An experienced attorney who fights (and wins) the difficult immigration cases.
With almost 20 years of immigration experience, Andrew J. Fishkin is Bakersfield's only immigration attorney with experience on both sides of the immigration system.
From the Border Patrol to the INS and later ICE where Mr. Fishkin served as a Senior Special Agent handling complex immigration and criminal investigations, to private practice where he's helped hundreds of people avoid deportation and keep their families together; Mr. Fishkin is capable of handling even the most difficult immigration problems.
Perhaps more important than skill, Mr. Fishkin believes n absolute honesty and will tell you the truth if there is nothing that can be done in your situation.
All immigration law issues including deportation defense, political asylum, visa and naturalization.
In addition, Mr. Fishkin does immigration safe plea bargain in criminal cases and also can work with your current criminal defense attorney to help avoid immigration consequences to criminal convictions.
Mr. Fishkin also does post-conviction relief in criminal courts to undo disastrous immigration consequences of old criminal convictions.
Finally, as a former federal agent, Mr. Fishkin is experienced in the Federal Court system and handles all matters before the United States District Courts in the Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern districts of California.