Thomas Joseph Baker

Thomas J. Baker is the founder and principal attorney of Capital Gateway Immigration in Sacramento, California. With more than a decade of focused experience in immigration law and criminal defense, he assists individuals and families with high-stakes immigration matters. His practice centers on family-based petitions, marriage-based green cards, adjustment of status, consular processing, naturalization, and immigration waivers, with special emphasis on overcoming prior criminal convictions or complex immigration histories.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Baker has managed more than 2,000 immigration cases and conducted over 15,000 consultations. He is widely recognized for his proficiency at the crossroads of criminal and immigration law, frequently counseling defense counsel on the immigration ramifications of California penal convictions and serving as a qualified expert witness in California courts. Prior to establishing Capital Gateway Immigration in 2024, he practiced for over eleven years at the Law Offices of Daniel M. Wigon. He earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science from California State University, Long Beach.

Mr. Baker is committed to delivering straightforward counsel, strategic advocacy, and thorough case preparation. An active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), where he previously served as Sacramento Immigration Court Liaison, he regularly lectures on ethics and continuing legal education in immigration practice.