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

Olender

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 31 - 35 of 41 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Prasanna Rao | April 23, 2012 | Immigration

EB1c filing

Sean filed my EB 1(c) multinational manager petition while representing my employer, one of the worlds top IT and management consulting firms. He worked carefully to precisely describe my job and educational background and the jobs and educational backgrounds of my direct reports. He prepared a nine ...page letter to accompany the petition carefully explaining why the evidence submitted satisfied every legal requirement for this classification. He worked tirelessly with me and the companys HR department to prepare the evidence necessary to submit a flawless case. He works not just to get EB-1(c) cases approved, but to get them approved without the delay of a request for evidence. My case was approved quickly without an RFE. Additionally, Sean filed many EB-1(c) cases for my colleagues and has a 100% approval rate on those cases. I highly recommend Seans work.

Sean Olender

Replied last February 18, 2012

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Posted by Kaushik | April 23, 2012 | Immigration

Very Knowledgeable and thorough in his work

I have been working with Sean for the last three years. He was the immigration attorney hired by my Company to help me in my green card application. Sean is extremely thorough and has been seamlessly guiding me through the last three years to ensure that the green card application was a relatively sm...ooth process, contrary to the horrible experiences I heard people have gone through. He has been very helpful and specific in answering any questions that I had and was very professional and thorough with the paperwork. He would go the extra mile to make sure that all correct documents are available before a critical deadline. It had been a pleasure working with him and I would recommend him to anybody with immigration needs

Sean Olender

Replied last February 18, 2012

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Posted by Jas | April 23, 2012 | Immigration

Outstanding! One of the most knowledgeable attorney I have known

For about nine years Sean Olenderâ's firm represented my employer, a $2 billion publicly traded computer hardware reseller and consulting company. Sean prepared and filed my H-1B petition, labor certification application and I-140 petition. All of the cases were approved with no problems. Sean was al...ways available by phone and e-mail and was able to answer my questions.

Sean Olender

Replied last February 18, 2012

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Posted by Charles | April 23, 2012 | Immigration

Difficult, but successful

Sean Olender prepared and filed my H-1B petition using premium processing. It was a difficult case because I was to work as an Operations Manager for a software company and I have a law degree. USCIS doesn't usually think that Operations Managers qualify for H-1B status and it was difficult to persua...de them that the degree was directly related to the work to be performed. Sean obtained an expert opinion from a university professor who was the former Dean of the School of Business and Economics. The opinion discussed in detail why the position met the H-1B qualifications and how my degree was directly related to the job's duties, mostly software licensing. After initial resistance, USCIS approved my case and the State Department approved my H-1B visa.

Sean Olender

Replied last February 18, 2012

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Posted by Juan | April 23, 2012 | Immigration

Canselacion de deportacion

Hola mi nombre es juan doy a saber que el abogado Sean Olender me ayudo con mi caso en 2005. El gano mi caso de canselacion de deportacion en San Francsco. Soy feliz con Olender y soy ciudadno hoy.

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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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