Susan B. Church

She was recommend by many lawyers giving her experience and knowledge in the Criminal/immigration laws. It took me a month to get an appointment and when I finally met her, I felt was worth the wait. She was able to tell Us that my brother's previous lawyer gave him a "total inaccurate advice letter ...and not everything was AF/deportable". We discussed the fee she will charge for her services but needed the examine the criminal record of my brother, before she could take the case. I managed to obtain the documents at the Distric court house, sent them to her. And that's when Our ORDEAL with her started. 1 week went by, a month, 6 week, two months of constant attempts to reach her by phone, emails and she DIDN'T responded to them. Neither the previous lawyers my brother had, were able to get a hold of her. Few times during the over two months waiting period, she answered and my impression was that she didn't know anything about the case, barely remember who I was, until I told her that I'd flew from California to MA to see her. And still, she didn't say anything about taking the case and put us on hold again, "I will call you back" .... We patiently waited for her, she mislead Us and when I finally got her on the phone after two months, She simply say "I'm not taking new cases, I can't take the case, find another lawyer and good luck" That same day, my brother was notified that he will be Transfer to an ICE detention center in less than a week. I couldn't believe someone with her Reputation could so something like this. She knows, how important and sensitive is TIME for someone who face criminal/immigrations actions. Since she advocate for those who seek her for help. Her lack of communication and honesty, has added more difficulties on the case and sadly an agony for my brother and Our family who Believed and Have Faith in this lawyer. I hope this review help her firm to be more communicative with her clients and to many others who consider her services, to be aware that this happened, so won't happen to someone else. Even though, she put my brother's case in a disadvantage position (time), I give her the credit that she knows the laws. I Just wish, she could had been more honest and communicative since the beginning.

Susan Church know her stuff. First, she has a keen sense of how and whether she can successfully mount a defense in a criminal case. Second, even before she takes a case, she is able to explain a complicated immigration case and chart out what and how long it takes to bring it to a successful conclus...ion. She is most effective when she can help a client with both criminal and immigration cases. I highly recommend her.