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Ronald Y. Wada Senior Counsel San Francisco wada@tandslaw.com Education: J.D., University of Colorado Ph.D., Environmental Science & Engineering, UCLA B.S., Physics, California State University, Los Angeles Bar Admissions: U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. District Court, District of Colorado Colorado Supreme Court Ron Wada specializes in preparing immigrant visa petitions for first preference extraordinary ability, outstanding researcher/professor, and multinational manager and executive categories as well as the second preference national interest waiver category, and the nonimmigrant O-1 visa category for individuals with extraordinary ability. He also has primary responsibility for overseeing appeals and troubleshooting difficult cases. Prior to joining Tafapolsky & Smith, Mr. Wada was Senior Counsel in the San Francisco office of Berry, Appleman & Leiden LLP. His diverse immigration law background includes nonimmigrant visas, immigrant employment-based first and second preference petitions, labor certifications, consular visa processing, naturalization and denaturalization, asylum, and removal defense. He has extensive appellate brief writing experience, has published a best-selling book on degree equivalency for employment-based green card applications, and has authored a variety of articles on topics in his areas of expertise in the legal journal, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin. He has appeared in oral argument before the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and has been a participant in the Board of Immigration Appeals Pro Bono Project. Mr. Wada is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and has served on numerous AILA national committees to help resolve immigration law issues having nationwide impact. He received an AILA Presidential Commendation in 2006, as well as AILA’s Edward L. Dubroff Memorial Award for Excellence in Research and Writing in the Field of Immigration Law. He has received the top A/V rating for attorneys issued by Martindale-Hubble, and has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America. He has been a member of the editorial board for Bender’s Immigration Bulletin since 2000. Mr. Wada holds a J.D. degree from the University of Colorado, a Ph.D. in Environmental Science & Engineering from UCLA, and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from California State University, Los Angeles. He is admitted to practice law before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, and the Colorado Supreme Court.
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