Grace R. Alano

My practice is devoted to immigration and visa services, including applications for permanent residence and preparation of temporary visa petitions, applications for naturalization, applications for political asylum and U visas, and providing strategic planning advice.

I have been certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. I represent clients before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Labor.

I have been practicing law since 2000. Since then, I have solely practiced U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. During law school, i externed with the Honorable Carlos R. Moreno, United States District Court, Central District, California. I previously worked at a boutique immigration law firm and at a large, corporate immigration law firm.

Additionally, I am active in the immigration law field as well as the local San Francisco community through teaching and her work on various boards. I also provide pro bono legal services through the Volunteer Immigration Program of the San Francisco Bar Association and the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. Originally from Los Angeles, I am now a longtime resident of San Francisco. I am married and have a daughter.