John Joannes

Practice areas: Business Immigration; Employment Immigration; Academic and Researcher Visas; Permanent Resident Visas; and General Immigration Law. John A. Joannes, Born in Monterey Park, California Admitted: 1965, California; and, 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Law School: University of Southern California, J.D., 1962 University: Occidental College, A.B., 1956; and University of Southern California, M.S. in P.A., 1961. Biography: Phi Alpha Delta; Law Clerk to Judge Stanley N. Barnes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1963, and to Judge E. Avery Crary, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1964-1965; Staff Counsel, McCone Commision (Governor's Commission on Los Angeles Riots), 1965-1966; Honor selected Southern California Super Lawyer in Immigration by Law & Politics, 2004,2005,2006; Co-Author: "The Immigration Reform and Control Act Handbook," Parker and Son Publications, Inc., 1987; Lecturer, Immigration and Nationality Law Seminar, California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 1987, and Immigration Law Institute, University of Southern California Law Center, 1991; and Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Assn. (Chair, Immigration Section, 1980-1981, Chair, International Law Section, 1983-1984, and Chair, Immigration Legal Assistance Project Committee, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section, 1988-1990); State Bar of California, and, American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chair, Southern California Chapter, 1974-1976, and, Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1984)