Law Offices of Colyn B. Desatnik - Irvine, CA

Distinguished Immigration, Personal Injury, and Business Law Advocacy in Irvine

For over forty years, the Law Offices of Colyn B. Desatnik has delivered authoritative legal counsel and courtroom representation across Orange County and Southern California. Founding attorney Colyn Barry Desatnik graduated from the prestigious University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, where he practiced as a barrister before earning admission to the California Bar in 1984. Admitted before the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the California Supreme Court, Mr. Desatnik combines elite credentials with client-focused advocacy. Clients who need an attorney urgently benefit from his rare dual distinction as a certified legal specialist and a celebrated civil litigator.

State Bar Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law

Navigating the complex maze of United States immigration law requires profound statutory mastery and exacting preparation. Only a select group of California practitioners earn formal board certification as specialists in immigration and nationality law. As an immigrant himself who underwent the process over three decades ago, Colyn Desatnik understands the personal hopes and anxieties involved. The firm offers comprehensive immigration counsel:

• Business and employment visas: Securing nonimmigrant petitions including H-1B specialty occupation visas, L-1 intracompany transfers, E-2 investor visas, and O-1 extraordinary ability visas.
• Permanent residency and green cards: Guiding employers and skilled professionals through PERM labor certifications and EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 employment-based immigrant classifications.
• Family immigration: Facilitating K-1 fiancé visas, spousal adjustment of status, consular processing, and lawful permanent residence petitions for immediate relatives.
• Citizenship and naturalization: Assisting permanent residents with naturalization applications, N-400 processing, civics interviews, and resolving complex admissibility obstacles.
• Immigration appeals and federal review: Representing foreign nationals in removal defense, asylum appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and federal petitions for review.

Tenacious Personal Injury Representation on a Strict Contingency Basis

Beyond immigration law, Colyn Desatnik is an accomplished trial attorney and member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to attorneys who have won million- and multi-million-dollar results. When negligence causes severe harm, you need to find an attorney with the courtroom power to challenge large insurance carriers. Personal injury cases are handled on a strict contingency-fee basis with zero upfront expenses:

• Car accidents: Advocating for victims of high-impact crashes, rear-end collisions, and negligent motorist wrecks along Irvine thoroughfares and regional freeways.
• Slip and fall injuries: Holding commercial complexes, retailers, and negligent landlords liable for dangerous premises conditions and preventable falls.
• Construction site accidents: Litigating third-party bodily injury claims arising from equipment failures, scaffolding collapses, and industrial worksite hazards.
• Wrongful death claims: Standing beside surviving families with profound empathy and aggressive courtroom advocacy to recover maximum compensatory damages.

Direct Attorney Access and Exceptional Integrity at 5 Park Plaza

At the Law Offices of Colyn B. Desatnik, cases are handled directly by Mr. Desatnik, providing strategic clarity and candid advice. Staff support in French alongside the attorney's fluency in English ensures seamless communication for international clients. Whether you seek guidance on a visa petition or personal injury litigation, consult a lawyer with four decades of excellence. Contact the Irvine office today to hire an attorney who makes the law work for you.