Julia Z. Nikolaev

Julia Z. Nikolaev

5.0
Rating: 4.5

Licensed for 14 years

Immigration Lawyer at San Rafael, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

44 Mooring Road, San Rafael, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 14 years

State: California

Acquired: 2012

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2021

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44 Mooring Road, San Rafael, CA, 94901

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5.0 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by Igor | March 11, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent immigration lawyer

Julia Nikolaev helped me and my family with my immigration case in the United States. She was very professional, responsive, and supportive throughout the entire process. Thanks to her guidance, everything went smoothly. I highly recommend Julia Nikolaev to anyone who needs help with immigration matt...ers.

Posted by Genady | June 18, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Probate

Best lawyer

"I consulted lawyer Julia Nikolaev regarding an inheritance dispute. Julia responded quickly to my request and demonstrated professionalism and attention to the details of my case from the beginning. She clearly explained all the legal aspects and was always ready to answer my questions. Thanks t...o her help, we were able to successfully resolve the dispute in my favor. I am very satisfied with the result and wholeheartedly recommend Julia as a reliable and professional lawyer.

Posted by Andrei | May 29, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Asylum

The best lawyer

I want to say a huge thank you to Julia for her excellent work! She is truly a professional who cares about her clients and is committed to winning! Julia helped my wife and me win political asylum in the most difficult state for detention court — Louisiana! She was deeply involved in our stor...y, knew it inside and out, was always in touch, and answered all our questions. We are very grateful to her for her honesty, responsibility, and professionalism. Julia, you are amazing!

Posted by Veniamin | January 02, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

A true professional, expert and wonderful person

Our work with Julia during my application for political asylum has come to an end. For five months while I was in detention, she represented my interests in immigration court and interacted with ICE officers. Under her careful guidance, I went from complete confusion to winning the case, having my im...migration case closed, and being released from detention. Julia is a lawyer of the highest competence, a true expert, an empathetic and responsive person who not only finds winning strategies but also the right levers to influence the case review process. Throughout our work, Julia was always available, reacted quickly and efficiently to all changes, prepared and submitted the necessary documents punctually and flawlessly, provided tremendous legal and moral support, and comprehensively prepared me for my individual hearing. Julia did an incredible work, and I owe my freedom to her. I am grateful to Julia for her efforts and without any hesitations recommend her for hiring!

Posted by Aleksandra | December 13, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Professional in her field, great person

I want to express my gratitude to Julia Nikolaev for taking on our case! She is truly a master of her craft, investing not only professionalism but also a human touch into each individual case. Our case went through the entire process from the beginning to the final hearing in detention. Julia and... I met and signed a contract before the second master hearing, and at the second master hearing we requested the date of the final hearing. Julia managed to join me to my husband’s case and most importantly, she preserved this join and kept us with the original judge (the prosecutor's office requested that the cases be separated and the trials moved to new states, which would have meant starting everything from beginning). Julia's response to all changes, the need to make corrections to documents or file the necessary motions was immediate. I want to note that Julia communicates personally with each client, not only through established communication channels and detention schedule, but also via a regular landline phone during her personal non-working hours. Julia prepared us perfectly for the final hearing and, as a result, we won the final hearing. All work was done clearly and quickly. Thanks to this, we were tried and released with the necessary documents in a very short time. Thank you so much for the work done!

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Experience

Rating:  4.5 (Concern)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2021.

Discipline, Probation; no Actual Suspension issued in CA, 2021

updated on 09/10/2021

This sanction means the attorney had a suspension placed on hold (and ultimately removed) by complying with certain requirements.

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Golden Gate Univ SOL

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Foreign School

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