Should I Schedule a Free Initial Consultation with a Lawyer?
Open any directory, or type in “lawyer near me” in any search engine and you’ll be bombarded with ads and offers for a “free legal consultation” with a qualified legal professional. These advertisements often offer free-of-charge consultations for a specific time frame (“30 minutes”) or specific issue (“work place injury”). They do not become your […]
What should I bring to my initial consultation with an immigration attorney?
Over the years, we have had clients who come in worried about everything. They bring in too many documents and overwhelm the attorneys with boxes and boxes of records. We have also had the opposite: clients who come in with nothing but what’s in their wallets. Sometimes they don’t bring documents because they don’t have […]
Choose Your Representative Wisely
IMMIGRATION – ASYLUM APPEAL Recently I appeared before the Ninth Circuit for oral argument on a immigration appeal where my client was originally granted asylum, but the case was reopened on a motion by the government and subsequently the trial court found he had filed a frivolous asylum application but still granted him withholding of […]
