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Flomy Javier Diza
BOARD CERTIFIED IMMIGRATION SPECIALIST
San Francisco, California
Phone: (415) 568-3777 • FAX: (415) 568-3799
Attorney Flomy Javier Diza is a Partner at Reeves Immigration Law Group. He joined the firm in 2004 as an Associate Attorney in the firm’s San Francisco office. He was promoted to Senior Associate in 2007 and became a Partner of the firm in January 2008. He currently serves as the Supervising Attorney for the San Francisco and Concord, California offices. Mr. Diza is certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law.
Mr. Diza has successfully represented clients in a wide range of immigration matters, including adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence, naturalization, waivers for criminal grounds and prior misrepresentation, and complex appeals. His practice spans representation before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of State, and U.S. consulates abroad.
Mr. Diza is known for applying the highest professional standards to every case and for his passionate, client-centered advocacy. He has extensive experience handling VAWA self-petitions, crime victim cases (including U visas), provisional unlawful presence waivers, asylum, employment-based immigration matters, appeals, and removal/deportation defense. He has earned a strong reputation for developing creative and effective legal strategies in complex immigration cases. His personalized service, meticulous analysis, and attention to detail have made him a trusted advocate and the reason many clients refer their friends and family to his practice.
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 an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), having served as a Family Track Committee Member in 2023 and 2026 and as a speaker at the AILA Annual Conference. He is an active 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). He is a Board of Director of Friends of Filipino American Action Committee, Political Action Committee (FFAC-PAC) 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)
The 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)
AILA Northern California. Practice Management Coordinator, 2021 to 2023
AILA Northern California, Media Coordinator, 2023-2025
AILA Northern California, Liaison to the Asylum and Refugee Office, 2025 to present
Legal Services for Children, San Francisco, CA (2019-2022)
San Francisco Pathway to Citizenship (2018)
Awards
2025 TOFA- The Outstanding Filipino Awards (2025 Most Influential Filipinos in the World)
2025 Best Regular Radio Program Award by the Commission on Filipino Overseas (CFO) Migration and Advocacy Award (Immigration Law On Your Side @PHLV radio)
2024-2025 Philippine Consulate Assistance to National Plaque of Commendation
2023 Elite Lawyer Recognition
2017 Ten Outstanding People of Baggao, Cagayab
2005 Pamantasan ng Lungsod Ng Maynila, University’s Distinguished Alumni
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