Biography of Blake Nordahl

Education:

• U.C. Davis School of Law (J.D. 2002)
• U.C. Berkeley (B.A. 1999)

Admitted:

• California
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Membership:

• American Immigration Lawyers Association

Languages:

• English & Spanish

Experience:

• Practiced immigration law at a Sacramento area law firm from 2003 to 2005 prior to starting solo practice. Represented clients before the Immigration Courts at San Francisco as well as Eloy Arizona. Also assisted clients in applications for naturalization and family based immigration applications.
• U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program. Served as Attorney Advisor at the Executive Office of Immigration Review in San Diego (2002-2003). Assisted Immigration Judges in asylum and removal hearings.
• Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice Summer Honors Program. Served as law clerk at the Los Angeles Immigration Court.
• U.C Davis Immigration Law Clinic (2001-2002) Advised clients and criminal defense attorneys on the immigration consequences of criminal convictions. Represented lawful permanent resident in removal proceedings at San Francisco Immigration Court.