Attorney Alison Yew is the founder and owner of Yew Legal Immigration Law in San Jose, California. Serving clients throughout Santa Clara County as well as across the globe, Ms. Yew has more than 20 years of legal experience, and she focuses her practice exclusively on immigration law. Over the course of her career, she has achieved notable success serving the rights and interests of those seeking to live and work legally in the United States as well as companies looking to hire foreign talent.An immigrant herself, Ms. Yew fully understands the unique struggles and challenges so many face as they try to assimilate into America. Prior to focusing on immigration law, Ms. Yew worked as a civil litigation attorney, and she saw firsthand the need many companies have for quality counsel regarding employment-based Immigration Law issues. In response, she helped develop the immigration law practice at the civil litigation law firm where she worked before venturing out on her own and forming her own private immigration law practice.A 1988 graduate of the University of California, San Diego, Ms. Yew attended the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 1994. While pursuing her legal degree, Ms. Yew was heavily involved with the school's moot court team, winning the award for best moot court brief in her class. She also completed an internship with the Hon. Kathryn M. Werdegar of the California Court of Appeal and served with her law school's criminal law clinic.The State Bar of California admitted Ms. Yew to practice in 2004, and she is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California. A consummate professional, she is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and The State Bar of California, and she also served as vice president for Business Network International.A recognized leader in her field, Ms. Yew has written extensively and conducted numerous lectures and seminars across her region on a variety of topics. She also volunteered her time and services with the AILA Artesia Pro Bono Legal Defense team, and she has earned several awards and honors for her pro bono efforts as well as her impeccable professionalism and service.
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