📍 San Francisco, CA — Est. 2011

Justice For
Every Family.
Every Story.

Castellano Law serves San Francisco's immigrant communities and working families — navigating the U.S. immigration system and fighting for full compensation after serious accidents. We've been doing this for over a decade. We do it in your language.

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Free consultation — no obligation
No fee unless we win your case
Spanish, Tagalog & English spoken
$95M+
Recovered for clients
1,800+
Immigration cases resolved
13
Years serving the Bay Area
Immigration Law· Personal Injury· 18-Wheeler Accidents· Green Cards & Visas· Deportation Defense· No Fee Unless We Win· Immigration Law· Personal Injury· 18-Wheeler Accidents· Green Cards & Visas· Deportation Defense· No Fee Unless We Win·
What We Do

Built for Communities
That Need Real Advocacy.

We represent San Francisco's working families, immigrants, and those who need an attorney who understands what's truly at stake — not just legally, but personally.

Immigration Law

Family petitions, employment visas, green cards, DACA renewals, citizenship, and deportation defense. We guide clients through one of life's most consequential legal processes — with patience, honesty, and results.

Personal Injury

Car accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, and workplace injuries. We fight for maximum compensation against negligent drivers, property owners, and corporations.

18-Wheeler Accidents

Catastrophic injuries from commercial truck accidents require aggressive legal action. We build cases that expose the full liability of carriers, drivers, and insurers — and we go to trial if necessary.

Family-Based Immigration

Sponsoring a spouse, child, parent, or sibling for U.S. immigration benefits. We handle the entire petition process and represent families through USCIS interviews.

Asylum & Refugee Claims

Fleeing persecution, violence, or political threats in your home country. We build compelling asylum applications and represent clients in immigration court hearings with compassion and expertise.

Citizenship Applications

We prepare N-400 naturalization applications with the thoroughness they deserve. Our clients' pass rates exceed the national average — because we prepare them to succeed, not just apply.

Elena M. Castellano — Founding Attorney
Founding Attorney

Elena M. Castellano, Esq.

Elena Castellano grew up in the Mission District, the daughter of a Guatemalan immigrant father and a Filipina mother. Navigating U.S. immigration from the inside of a family that lived it — that's not something she studied. It's something she experienced.

After graduating from UC Hastings College of the Law in 2009, Elena spent two years at Bay Area Legal Aid before launching Castellano Law in 2011 with the explicit mission of serving immigrant and working-class families in San Francisco who deserved the same quality of representation as anyone else.

Today, Elena leads a bilingual team of four attorneys and six paralegals. She is fluent in English and Spanish, conversational in Tagalog, and has been recognized by San Francisco Magazine's Top Lawyers every year since 2017. She is a frequent speaker at DACA renewal workshops and serves on the board of the Bay Area Immigration Legal Services Coalition.

UC Hastings College of the Law, J.D. 2009
California State Bar — License No. 271884
San Francisco Magazine Top Lawyers (2017–Present)
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Member
Fluent English & Spanish | Conversational Tagalog
What Clients Say

Advocacy That
Changes Everything.

★★★★★

"Elena fought for our family for 18 months when we had given up hope. She was the only attorney who explained the process clearly without making us feel like a number. We have our green cards today because of her."

The Ramos Family — San Francisco, CA
★★★★★

"I was hit by a truck on Market Street and couldn't work for eight months. Castellano Law recovered $620,000 for me. They handled everything — I just focused on healing."

Maricel T. — San Francisco, CA
★★★★★

"My asylum case was denied twice before I found Elena. She took on my case when no one else would. My third application was approved. I am safe here because of her work."

Name withheld by request — Bay Area
Get In Touch

Your First
Step Forward
Starts Here.

Every case deserves to be heard. Contact us today for a free, confidential consultation — available in English and Spanish.

Phone
(415) 920-7700
Email
info@castellanolaw.com
Office
1 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Hours
Mon–Fri 8:30AM–6PM | Spanish consultations available
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Confidential. Judgment-free. Available in English & Spanish.