Areas of Practice

Personal Injury

 

Over half our practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in personal injury claims of all types and sizes. We protect your legal interests and right to compensation, so that you can focus on healing. We offer free consultations to evaluate your case and in most cases represent on a contingent fee bases—so we are only paid if you are.

Immigration Law

 

Our firm is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant communities in the Bay Area. We offer professional and cost-effective legal representation to individuals and families in a full range of immigration matters, with a focus on asylum, deportation, permanent residency, family-based visas, employment authorization, naturalization, and U-Visas.

Landlord & Tenant

 

We providing resolution in an array of landlord-tenant relationship matters.  We will vigorously litigate and negotiate on your behalf whether you are a tenant or a landlord for help with evictions, rental agreements, deposits, rent control, breach of lease, habitability disputes, discrimination, and personal injury.

Business & Contract

 

We can assist you with all aspects of business law, from incorporation to contracts to assistance with agreements and disputes.

Social Security Disability & Supplemental Security Income Law

 

We carefully guide clients through each step of the social security process. The process of applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits can be frustrating. Our experienced Social Security Disability lawyers are committed to removing those frustrations. We guide you through every step of the process, from initial applications to claims that have been denied—and we will not charge you a fee until your case is won.

Vietnam

 

Miller & Washington founder Tom Miller has had over 40 years experience in Vietnam, starting in 1966 when he flew to Vietnam and established the Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to treat war-injured children. Tom has worked on improving relations between the U.S. and Vietnam, mediated the release of Vietnamese political prisoners and an American prisoner in Vietnam, and opened the first U.S. representative legal office in Vietnam. In 2006 he co-founded the Vietnam Green Building Council to establish country-wide energy efficient building standards.

Cuba

 

Our firm defends U.S. citizens being prosecuted by the U.S. Treasury for violating the travel ban. We can also help with businesses interested in operating in Cuba, as for decades our firm has worked on initiatives to improve political and business relationships with Cuba, and is affiliated with the only foreign law firm authorized by the Cuban Government to have offices in Cuba.