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Zachary M. Nightingale · Immigration Attorney
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Zachary M. Nightingale is on California’s State Bar roll, #184501, admitted in 1996; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Immigration. Certified by the State Bar as a legal specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law. Registry record updated 8 October 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #184501 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1996 |
| Law school | Stanford Univ Law School |
| Firm | Van Der Hout LLP |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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Cases of record
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Bartolo-Vasquez v. Jefferson Sessions | Counsel for the petitioner | 699 F. App'x 745 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 October 2017 |
| Marco Lopez-Ortiz v. Jefferson Sessions | Counsel for the petitioner | 706 F. App'x 895 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 October 2017 |
| Beatrice Rajwayi v. Jefferson Sessions | Counsel for the petitioner | 692 F. App'x 815 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 June 2017 |
| Gang Chen v. Jefferson Sessions | Counsel for the petitioner | 683 F. App'x 583 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 March 2017 |
| Ala'a Baidun v. Loretta E. Lynch | Counsel for the petitioner | 648 F. App'x 685 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 April 2016 |
| Tarlock Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the petitioner | 771 F.3d 647 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 November 2014 |
| Tarlock Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the petitioner | 585 F. App'x 638 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 November 2014 |
| R. Gomez-R v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the petitioner | 555 F. App'x 687 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 February 2014 |
| Chen v. Aitken | Counsel for the petitioner | 917 F. Supp. 2d 1013 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 8 January 2013 |
| Sharma v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 459 F. App'x 602 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 November 2011 |
| Xiao Fei Zheng v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 644 F.3d 829 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 May 2011 |
| Alberto Gonzalez-Mendez v. Eric Holder, Jr. | Counsel for the petitioner | 426 F. App'x 554 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 April 2011 |
| Rosales-Picen v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 424 F. App'x 673 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 March 2011 |
| Rosales v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 424 F. App'x 672 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 March 2011 |
| Mendoza Santos v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 408 F. App'x 124 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 January 2011 |
| Gomez v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 365 F. App'x 906 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 February 2010 |
| Magiya v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 338 F. App'x 632 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 July 2009 |
| Magiya v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 338 F. App'x 632 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 July 2009 |
| Shamim v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 324 F. App'x 621 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 April 2009 |
| Shamim v. Holder | Counsel for the petitioner | 324 F. App'x 621 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 April 2009 |
| Quintero-Salazar v. Keisler | Counsel for the petitioner | 506 F.3d 688 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 October 2007 |
| Camins v. Gonzales | Counsel for the petitioner | 500 F.3d 872 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 August 2007 |
| De Leon De Leon v. Gonzales | Counsel for the petitioner | 158 F. App'x 835 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 December 2005 |
| Jia-Jian Jiang v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General | Counsel for the petitioner | 425 F.3d 649 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 October 2005 |
| Chung Ping Li v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General | Counsel for the petitioner | 389 F.3d 892 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 November 2004 |
| Zavala v. Ridge | Counsel for the plaintiff | 310 F. Supp. 2d 1071 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 1 March 2004 |
| Barahona-Gomez v. Ashcroft | Counsel for the plaintiff | 243 F. Supp. 2d 1029 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 18 December 2002 |
| Barahona-Gomez v. Reno | Counsel for the respondent | 236 F.3d 1115 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 February 1999 |
| Barahona-Gomez v. Reno | Counsel for the respondent | 167 F.3d 1228 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 February 1999 |
| Barahona-Gomez v. Reno | Counsel for the respondent | 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1118 | California Supreme Court | 11 February 1999 |
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Chambers Global 2026, Band 3, Immigration: Business (USA). As published by Chambers and Partners; CAR does not rank attorneys. Firm at the time: Van Der Hout Brigagliano & Nightingale LLP.
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Chambers USA 2026, Band 1, Immigration (California). As published by Chambers and Partners; CAR does not rank attorneys. Firm at the time: Van Der Hout Brigagliano & Nightingale LLP.
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Chambers USA 2026, Band 3, Immigration (USA - Nationwide). As published by Chambers and Partners; CAR does not rank attorneys. Firm at the time: Van Der Hout Brigagliano & Nightingale LLP.
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Certified specialties
Immigration & Nationality Law
Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
On the official record
The State Bar of California has certified this attorney as a legal specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law · a certification held by roughly one California attorney in sixty, and separate from any rating.
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The employer on the official record is Van Der Hout LLP.
A firm or employer website answers at vblaw.com, the domain of the email address on the State Bar record.
The law school on the record is Stanford University Law School.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1996 · 30 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Immigration.
30 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.
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