Kristina M. Seil
Law Offices of Robert P. Gaffney
Business Immigration Lawyers in San Francisco, CA in San Francisco, CA
About Kristina M. Seil
Kristina M. Seil is an attorney who practices in the areas of employment-related, investment, and family-based immigration matters. During her ten-plus years at the Law Offices of Robert P. Gaffney, Ms. Seil has prepared hundreds of EB-5 petitions, successfully navigating complex source of funds issues, and has worked on many other successful immigration cases, including PERM, L-1A, and O-1 matters. She has authored published articles on immigration law regarding due process and “minor investor” issues. Ms. Seil earned her J.D. degree from Golden Gate University School of Law, where she earned public interest and faculty scholarships and edited the Golden Gate University Law Review. Prior to her work at the Law Offices of Robert P. Gaffney, Ms. Seil served as Staff Attorney for Bayview Hunters Point Community Legal (now Open Door Legal) and completed internships at the U.S. District Court and the United States Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel. Awards and Honors Honors Super Lawyers Rising Star 2022
Education
Legal Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, 2012
- J.D.
- Honors: Public Interest and Academic Scholarships, Dean’s List, Law Review
Non Legal Education
- University of San Francisco, 2009
- M.A.
- Honors: Pacific Rim Scholarship
- University of California, Santa Cruz, 2004
- B.A.
- Honors: Linguistics Exit Exam
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Past Positions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Judicial Extern
- United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of the Chief Counsel, Legal Intern
- Languages
- Spanish
- Mandarin Chinese
Published Works
Articles
- Robert Gaffney & Kristina Seil with contribution by Wendy C. Yu, “New Presidential Executive Order Targets Hong Kong Visa Applicants”, AILA Doc. No. 20072030 (2020). https://www.aila.org/library/summary-and-issues-of-particular-concern-hong-kong
- Robert Gaffney & Kristina Seil, “Can a Minor Child File an EB-5 Petition?”, EB-5 Investors Magazine (2016). https://www.eb5investors.com/magazine/article/can-minor-child-file-eb5-petition/
- Kristina M. Seil, United States v. Lopez-Velasquez: What is a "Reasonable Possibility" of Apparent Eligibility for Relief from Deportation?, 42 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (2012). https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol42/iss1/8
Bar Admissions
- California, 2012
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Kristina M. Seil |
| Firm | Law Offices of Robert P. Gaffney |
| Address | San Francisco, CA, 601 Montgomery Street, Suite 1114, San Francisco, CA |
| Phone | 415-503-9653 |
| Website | www.usvisanet.com |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |