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Posted by jennifer | October 16, 2012

excellent overall

I highly recommend Rachel Self. I went into her office hoping for a miracle to happen and with her guidance and expertise we made it happen. Talking to Rachel was like talking to a friend. She was understanding, she was involved, she empathize with me, and demonstrated she really cared. She provided ...me with updates regularly and was always available when I needed to talk with her. She did not give me false hope, always told me the truth even if it wasn't what I wanted to hear. Most importantly we worked together. Thanks to Rachel my family was not separated.

Posted by Miriam | March 06, 2012

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this is the attorney you want on your side, just when it looked like things were gonna be hard, she is the one that made it possible for a husband to be home my husband is a sick man, Rachel Self saved his life he would not i believe in my heart would not had survived in jail with his illness. myse...lf and famlily had to deal with the arrest of my husband for cases that were over 20 years old, attorney Rachel Self from the very beginning and without any hesitation took on my husbands case. she went to bat for him and my family from the beginning to end. she always kept contact with me. when i looked her up on the internet and i saw whom my husband and myself and our 12 year old had on our side, i knew that my husband was going to come to us. she kept me updated. and when i received the last update on the case i knew then that god had sent us an Angel to see us thru this, i will share with you my e-mails interchange, Good Evening. Just wanted to touch base with you in regards to Is there anything I can do? On my end. I have requested a letter describing his medical condition. I also have a letter of recommendation from Harvard Museum where Golan worked for almost two years as a security guard.please let me know if there I can do to help . I am very happy to have someone like you on our side. Thank you for all your help. I am just trying my best with our 12 year old daughter whom is so worried about her father being safe in there. We miss him so much, look forward to hearing from you. Miriam, hello. I am going to try to go up for a bail review next week. Any letters from you, your daughter, and any other supporting information would be excellent to have. Please do not hesitate to call me with any questions.. Miriam, hello. I am going to try to go up for a bail review next week. Any letters from you, your daughter, and any other supporting information would be excellent to have. Please do not hesitate to call me with any questions.. Miriam - please consider this an update on this case. The DA has agreed to file a Nolle Pros on this case. That means they are not going to prosecute Golan. They are bringing the case forward on Friday and the charges against him should be dismissed. Please call me with any questions. My phone is 617-742-0191 just a quick update on G M he went to Brockton Courthouse, and paid the fine. everything work out welll, thank you, again for all of your help once again, I will recommend your services to anyone that needs someone that needs someone like on their side. Destiny is schedule to receive a writting award from the Boston Globe on Sunday the 11th , we are very happy that her father willl be able to attend. thank you. Best of luck to you and your family. Rachel

Posted by Judy | November 16, 2011

wonderful attorney!

I First hired Rachel when she was reffered to me by attorney Harvey Kaplan, I went to him with my husband's criminal/immigration case and he said he thought rachel would be a good attorney for my husbands case. Rachel quickly sceduled a consultation and i went in to see her, i explained to her that m...y husband had been detained at logan airport while coming back from the D.R. she reviewed the paper work they had given me the day that they detained him and explianed to me in full detail why they detained him and what the next steps were. She was honest and well knowledged, she didn't try to convince me to hire her, as a matter of fact she clearly told me that if she thought my husband had no chance that she would not even take my case, and her honesty and trustworthiness showed more when she told me that she could not guarantee the outcome( i was of course sadden because you want to here only positive, but relieved that she wasn't making empty promises like some lawyers do). I quickly hired her with no regrets, her prices are extremely reasonable and she began working on my husbands case right away, as a matter of fact she had taken the day off because it was her birthday and she came in to the office to meet with me and then went directly to the jail were my husband was detained to meet with him as well( oh and she speaks spanish which was a plus because my husband barley speaks english). Rachel was very good at keeping me informed with everything that was going on and everything she was doing for my husbands case. When i first meet with her she had told me to prepare myself because it could take a few months, which was heart breaking because my husband was a madatory hold, rachel told me that i could call her at anytime with any questions even if i thought they were silly...that made me feel comfortable and showed me that she cares for her clients.The day after i hired her she called me with an update regarding my husbands case she wasnt able to file the paperwork with the court because do to a storm the lights were out so she had to wait for the court to reopen, she really didn't have to call me but that just shows that she is responsible and caring, everytime she called she would ask how I was feeling. As soon as the paperork was filed she mailed me a copy as well as my husband, and shortly after we had a court date, rachel was working on having a criminal case my husband had on his record vacated, because my husband had not been properly represented at the time of the criminal case which caused him to get a conviction that gave immigration grounds for deporatation,so my husband was in jail waiting to see a judge regarding removal, but thanks to rachel who worked quickly and effectivley to have the case heard a little over a week after i hired her she had the criminal charges vacated.This lawyer was a God send.Rachel then worked diligently to have papers filed for a bond hearing, she told me we should have a date within three days...but to my surpirise a few hours later my husband called they had released him, when i called reachel with the news, she told me that she was making lots of phone calls to try and have him relesed but she wasn't sure if it was going to happen so she didn't want to get my hopes up...but thanks to her hard word and dedication to her clients my husband was out in 21 days which would have been quicker if i knew about rachel sooner...15 days after i hired her a mandatory hold was now free! Thank God for Rachel,to me she is trustworthy, responds to all calls, has exceptional knowledge,is very eell prepared and she absolutley kept me well informed up to the last minute...even now that my husbands case is over we are going to meet with her just to go over everything..she is an excelent attorney and i would recomend her any day. I definatley would hire rachel again..although i hope i never have to.

Posted by Folarin | October 12, 2011

Immigration Guru

RACHEL ROCKS...!! I was a little apprehensive about hiring a lawyer, but after speaking to her during our initial consultation i was sold. Rachel made the whole process very painless, and while there was a long waiting period she would check in from time to time giving us updates whenever she coul...d. For anyone out there looking for support and assistance with their immigration matters I would strongly recommend using a layer, but not just anyone, someone with the confidence, experience and poise Rachel showed through out the whole process.

Posted by Lizette | October 09, 2011

Would Highly Reccomend

Rachel was invaluable in helping my husband and I through the process of obtaining his green card. She is very clear about what she needs from you, impeccably prepared for meetings and always greets you with a smile. She made a process which, on paper, seemed impossible to understand but her vast e...xperience with cases similar to ours made us feel like we were always in safe hands. She was most helpful during our in-person interview by keeping us well-informed as to what type of questions we might be asked and making us feel assured in the strength of our case. In short, she was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her to anyone.

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