Oakland, CA Lawyers

Criminal Defense Law

The Ordway Building, 1 Kaiser Plaza, Suite 2300, Oakland, CA 94612

Emilio Parker is an immigration and criminal law attorney with Beles & Beles in Oakland, California. He joined the firm in 2012, and the State Bar of California lists his license as active. His firm profile identifies him as a certified specialist in immigration and naturalization law through the State Bar’s Board of Specialization. Parker represents people in immigration court in asylum, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status and bond proceedings. His work also includes family petitions, U-visas, citizenship matters and motions to reopen, reconsider or terminate proceedings. On the criminal side of his practice, he works to reduce charges and vacate convictions that carry immigration consequences. He also files federal habeas corpus petitions seeking release from ICE detention. His appellate work has included challenges to immigration judges’ decisions before the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Before joining Beles & Beles, Parker practiced employment and immigration law at La Raza Centro Legal in San Francisco, where he began his legal career after his California admission in 2011. He graduated from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2010 and worked at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office while studying law. His undergraduate studies at Wesleyan University were in economics and Spanish literature. Born in La Plata, Argentina, and raised in Berkeley, Parker is fluent in English and Spanish. His Oakland office is in the Ordway Building at 1 Kaiser Plaza, Suite 2300.

Constitutional Law

7677 Oakport St suite 1120 suite 1120, Oakland, CA 94621, USA

Area of Practice: Civil Rights John L. Burris is an Oakland civil rights attorney specializing in police misconduct. He has represented over a thousand victims of such misconduct over the last 40 plus years including many death cases. His work has resulted in reforms or new policies in the area of canine use, the use of deadly force, the use of hog tying and pepper spray, proper police treatment of the mentally impaired, public strip searching and tasers. In 2003, as co-counsel with Jim Chanin, Attorney Burris settled a class action suit against the Oakland Police Department. During the case, referred to as the “Riders” they represented 119 plaintiffs. Aside from the 11 million settlement, part of the case settlement resulted in a court ordered monitor to facilitate specific reforms concerning racial profiling, use of deadly force, and disparate officer discipline within the Department.

Immigration Law

1900 Embarcadero #310, Oakland, CA 94606, USA

Otis C. Landerholm, Esq. is the founding attorney of Landerholm Immigration, A.P.C., an immigration law firm based in Oakland, CA. Otis wants to change the world by defending the rights of immigrants who are caught up in the legal system. He speaks Spanish and Mandarin Chinese and has lived in several countries, including Spain, Argentina, Japan, China, and Ecuador. He is a graduate of Washington State University and the Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. He is a certified specialist in immigration and nationality law from the State Bar of California, having demonstrated a high level of experience in immigration law and been favorably evaluated by other legal professionals. Otis has appeared on the Rising Stars? list since 2012. Only 2.5 percent of attorneys within the state of California receive the honor of being selected to join the Northern California Rising Stars? list. His law firm earned a spot on the Law Firm 500 award list of America’s fastest-growing law firms in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He is the author of two books: “There is Hope! Your Guide to Winning in Immigration Court” and “Overcoming the Immigration Lawyer’s Struggle.” As a lawyer dedicated to civic and professional leadership, Otis loves to give know-your-rights presentations throughout the Bay Area, including local churches and professional organizations. He currently lives with his wife, Wendy, and their two children in Albany, California. Together with his family, he enjoys playing music, learning languages, throwing a Frisbee, camping, traveling, and bicycling.

Constitutional Law

155 Filbert Street, Suite 208, Oakland, CA 94607

uelna clerked at the Law Offices of John Burris while he was still in law school. Pointer and he joined forces and began working together to secure justice on behalf of victims of police abuse. After completing law school, Buelna quickly earned a reputation for being a passionate, determined and accomplished attorney. Buelna has won a number of civil jury trials and managed to secure multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements for the clients he represents.He has also succeeded in winning and defending appeals in the Ninth Circuit. ? Buelna has dedicated his life to serving his communities inside and outside the courtroom. In particular, Buelna is a proud Native American and works pro bono as often as possible for the community.

General Practice Law

180 Grand Ave, STE 1300, Oakland, CA 94612

Wendy Musell represents employees in Oakland, California, where she is a founding partner of Law Offices of Wendy Musell PC. Her clients include workers in public employment as well as the private sector. She began representing employees in 1999, the same year she was admitted to the California bar on December 6. The State Bar lists her as Wendy Ellen Musell, license number 203507, with active status and an office on Franklin Street. Wage theft and whistleblower actions are among the matters in her practice. She also represents employees in disputes involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination, with experience in both state and federal court. Her speaking engagements have addressed employment discrimination, disability rights, and federal employees, among other employment-law subjects. Musell has also taught an employment law clinical course as an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law. Her professional service has included the presidency of the California Employment Lawyers Association and a board position with the Center for Workers’ Rights. She served on the Closing the Justice Gap Working Group as an appointee of the California State Legislature Assembly Judiciary Committee. A California Lawyers Association introduction to new Labor and Employment Law Section Executive Committee members describes these roles. Her firm biography separately lists membership in the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.