Ashish Bhatt
Staff Attorney at Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
Associate Attorney (Business Immigration)
I look for what makes people amazing and use it to help them do amazing things.

As an attorney, I advocate for foreign nationals pursuing big career moves. I prepare legal petitions describing how their extraordinary abilities, outstanding research, or specialized knowledge qualifies them for an exciting opportunity. 

As a mentor, I guide law students and new attorneys in making their best case to secure a place in the legal community. 

Whether I'm devising strategy for a legal petition or a budding lawyer's resume, I love discovering people's strengths and putting them on display.
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
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• Prepared high volume non-immigrant visa petitions for a Fortune 500 client including H-1B, L, F, and O visa cases;
• Reviewed PERM Labor Certification applications
• Prepared adjustment of status (AOS) petitions, conducted AOS interview preparatory calls, and attended AOS interviews
• Strategized and prepared immigrant visa petitions in the EB-1 Outstanding Researcher, Extraordinary Ability, and Multinational Manager categories;
• Responded to complex Requests for Evidence (RFE) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID);
• Conducted high-volume daily case viability assessments of new-hire candidates for E-3, F, H-1B, H-1B1, J, L, O, and TN visas, and for permanent residence eligibility; and
• Managed and developed a large-scale immigration case intake program for a Fortune 100 client, including standardizing the firm's case viability assessments, proposing changes to the firm's rules of engagement with the client, and training attorneys to perform intake.
San Francisco Bay Area
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Staff Attorney
Law Office of Ashish A. Bhatt
San Francisco, CA
Attorney at Law
San Francisco District Attorney
•	Managed 50 open cases at a time from arraignment, including plea negotiation, writing and arguing motions, witness interviews, and jury trial preparation
•	Conducted two jury trials with charges including driving under the influence, driving while driving privilege is suspended, and weapons possession
•	Conducted three jury selections, a 402 hearing, and cross-examined an expert witness
San Francisco, CA
Assistant District Attorney
Sonoma County District Attorney
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•	Co-managed about 100 cases at a time, handling all aspects of misdemeanor cases, including filing decisions, plea negotiation, writing and arguing motions, witness preparation, and preparing for and conducting jury trials
Santa Rosa, CA
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Deputy District Attorney
San Mateo County District Attorney
•	Prepared argument for 34 felony preliminary hearings and argued 11
•	Prepared argument for 19 suppression hearings and argued 10
•       Conducted 2 appellate oral arguments and various restitution hearings and probation violation hearings
•       Wrote responses to 11 suppression motions, 2 appeals, and various other pretrial motions
•	Conducted misdemeanor arraignments
•	Made filing decisions for penal code and vehicle code violations.
Redwood City, CA
Deputy District Attorney
San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office
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•	Prepared argument for 48 general felony and family violence preliminary hearings, and argued 28. Charges included domestic violence, failure to register as a sex offender, aggravated assault and battery, criminal threats, first- and second-degree burglary, auto theft, various drug offenses, and other crimes
•	Researched and wrote motions for the Family Violence Unit
San Bernardino, CA
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Deputy District Attorney
San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office
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•	Prepared plea offers and conducted misdemeanor arraignments
•	Negotiated plea deals at pretrial conferences
•	Wrote responses to and argued against eight motions to suppress evidence and various demurrers, motions to dismiss, and other motions
Stockton, California
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Post-bar Legal Intern
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
•	Prepared plea offers and conducted misdemeanor arraignments
•	Wrote responses to and argued against motions to suppress evidence
•	Conducted felony preliminary hearings
•	Wrote respondent briefs for criminal misdemeanor appeals
Sacramento, California
Legal Intern
California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals, Writs, & Trials
•	Wrote respondent briefs for criminal felony appeals.
Sacramento, California
Legal Intern
Tommy Clinkenbeard Legal Clinic
•	Researched legal questions to counsel homeless clients alongside supervising attorney
•	Advised homeless clients of affordable legal and social services
Sacramento, CA
Legal Intern
Marin County District Attorney
•	Performed legal research and writing for criminal cases at the trial court and appellate levels
•	Assisted a supervising attorney with an ongoing attempted murder trial by summarizing police reports and transcripts, researching jury instructions, and preparing a trial binder
•	Observed various court processes including direct examinations, felony pleas, voir dire, sentencing, preliminary hearings, and trial
San Raphael, CA
Legal Intern
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
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University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Economics, Political Science
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University of California, Davis
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South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
Law School Relations and Mentorship Chair
The Bar Association of San Francisco champions equal access to justice and promotes humanity, excellence, and diversity in the legal profession.
Bar Association of San Francisco
Member
The South Asian Bar Association – Northern California chapter (“SABA-NC”) seeks to provide Bay Area South Asian lawyers an avenue to develop professionally, network among peers, and volunteer within the South Asian community.
South Asian Bar Association – Northern California
Member
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Advocacy Certificate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mediation Certificate
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Bengaluru
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Support associate at [24]7.ai
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Frisco, TX
Saritha Bhupathiraju
Sr. Software Engineer at Fragomen
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New York, NY
Michael Sammon
Supervising Paralegal at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Levon Walker
supplies coordinator at Fragomen del rey Bernsen & Loewy
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Amrita Bhattacharya
Business Immigration
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Bronx, NY
Nelly M.
Immigration Paralegal and Law Student
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Greater Phoenix Area
Neil Patel
Registered Nurse
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United States
Robert Marino
Attorney
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Parlin, NJ
Naiya patel
Senior Business Immigration Analyst at Fragomen
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Selden, NY
richie chille
futures trader
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Selden, NY
Telma Bonilla
People's United Bank
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Glenwood City, WI
Cindy Drury
Economic Support Specialist @ St. Croix County
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United States
Chris Bamix
Dedicated and innovative with related education, practicum, and experience to contribute to a long-range of operational objectives in various related fields.
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Miami, FL
Rosie Gil
Associate Attorney at Marin, Eljaiek, Lopez & Martinez, P.L.
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Garden City, NY
Paige Bartholomew
Commercial Litigation Associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Greater Orlando
Lindsey Ortiz
Partner
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Vadodara
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state manager Cashless  at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
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Delhi, India
Ashish Bhatt
Leadership Hiring, Talent Acquisition, Staffing and Recruitment Consulting
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Greater Vadodara Area
Ashish Bhatt
Manager at LINDE AG GERMANY C/O LINDE ENGINEERING INDIA PVT LIMITED
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Chennai
ASHISH BHATT
Area Business Manager at GSK Pharmaceuticals India
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Dehradun
Ashish Bhatt
Branch Manager at India Shelter Finance Corporation Ltd