Michael Muston

Michael Muston is Of Counsel at MJ Law in San Jose, California, where he advises individuals and businesses on U.S. immigration law. He has focused on immigration-related cases since 1983 and established a San Jose office in 1985. His practice addresses employment and business immigration as well as family-based petitions. He helps clients evaluate immigration pathways involving employees, investments, spouses, and relatives.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center in 1978. He became a lawyer in 1978 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that year. His education and decades of immigration practice support work involving federal immigration requirements and complex family or business circumstances.

Michael advises businesses on work authorization, employee-related immigration matters, and visa options that may arise when organizations recruit or transfer personnel. He also assists clients evaluating immigration issues connected to investment in the United States. His family immigration practice addresses marriage and fiancé visas, petitions involving parents, children, and siblings, and other routes for eligible relatives seeking U.S. immigration status.

Michael Muston was a founding officer of the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. His long-standing work in the Bay Area has involved both corporate immigration questions and personal matters affecting families. He advises clients on the requirements and procedures associated with available immigration classifications, helping them prepare for applications and understand the legal steps toward their objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, MJ Law
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Founding Officer, Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• University of Houston Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Texas at Austin
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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