Daniel Shanfield’s four-decade career includes serving as legal services manager with the U.S. Refugee Program in Europe, deployment in Central Asia as a migration advisor to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and serving with the U.S. Department of Justice as a federal immigration trial attorney. In his private practice, Mr. Shanfield has successfully defended hundreds of immigrant families in highly complex green card and U.S. citizenship matters.
Notable Facts and Recognitions:
· Past Chair, Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
· Past Chair, Immigration Law Committee, Santa Clara County Bar Association
· Past Member of the Legal Advisory Board of the Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic
· Consulate General of Mexico Designated Legal Assistance Program Attorney
· Congressional Witness on the Rights of Child Asylum Seekers
Practice Areas:
· Legal Residency Defense for Crimes, Immigration and Marriage Fraud and Other Serious Immigration Law Violations
· Naturalization Defense for Crimes and Other Eligibility Issues
· Asylum and Refugee Protection
· Deportation Defense for Detained Non-Citizens and Waivers of Inadmissibility
· Humanitarian Protection for Immigrant Victims of Crime and Domestic Violence
This recognition by Forbes further solidifies Mr. Shanfield’s position as a top immigration lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California immigration legal community.
