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Flomy Javier Diza

BOARD CERTIFIED IMMIGRATION SPECIALIST

San Francisco, California

Phone: (415) 568-3777 • FAX: (415) 568-3799

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Professional Experience

Attorney Flomy Javier Diza joined Reeves Immigration Law Group in 2004 as an Associate Attorney in the Firm’s San Francisco Office. He was promoted in 2007 to a Senior Associate of the San Francisco office. He became a partner of the Firm in January 2008. He is the Supervising Attorney of the San Francisco and Makati offices. He is certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law.

Mr. Diza has successfully and efficiently represented clients for their Adjustment of Status to permanent residency, Naturalization, Waivers for crimes and prior misrepresentations and appeals. He represented clients before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, The USCIS Administrative Appeals Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of State, and US Consulates Abroad. Mr. Diza applies the highest standards to every case and passionately helps his clients in successfully obtaining their reliefs including abused spouse petitions, Victims of crimes, provisional waivers for unlawful presence, Asylum, Employment-based matters, Appeals, and in Deportation/removal proceedings. Mr. Diza has a proven reputation of developing creative and effective solutions to complex immigration situations. His personalized service, thorough and comprehensive analysis, and attention to detail are the reasons his clients refer him to their friends and relatives.

Education

Attorney Diza earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Far Eastern University in October 1990 and his Law degree from the University of the City of Manila in the Philippines (Pamantasan Ng Lungsod ng Maynila) in March 1995. He was a consistent scholar and graduated one of the top students in his class.

Languages

Atty. Diza is fluent in Tagalog and speaks several Filipino dialects.

Memberships And Activities

Attorney Diza was admitted to the California State Bar in 2004 and is licensed to practice before the California Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Mr. Diza is also licensed to practice law in the Philippines. He is a Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC), the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and is the President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Northern California Chapter (2019-2021). Mr. Diza is also a speaker on the latest immigration developments affecting Filipino communities. Finally, Mr. Diza regularly provides expert analysis on a variety of immigration matters for the PHLV radio shows broadcast world-wide (2018 to present).

Professional and Scholarly Presentations

“Hot Topics: Family, Removal and Humanitarian in an Election Year: New Trends, New Issues” – 2024 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Paralegal Conference and Webcast, Las Vegas Nevada (August 6, 2024)

“Managing Moving Parts in Family- Based Cases: Priority Dates, Interfiling, Automatic Conversion, Child Status Protection Act (CSPA) – 2023 AILA Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida (June 24, 2023)

“Immigration Options for Registered Nurses and Physical Therapist” PT Meal Podcast (August 23, 2022)

“Introduction to Prosecutorial Discretion”- AILA Education Department with CLE (October 5, 2021)

“Labor Certification and Petitioning Caregivers” Association of Homecare Owners of Northern Nevada (AHONN) (March 13, 2020)

“How to Change Venue for a Removal Defense Case”- AILA Training University (June 19, 2019)

“Preparing Clients for an Immigrant Visa Application at the Consulate” – AILA Training University (May 20, 2019)

“Triggers for the USCIS Interview for Family-Based Cases” – AILA Training University (May 20, 2019)

“Know Your Rights and Immigration Updates”- Daly City Council, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco , Daly City, CA (August 24, 2019)

“Dealing with Suspected Marriage Fraud and Preparing Your Clients”- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Education Department with CLE  (May 30, 2019)

“Family Based Immigration and the Myth of Chain Migration/Current State of DACA”, San Francisco Philippine Consulate and Integrated Bar of the Philippines- California, San Francisco, CA (April 20, 2018)

“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, What You Need to Know”- Philippine Consulate General and Integrated Bar of the Philippines, San Francisco, CA (August 24, 2012)

Television and Radio Programs

Immigration Law On Your Side, PHLV radio (July 2018 to present)

The Filipino Channel’s (TFC) Adobo Nation, Immigration Updates (2017-2019)

Immigration Updates with Gieselle “G” Toengi, Kababayan Today aired at KSCI LA-18 (2014-2016)

Fil-Am Radio Immigration Updates (2016-2017)

Immigration Experts with Troy Montero (January 2010)

Volunteer Works

Philippine Consulate General San Francisco, CA – Free Legal consultation every first Friday of the month (2016- to present)

Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) Las Vegas, NV – Citizenship Assistance Lawyer of the Day to (2024 – present)

Legal Services for Children, San Francisco, CA (2019-2022)

San Francisco Pathway to Citizenship (2018)

Locations

Los Angeles

(626) 795-6777

San Francisco

(415) 568-3777

Concord

(925) 310-5080

Philippines

+011 (63) 917-622-2971

China

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