About Lisa Pickering

With more than 20 years of experience, Lisa is a highly-skilled immigration attorney in the areas of complex removal and family-based immigration.  She focuses on asylum, family immigration, criminal immigration, and removal defense.  She has successfully represented thousands of clients in front of Immigration Court, USCIS, Asylum Office, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Lisa works hard to unite families, be a voice for those fleeing persecution, and help those who deserve a second chance. 

Our firm specializes in removal defense, including asylum, cancellation of removal, fraud and criminal waivers. We also represent families and employees in immigrant and non-immigrant visas. 

Lisa Pickering graduated from Scripps College with a degree in Politics, and received her J.D. from The University of Houston Law Center.  She is a member of the California State Bar, and admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California.