1. The Practice Certified Tax Specialist – California Board
of Legal Specialization, Mr. Tuttle serves as
counsel to Mr. Gaston’s office. He and Mr.
Atlantic, Mexico, and Gibraltar. The
practice also focuses on organization of
foreign individuals and entities seeking
Mr. Gaston provides professional Gaston have worked together since 1978 to to do business in the United States and
consultation and service to both foreign provide foreign and domestic clients with business-based nonimmigrant visas (L and E
and domestic clients. His office currently accurate advice and innovative solutions to petitions). Recent international experience
represents and advises individuals and their personal, business, and estate planning includes being an invited speaker at the
businesses in a wide range of planning concerns. World Business Conference for Chaoshanese,
and transactional matters as well as Clifton J. Rogers Shantou, China (12/2006); guest lecturer to
general civil litigation. With the assistance Clifton J. Rogers assists Mr. Gaston’s MBA students on U.S. business formation and
of Timothy W. Tuttle in taxation and office as an Immigration Consultant. He immigration at Shantou University (4/2007);
estate planning and Clifton J. Rogers spent 28 years with the Immigration and and VIP guest at the 11th (2007) and 13th
in immigration and naturalization, Mr. Naturalization Service, holding positions of (2009) China International Fair for Investment
Gaston’s office offers clientele a very acting District Director, Los Angeles District, and Trade (CIFIT), Xiamen, China. In October
personal, confidential, and comprehensive and Deputy District Director, San Diego 2008, he represented the defendant in a
alternative for their legal needs. District. Mr. Rogers has been involved in commercial trial in San Diego Superior Court
virtually every aspect of U.S. immigration which was conducted entirely in Cantonese
Trial Experience policy and procedure. (Wing Wo Hing Trading Co., v. River Pearl
Jewelers, et al.). Mr. Wiliam To serves as
Lic. Arturo Dager & Lic. Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Felix Mr. Gaston’s court-certified translator in
Mr. Gaston’s office maintains affiliate Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese
Mr. Gaston began his legal career in
relationships in Mexico with Lic. Arturo languages.
1973 as a trial associate representing the
Dager and Lic. Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Felix,
Background
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in
Mexico City, D.F. (Global Legal Services,
the liquidation of the U.S. National Bank.
www.globalegal.com.mx) (Corporativo
He represented the FDIC in banking and
Juridico Crediticio Empresarial SC, www.
commercial litigation in federal and state Mr. Gaston’s background and education
cobranzacjce.com.mx). Mr. Dager is past
courts throughout Southern California include a Bachelor of Science from
general counsel for the Mexican Ministry
and continues to represent individuals CaliforniaState Polytechnic University (1968).
of Foreign Relations and now specializes in
and entities in business and commercial Juris Doctorate from the University of San
cross-border collection matters.
litigation. He successfully represented Diego School of Law (1973). Member of the
Petitioner in the recent Appellate Adam Fu, Esq., serves as Mr. Gaston’s counsel California State Bar since 1973. Admitted to
decisions, AIHSS v. The Superior Court of in China. Mr. Fu is from the Guangdong practice in the U.S. District Courts for the
San Diego County, 145 Cal.App.4th 1418; Jingguo Law Firm, Guangzhou, P.R. (www. Southern and Central Districts of California
52 Cal.Rptr.3d 562 (2006) and Moore jglawy.com), one of the earliest partnership and the U.S. Tax Court. Licensed California
law firms in Guangdong (Canton) Province. Real Estate Broker. U.S. Army, Viet Nam
v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2006-171
(1969-1971).
(2006) as well as one of the parties in the
recently-published trial court decision
of In Re Jerry L. Icenhower, Westlaw
406 B.R. 42 (March 2009)(cross-border
International Experience
enforcement of U.S. judgment). Since 1976, Mr. Gaston has represented
individuals and entities from foreign
Associations countries throughout the world. He has
assisted in the formation of companies,
Timothy W. Tuttle, J.D., L.L.M., C.P.A. trusts, and partnerships in venues which
include Hong Kong, the Caribbean, Mid-