$ 300-375 per hour
Sean Olender is a State Bar certified specialist in immigration and nationality law. As of late 2022, there are only four other certified specialists in immigration and nationality law in Santa Clara County and one other in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. You can reach Sean's office in San Jose at and in Santa Cruz. For timely and interesting articles on important immigration and employment law topics, visit.
California attorneys who are certified as specialists have taken and passed a written examination in their specialty field, demonstrated a high level of experience in the specialty field, fulfilled ongoing education requirements and have been favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges familiar with their work. The one day examination includes four hours to complete eight essays and 2.5 hours to complete 75 multiple choice questions. The examination is difficult because it may test on any immigration law question from labor certification and EB-5 investor visas to deportation defense, the immigration consequences of criminal convictions... anything.
Sean also served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of San Diego School of law from 2012 to 2015 where he taught a three unit upper division class on immigration law.
Sean has practiced immigration law for more than 17 years and has experience in all areas of immigration law from business immigration, H-1Bs, EB-5, PERM labor certification to J-1 waivers, unlawful presence waivers, cancellation of removal, family immigration, asylum, withholding of removal, circuit court appeals, mandamus, parole-in-place, humanitarian parole, DACA, and many other areas.
Olender has a paperless office with superb systems to streamline case processing and reduce data processing errors.
Sean Olender also practices employment law and has represented both employees and employers in employment litigation areas including wage and hour disputes, sexual harassment, age discrimination, race discrimination, retaliation and whistleblowers. Sean has found that employment law complements immigration law because many immigration law issues have employment law issues and vice versa. Often individual and corporate customers have questions or problems that involve both immigration and employment law issues and Sean brings together knowledge of both to offer wholesome solutions to difficult problems.
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$ 300-375 per hour
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1999 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 797, Campbell, CA, 95003
200 Washington Street, Suite 208, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
67 Client Reviews
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Posted by Hua Liang | April 30, 2015 | Immigration
Nice consultation experience
First of all, Sean is the only one who replied my email within the same day. Then I made an appointment with him and went to Sean's office for some answers about my personal immigration issue. My case is not complicated but Sean was very patient and knowledgable. I was happy to know what I should do...
Posted by Josh | March 26, 2015
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty!
Sean called me back long after normal work hours after I left him a message with little detail about my issue. Sean took the time to understand all aspects of what was going on. He was patient and insightful. Sean didn't have to spend an hour with me on the phone but he did! It was a free consult...
Posted by anonymous | October 31, 2014 | Immigration
Great Advice
I contacted Sean to consult regarding a complicated immigration situation was in. Sean gave me great amount of time in providing free consultation. Upon Sean's suggestion, I made paperwork ready, contacted immigration and submitted paperwork they asked for (which was exactly what Sean had recommende...
Posted by Shannon | September 25, 2014 | Immigration
My stepson's Immigration case
I hired Sean to help my stepson who was ordered deported when he was young. He and his mother sneaked into the country and he was only five when he got ordered deported for not showing up to his hearing. Sean did some research and said that there were cases that said if immigration gave the parent a ...
Posted by Wilson | September 05, 2014 | Immigration
Immigration Issues
Sean is very knowlegdeable. I had roadblocks with other attorneys as my case was a very corner case with no proper legal guidelines. But when I called him for questions related to immigration issues, he was able to find appropriate legal answers patiently. He was very honest with his opinion and very...
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2015
Certified Specialist - Immigration & Nationality Law, State Bar of California
2013
Volunteer Appreciation - Accepting Over 10 Referrals in 2012, AIDS Legal Referral Panel
2013
Client Choice Award, AVVO
2009
Certificate of Appreciation, Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals
2008
Benito Juarez Human Rights Award, AIDS Legal Referral Panel
2002
Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award, Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Legal Services Program
2000
Certificate of Appreciation for Significant Contributions, American Immigration Lawyers Association
2014 - Present
Principal Attorney, Olender
2012 - 2015
Adjunct Professor, University Of San Diego School Of Law
2009 - 2013
Partner, Olender Pham
1998 - 2009
Principal, Olender Law Office
2011 - Present
Coalition of Concerned Legal ProfessionalsMember of the Board
1998 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2002 - 2003
San Francisco Attorney MagazineMember of the Editorial Board
2001 - 2002
Bar Association of San Francisco, Immigration SectionChair
2001 - 2002
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club ImmigrationChair
Settled for a confidential sum.
Claims against my client dismissed, defendant settled counterclaims for a confidential sum.
Settled for $70,000.
Settled for a confidential sum.
Settled for confidential sum.
Successfully sued USCIS and State Department for immigrant visa.
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The Financial Crisis
2008
Employment Authorization Documents
2008
Financial Crisis
2007
Representing Applicants with HIV and AIDS in Asylum Proceedings
2007
Social Security No Match Letters
2005
PERM Labor Certification - Employment Based Immigration
2005
Immigration Issues in the Health Care Sector
2004
Immigration Issues in the Health Care Sector
2003
Work Visas and Green Cards
2003
Reorganization of INS into Department of Homeland Security
2003
Legislative Update
2002
Legislative Update
2001
Hiring Foreign Workers
2000
Hiring Foreign Workers
2000
H-1B Laws and Regulations
2000
Business Immigration and Legislative Update
1999
Business Immigration and Compensation
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