Our law offices has been in business as a law firm representing primarily immigrants since 1988.
We specialize in immigration, business and trust / estate law matters.
Mr. Kerosky, the firm’s founder, has been recognized as one of California’s top lawyers by “Super Lawyer” for over 15 years (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006) and one of the country’s top corporate lawyers for the same period. See https://profiles.superlawyers.com/california-northern/san-francisco/lawyer/christopher-a-kerosky/358dc9f1-b1c2-46b5-80cc-6e9610b1cd43.html
He also has written a legal column for many local newspapers including:
- La Voz (Spanish and English bilingual),
- BrasilBest (Portuguese)
- El Observador (Spanish)
- The Irish Herald
- West-East (Russian)
- The White Eagle (Polish)
To read some of my publications on line with informational articles about immigration procedures, go to:
https://lawyers.justia.com/profile/109212/edit/publications
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-kerosky-8721ab1/
Our firm has been on retainer as counsel for:
·the Republic of Mexico
·the Republic of Colombia.
We also have handled cases or provided legal advice to the Consulates of Poland, Ireland, Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador
Our legal staff speak Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Italian, Russian, Polish and French.
STAFF:
Christopher A. Kerosky has been a lawyer since 1984. He has extensive experience as a trial lawyer and a business advisor. He is a former Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. He received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt School of Law). He speaks Polish and Spanish, and speaks conversationally in Russian and French
Liliana Gallelli has been practicing law since 2004. Her experience includes immigration law, estate planning, closely-held businesses and non-profit organizations. Before forming Kerosky & Gallelli, Ms. Gallelli practiced transactional law at Toews Law in San Luis Obispo, CA and later joined her brother at the Gallelli & Gallelli, Inc., law firm in Beverly Hills, CA. She interned at the City of Burbank City Attorney's Office and with the Brazilian international law firm, Noronha-Advogados. Since 2007, Mrs. Gallelli has been focusing her practice on complex immigration matters and post-conviction relief. She writes immigration columns for several newspapers and is a frequent guest speaker on issues of immigration.
Ms. Gallelli earned a Juris Doctor degree from University of La Verne Law School. She speaks fluent Spanish and French and speaks conversational Italian, Portuguese and Lithuanian.
Susanna Bogue is licensed by the State Bar of California and has been an immigration lawyer since 1988. She has extensive experience in all aspects of immigration law. She is fluent in Spanish.
Over 40 of our staff members speak Spanish. Our staff also speaks Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Italian and French.