Steven J.Rodriguez received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern University School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of California, and is admitted to practice before the United
States District Court for the Central District and is admitted to
practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit. Mr. Rodriguez has been a guest speaker and lecturer on
various immigration and naturalization topics. Mr. Rodriguez has
extensive experience in all areas of immigration law from
non-immigrant visas to employment-based and family petitions. Mr.
Rodriguez also has represented numerous clients in immigration court and has litigated many actions against INS in federal court. He was co-counsel in <u>Garrovillas v. INS</u>, a published decision for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dealing with asylum issues. Mr. Rodriguez is also a member of the Immigration Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. Mr. Rodriguez has been practicing immigration and naturalization law for over ten years