by Ineda | January 01, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Top Tier
Janice Cho and her team are top tier professionals. Stepping in to my stale divorce case, Janice was efficient, strategic, accessible, and moreover, kind. Job well done. Thank you!
Posted by Brad | March 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Janice got me exactly what I wanted.
I used Janice initially as a consulting attorney, and then as a representing attorney, in my divorce. She was always very attentive to my concerns, priorities and needs, guiding me, but not pushing me in directions I didn’t want to go. Janice was always very professional, supportive and thorough in h...
"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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