FULLERLTON OFFICE UPDATE

The phone company is telling us that in spite of our opening date of Feb 1, 2010 at our new Fullerton office (as posted on Jan. 6, 2010), the new phone and fax system will not be operational until Feb. 3. Please continue to call us at our existing phone and fax numbers which will remain operational (and which we will continue to answer) until the new numbers are in effect. We will be winding down our affairs in Buena Park through the early part of February as we ramp up in Fullerton. Please don't panic if you cannot get through to the new numbers for a few days. You will be able to reach us.

HAMILTON PREVAILS IN DISMISSAL OF REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ALIEN CONVICTED OF BURGLARY

Attorney Hamilton was awarded a judgement of termination of "Removal Proceedings" today from a Los Angeles, California Immigration Judge (IJ), dismissing said proceedings which have been pending for the past almost two years, against a lawful permanent resident alien, who was alleged to have been convicted of burglary as a felony under California law and was facing deportation on the strength of this allegation. These Immigration Court proceedings involved numerous and sometimes lengthy and contentious court hearings against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over the past two years, and a complex series of briefs and oral arguments, in which Hamilton continuously and persistently attacked the charging document against the alien as being facially invalid. Ultimately the IJ found in favor of Hamilton and his client, stating that the Government, in its Notice to Appear, had indeed, not met its burden of sustaining removability against the alien, warranting a complete dismissal of the case, and sparing the alien from deportation and preserving said alien's lawful permanent residence. The Government reserved appeal.

CHOW & HAMILTON ANNOUNCES MOVE TO FULLERTON CALIFORNIA

Chow & Hamilton will be moving its practice as of February 1, 2010, from their present Buena Park location, to a new suite of offices located at 285 Imperial Highway, Ste. 207, Fullerton, CA 92835. The new office's phone number will be (714)441-3400 and the fax number will be (714)441-3407. The firm will be notifying its clients, agencies, courts, vendours and colleagues of this move throughout the month of January. This blog will officially list the new address in its "contact information section" on February 1, 2010.