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(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Immigration and Naturalization, Appellate Practice in Civil, Criminal, and Administrative Appeals in State and Federal Courts, Family-Based Immigration, Employment-Based Immigration, Intra-Company Transfers, Labor Certifications, Investor Visas, National Interest Waivers, Extraordinary Ability and Outstanding Researcher Visas, Temporary Visas and Extensions, Employer-Sponsored Visas, Performer, Artist and Athlete Visas, Religious Worker Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Deportation Defense before Courts and Federal Agencies Pardons and other remedies for Immigration and Criminal Violations, Visa Petitions through U.S. Embassies and Consulates Abroad Asylum and Temporary Protection Petitions under the Violence against Women Act Appeals before all courts and federal agencies.

Firm Affiliations

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF BOUTIQUE LAW FIRMS: (INBLF)

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express

Address

The Spreckels Theatre Building
121 Broadway, Suite 573
San Diego, CA 92101, (San Diego Co.)

Phone

Phone: 619-230-0012
Fax: 619-230-0044

Website

http://www.jsoslaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Ginger E. Jacobs (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, September 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. (Not admitted in California). Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1995); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998). AILA President's Commendation for Coalition Building (2007). Member: American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (Executive Committee, San Diego AILA Chapter, 2004-2006; Co-Chair, San Diego AILA Chapter Congressional Liaison Committee, 2004-2008); San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce (Member, International Committee). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization(100%).Email: Ginger E. Jacobs

David A. Schlesinger (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, December 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 2003, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Duke University (A.B., summa cum laude, with distinction in History, 1993); New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts. Law Clerk: Hon. Roderick R. McKelvie, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, 1996-1997; The Hon. Gerard E. Lynch, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2001; The Hon. M. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2001-2002. Intern to the Honorable Charles R. Richey, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1994. Author: "Chevron Unlatined: The Inapplicability of the Canon Noscitur a Sociis Under Prong One of the Chevron Framework," 5 N.Y.U. Envtl. L.J. 638, 1996. Member: San Diego County Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals; Federal Litigation; Immigration Appeals; Criminal Motion Practice; Civil Motion Practice.Email: David A. Schlesinger

Mark C. Ople (Member) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1989); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1995). Member: San Diego County and American Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association; San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce (Member, Legal Committee); California Western Community Law Project. Practice Areas: Immigration Law(100%).Email: Mark C. Ople

Donald Kyle Sheppard (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Marshall University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1997); New York Law School (J.D., 2000). Member: San Diego County Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (Board of Directors, 2009-2010; Executive Committee, San Diego AILA Chapter, 2006-2010; Co-Chair, Planning Committee for 20th Annual California Chapters Conference; Chair, YLD Committee for San Diego Chapter); Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana. (Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).Email: Donald Kyle Sheppard

ASSOCIATE

Regina Knoll (Associate) born Linz, Austria, March 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Central Connecticut State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); California Western School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: San Diego County Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); California Women Lawyers; Lawyers Club of San Diego. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization(100%).Email: Regina Knoll

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