Professional Info
 

Josh Effron has over 17 years of experience as an immigration attorney and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Hebrew. He is a member of the State Bar of California and represents clients throughout the world in all types of U.S. immigration cases, from visas to Green Cards and citizenship, to Immigration Court. He is also a frequent guest speaker on various immigration-related topics and has written articles about immigration law in legal journals.

Work Experience
 

Owner / Immigration Attorney; Immigrant Rep, Inc.®

​2003 - Present

Bar Admissions

State Bar of California

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Languages

English

Spanish

Hebrew

2010 - present

2010 - present

Adjunct Professor; University of La Verne

​2015 - Present

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Immigration Paralegal; Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

​2001 - 2003

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Hebrew Language Teacher and Tutor

​1995 - Present

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Pi Sigma Alpha
• Dean's List

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• Participated in a three-week legal education program in Beijing, China, July 2000
• Studied abroad in London, England, Fall Semester 2001
• Participated in English moot court at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Fall Semester 2001

Ben Gurion University; Beer Sheva, Israel

​M.S., Management, 1999 (Joint degree with Boston University)

Loyola Law School; Los Angeles, CA

​J.D., 2002

Education
 

University of California, Irvine; Irvine, CA

​B.A., Political Science, Cum Laude, 1997

Publications
 

• Effron, Josh, "Permanent Residency for Aliens of Extraordinary Ability," LOS ANGELES LAWYER, September 2009, 12.

• Effron, Josh, "Immigration Law for the Criminal Lawyer," ORANGE COUNTY LAWYER, December 2010, 26.

• Fleming, Jeff A., FLEMING'S FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW MULTISTATE EXAMINATION WORKBOOK, VOLUME I, 2011. (contributing editor)

• Effron, Josh, "Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Unaccompanied Minors," ORANGE COUNTY LAWYER, July 2012, 18.

• Fleming, Jeff A., FLEMING'S FUNDAMENTALS OF LAW MULTISTATE EXAMINATION WORKBOOK, VOLUME II, 2013. (contributing writer)