Immigration and Nationality Law Firm

ProtectingImmigrantsSince 2002

Over 20 years of immigration and nationality law experience, handling visas, asylum, removal defense, and citizenship matters worldwide.

Jessica Smith Bobadilla, founding attorney
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About the Firm

Over 20 years of immigration law experience, serving clients nationwide and worldwide.

For more than two decades, the Law Office of Jessica Smith Bobadilla has guided individuals, families, and businesses through every dimension of U.S. immigration and nationality law — with the rigor of federal practice and the care of a community firm.

Since 2002
Immigration and nationality law
3 Offices
Fresno, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Worldwide
Clients across the U.S. and abroad
California Offices
Fresno
Headquarters
San Francisco
Bay Area
Los Angeles
Southern California
National & Global Reach
New YorkChicagoDenverPhoenixBostonCanadaUnited Kingdom
Practice Areas

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From family petitions to federal litigation, we represent clients with the depth of experience that complex immigration matters demand.

Family Immigration

Family Immigration

Petitions for spouses, children, parents, and siblings — keeping families together.

Business & Employment Visas

Business & Employment Visas

H-1B, L-1, O-1, EB-1/2/3, PERM labor certification, and investor visas.

Asylum & Refugee Law

Asylum & Refugee Law

Affirmative and defensive asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection.

Removal Defense

Removal Defense

Strategic representation in immigration court at every stage of proceedings.

Citizenship & Naturalization

Citizenship & Naturalization

N-400 applications, derivative citizenship, and oath ceremony preparation.

Appeals & Federal Litigation

Appeals & Federal Litigation

BIA appeals, Ninth Circuit petitions, mandamus actions, and habeas corpus.

About Jessica

Two decades of immigration advocacy, grounded in human rights.

Founder & Principal Attorney
Jessica Smith Bobadilla
J.D., UC Hastings · M.I.A., Columbia University

Jessica Smith Bobadilla founded her firm in 2002 with a singular conviction: that every person navigating the U.S. immigration system deserves representation rooted in dignity, expertise, and care. From a single office in Fresno, the practice has grown to serve clients across California — and across the world.

Her work spans the full breadth of immigration and nationality law: family petitions, employment-based visas, asylum and humanitarian protection, removal defense, naturalization, and federal litigation. She has appeared before immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit.

A graduate of UC Hastings College of the Law and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Jessica brings a human-rights framework to every case — combining technical mastery with a steady, personal advocacy that clients return to for life's most consequential moments.

Credentials
  • 23+ Years of Practice
  • Admitted to State Bar of California
  • Member, AILA
  • Federal Court Practice
  • Bilingual English / Spanish
  • Global Client Base
Client Voices

Trusted counsel, life-changing outcomes.

What clients and colleagues say about working with Jessica Smith Bobadilla.

Jessica is the lawyer good immigration lawyers talk about as the one they respect. She has argued (and won) in immigration court as well as in Federal Courts of Appeal. People don't know the genius behind the woman when they first step into her office, but they soon find out. You should too!

Joseph Lackey
Attorney

Absolutely one of the most aggressive and knowledgeable Attorneys I know. Jessica is a rockstar!

Scott Levy
Attorney

Jessica Smith Bobadilla runs a very effective law firm. She specializes in immigration law, and it is very evident from the onset that she does this not for the money, but because she truly has a passion for this line of work. She is extremely knowledgeable, knows exactly how to vet her clients in order to find out the best way to construct a solid case, and knows how to get her side of the work done like a true professional. I would highly recommend this law firm to anyone looking for immigration services.

Laura
Former Client

Jessica has been helping me with a friend's immigration case. She has been extremely helpful and always explaining the difficult process thoroughly. With all the current law changes she has always been very knowledgeable and great at finding alternatives. Currently she was able to help him be granted bail, when a few local attorneys had told us there was no hope.

Elia
Client

Jessica was extremely helpful and successful in bringing my wife and me together, going out of her way to make sure we stayed informed and seemed to be very well connected and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend her!

Jono
Former Client

Thank you Jessica, she definitely did everything no other attorney did for us. I admit we had a very hard case and we even thought no one could've helped us but she manage to and not only that but helped me bring my daughter with me. She worries about her clients as if we were family. Took us some time but definitely worth it. Thank you Jessica and your team.

Silvia
Former Client

Jessica is a GREAT immigration attorney! She does absolutely everything she can do for her clients and is very knowledgeable about law. I always got all my questions and concerns answered in a timely manner. Her staff is very professional as well. Jessica has an extremely kind heart and it's easy to see she loves her job and helping her clients. I would definitely chose her all over again. THANK YOU JESSICA (and your staff) for everything you did for my daughter and I.

Maria
Former Client

Very professional. Jessica and her staff have helped me with my immigration case. Now I'm a U.S citizen and a successful business owner. Thanks

Raul Maldonado
Former Client

Jessica has helped my dad with his cases for years now and she's been helping with mine. She is absolutely amazing. Really genuine and so easy to speak to. Her staff is always polite and I highly recommend her to represent you.

Norma Perez
Client

Jessica is the lawyer good immigration lawyers talk about as the one they respect. She has argued (and won) in immigration court as well as in Federal Courts of Appeal. People don't know the genius behind the woman when they first step into her office, but they soon find out. You should too!

Joseph Lackey
Attorney

Absolutely one of the most aggressive and knowledgeable Attorneys I know. Jessica is a rockstar!

Scott Levy
Attorney

Jessica Smith Bobadilla runs a very effective law firm. She specializes in immigration law, and it is very evident from the onset that she does this not for the money, but because she truly has a passion for this line of work. She is extremely knowledgeable, knows exactly how to vet her clients in order to find out the best way to construct a solid case, and knows how to get her side of the work done like a true professional. I would highly recommend this law firm to anyone looking for immigration services.

Laura
Former Client

Jessica has been helping me with a friend's immigration case. She has been extremely helpful and always explaining the difficult process thoroughly. With all the current law changes she has always been very knowledgeable and great at finding alternatives. Currently she was able to help him be granted bail, when a few local attorneys had told us there was no hope.

Elia
Client

Jessica was extremely helpful and successful in bringing my wife and me together, going out of her way to make sure we stayed informed and seemed to be very well connected and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend her!

Jono
Former Client

Thank you Jessica, she definitely did everything no other attorney did for us. I admit we had a very hard case and we even thought no one could've helped us but she manage to and not only that but helped me bring my daughter with me. She worries about her clients as if we were family. Took us some time but definitely worth it. Thank you Jessica and your team.

Silvia
Former Client

Jessica is a GREAT immigration attorney! She does absolutely everything she can do for her clients and is very knowledgeable about law. I always got all my questions and concerns answered in a timely manner. Her staff is very professional as well. Jessica has an extremely kind heart and it's easy to see she loves her job and helping her clients. I would definitely chose her all over again. THANK YOU JESSICA (and your staff) for everything you did for my daughter and I.

Maria
Former Client

Very professional. Jessica and her staff have helped me with my immigration case. Now I'm a U.S citizen and a successful business owner. Thanks

Raul Maldonado
Former Client

Jessica has helped my dad with his cases for years now and she's been helping with mine. She is absolutely amazing. Really genuine and so easy to speak to. Her staff is always polite and I highly recommend her to represent you.

Norma Perez
Client
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