About

Elham Sadri is a dedicated immigration lawyer in San Jose, California, known for her passionate advocacy and expertise in Nationality and Immigration Law. Learn more about her background and accomplishments below. As the founding attorney of the San Jose-based immigration law office Sadri Law, PC, Elham Sadri has a reputation for passionate advocacy and insightful legal counseling. Elham is a seasoned expert in Nationality and Immigration Law and specializes in subjects such as removal defense, custody, asylum, green cards, visas, and naturalization. She is dedicated to keeping families together through successful representation in immigration cases across the United States. While still a student at the PennState Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights, Elham took an active role in developing immigration solutions specifically for non-citizen crime victims, including survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Because of her storied involvement in immigration issues, she has been interviewed by the Voice of America and other media outlets as an immigration law expert. After earning her law degree, Elham founded a non-profit community-based forum for Iranian residents in Philadelphia and co-founded the Iranian Lawyers in North America group, which was recently partnered with the National Iranian American Bar Association. Elham is the author of the Persian book "An Introduction to LLM Programs," which serves as an introduction to American legal studies for Iranian students. She also hosts the bi-weekly talk series “Iranian-American Women in Law,” which focuses on empowering minority female lawyers in taking leadership roles. Elham’s volunteer work with the Philadelphia Bar Association received recognition from the Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Mayor of Philadelphia. As a member of the New York state bar, she is also an active member of the AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association) and the IABA (Iranian American Bar Association). Elham is an Executive Committee member of AILA Santa Clara Valley, an Advisory Council member of AILA NorCal, Advisory Committee member of NorCal IABA, and Board of Directors of IABA National.

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Certificates

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Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Principal
  Sadri Law, PC. Full-time
  2020
• Associate Lawyer
  Law Office of Daniel Shanfield, Immigration Defense, PC
  2019
• Associate Lawyer
  Rai & Associates
  2018
• Internship
  Landau, Hess, Simon & Choi
  2017
• Immigration Outreach Project
  Civil Legal Representation Project
  2012
• Volunteer Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
  Centre County Women s Resource Center
  2012
• Legal Intern
  MidPenn Legal Services
  2012
• Research Assistant
  Center for Immigrants Rights, Pennsylvania State University
  2012
• Legal Intern
  Centre County Court of Common Pleas
  2011

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Costs

• Payment With Credit Card

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