Grace R. Alano Esq.

My practice is devoted to immigration and visa services, including applications for permanent residence and preparation of temporary visa petitions, applications for naturalization, applications for political asylum and U visas, and providing strategic planning advice. I have been certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. I represent clients before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Labor. I solely practice U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. During law school, I externed with the Honorable Carlos R. Moreno, United States District Court, Central District, California. I previously worked at a boutique immigration law firm and at a large, corporate immigration law firm. Additionally, I am active in the immigration law field as well as the local San Francisco community through teaching and her work on various boards. I also provide pro bono legal services through the Volunteer Immigration Program of the San Francisco Bar Association and the AIDS Legal Referral Panel. Originally from Los Angeles, I am now a longtime resident of San Francisco. I am married and have a daughter. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Grace R. Alano Esq. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Public Interest Law Foundation Grant "Hero Award" - AIDS Legal Referral Panel Super Lawyers – Northern California Super Lawyers, 2019-2026 Volunteer Recognition Award – AIDS Legal Referral Panel Other Sources of Feedback About Grace R. Alano Esq. Included on the 2026Northern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list

• Attorney

• Philip Levin & Associates, Associate Attorney

• Provide Know Your Rights and In-Service Trainings
• “State of Immigration,” CSAA and ¡Somos!
• “Embracing Technology in Your Law Practice,” American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference
• “Introduction to Immigration Law”, AIDS Legal Referral Panel
• “Practice Tips on Preparing and Strengthening Waiver Applications,” Bar Association of San Francisco, Immigration Law Section of the Barristers Club
• Adjunct Professor, San Francisco Law School, Course: Immigration Law

• Volunteer Immigration Program (V.I.P.), Bar Association of San Francisco, Volunteer Attorney
• AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Panel Attorney

• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified as a Legal Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (Board Member)
• State Bar of California (California Board of Legal Specialization, Board Member)
• State Bar of California, Immigration & Nationality Law Advisory Commission (Commissioner and Vice Chair)
• AILA NorCal (Practice Management Coordinator)
• AILA NorCal (Advisory Council)
• AILA NorCal (Asylum Co-Liaison)
• Barangay Dance Company (Board of Directors)
• San Francisco Success Squad
• Oasis for Girls, a project of the Tides Center (Advisory Board Member)
• SFCASA (Guild Member)