ED ALLAN LINDAIN, ESQ. Principal Counsel

 Ed Allan Lindain, Esq. is a Certified Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law by the State Bar of California and the principal attorney of The Lindain Law Firm, PC. With over 20 years of experience, he has successfully represented clients worldwide in matters involving U.S. visas, green cards, citizenship, and other immigration benefits.

In addition to his practice, Ed serves as a professor of Immigration Law and Family Law at Abraham Lincoln University School of Law sharing his expertise with future legal professionals.

He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a recipient of President Joseph R. Biden’s 2024 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, conferred by The Outstanding Filipino Awards (TOFA).

Ed is admitted to practice in California, the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the  Eastern District of California, Executive Office of Immigration Review, Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Republic of the Philippines

He is active in leading professional organizations, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, International Bar Association, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and the Association of European Attorneys. He also serves as a Board Member of the  Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Southern Colorado (PACCSoCo). 

He holds an Masters of Law in International Law from the University of San Diego, Juris Doctor from San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Manila, Bachelor's degree in Business from the University of Santo Tomas and Diploma in Industrial relations from the  University of the Philippines.

Leonardo Daniel G. Garingan, Esq. attended Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska where he graduated with concentrations in International and Comparative Law and Sports Law as the 3L graduating Class Representative in 2021. 

While at Creighton University Law School, he helped found the Sports Law Concentration in 2019 and externed for the Creighton Sports Compliance Department and an Omaha based family law firm. 

After law school, he clerked for the Missouri State Public Defender system in Lebanon, Missouri before passing the Missouri Bar in 2023. After passing the bar, he served the State of Missouri as an Assistant Public Defender for Laclede and Camden County practicing criminal defense before moving to California in 2024 where he now practices immigration law in the areas of Asylum Immigration Defense and Complex Litigation.