Sean Richard Olender

Sean Richard Olender

4.9
Rating: 9.5

Licensed for 27 years

Immigration Lawyer at Campbell, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Employment & Labor

1999 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 797, Campbell, CA

About Sean

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 300-375 per hour

Contingency

33%-40%


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 27 years

State: California

Acquired: 1998

Active

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Location

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1999 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 797, Campbell, CA, 95003

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200 Washington Street, Suite 208, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060

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Sean Richard Olender's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.9 /5.0

67 Client Reviews

Showing 26 - 30 of 41 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Avinash | January 09, 2013 | Immigration

PERM Labor Certification

Sean takes care of immigration matters for my company and filed a PERM labor certification for me. My case had complicated details. I work for a small company of about 40. I work from home and client sites in another state where the company doesn’t have an office. Sean knew how to make this work unde...r the rules and my labor certification was approved in two months.

Posted by Rodolfo and Jenzelyn Bautista | December 24, 2012 | Immigration

quality service

Used Sean's services to convert my wife's status and guide us in filing the application. Found him in this website and after calling and talking to other lawyers, we decided to work with him. He is easy to get a hold of, answered our questions and concerns promptly, guided us from step 1 to the last..., did mock interviews and his office staff was there for us anytime. I was worried at first since this is our first time to get legal help and none of our family or friends know him, but I was comfortable after our first talk. He will definitely be recommended to our friends and family. Thank you Sean and to your team.

Posted by Dayanara Jacquin | November 09, 2012 | Immigration

I-485 Adjustment of status RFE

Sean Olender prepared my “same or substantially similar” I-140 letter for my adjustment of status application. My salary increased a lot since the labor certification was filed and Sean said that the USCIS standard operating procedures and memos said that the officer could take substantial changes i...n salary as an indication that the jobs were not substantially similar. Sean added tables to his letter with the difference between the prevailing wage in the county I used to work in and the one I work in now showing a big difference geographically and then he also included a table with old OES wages from the time the labor certification was filed to show the change in wages due to inflation. The changes he showed were due to exogenous factors totaled an 86% wage increase which put my additional increase only 15% or 20% more than that and made it look not so big. Even though I was not a supervisor before and I’m a supervisor now, Sean went very carefully through the OES codes and pointed out that Department of Labor did not create a separate OES code for managers in this field because it believed that supervisor/managers in this job had job duties very similar to non-supervisory personnel. Sean devoted a lot of time to the letter and it was meticulous and very well organized drawing from the Department of Labor’s OES and O*NET publications and also USCIS memos and standard operating procedures on the standard for same or substantially similar.

Posted by Jeff | October 03, 2012 | Immigration

Sean Olender

Sean Olender helped my wife and I with my wife's green card. My friend had suggested we ask Sean about our case and Sean took us on. Sean was exteremly knowledgeable about immirgation law and knew about all the current changes with immigration law that seem like they constantly change. Both my wife... and I were pleased to have Sean guide us along this process. Ultimately, Sean helped my wife and I obtain my wife's green card and we are extremely grateful. If you find yourself having an questions regarding immigration I would suggest you connect with Sean.

Posted by Nader | October 01, 2012 | Employment & Labor

Olender/Pham: most reasonable and knowledgable

Sean Olender advised me on an employment law matter and was able to provide useful information that helped me make important decisions. It was a very complicated situation that involved employment law and immigration law and his firm’s unique experience and his partner Henry’s help enabled me to get... a quality of advice that I don’t think I could have gotten at a firm that specialized in immigration law or employment law, but not both. Sean also represented my brother about seven years ago in a family immigration matter and got a good result in a short period of time for a reasonable fee.

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Experience

Rating:  9.5 (Superb)

Honors

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

Work Experience

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

Associations

2011 - Present

Coalition of Concerned Legal Professionals

Member of the Board

1998 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2002 - 2003

San Francisco Attorney Magazine

Member of the Editorial Board

2001 - 2002

Bar Association of San Francisco, Immigration Section

Chair

2001 - 2002

Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club Immigration

Chair

Sample of Legal Cases

Disability Discrimination

Settled for a confidential sum.

Fraud/Abuse of Process

Claims against my client dismissed, defendant settled counterclaims for a confidential sum.

Represented Client in Attorney Malpractice Suit

Settled for $70,000.

Workplace Safety Retaliation

Settled for a confidential sum.

Sexual Harassment Against Government Defendant

Settled for confidential sum.

Shah v. Ashcroft, SACV 01-592

Successfully sued USCIS and State Department for immigrant visa.

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Education

1997

Univ of San Diego SOL

Law

1994

Univ of California Santa Barbara

BA

Speaking Engagements

2015

2013

San Diego International Law Journal Symposium Chaidez v. United States - Padilla Retroactivity

2013

PERM Labor Certification and Pathways to Permanent Residence PERM Labor Certification

2013

2012

2008

The Mortgage Crisis and Government Intervention

The Financial Crisis

2008

Employment Authorization Documents, Using the Law to Its Fullest

Employment Authorization Documents

2008

Causes of the Crisis and What We Can Expect from the New Administration

Financial Crisis

2007

Panel Asylum Attorney Training

Representing Applicants with HIV and AIDS in Asylum Proceedings

2007

Legal and Legislative Update

Social Security No Match Letters

2005

New PERM Rules: The Biggest Change to the Green Card Process in Ten Years

PERM Labor Certification - Employment Based Immigration

2005

Managing HR in the Healthcare Sector

Immigration Issues in the Health Care Sector

2004

Managing HR in the Healthcare Sector

Immigration Issues in the Health Care Sector

2003

Immigration Update: New Rules for Work-Based Visas & Greencards

Work Visas and Green Cards

2003

Big Changes for Immigration Law: The End of INS and New Rules for Green Cards

Reorganization of INS into Department of Homeland Security

2003

2003 Human Resources Legislative Update

Legislative Update

2002

2002 Human Resources Legislative Update

Legislative Update

2001

Hiring Foreign Workers in a New World

Hiring Foreign Workers

2000

Hiring Foreign Professionals

Hiring Foreign Workers

2000

Getting the Most from the New H-1B Law

H-1B Laws and Regulations

2000

21st Century Work Issues: 2000 Legislative Update

Business Immigration and Legislative Update

1999

Business Immigration and Compensation Issues

Business Immigration and Compensation

Publications

2008

2002

NCHRA Legal and Legislative Affairs Council Immigration Issues in a New World: The End of INS

2002

San Francisco Attorney Magazine The Mess at INS

2001

Bar Association of San Franciso - Barrister's Club Journal In and Out of Cuba: Two Sides of an Unusual Immigration Process

2001

San Francisco Attorney Magazine A Footnote to the Linda Chavez Scandal

Languages

Spanish

English

Activity

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