Principled Legal & Financial Counsel in the San Gabriel Valley
Meridian Counsel Group was founded on a simple conviction: Chinese American families and small businesses deserve professional advisors who combine formal California licensure with cultural insight, unhurried communication, and quiet authority.
Practice Leadership
Each client engagement is handled directly by experienced attorneys and certified public accountants.
Helen Lin, Esq. (林舒然)
Admitted to the State Bar of California (#000000 demo). Helen specializes in complex marriage-based adjustment of status, family unification petitions, and living trust design. Over 12 years of courtroom and USCIS administrative advocacy.
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• Fluent in English & Mandarin
Robert Chen, CPA (陈建宏)
Licensed by the California Board of Accountancy (#000000 demo). Robert advises small business founders on pass-through taxation, S-Corp conversions, payroll compliance, and cross-border asset reporting under FBAR/FATCA.
• California Society of CPAs (CalCPA)
• Fluent in English & Mandarin
Vivian Zhao (赵薇安)
Vivian serves as the principal bridge between clients and lead practitioners. She organizes intake evidentiary filings, supervises certified document translations, and ensures smooth appointment schedules.
• B.A., California State University, Los Angeles
• Trilingual in English, Mandarin & Cantonese
Our Professional Standards & Safeguards
Operating strictly within California professional ethics and consumer protection statutes.
State Bar & CPA Board Regulation
All legal services are provided exclusively by active California State Bar admitted attorneys (license #000000 demo). All accounting and tax representation is conducted by licensed California Certified Public Accountants (license #000000 demo). We maintain full Professional Errors & Omissions liability insurance.
Attorney-Client & CPA Confidentiality
From your initial consultation onwards, all discussions, immigration history records, and tax returns are protected by statutory evidentiary privileges. We never disclose or share client records with third parties without written authorization.
Schedule a Meeting with Our Partners
We take the time to listen, review your documents thoroughly, and present practical options in plain language.