Flavia Santos Lloyd

Top rated Immigration attorney in Newport Beach, California

Santos Lloyd Law Firm, PC

Practice areas: Immigration

Licensed in California since: 2014

Education: Abraham Lincoln University

Languages spoken: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Selected to Rising Stars: 2024

Santos Lloyd Law Firm, PC

4340 Von Karman Ave
Suite 110
Newport Beach, CA 92660 Phone: 949-316-0078 Email: Flavia Santos Lloyd Visit website

Flavia Santos Lloyd has been in the immigration field for over 21 years - first as a paralegal and then as an attorney. She is the Founder and Managing Attorney at Santos Lloyd Law Firm, PC, a firm she started in 2016. Today she leads a team of 12 attorneys and over 40 support staff. Her practice focuses on a broad spectrum of immigration matters such as family-based, employment-based, extraordinary ability cases, naturalization, adjustment of status, consular processing, asylum, removal, and complex family matters such as waivers. Her primary focus and expertise is extraordinary ability cases. As she is also passionate about teaching, she teaches subjects tested in the California Bar Exam and Immigration Law at different law schools. She also devotes her time to scholarly work by writing research papers and presenting them at national and international conferences.

First Admitted: 2014, California

Professional Webpage: http://www.santoslloydlaw.com/flavia-santos-lloyd-esq

Bar / Professional Activity

Board Member at Large, Thurgood Marshall Bar Association , 2025
Member, Working Group with the Legal Specialization Unity - The State Bar of California , 2025
Law360 Immigration Editorial Board, 2025
Chair, Orange County Bar Association, Immigration Section, 2020
Chair-Elect, Orange County Bar Association, Immigration Section, 2024
Secretary / Treasurer, Orange County Bar Association, Immigration Section, 2023
AILA Fall Conference, ACES Track, Conference Program Committee, 2022, 2023, 2023

Videos

Several media appearances https://www.santoslloydlaw.com/media, Multiple Media appearances, 2025

Special Licenses / Certifications

Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law, State Bar of California. , 2024

Educational Background

Executive LLM, London School of Economics and Political Science Law School , 2025-2027
Harvard Kennedy School Public Leadership Credential (in progress), 2024
Harvard Law School Executive Education Leadership in Law Firms Certificate, 2023
Harvard Law School Executive Education Program on Negotiation Certificate, 2022
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Leadership in the Legal Profession Certificate, 2021

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

Publications Whittenburg, F., & Lloyd, F. S. (2024). O-1B nonimmigrants. In Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law: Guidance and Tips for Successful Practice (2024-2025 edition, Nonimmigrant Visas, pp. 227-246). American Immigration Lawyers Association. Lloyd, F.S. (2023). K Visa Processing 101, in The Consular Practice Handbook (pp. 197-204). American Immigration Lawyers Association. Presentations MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association, “Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers: Legal Strategies and Best Practices,” (March 2025) Pincus Professional Education - Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts “Employment Based Immigration Visas and Employment Enforcement,” (March 2025) Pincus Professional Education - Immigration 101: The Nuts and Bolts “Opening Your Practice,” (March 2025) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - "Introduction to EB-1A Visas: How to Work with the Extraordinary,” (February 2025) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – 46th Annual AILA S. Florida Immigration Law Update – Panelist - “Emerging Professions and Trends in Cases for Extraordinary and Exceptional Individuals” (February 2025) Harvard Law School (La Alianza), “Afro-Latina Voices: Celebrating Identity, Contributions, and Impact in Law and Beyond,” (February 2025) Thurgood Marshall Bar Association and NAACP Orange County, “Let's Talk about President Executive Orders, “ (February 2025) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - “Navigating the Impact of Trump's Executive Orders,” (February 2025) Southwestern Law School, American Immigration Lawyers Association (Southern California Chapter), “Immigration Lawyering,” Panelist (February 2025) MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association, “Navigating the Impact of Trump's Immigration Executive Orders: Lessons for Immigration Attorneys” (January 2025) 2024 Faculty Participant, Leigh Steinberg Series for the Protection of Athletes Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, UC Berkeley School of Law (December 2024) Harvard Law School, Legal Profession Class, Professor Wilkins, “Immigration Lawyering,” Panelist (November 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – California Chapters Conference – Panelist – “The O-1: Unlocking Opportunities for Those With Unique Talents” (November 2024) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - “Out of Bounds: NIL and Immigration Issues,” (October 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Rome EMEA Distance Learning Committee - Panelist - “ Weird and Wonderful B’s,” (September 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Paralegal Conference - Discussion Leader - "NIV and IV Options for Extraordinary / Exceptional Individuals: Creative Approaches for the Exceedingly Talented," (August 2024) Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) - “O and P Visas: Visa Options for Foreign Talents and Athletes,” (July 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Annual AILA National Conference - Panelist - "Unauthorized Employment in Immigration: NIL, Influencers, Student Athletes" (June 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - CLE - “Unlocking EB-1A Success: Strategic Filing Approaches and Best Practices” (May 2024) Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) - “EB-2 NIW Updates: Current Trends and Strategies” (January 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Canada Chapter - “Talent Visas - Practical Considerations for O-1 and EB-2 NIW” (January 2024) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Latin America and Caribbean Chapter - Discussion Leader “O’s and P’s” (November 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Chicago Conference - Panelist - “Winning Strategies for for the First Preference” (October 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Fall Conference - Discussion Leader - "Taboo, Uncommon, and Unusual Occupations: Guess What? That's extraordinary Talent too!" (September 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Annual AILA National Conference - Panelist - "O-1A and O-1B: Extraordinary Ability and Entertainers" (June 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Paralegal Conference - Panelist - "Role of the Paralegal," (June 2023) Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Postgraduate Training "O-1 Visa Workshop for Lawyers,"(February 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Midwinter Conference – Panelist – “O-1 Trends: Extraordinary Hurdles Still Remain and New Ones Emerge” (January 2023) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – California Chapters Conference – Panelist – “Permissible Business Activities for Nonimmigrants: Employees, Entrepreneurs, and Visitors” (November 2022) Global Gab – Rattlestick Theater, NY – “EB-1 a.k.a. The Artist Green Card” – Panelist (September 2022) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Sports Immigration Law Conference – Panelist – “National Interest Waivers and Other Creative Options for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Industry Professionals” (September 2022) Brempex - Speaker - “How to Internationalize your Company into the U.S.” Germany (June 2022) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Annual AILA National Conference – Panelist – “Strategies for Athletes, Artists, Entertainers and Other Extraordinary Individuals” (June 2022) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – 43rd Annual AILA S. Florida Immigration Law Update – Panelist - “Strategies for Successful NIWs” (April 2022) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Athletics, Culture, Entertainment and Science (ACES) conference - Panelist - “EB-1 vs. EB-2 NIW: Creative Ways to Use Matter of Dhanasar” (October 2021) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Sports Immigration Law Conference - Panelist - “Structuring P-1A and P-1S Petitions for Athletes” (September 2021) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Panelist – “Highly Skilled Individuals: A Discussion on Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Petitioner for ‘Talented’ Foreign Nationals” (August 2021) Brazil California Chamber of Commerce - Panelist - “Media and Entertainment - Expanding Business in the United States” (November 2020) American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Panelist - “O-1A How Extraordinary is Extraordinary” (October 2020) ProLawCLE - Presenter - “Non-Immigrant Visas and the Challenges of Today’s Environment” (September 2020) Webinar – Presenter - "Imigração e Negócios nos EUA: mídia, entretenimento e tecnologia," (March 2020) University of California, Irvine, Paralegal Program – Presenter - “Paralegal and Lawyer” Irvine, CA. (February 2020) Brempex - Presenter - “How to Internationalize your Company into the U.S.” Berlin, Germany.(August 2019) ESANC – Speaker - “Immigration Law in the United States” Santos, Brazil. (April 2019) Catholic University of Santos - Speaker - “Immigration Law in the United States” Santos, Brazil. (April 2019) Santa Cecilia University - Speaker - “Immigration Law in the United States” Santos, Brazil (April 2019) Bremprex - Speaker - “Becoming an Entrepreneur in the U.S.” Dusseldorf, Germany (March 2019) LABRFF - Speaker - “Arts in the United States - What you need to know from an immigration standpoint” (December 2018) El Aviso Magazine – Interview about Investment Options (December 2018) LawPro CLE - Presenter - “Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Options for Foreign Investors” (November 2018) LawPro CLE - Presenter - “Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainments and Athletes” (June 2018) El Aviso Magazine – Interview about Deportation (2018) Orange County Paralegal Association - Presenter - “Ethics for the Immigration Paralegal” Irvine, CA (April 2018) University of California - Presenter - “Paralegal and Lawyer” Irvine, CA (March 2018) , Writer, Panelist, Discussion Leader, See below, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2025