team-member

Michele A Buchanan

Los Angeles, CA

Licensed for 30 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Immigration

Language

English

About

Michele Franchett is a partner at Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP.  She is admitted to the California Bar, and is a Certified Specialist in the practice of Immigration and Nationality Law.  She has over twenty years of experience in the field, and holdes the highest, preeminent "AV" rating from Martindale Hubbell.  Her current practice is focused on investor and entrepreneurial immigration, with particular emphasis on EB-5 capital group representation. She provides counsel to a number of regional centers seeking to obtain or amend regional center designations and exemplar petition approvals. Ms. Franchett serves on the EB-5 committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”), the Public Policy Committee of Invest In the USA (“IIUSA”),  and is a former chair of the AILA Southern California Chapter.  Having started working in the area of U.S. immigration in 1986, Ms. Franchett has since accumulated experience encompassing virtually every area of business-based immigration. She has represented multinational corporations, research hospitals, universities, investors, entrepreneurs, academicians, artists, and entrepreneurs from around the globe.  Ms. Franchett has also represented clients applying for visas at U.S. Consulates in Toronto, Halifax, and Ciudad Juarez, and at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul. In more recent years she traveled to China to provide EB-5 training for licensed immigration consultants.

Practices Areas

Immigration

Language

English

Contact

Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 900Los Angeles, CA, 90017-2613

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Erika
September 26, 2016

Michele did something that other lawyers wouldn't: she returned my calls. I probably had to call her 10-20 times for my case and she always was either available or called me back within a day or so. She also seemed to care about her work. it wasn't just a day job. Thanks for you help!

Francis
April 26, 2016

Attorney Franchett worked on my investment immigration case. It's a long journey and Attorney Franchett helped me complete this process smoothly. In our first meeting, she explained each stage of the process, and provided guidance, which is very helpful for me. She always responded to my questions promptly. And my file was always reviewed thoroughly before each filing, so it got processed and approved within the expected timeline. During the process, Attorney Franchett has demonstrated her professional knowledge, solid experience as well as great patience. Based on the service I received, I highly recommend Attorney Franchett

Erika
September 26, 2016

Michele did something that other lawyers wouldn't: she returned my calls. I probably had to call her 10-20 times for my case and she always was either available or called me back within a day or so. She also seemed to care about her work. it wasn't just a day job. Thanks for you help!

Francis
April 26, 2016

Attorney Franchett worked on my investment immigration case. It's a long journey and Attorney Franchett helped me complete this process smoothly. In our first meeting, she explained each stage of the process, and provided guidance, which is very helpful for me. She always responded to my questions promptly. And my file was always reviewed thoroughly before each filing, so it got processed and approved within the expected timeline. During the process, Attorney Franchett has demonstrated her professional knowledge, solid experience as well as great patience. Based on the service I received, I highly recommend Attorney Franchett