Flavia Santos Lloyd, Esq.

Flavia Santos Lloyd, Esq.

 Email: flloyd@santoslloydlaw.com

Attorney Flavia Santos Lloyd is passionate about immigration law and the community she serves. As an immigrant herself, Ms. Santos Lloyd can relate to her clients’ experience during the immigration process. With focus on quality customer service, zealous and diligent  representation of her clients, and a proven track record, she has served a wide range of her clients’ immigration needs.
Before graduating from law school, Ms. Santos Lloyd worked for 12 years in the immigration law field as a supervising immigration paralegal at a leading Orange County immigration law firm. In total, Ms. Santos Lloyd has been in the immigration field for over 21 years. Attorney Santos Lloyd and her staff are fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and French.

While in law school, Ms. Santos Lloyd volunteered at immigration clinics and other immigration-related organizations. After passing the bar exam, she became an immigration attorney and law professor at several law schools and at a bar exam review company. In addition to teaching subjects tested in the California Bar Exam, she also teaches Immigration Law as an Assistant Professor of Law at Irvine University.
Her practice focuses on a broad spectrum of immigration matters such as family-based, employment-based (PERMs, EB-1, EB-2, L, E, etc.), extraordinary ability cases (O, P), naturalization, adjustment of status, consular processing, asylum, and complex family matters such as waivers (I-601, I-601A, I-212 and J-1 waivers). She also devotes her time to scholarly work by writing research papers and presenting them at national and international conferences. She also teaches Continuing Legal Education ("CLE") courses to attorneys. 

Ms. Santos Lloyd is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the American Bar Association (ABA), Orange County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations, Orange County Hispanic Bar Association, among other organizations, and she is an active member of the State Bar of California.

Personal attention, commitment, and excellence. Welcome to the Santos Lloyd Law Firm, P.C.
Areas of Practice:
Immigration and Nationality Law

Bar Admissions:
California
U.S. District Court Central District of California

Education:
Leadership in Law Firms, Harvard Law School Executive Education 

Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School Executive Education

Leadership in the Legal Profession, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law 

Juris Doctor, Abraham Lincoln University, Los Angeles, California
Honors: Dean’s Scholar Award for Contemporary Ethical Issues, Products Liability Litigation, and First Amendment

Master of Arts, International Relations, American Public University, Charles Town, WV
Honors: Dean’s List

Bachelor of Science, Communication, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Honors: Graduated with Honors

University of Sao Paulo, Portuguese and Russian, São Paulo, Brazil
Publications
  • Lloyd, F.S. (2023). K Visa Processing 101, in The Consular Practice Handbook (pp. 197-204). American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Professional and Scholarly Presentations 
  • "O's and P's" American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Latin America and Caribbean  Chapter (November 2023)
  • "Winning Strategies for the First Preference" American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Chicago Conference (October 2023)
  • "Taboo," Uncommon, and Unusual Occupations: Guess What? That's Extraordinary Talent too!" American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Fall Conference (September 2023)
  • "O-1A and O-1B: Extraordinary Ability and Entertainers," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) -   ANNUAL AILA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (June 2023)
  • "Role of the Paralegal," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Paralegal Conference (June 2023)
  • "O-1 Visa Workshop for Lawyers," Immigration Lawyers Toolbox Post-Graduate Training, Santa Monica, CA (February 2023). 
  • "O-1 Trends: Extraordinary Hurdles Still Remain as New Ones Emerge," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Midwinter Conference and Webcast (January 2023). 
  • "Permissible Business Activities for Nonimmigrants: Employees, Entrepreneurs, and Visitors," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - California Chapters Conference (November 2022)
  • "EB-1 a.k.a The Artist Green Card," Global Gab - Rattlestick Theater, NY (September 2022) 
  • "National Interest Waivers and Other Creative Options for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Industry Professionals," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Sports Immigration Law Conference (September 2022)
  • "Strategies for Athletes, Artists, Entertainers, and Other Extraordinary Individuals," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - ANNUAL AILA NATIONAL CONFERENCE (June 2022)
  • "Strategies for Successful NIWs,"  American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - 43RD ANNUAL AILA S. FLORIDA IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE (April 2022)
  • "EB-1 vs. EB-2 NIW: Creative Ways to Use Matter of Dhanasar," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Athletics, Culture, Entertainment, and Science (ACES) Conference (October 2021)
  • "Structuring P-1A and P-1S Petitions for Athletes," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) - Sports Immigration Law Conference (September 2021)
  • "Highly Skilled Individuals: A Discussion on Nonimmigrant and Immigrant Visa Petitions for 'Talented' Foreign Nationals," American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) (August 2021)
  • "O-1A - How Extraordinary is Extraordinary,"  American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)  (October 2020) 
  • "Imigração e Negócios nos EUA: mídia, entretenimento e tecnologia,"  Webinar (March 2020)
  • Paralegal and Lawyer, University of California, Irvine, CA (February 2020)
  • How to Internationalize your Company  U.S. Approach  Brempex - Berlin, Germany. (August 2019)
  • Immigration Law in the United States - ESANC - Santos, Brazil (April 2019)
  • Immigration Law in the United States - Catholic University of Santos - Santos, Brazil. (April 2019) 
  • Immigration Law in the United States - Santa Cecilia University, Santos, Brazil (April 2019)
  • Becoming an Entrepreneur in the U.S. - Brempex - Dusseldorf, Germany. (March 2019)
  • Los Angeles Brazil Film Festival – 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 – Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Options for Foreign Investors (November 2018)
  • LawPro CLE - Immigration Options for Artists, Entertainers and Athletes (June 2018)
  • El Aviso Magazine – Deportation
  • Ethics for the Immigration Paralegal, Orange County Paralegal Association, Irvine, CA (April 2018)
  • Paralegal and Lawyer, University of California, Irvine, CA (March 2018)
  • Foreigners Hiring Foreigners: What You Need to Know, Irvine, CA (November 2017)
  • Panelist at Human Trafficking Panel, Orange, CA (November 2017)
  • Paralegal and Lawyer, University of California, Irvine, CA (July 2017)
  • Know Your Rights. 826LA, Los Angeles, CA (April 2017)
  • Know Your Rights. 826LA, Los Angeles, CA (March 2017)
  • Know Your Rights. Brazilian Consulate, Beverly Hills, CA (March 2017)
  • Visa Options for Small Business, Brazil California Chamber of Commerce, Beverly Hills, CA (July 2016)
  • Language is power: An analysis of Brazil's use of language and culture as tools for global success. University of California, Los Angeles, Second Heritage Language Conference (2014)
  • Brazilian foreign policy post-1985: Regional challenges and global ambitions. International Political Science Association World Congress, Montreal (July 2014)
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