David P. Berry

David Berry is one of the founding partners of Berry, Appleman & Leiden.
Mr. Berry concentrates on legal matters involving U.S.
and global non-immigrant business visas, and he counsels employers in complex immigration practice and policy concerns.
His experience in immigration law encompasses all aspects of U.S.
and global business immigration visas in every major business sector.
Mr. Berry began practicing immigration law in 1978.
He served as Chairperson of both the Northern California American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Bar Association of San Francisco Immigration Committee.
Mr. Berry also served as national Business and Industry Liaison to the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
He provided testimony to the United States Commission to Reform Immigration.
Mr. Berry secured his Bachelor of Arts degree with High Honors from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1973.
In 1978, he received his Juris Doctor Degree from Antioch School of Law in Washington, D.C.
and became a member of the State Bar of California.
Mr. Berry held an adjunct faculty position as Assistant Professor of Immigration Law at Hastings College of Law from 1983 to 1986.
He has been awarded the Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rating for his reputation among peers for the highest legal ability and ethical standards.