Law Office of Robert L Lewis

Oakland, United States

4.7

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10 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 510-306-2746
Website:
www.immigrantdefense.com
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Immigrant Defense Group 428 13th St, 7th Fl, Oakland, CA, 94612
Oakland Chinatown, Downtown Oakland
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Today 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Oakland) 02:06 Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday –

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Immigrant Defense Group. Top Bay Area Immigration Law Firm for 20 years. All 8 attorneys and 15 staff speak Spanish or Portuguese. — Defending immigrants in immigration court. «Green cards» through marriage & family petitions. U visas. Asylum. Work Permits. Deferred Action (DACA). Citizenship & naturalization. Federal Court appeals. Cancellation of Removal for parents of children with special needs. Help with National Visa Center, Hardship Waivers, Immigrant Visas at American Consulates. Thousands of satisfied clients in the East Bay and Northern California. Consultation fee applied to case. Call to discuss your case with one of our paralegals and to schedule a consultation with our attorneys.

History

Established in 1995.

The Law Office of Robert L. Lewis was founded in San Francisco in 1995 and has become one of the largest and most successful immigration law firms in Northern California. Our 8 bilingual attorneys and 15 bilingual staff have successfully represented thousands of immigrants from Central and South America and all over the world.

Meet the Business Owner

Robert L.

Business Owner

Robert founded this firm in 1995, but his work as an advocate for refugees and immigrants spans over 30 years. He speaks both Spanish and Portuguese and has successfully represented hundreds of immigrant clients, many with complex and difficult cases, at the immigration agencies and the federal courts.

Robert obtained his law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. After graduation, Robert was selected by the U.S. Attorney General’s Honor Program and was appointed to the position of Judicial Law Clerk for U.S. Immigration Court in San Francisco.

He studied Spanish and Sociology as a college student in Wisconsin in the 1970s. His graduation from the University in 1980 coincided with the «Mariel Boat Lift,» when Fidel Castro permitted 125,000 Cubans to board small boats and leave Cuba. Robert’s first job out of college was to work in the refugee camps set up by the U.S. government to house and resettle the thousands of Cuban refugees who landed on our shores.

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10 reviews of Law Office of Robert L Lewis

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Place rating: 5
Brentwood, CA
Five stars are simply not enough! A big thanks to the law office of Robert L. Lewis and specially to the Attorney Fernanda Bustamante and her paralegal Yessenia Garcia who did an amazing job at helping me find the best way to fix my status. I am very happy with their services and will be recommending this office to anyone who needs it. The prices are very reasonable for the kind of life changing services they provide!
Place rating: 5
Newark, CA
Renewing my daca application was very complicated due to all the situations I have been in. Most people do theirs themselves. Mine needed just the touch of not too much but not too little of what to say but at the same time being completely honest. Thanks to Mrs. Erika Goncalves for helping me out through every step, answering every call and updating me and making sure I was on top of everything that was happening. After attempt of renewing, Getting called in for interview was a very weird and scary thing especially researching and figuring most people in aren’t anywhere close to the level of seriousness of my case. Everything went great she supported me and every moment and of course you get what you pay for hope to god everything turns out for the best and I would just like to thank Erika and her colleagues for all they’re hard work.
Place rating: 5
San Pablo, CA
I am very grateful to Erika Goncalves for all her help regarding my green card application. She was able to walk me through the entire process and made it easy for me to understand exactly what to expect. She also had a great positive attitude which helped ease my mind when thinking about what to expect in the process. Overall a wonderful experience and I will highly recommend her to my friends.
Estoy muy agradecido a la licenciada Erika Goncalves por toda su ayuda con respecto a mi solicitud de tarjeta verde. Ella fue capaz de encaminar dicho proceso, haciendolo fácil para entender exactamente qué esperar. Ella también tiene una gran actitud positiva que me ayudó aliviar mi mente en cuanto a cualquier situación negativa que pudiera pasar durante la preparación de la documentación. En general, una experiencia excelente, en lo que a su profesión se refiere; por lo que recomiendo a mis amistades u otras personas que se encuentren en esta situación consulten con: la licenciada abogada Erika Goncalves. En cuanto a mi estoy eternamente agradecido por su ayuda.
Silvio Divo Centeno
Place rating: 2
Fremont, CA
Overpriced and charged us fees that we cant afford, took advantage of our non-​English speaking immigrant family, is doing a mediocre job… we’re probably going to pull our file and look for another lawyer. Taking advantage of people in their most desperate times is just not right, but I guess that comes with the territory.
Place rating: 5
Hayward, CA
I am sure that like many immigrants dealing with the monster that is the US Immigration system, we were at the end of our rope. Then we had our consultation with Kevin at the Law Office of Robert L. Lewis. We were treated with respect, concern and a real sense of caring. I highly recommend this office.
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
Thank you so much for everything to all in the office of Mr. Robert Lewis. We are so grateful. Im from Mexico and my husband its from here last time that I came to visit the people in the airport write in my passport that I couldn’t change my status for any reason, My husband gave me the ring a month after that, I was really worried because I didn’t know what could it happen so we went to Robert Lewis office and they knew that everything was going to be ok and that I could get married, they even show me in a book and give me copies and everything. They helps us in the all the process.
The people there are really helpful, They answer every question that we had. They have a couple of people that speak Spanish, my English is good but if I didn’t understand a couple of words, she would translate it.
Our case ended in 4 months, they made it really easy. They made us feel really secure and really relax, Mr. Robert Lewis went with us to the interview and that made us feel less nervous.
EVERY PENNY IS TOTALLY WORTH IT!
I totally recommend them they are really good.
Place rating: 5
San Ramon, CA
I hired Mr. Lewis office to help me and couldn’t be happier with his staff’s commitment to my case. I called a few lawyers before and Mr. Lewis office seemed to be the best for me, my case was not a ease case but they accepted it and helped me all the way.
Thank you!
Place rating: 5
San Lorenzo, CA
Atty. Robert Lewis and his team (Christina & Kevin) were tremendously helpful throughout the process. I had a family based petition and waited so many years before I received my green card. Christina who I was in contact with constantly was very attentive, helpful and knowledgeable in answering all my inquiries.
I have gone through numerous lawyers who were charging me an outrageous amount of money to get all the applications, forms and processes done. But with Atty. Lewis, not only did he give me a reasonable amount he personally attended to my case and help me out in getting my green card.
I am truly grateful for their dedication and their service. Thank you Atty. Lewis, Atty. Crabtree & Christina.
Place rating: 5
San Leandro, CA
What can I say the best team of lawyers there is on the bay. I heard a lot of good things about this guys so I took my chance and I gave them a try, one of my best decision I ever made. Not only they handle your case very well, they treat you like family specially Ricardo Aguayo, who walked us on every single step making me nervous but at the same time anxious because I knew he was doing an excellent job and my case was going to be a success which it was. They truly make you feel like you are in good hands they take a load off your back with their advice, and the best part they are honest about their work.
Place rating: 5
Philadelphia, PA
Thanks to Law Office of Robert L. Lewis, I got my green card in 8 weeks after I turned in my application. They were excellent. The attorney I had for both cases – asylum and green card applications – was a tremendous lawyer (Kevin Crabtree) who not only put my nervousness at ease, but also walked me through the process every step of the way. I can’t thank them enough for helping me establish my life in the US. Now, although I am a graduate student on the East coast, I will always remember what I have been through to get where I am today. And Law Office of Robert Lewis is certainly part of it.
Once again, thank you!