Ortega, Canossa and Associates

What Ortega, Canossa and Associates does

Ortega, Canossa and Associates, PLC is a California-based professional limited liability law firm that practices exclusively in U.S. immigration law. Founded in 2007 by co-founders Hector Ricardo Ortega and Marta Victoria Canossa, the firm is headquartered in Montebello, California, with a second office in downtown Los Angeles. It serves both businesses seeking to employ foreign nationals (H-1B, L, O, P, E-2 visas and compliance) and individuals/families navigating family-based immigration, adjustment of status, naturalization, asylum, VAWA, Cancellation of Removal, and deportation defense. The firm's attorneys are authorized to practice immigration law before USCIS, Immigration Courts nationwide, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, with one co-founder holding Board-Certified Specialist designation in Immigration and Nationality Law from the California State Bar.

The firm generates revenue through professional service fees for immigration legal representation. Its revenue model is fee-for-service legal work, supplemented by a pro bono program offering free legal counsel to indigent clients and reduced fees for individuals unable to afford full fees, with monthly payment plans available. Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm has served hundreds of clients since 2007 across individual case matters documented in public testimonials. Its go-to-market relies on direct client acquisition through its website (available in both English at ocalegal.com and Spanish at ocalegal.net), telephone inquiries, referrals, community outreach, and active social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter). An online client portal (welcomeclient.com) supports document exchange and ongoing communication.

The practice operates without any disclosed technology platform, proprietary software, API, or AI/ML capabilities, positioning it as a traditional professional services firm. The team comprises two co-founders, two associate attorneys, and an administrative advisor. There are no funding rounds, external investors, or parent company; the firm is independently owned and operated by its founding partners. It maintains professional affiliations with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Mississippi State Bar (through co-founder Canossa), and is recognized for its culturally aware, bilingual approach to serving the Southern California immigrant community.

Name

Ortega, Canossa and Associates

Legal name

Ortega, Canossa and Associates, PLC

Website

https://ocalegal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ortega, Canossa and Associates is a California-based immigration law firm exclusively practicing U.S. immigration law for businesses and individuals. Founded in 2007, it provides visa representation, green card processing, deportation defense, and appellate work across all immigration venues, with bilingual English/Spanish services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF), Corporate Immigration Compliance & Employer Sponsorship (I-9/Right-to-Work, Policy, Audits) (THACAKAC)

Keywords

• Immigration law services
• Visa applications
• Green card processing
• Deportation defense
• Citizenship naturalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Montebello

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Immigration Law Representation: Law firm generates revenue through legal fees for immigration representation services. Services include visa applications, green card petitions, asylum applications, deportation defense, and citizenship proceedings. The firm offers free consultations for indigent clients, reduced fees for deserving individuals, and monthly payment plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ortega, Canossa and Associates, PLC is a U.S. immigration law firm that provides comprehensive legal representation for businesses and individuals. Services span nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications, green card processing, USCIS filings, asylum, VAWA, citizenship, removal defense before Immigration Courts, appeals before the BIA and Ninth Circuit, and consular processing support. The firm offers pro bono and reduced-fee representation for qualifying clients and operates from offices in Montebello and Los Angeles, California.

Product overview

Ortega, Canossa and Associates, PLC is a law firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of U.S. immigration legal services. The practice operates as a unified full-service immigration law offering rather than a modular software platform. Core services include Nonimmigrant Visa Services, Immigrant Visa Services, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Practice, Immigration Court Representation, Board of Immigration Appeals Practice, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Practice. The firm also provides Business Immigration Services for employers and Family Immigration Services for individuals, along with a dedicated Pro Bono Program offering free and reduced-fee legal representation for qualifying clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nonimmigrant Visa Services Legal representation for temporary U.S. visas, including business visitor (B1), diplomat (A), treaty trader/investor (E), intracompany transferee (L), skilled worker (H-1B), student (F/M), temporary worker (H-2B), religious worker (R), and other nonimmigrant visa categories, for businesses and individuals.
• Immigrant Visa Services Family-based and employment-based immigrant visa representation including green card applications, adoption visas, diversity visas, religious worker visas, and special immigrant categories.
• USCIS Practice Full-service representation before USCIS including adjustment of status, naturalization, employment authorization, asylum applications, VAWA petitions, and removal of conditions on residence.
• Immigration Court Representation Legal defense before Immigration Courts nationwide, including cancellation of removal, asylum, voluntary departure, and deportation defense for detained and non-detained individuals.
• Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Practice Appellate representation before the BIA, including appeals, motions to reopen and reconsider previously rendered decisions, and accompanying applications for relief from removal.
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Practice Federal judicial review representation, filing and litigating immigration petitions for review before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• U.S. Embassy and Consulate Practice Consular processing representation for visa applications at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, including immigrant and nonimmigrant visa interview preparation and support.
• Business Immigration Services Legal counsel for businesses seeking international talent, business visas, investor visas, and access to global resources, helping employers hire and retain foreign workers in the United States.
• Family Immigration Services Family-based immigration representation focused on preserving family unity and helping families navigate U.S. immigration processes together, including family petitions, adjustment of status, and naturalization.
• Pro Bono Program Free legal counsel for indigent individuals without financial support, including free initial consultations and reduced-fee representation for qualifying clients seeking relief through VAWA or political asylum; monthly payment plans available.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of clients successfully obtained residency, citizenship, asylum, and other immigration benefits since 2006
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Mississippi State BarminorOthersAttorney Marta Victoria Canossa is a member of the Mississippi State Bar, allowing her to practice law in Mississippi in addition to California.
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)minorOthersBoth attorneys are members of AILA, a professional association promoting quality immigration laws and practice, and educating the public about immigration issues.
• California State Bar Board of Legal SpecializationminorOthersAttorney Hector R. Ortega is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, recognizing advanced expertise in immigration law.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy: Global immigration law firm specializing in corporate immigration, employment-based visas, and global mobility. Most directly comparable to Ortega, Canossa in substantive immigration-law practice, though operating at vastly greater scale and with a corporate-client focus.
• Kriezelman Burton & Associates: Immigration-focused law firm handling family-based petitions, deportation defense, and naturalization. Comparable in scope of individual immigration services and courtroom representation.
• Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates: Boutique immigration law firm in New York focused on business immigration, family-based immigration, and removal defense. Comparable in specialist focus and attorney-led model, though based in a different metro.
• Wolfsdorf Rosenthal: Boutique immigration law firm with a global clientele handling complex family-based, employment-based, and naturalization matters. Comparable in being a specialist immigration-only firm with a premium reputation.
• Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL): Large immigration law firm focused on corporate immigration, compliance, and consular processing. Directly comparable in visa, green card, and employer-sponsorship services, with substantially greater geographic and technological reach.
• Klasko Immigration Law Partners: Immigration law firm with offices on both U.S. coasts handling business immigration, EB-5 investor visas, and litigation. Comparable mix of corporate and individual immigration services and appellate practice.
• Siskind Susser: Immigration law firm handling employment-based visas, family immigration, and removal defense, with a strong online content presence. Comparable in offering both individual and corporate immigration representation.

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Global Am Law 100 firm with a sizable immigration practice covering corporate immigration, litigation, and policy. Overlaps with Ortega, Canossa on employment-based visas and appellate immigration litigation, but as part of a much broader full-service firm.
• Ogletree Deakins: Large labor and employment law firm with a substantial immigration practice serving corporate employers. Comparable in handling employer-sponsored visas and compliance, though not a dedicated immigration boutique.

Emerging players

• Envoy Global: Immigration and global-mobility platform combining attorney services with proprietary case-management technology. Adjacent rather than head-to-head — competes for the same corporate immigration spend but with a tech-enabled, platform-based delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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