Lina Baroudi

Lina Baroudi is the founder and principal attorney at the Law Office of Lina Baroudi in San Jose, California, dedicated exclusively to the practice of immigration and nationality law. With over a decade of legal practice, Ms. Baroudi provides comprehensive counsel in matters involving deportation defense, asylum, family-based petitions, overseas consular processing, naturalization, and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitions. She represents individuals and families across the San Francisco Bay Area, throughout California, and nationwide before USCIS, immigration courts, and federal appellate courts.

Ms. Baroudi earned her Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2009 after completing her Bachelor of Arts at San Francisco State University in 2002. Prior to establishing her private practice in 2012, she developed extensive litigation skills as a supervising paralegal and attorney at the Law Office of Robert B. Jobe and completed a judicial clerkship with the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District. Her courtroom advocacy extends to appellate litigation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and U.S. District Courts. She remains an active leader and member of several professional organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Lawyers Guild.

Having immigrated to the United States from Syria as a child, Ms. Baroudi brings a deeply personal perspective to her legal advocacy. She understands firsthand the complexities, uncertainties, and emotional challenges that families experience when navigating the immigration system. Driven by an authentic commitment to immigrant rights, Ms. Baroudi approaches every case with empathy, integrity, and relentless dedication to securing positive outcomes for her clients.