Joy Anne Cahaly

Joy Anne Cahaly

5.0
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 27 years

Immigration Lawyer at Boston, MA
Practice Areas: Immigration

101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA

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Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

27 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 27 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1998

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Location

Law Offices of Joy Anne Cahaly

101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA, 02110

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Joy Anne Cahaly's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

17 Client Reviews

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Showing 6 - 7 of 7 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Jennifer | November 29, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Worth 100 times more than her fee

Our case was very complicated. We had and attorney prior to Attn. Cahaly who failed to meet the requirements for our situation and her process took 9 months. We meet Attorney Cahaly by share luck. Her confidence in her ability with special cases like ours made us feel comfortable with her. Hatem my h...usband received his green card in less than 90 days after retaining Attorney Cahaly. I do and will continue to refer couples to her.

Posted by Letizia | May 09, 2015 | Immigration

Great immigration attorney

Joy worked with me through my H-1B and my permanent resident applications. She came highly recommended from a dear friend of mine and since the first time we spoke on the phone I knew she was the person who was going to handle my case. She has always been straightforward from day 1 in regards to my ...case and all my options and she has always kept me in the loop throughout the process. She is extremely knowledgeable and up to date with all the new and upcoming immigration changes. I never met her in person as my case has all been done via phone and emails due to my location in a different State but I never felt my case lacked attention. If I decide to continue and apply for my citizenship in the future I will for sure work with her again. She cared about me and I never felt I was just a client and I believe this is the most important aspect especially in this kind of matters.

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Michael Vigorito

Immigration lawyer | Jun 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Attorney Cahaly for immigration law. Joy is knowledgeable, experienced and relatable. She has a proven track record of obtaining excellent results for her clients and is an outstanding member of the immigration bar in Boston."

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Nathanael Wright

Immigration lawyer | Oct 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Attorney Cahaly for almost 20 years. She has superior skills and expertise. She serves as a voice for clients who might not be otherwise heard.. She gets my full endorsemenht."

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Alan Meyerson

Immigration lawyer | Sep 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Joy Cahaly is a top notch immigration lawyer. She is one of the most diligent and thorough attorneys I know in any area of practice and she always goes above and beyond for her clients. Joy understands that a holistic approach is often necessary to help clients and has consulted with me in the past on non-immigration matters on behalf of clients in order to further her clients' immigration cases. Joy knows the ins and outs of immigration practice as well as the practice of law generally. I highly recommend her services."

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Inessa Shur

Immigration lawyer | May 02

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Joy is one of the most knowledgeable immigration attorneys in Boston. I've had the pleasure of working on several immigration cases with her, and also referred a number of clients to her. She handled all of the cases with the utmost professionalism and most importantly got favorable results for all clients! Needless to say the clients were thrilled working wih Joy. She has the most up to date knowledge of immigration law, she's thoughtful, creative and just a top notch attorney all around. I wholeheartedly endorse her and recommend anyone seeking immigration help to work with Joy!"

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1998 - Present

Immigration Attorney, Law Office of Joy A. Cahaly

Associations

2009 - Present

City of Boston Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement

Volunteer Attorney

1998 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Education

1998

Suffolk University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor cum laude

1990

Wellesley College

BA - Bachelor of Arts cum laude

Speaking Engagements

2007

30 minute television interview for a public interest program called "I on Boston" featured on the ION cable television channel

Immigration Law

Publications

Languages

Spanish

English

Italian

French

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