Yew Immigration Law Group, A P.C.

Focus and practice areas

Yew Immigration Law Group keeps to a single field: immigration law, which the firm names as its sole practice. It serves individuals, families, and businesses based in California, and it works with clients located elsewhere because immigration law runs at the federal level. The site carries that focus through every section.

The range of matters within that field is wide. Family-based work covers marriage green cards, adjustment of status, consular processing, fiancé (K-1) visas, and family preference petitions. Citizenship and naturalization sit alongside that family work. In my opinion, a practice that lists this much detail on its own pages gives a prospective client a clear picture before a first call.

Employment-based matters

On the business side, the firm handles H-1B, TN, L-1, and O-1 visas. It files employment-based green cards across the EB-1A, EB-1C, EB-2, and EB-3 categories. Categories such as H-1B and L-1 tie a worker to a sponsoring employer, and O-1 covers people with a strong record of achievement in their field. PERM labor certification is part of that work, along with F-1 and STEM OPT matters for students and recent graduates.

Waivers and humanitarian filings

The firm also takes on I-601 and I-601A waivers, re-entry permits, and DACA renewals. VAWA petitions round out the filings the site describes. A re-entry permit helps a lawful permanent resident keep status during a long trip abroad, and a DACA renewal extends protection already granted. These are among the more sensitive matters in immigration practice, and they often turn on documentation and timing.

How the team is built

Alison Yew leads the firm.She holds California State Bar certification in Immigration and Nationality Law, and the site states she is one of two attorneys in Santa Clara County with that credential. She has more than 30 years of experience, and she practiced as a partner at a national litigation firm before this work. She has also been selected to Super Lawyers for Northern California immigration. Super Lawyers is a third-party listing based on peer recognition.

Michael Breismeister works as Senior Associate Attorney with more than 19 years of licensed practice. He handles complex and sensitive matters, among them hardship waivers under I-601 and I-601A and VAWA cases. Intake, client support, legal support, and operations staff support the two attorneys.

What the state certification involves

California is one of the states that certifies attorneys in defined fields of legal practice. For immigration and nationality law, the State Bar sets requirements around experience, a written examination, and ongoing education before it grants the credential. Alison Yew holds that certification, which is the fact the firm places at the center of its lead attorney profile. As a reviewer, I read a state-conferred credential as a firmer signal than a self-chosen title, because a public body defines the standard.

Who the work is for

The firm names three kinds of client: individuals, families, and businesses. Family cases often start with a relationship, a marriage or a parent and child tie, and the petition asks the government to recognize it for immigration purposes. Business cases usually start with a job, and the employer often carries part of the paperwork. Adjustment of status lets a person already in the United States move to permanent residence from inside the country, while consular processing handles the case at a post abroad. Individuals pursuing citizenship reach a later stage, once a green card has been held for the required period.

A firm working in one field sees the same body of federal law in every matter it takes. Immigration rules change often, at the level of statute, regulation, and agency policy. In my opinion, a firm that works only in this area has a practical reason to track those changes closely, because they touch the whole caseload.

How immigration matters generally proceed

Immigration cases move through federal agencies, and often through more than one of them. Family-based green card cases usually run through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and consular cases add a step at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. Employment-based petitions often begin with an employer, and categories such as EB-2 and EB-3 can involve the PERM labor certification process at the Department of Labor first.

Waiver cases work on their own logic. An I-601 or I-601A waiver asks the government to forgive a specific ground of inadmissibility, and the filing leans on evidence of hardship to a qualifying relative. Hardship waivers rest on detailed personal and financial records, and careful preparation helps the filing. VAWA petitions let certain people file on their own behalf. Each of these is a matter the firm names among the work it handles.

Where the firm has offices

The firm lists offices in San Jose and Palm Desert, California, and in Seattle, Washington. Palm Desert sits in Southern California, and the Seattle office extends the firm's presence to the Pacific Northwest. Because immigration law is federal, an attorney can represent a client before the relevant agencies whatever state that client lives in, which is how a firm with three offices works with clients across California and in other states. Its home base is San Jose.

Firm identity in the directory

The record distinguishes the firm's public name from its full legal name. The listing uses Yew Immigration Law Group for the shorter form and identifies the entity as Yew Immigration Law Group, A P.C. That exact wording gives readers a useful reference when they compare the directory entry with formal documents from the firm. The shared "Yew Immigration Law Group" wording also keeps the connection between the two names clear.

The website uses the yewlegal.com domain. Its name directly reflects the Yew brand in the directory, so a reader can connect the listing and the firm's online presence without relying on a separate trade name. For this reviewer, consistency across the public name, legal name, and web address makes the firm's identity easier to confirm.

San Jose address and telephone

The directory provides a street address for the San Jose office at 1155 N First Street, San Jose, California. This adds practical detail beyond naming the city as the firm's home base. A prospective client who plans an office visit can use the street location when arranging travel, while someone sending physical correspondence has a specific destination to place on the envelope.

The published telephone number is 408-645-6395. The 408 area code corresponds with the firm's stated San Jose location and gives directory users a direct contact route tied to that office. The record presents one number, which keeps the contact choice straightforward for a first inquiry. Readers can also use the number alongside the street address and website when checking that they have reached the firm named in the listing.

How the listing identifies the practice

The directory places the formal entity name, physical address, telephone number, and website under one firm record. Each item uses the same Yew identity or points back to the San Jose office. That alignment matters in a legal directory because prospective clients may encounter the shorter firm name first and the full corporate name later in paperwork. Here, the record gives them both forms in one place.

The contact details also separate the method of inquiry from the subject of the legal work. The website provides an online point of reference, while the published phone number offers direct contact. The street address anchors those channels to the firm's San Jose base. Together, these details give a reader concrete identifiers for locating the office and confirming the entity before making contact.