First Admitted: 2000, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Vice Chair, Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission, State Bar of California, 2019
Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission, State Bar of California, 2014
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Northern California Chapter Practice Management Coordinator, 2017
California Bar No. 209268, 2000
American Immigration Lawyers (AILA) Northern California Chapter Advisory Council, 2014
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Northern California Chapter Asylum Liaison, 2014

Videos:

My video business card., Alano Immigration │ San Francisco Immigration Attorney, 2018

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, 2017
Certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, 2012

Pro bono/Community Service:

Immigration Laws and Issues Focusing on Undocumented Persons Facing Deportation, Your Legal Rights Radio Show, KALW., 2017
Board of Directors of Barangay Dance Company, a Filipino American group teaching cultural awareness, dance, and music, 2011
Deferred Action, Childhood Arrivals (DACA) community forum presentations in San Francisco and the East Bay, 2012
Panel Attorney for the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, 2009
SFCASA Guild Member. SFCASA advocates for the City's children in foster care, 2010
Volunteer Pro Bono Attorney for the Volunteer Immigration Program (VIP) of the San Francisco Bar Association, 2007
Advisory Board Member for Oasis for Girls, a project of the Tides Center, 2009

Honors/Awards:

Joining the Panel in 2009., Hero Award, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, 2011
Certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California., Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, 2012
For presenting an MCLE training in 2011, Volunteer Appreciation Award, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, 2012

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

MCLE training on immigration law., Presenter, Introduction to Immigration Law, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, 2011
Law office technology and systems for the solo immigration practitioner., Speaker, Embracing Technology in Your Law Practice, AILA, 2018
Update on the current state of employment-based immigration as of October 2018., Speaker, State of Immigration, CSAA and ¡Somos!, 2018
MCLE on various waiver applications available under immigration law., Presenter, Practice Tips on Waivers, San Francisco Bar Association, Barristers Club, Immigration Section, 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Adjunct Professor, San Francisco Law School, 2013
Appointed to the Immigration and Nationality Law Advisory Commission by the State Bar of California., 2014

Grace R. Alano