First Admitted: 1992, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, California Minority Counsel Program
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
California, 1992
Executive Committee Member, International Law Section, State Bar of California, 2009-2012
Chair, Norcal American Immigration Lawyers Association Ethics Committee
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Bar Association of San Francisco
Board of Advisors, AILA National Ethics Compendium, 2013 – present
Member, National AILA Ethics and Practice Management Committee
Member, San Mateo Bar Association
Member, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
District of Columbia
Board Member, Norcal American Immigration Lawyers Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

Honors/Awards:

Three-time Recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services
Peer recognized among San Francisco's Best Lawyers each year since 2012
Called "Very Sharp" attorney who is among the "Leading Lights" in California, “Who’s Who Legal edition 2007
Selected as a ‘Top Rated Lawyer’ by Martindale-Hubbell
Peer recognized for inclusion in Super Lawyers, Northern California, each year consecutively since 2010
Competed in and completed Ironman Canada in 2004
Listed among Women Leaders in the Law in The American Lawyer Magazine, 2013
Selected by peers for inclusion in the 'The Best Lawyers in America' every year as of 2010
Lifetime Member of Strathmore's Who's Who

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Speaker, Corporate Immigration and Ethics issues, Sixth Annual Statewide Ethics Symposium
Speaker, Corporate Immigration and Ethics issues, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Speaker, Corporate Immigration and Ethics issues, the Public Law Institute
Speaker, Corporate Immigration and Ethics issues, the American Bar Association

Industry Groups:

Helena S. Younossi