History
The Law Office of Stephen Eckdish has successfully represented thousands of clients in the greater San Francisco Bay Area since 1980. Mr. Eckdish, with his 31 years of experience, has combined the areas of immigration and criminal law in order to provide his legal services for citizens and non-citizens alike who are seeking to naturalize family members or are seeking to obtain their 'green cards' through adjustment of status to become lawful permanent residents. Mr. Eckdish has become a qualified expert in immigration and criminal defense matters successfully obtaining post conviction relief in the criminal courts. Mr. Eckdish also routinely provides consultation services on these legal issues to other immigration or criminal defense attorneys throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Specialties
I have been representing clients in the greater San Francisco Bay Area since 1980. As an Immigration Attorney and Criminal Defense Lawyer, I emphasize obtaining U.S. citizenship through naturalization and obtaining family based lawful permanent residency for non-citizens with a high rate of success. Many of my clients are referred to me by other lawyers because their cases involve criminal convictions and/or arrests. As an immigration and criminal defense expert, I also emphasize obtaining post conviction relief in the criminal courts and also assist criminal defense lawyers who are representing non-citizens throughout California in the criminal and immigration courts.