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Chester Joseph Winkowski

Licensed for 43 years

Immigration Lawyer at Haverhill, MA
Practice Areas: Immigration

Suite 502, 191 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, MA

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 40 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1985

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Massachusetts for 43 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1982

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No misconduct found

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Chester J. Winkowski, Attorney at Law

Suite 502, 191 Merrimack Street, Haverhill, MA, 01830-6122

Chester J. Winkowski Attorney At Law

Po Box 499, Amesbury, MA, 01913-0010

Chester J Winkowski Attorney At Law

Po Box 499, Amesbury, MA, 01913-0010

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Chester Joseph Winkowski's Reviews

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4.3 /5.0

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Posted by Jorge | May 09, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Persistent, professional and composed attorney.

Mr. Winkowski is a very persistent, honest and professional immigration attorney. Me and my family appreciated the way he handled the case. He will not tell you things that are not true, always clear and truthful when talking about our situation and the probable results, be those favorable or adver...se. Very resourceful and composed when things looked dark in occasions. Succeeded for us.

Posted by Robert | January 09, 2015 | Immigration

Handle the best 245i Case and Consular Processing

Attorney Chester J Winkowski took my case over from another attorney from New York who told me that there is no chance of me getting my green card. After careful reviews Mr Winkowski told my I am qualified under the 245i grandfather benefit. Thanks to Atorney Winkowski through his guidance and help... I was able to adjust my status and and my son was able to travel out of the USA do the consular processing and was granted his visa too. Thanks to the Law firm of Attoney Chester J Winkowski.. I highly recommend him. Oh he has great staff. Very help and encouraging.. Robert.

Posted by Nick | December 03, 2014 | Immigration

Very positive experience, professional and timely throughout

I engaged Attorney Winkowski after a 3 month search for a reputable attorney. I have three close acquaintances who have had poor experiences regarding immigration matters so I wanted to take my time and get it right. I have a few friends in the legal profession and the person in common among their re...commendations was Chester Winkowski. My situation was I, as a US Citizen, was bringing my alien fiancée to the US on a K-1 VISA with an I-129F fiancée partition, and then adjusting her status after marriage to an I-551 Green Card and then further removing the provisional restriction from the Green Card after 2 years of marriage. Attorney Winkowski and his team of professionals have a comprehensive methodology for gathering all the data/evidence to prove relationship etc… (this took us a while to gather on our part, but it paid dividends throughout the process in terms of speedy transactions with the INS). They then use this to create the various forms/filings. As a result, nothing was missed, nothing was delayed by INS requests for further information/evidence. Attorney Winkowski was able to accurately estimate when each stage would be completed. I don’t believe I ever had to make a call to check on the status of the applications as they all happened when Attorney Winkowski said they would. Attorney Winkowski attended the INS interviews with my now wife and me. It was clear that Attorney Winkowski is very well respected by the officers that work in the INS, in our case we were dealing with the INS Office in Manchester, New Hampshire. Informally, I was told by one of the security officers at the INS Office that he has the respect of the INS officers as one who does not bring cases to them unless they are thoroughly researched and legitimate. The INS interviews ended up being almost a formality. I truly believe it is the reputation of Attorney Winkowski with the INS that is invaluable at these interviews. In closing my experience of working with Attorney Winkowski and his team was straightforward and positive, leading to a successful process completed in a timely manner. I would recommend Chester Winkowski for this reason.

Posted by Caroline | November 14, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

I recommend this lawyer

I was very pleased with the service and results. My case was complicated and Attorney Winkowski took the time to look at it from every angle. He prepared very detailed applications and helped me through each step. I had gone to see other attorneys before and they all told me there was nothing they... could do, but Attorney Winkowski knew what to do and we were successful. I feel like I can breathe easy again.

Posted by Lee | June 17, 2014 | Immigration

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This lawyer will work on your case the last minute. I hired him to appeal a denial and he did not start working on my file until the day before the deadline. Needless to say, I lost the appeal because there were too many errors in his appeal that were pointed out. His paralegals did not notice the mi...stakes either even though they had my entire file for 2 weeks. When I requested to see the appeal before they sent it, they said that was not possible. Then he had the guts to blame me for giving him wrong information. However, he has 32 yrs experience and is a former USCIS employee; therefore he is quite knowledgeable on immigration law.

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Experience

Associations

Massachusetts Bar Association

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American Immigration Lawyers Association

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Education

1982

Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1976

Brown University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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