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Posted by anonymous | September 29, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Professional, Detail Oriented, Compassionate, and Knowledgeable

I am a permanent resident and I hired Rachel for my wife's green card application. I had a complicated case due to a misunderstood criminal case for which I am on a pretrial probation. She was very attentive, compassionate, and detail oriented when I explained her my situation. She is very knowledgea...ble and knows the law very well. After listening to my situation she explained me that it would not be a problem and my wife's application will be approved despite of the complications in the case. She did a very thorough job preparing the application and made sure that it was perfect. Today we appeared for the interview (3 months after submitting the application), Rachel went in with my wife, and the officer approved our case in only 5 minutes! Rachel was very professional, punctual, and compassionate throughout her communication with us. I will surely be hiring her next year for my naturalization application! I am very impressed with Rachel and would highly recommend her for immigration as well as criminal matter. She knows the law very well and knows how to steer you through a difficult case.

Posted by Majlinda | September 24, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Top-Notch Immigration Lawyer

I found atty Rachel Self here on avvo.com.I was looking for a top-notch immigration lawyer.I was denied twice and I needed someone who was really strong to win my case.Since the first time i met Rachel,i could tell that she is very knowledgeable , she is very compassionate,and has your back every ste...p of the way ,.,,,and is a difficult one.Rachel was realistic,my case was difficult ,but not impossible.She worked so hard and the day of my interview she was there to support me ,defend me and make sure that i get the best of the situation.And i did.My case was approved ,i won ,she won for me.Rachel changed my life and the life of my family,I don't even know how to start being normal ,having rights,planning future,work,,,i am still numb.It is unbelievable,For all of you out there ,that are in the same situation ,i was till last week,no legal status,go to Rachel,tell the truth and breath.Leave it to her.She will do it all,she will call,she will work with you ,because she cares.I never seen any of my previous lawyers tearing for me,,,i saw tears on her eyes for ME.I bless her,she is a Godsend.She will change your life too!

Posted by Gil | September 13, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Fighter and Angel The BEST

A year and two months ago I started a nightmare. I was arrested and put in jail. I was really worried because in the moment, I didn’t see a way out of it. The charges were very serious and they were in three different courts. I was in jail, so my wife called attorney Rachel Self. She gave me a ...lot of hope. I trusted her from the first moment. She came to jail and met with me and explained to me everything. It was very hard, and took arguments in a lot of different courts, but she fought and she she helped me get bail and then helped me with the rest of my cases. The things I liked most about her were her responsibility and her honesty. I also liked that she was always reminding me that I had court the next day. She was always on time to the hearings and I never had a problem with her not showing up. She really feels and works hard for her clients; she is really attentive to every client she has. She cares and also really knows the law. She never gave up. I always never doubted her caring and skill. In a year and two months, my record is now clean. All the cases were dismissed (Two in superior court and three in district court). I am very happy that she took my case. I wish her a lot of success in the future. She is an excellent attorney. I recommend her to everyone who might need help in their case. I consider her a good friend and an excellent and honest attorney who is very professional. If you ever find yourself in what may seem like an impossible situation, call Rachel.

Posted by Judy | November 16, 2011 | Criminal Defense

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 Lizette | October 09, 2011 | Immigration

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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