Brian David Lerner

Brian David Lerner is an accomplished immigration attorney with over three decades of dedicated legal experience. As the founder of the Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner, APC, established in 1992, he has represented individuals, families, and corporate clients across a comprehensive spectrum of immigration and nationality matters. He is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California, a rigorous credential achieved by fewer than one in one thousand attorneys statewide. His practice encompasses deportation defense, citizenship and naturalization, green cards, asylum, federal litigation, and nonimmigrant employment and investor visas (including H-1B, E-2, and EB-5), alongside contract review services.

Mr. Lerner completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of Southern California in 1988 before earning his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1991. First admitted to practice in California in 1992, he is also licensed in Michigan and Texas. Throughout his career, Mr. Lerner has served in leadership and active roles within the legal community, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Immigration Law Section. He is widely recognized for his public education initiatives, including an extensive educational video channel that has garnered millions of views worldwide.

Known for taking on complex and challenging legal matters that other practitioners often turn away, Mr. Lerner brings seasoned judgment, deep statutory knowledge, and clear strategic thinking to every matter. His firm is committed to empowering clients through transparent counsel, meticulous case preparation, and steadfast advocacy at both administrative and federal court levels.