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Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, primarily located in San Jose, CA, stands out as the most frequently mentioned entity. However, Jewell Stewart & Pratt PC, founded in 2005 and based in San Francisco, CA, provides more detailed information. This specialty law firm focuses exclusively on immigration and nationality law, with a strong emphasis on business and employment-related immigration. They offer counsel and representation to a broad range of clients, including those in software, biotech, engineering, and finance, as well as to academic institutions, nonprofits, and religious organizations.
Specialties
Reason for immigration services
Permanent resident / green card petition, Naturalization / Citizenship, Employee-based petition (e.g., work visa), Asylum application, Filing green card petition for family, Replacement, extension or change of current visa, green card or work permit, Detention and deportation
Location and hours
Santa Clara County Counsel's Office
70 W Hedding St
San Jose, CA 95110-1705
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Work Experience
Principal
Jewell Stewart & Pratt PC
2016 - Present
Senior Associate
Jewell & Associates, PC
2004 - 2015
Legal Applications Advisor
Fraser & Beatty (now Dentons)
1995 - 1997
Research Lawyer
Law Society of Upper Canada
1993 - 1995
Principal
Jewell Stewart & Pratt PC
2016 - Present
Senior Attorney
Jewell & Associates, PC
2008 - 2015
Attorney Advisor
San Francisco Immigration Court
2006 - 2007
Judicial Extern
The Honorable Edward M. Chen
2004 - 2004
Legal Assistant
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
2000 - 2003
Immigration Judge, Retired
Executive Office for Immigration Review
1995 - 2016
Owner
Webber & Associates
1981 - 1995
Partner
Webber & Lofgren
1980 - 1980
Education
Golden Gate University School of Law
University of California - Davis
UC Berkeley SOL
Univ of Arizona COL
Dartmouth Coll
Loyola Marymount University
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
Southern Methodist Univ
Yale Law School
Univ of California, Irvine SOL
Santa Clara Univ SOL
UC Berkeley SOL
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall
Brown Univ
Kenyon Coll
Univ of Michigan Law Sch
Suffolk Univ Law School
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
Foreign School
UC Berkeley SOL
Golden Gate Univ SOL
University of California - Berkeley
University of San Francisco School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
1989
San Jose State University
1986
Golden Gate University School of Law
2005
Law Society of Upper Canada
1990
Univ of Western Ontario
1988
Golden Gate Univ SOL
2006
Univ of Washington
2000
University of San Francisco School of Law
Stanford Law School
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
California State University, San Marcos
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
2006
University of California, San Diego
2001
University of Costa Rica
2000
UC Berkeley SOL
Uc Berkeley Sol Boalt Hall
UC Berkeley SOL
Univ Of California Berkeley
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
1976
Univ of California Berkeley
1973
Fordham Univ SOL
Ithaca Coll
Cornell University
Tufts University
Boston University School of Law
UC Hastings COL
Univ of Texas
University of San Francisco School of Law
California Western School of Law
Biola University
Harvard
Harvard Univ Law School
Stanford Univ Law School
Purdue University
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
University of San Francisco School of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Stanford University
Harvard University Law School
Williams College
2000
New York University School of Law
UC Hastings COL
Univ of Texas
U of San Francisco SOL
Golden Gate Univ SOL
2006
Santa Clara Univ SOL
Univ of Washington
BA, Political Science
2000
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
California State University, San Marcos
Golden Gate Univ SOL
University of California - Davis
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
law
1976
Univ of California Berkeley
Mathematics
1973
Biola University
California Western School of Law
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
Foreign School
UC Berkeley SOL
Golden Gate University School of Law
U.S. Legal Practice & Immigration & Nationality Law
2005
Law Society of Upper Canada
Law
1990
Univ of Western Ontario
Law
1988
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Western Kentucky University
Associations & Affiliations
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
Law Society of Upper Canada
Member, Barrister & Solicitor
Bar Association of San Francisco
Member
State Bar of California
Certified Legal Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Northern California Chapter)
Advisory Council, now elected Board member (Chair)
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Bar Association of San Francisco
Co-Chair, Barristers Immigration Section
U.S. District Court, NDCA
Member
Tax-Aid
Board Member
Economic and Social Opportunity
Board Member
American Immigration Lawyers Association
National President
State Bar of California
Certified Specialist in Immigration Law
American Immigration Lawyers Association
National Officer
Santa Clara University School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
Publications
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Practice Advisory: Embracing Technology in your Immigration Practice: Work Faster and Lower Costs
2018
31st Annual California Chapters Conference Handbook (AILA)
Best Practices for Employment-Based AOS Interview Preparation
2018
24th Annual California Chapters Conference Handbook (AILA)
2011
The Recorder
PROFILE: “Adjudicating Aliens, Polly Webber presides over immigration cases with an eye toward compassion, tough scrutiny”
2000
35 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. 31
Note, Dangerous Balance: The Ninth Circuit’s Validation of Expansive DNA Testing of Federal Parolees
2005
The Transnational Lawyer, Law Journal of McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Volume 12, Number 1
Book Review, Citizens, Strangers, and In-Betweens: Essays on Immigration and Citizenship, 1998, by Peter H. Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law, Yale Law School
1999
San Jose City Times
PROFILE: “Immigration Lawyer Keeps the Golden Door Open,”
1995
Winning in Federal and Immigration Courts, Mid-Year
"Exclusion Procedures,"
1993
Immigration Briefings
"Strategies to Avoid Labor Certification"
1993
Immigration and Nationality Law, 1993 Annual Conference of American Immigration Lawyers Association.
"Wage Issues in Employer-Sponsored Immigration: Analysis and Recommendations,"
1993
Immigration and Nationality Law, Annual Conference of American Immigration Lawyers Association
"Strategies for Employers: Training Workers in the United States
1991
The Business Journal
PROFILE: “’Best Lawyers’ — by the Book,”
1991
High Technology Careers Magazine.
PROFILE: “Five Women of Power and Influence in Silicon Valley"
1990
Practicing Law Institute
"Recent Developments at the INS,"
1990
Selected Writings: Immigration and Nationality Law in Transition, American Immigration Lawyers Associations
"Strategies for Employers on Nonimmigrant Working Visas,"
1990
San Jose Post Record
“Legal Aid Honors [Polly] Webber, [Hon. Don] Edwards for Help to Poor,”
1990
Los Angeles Daily Journal
PROFILE: “The New AILA President Describes her Goals,”
1989
The Recorder
PROFILE: “Leader in Immigration Law Seeks Respect for Specialty,”
1989
San Jose Business Journal
“Firms May Face New Barriers to Hiring Foreign Professionals,”
1988
San Jose Business Journal
“Complying Employers Need Not Fear Immigration Law,”
1988
Speaking Engagements
Visas 101: The Process, Procedures, and Law
Employment-Based Visas
2017
Bar Association of San Francisco
PERM/Labor Certification Basics
2011
AILA California Chapters Conference
Prevailing Wages
2011
AILA California Chapters Conference
Experts Roundtable: PERM Labor Certifications
2011
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Northern California chapter)
Hot Topics from the Annual Conference
2008
AILA Annual Conference
Embracing Technology in your Immigration Practice: Work Faster and Lower Costs
2018
31st Annual California Chapters Conference
Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Interviews
2018
Visa Processing 101
L-1 and B-1 Visas
2017
USCIS Employment Visa Engagement
Attorney Panel
2017
24th Annual AILA California Chapters Conference
2011
California Chapters Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
2006
Annual Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Social Group Nexus in Asylum Adjudications; Withholding of Removal Topics
2007
Stanford University Inaugeration of Immigration Law Clinic
Congratulatory Remarks, Immigration Law
2005
Annual Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Mock Trial
2006
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Symposium on Immigration Law
Trends in Immigration Law
1993
University of Texas, San Antonio Immigration and Nationality Law Coference
Immigration Law
1990
Tulane University Immigration and Nationality Law Conference
Immigration Law
1990
Practicing Law Institute Conferences on Immigration Law
various immigration law topics 1988-1990
1990
Immigrant Legal Resource Center Immigration and Nationality Law Seminar
naturalization
1990
State Bar of California Annual Conferences - various
various immigration law topics
Santa Clara County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education
various immigration law topics, various conferences
San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Tips on Preparing Asylum Applications for Immigration Court
Federal Bar Association Immigration Conference
various immigration law topics
East Bay Community Law Center
various immigration law topics
California Employment Development Department
immigration law
Annual, Mid-Year, Regional and Local Conferences of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
various immigration law topics 1981-2014
American Association of University Women
various immigration law topics