About Me
Sara Silvia Taylor
Owner, Managing Attorney
I am a specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law, certified by The State Bar of California, with extensive experience in a wide variety of complex immigration matters. I have successfully defended clients before the San Francisco Immigration Court, U.S. Citizenship & Naturalization Services, Administrative Appeals Office, Board of Immigration Appeals, the United States District Court of Northern California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. At the U.S. District Court of Northern California, I filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship & Naturalization Services due to their failure to adjudicate a citizenship application in a timely manner, and I negotiated a favorable settlement for my client. At the Ninth Circuit, I argued successfully for an asylum applicant found not credible due to return trips that occurred prior to the applicant's final decision to flee. Subedi Sharma v. Lynch, No. 13-71501, 2016 U.S. LEXIS 6294 (9th Cir. Apr. 6, 2016). Watch the video of my argument here!
I graduated from New York University School of Law and obtained my bachelor's degree in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley, where I graduated with high honors and Phi Beta Kappa. I have been a committed advocate for immigrants' rights since 2006, when I was an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. Throughout my undergraduate and law school years, I devoted as much of my free time as possible to volunteering at numerous non-profits committed to helping immigrants seek legal aid. At NYU School of Law, I was a member of the well-regarded Immigrant Rights Clinic. Prior to starting my own law practice in June 2016, I represented hundreds of clients at two well regarded immigration law firms in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I am the daughter of Argentine immigrants, a native Spanish-speaker, and in my spare time I enjoy theater, painting, photography, bird-watching, and volunteering my time at free legal clinics throughout California's Bay Area.
Licenses, Admissions & Memberships
- Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law, as designated by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Licensed attorney in the State of California
- Admitted to the United States District Court of Northern California
- Admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
Speaking Engagements, Positions, and Recognitions
- Panelist for Continuing Legal Education class on Hot Topics in Immigration for the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (07/29/2021)
- Education/Program Co-Coordinator for the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (2016-2018)
- Website & Technology Coordinator for the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (2018-2019)
- Selected to 2018-2024 Rising Stars lists of Northern California Super Lawyers (Selection Process)
