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Miki Iwai
Senior Paralegal Manager

Miki is a Senior Paralegal Manager at Goeschl Law Corporation and has over 30 years of experience in corporate immigration. Miki receive an International Baccalaureate from St. Maur International School in Japan. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and also attended a graduate program in Philosophy at The New School for Social Research in New York City.

Miki is skilled in the preparation of a wide range of documentation for corporate visa matters, particularly multinational and foreign-based organizations; these include L Blanket programs, E-1/E-2 registrations, and in handling filings involving corporate changes (mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs). She is also experienced in the preparation of O-1 and EB-1A filings for Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, as well as H-3 training programs and individual L1 petitions. Miki, who is fluent in Japanese, has worked at Goeschl Law Corporation since its establishment.

miki@golawcorp.com

Francis Pheil
Senior Case Manager

Francis Pheil is a Senior Case Manager at Goeschl Law Corporation. Francis received a Bachelor of Arts degrees in Physics and Geography from the University of California, Berkeley, earning recognition on the Dean's Honor List for more than two years. Francis has over 12 years of experience as a paralegal and has been working at Goeschl Law Corporation since 2011.

francis@golawcorp.com

 

Malena Sabatier
Senior Case Manager

Malena Sabatier is a Senior Case Supervisor at Goeschl Law Corporation. As a Senior Case Manager on the PERM team, she supports clients by managing and tracking PERM application processing. Malena is a certified Paralegal with over 20 years of Business Immigration experience and speaks fluent Spanish.

malena@golawcorp.com

 

P A R A L E G A L S & C A S E A S S I S T A N T S

Ada Gao
Paralegal

Ada Gao is a Paralegal at Goeschl Law Corporation and a member of the nonimmigrant visa team. Ada studied Psychology and Sociology at Colgate University. She has been working at GLC since April 2021.

ada@golawcorp.com

 

Ragini Ghosh
Paralegal

Ragini Ghosh is a Paralegal on the PERM team at Goeschl Law Corporation. Ragini holds a Bachelow of Arts degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations from the University of California, Berkeley. She is fluent in Hindi and Bengali. She has been working at Goeschl Law Corporation since 2019.

ragini@golawcorp.com

 

Julio Leyva
Paralegal

Julio is a Paralegal at Goeschl Law Corporation. Julio works with the Immigrant Visa team and supports GLC clients by preparing I-140 petitions and Adjustment of Status applications as well as managing and tracking expiration dates and other critical immigration data. Julio holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from San Francisco State University and a Paralegal/Legal Studies certificate from City College of San Francisco, as well as 5 years of Business Immigration experience. Julio joined GLC in July of 2023.

julio@golawcorp.com

 

Kelis Lee
Global Case Manager (Singapore)


Kelis Lee, based in Singapore, serves as a Global Immigration Case Manager at Goeschl Law Corporation, and has more than 15 years of expertise in managing corporate visa affairs for Singapore and Global cases. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Edinburgh Napier University and is proficient in both Chinese and English languages. She has been a member of the Goeschl Law Corporation team since 2018.

kelis@golawcorp.com

 
 
 

A D M I N I S T R A T I V E & O P E R A T I O N S

Cecylia Lee
Controller

Cecylia Lee is the Controller at Goeschl Law Corporation. Cecylia has extensive accounting experience, is certified and licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (currently in inactive status in California), and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Davis. Cecylia, who is fluent in Korean, began working at Goeschl Law Corporation in 2006.

cecylia@golawcorp.com

Sara McKinnon
Operations Lead

Sara McKinnon is the Operations Lead at Goeschl Law Corporation. As the Operations Lead for GLC, Sara is responsible for identifying opportunities to maximize efficiencies and improve GLC practices, policies, and procedures in a thoughtful, data-driven, collaborative and holistic way. Sara has a diverse background and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree for Film and Television Production, which she used as an art department coordinator, and has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, which she used while counseling both children & adults and coaching for physical fitness. Sara has been working at Goeschl Law Corporation since 2018.

sara@golawcorp.com

 

Lluvia Garnica
Executive Assistant

Lluvia Garnica is the Executive Assistant to the Principal Attorney at Goeschl Law Corporation. Lluvia studied Psychology and Spanish at the University of the Pacific. Lluvia, who is bilingual in English and Spanish, has been working at GLC since October 2021.

lluvia@golawcorp.com

 

Joseph Fernandez
Administrative Assistant

As an administrative assistant at the San Francisco office, Joseph provides logistical support to both staff and clients in a variety of tasks. Prior to working at Goeschl Law Corporation, Joseph worked in the finance sector for 4 years. Joseph now uses his previous experience of customizing client support on both day to day needs as well as long term services to provide an expert, tailored experience to the clients of GLC. Joseph joined GLC in July 2023.

joseph@golawcorp.com