David M. Haghighi

Attorney David M. Haghighi is the founder and owner of the Law Offices of David M. Haghighi in Los Angeles, California. Board-certified as a specialist in immigration and nationality law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Mr. Haghighi has more than 21 years of total legal experience, and he provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout the state, around the country and across the globe who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Immigration law
• Asylum
• Removal defense
• Waivers
• Green cards
• U.S. citizenship
• Appeals

Having fled his native Iran more than 40 years ago due to persecution, Mr. Haghighi fully understands the considerable challenges and struggles that so many face in their home countries. In light of this, he delivers exceptional advocacy at all turns to help them pursue their dreams and goals of seeking a better life in the United States.

For more than 18 years now, Mr. Haghighi has travelled throughout the U.S. assisting a diverse range of foreign nationals with deportation defense and other immigration issues, and he has handled thousands of cases before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, as well as before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals and other appeals courts across the nation.

A 1995 cum laude graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, Mr. Haghighi obtained his Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law in 2000. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Central Districts of California, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th Circuits.

Mr. Haghighi is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association, among his other professional affiliations. He has also received numerous top attorney rankings from his peers along with 10 out of 10 client ratings on Avvo, Avvo's Clients' Choice Award and the 10 Best in Client Satisfaction Award from the American Institute of Legal Counsel, Immigration and Nationality Law Division.