Laraine E Schwartz

Laraine E Schwartz

5.0
Rating: 8.7

Licensed for 45 years

Immigration Lawyer at West New York, NJ
Practice Areas: Immigration, Real Estate, Family

440 60th Street, Suite 206, West New York, NJ

About Laraine

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Real Estate 35%

residential, commercial, businesses, buy and sell, leases, variances

35%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 45 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1981

Delinquent

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Jersey for 42 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1983

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Lynne M. Winograd & Laraine E. Schwartz

440 60th Street, Suite 206, West New York, NJ, 07093

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Laraine E Schwartz's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

17 Client Reviews

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Posted by Wenying | August 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Awesome attorney

Laraine helped me close my condo. She is awesome! Super responsive and caring. Situations came up during the closing process and she handled it quickly. Would definitely recommend to anyone!

Posted by Michael | August 27, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Successful Outcome

Laraine Schwartz is a responsible, intelligent, quick acting and knowledgeable lawyer. Our case was completely out of the ordinary, yet, she navigated us through the many up's and down's pertaining to the complexity of immigration law. Needless to say, our case has been resolved to our best and hig...hest interest, and we are finally able to move forth with our lives.

Posted by Santiago Cohen | August 11, 2015 | Real Estate

Laraine E Schwartz great Jersey lawyer

Laraine Schwartz helped us almost two years ago for all the legal process for the sale of our home in Hoboken and the buy of our new home in Jersey City, and thanx to her and her team everything worked out really smooth and easy. We highly recommend her for any legal work needed.

Posted by Louis | August 07, 2015 | Real Estate

Great work on a real estate closing

I worked with Laraine on a real estate closing and it was a great experience. It was all very seamless, and she was always available to answer questions. She was also really helpful when we were drawing up lease for a rental place. She walked us through not just the lease, but a lot of rental issues ...and laws I'd need to be aware of.

Posted by John | July 30, 2015 | Immigration

Immigration Services

Loraine was excellent assisting us getting The appropriate treatment during our immigration interview as a same sex couple. She gave us the confidence we needed by having all our documents in line and up to date. She was very personal and professional. Not even a winter storm stopped her from ma...king it to our appointment. I would highly recommend Loraine Schwartz for your legal services.

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Laraine E Schwartz's Lawyer Endorsements

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Hui Zeng

Real estate lawyer | Aug 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"A top-notch immigration attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Tanya Freeman

Family lawyer | Aug 22

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Mitchell Ignatoff

Immigration lawyer | Aug 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She knows what she is doing."

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Daniel Weiss

Immigration lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.7 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Preeminent 4.8 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1983 - Present

Owner/Attorney, Winograd and Schwartz,P.C.

Associations

2014 - Present

Hudson County Bar Association

2003 - Present

New Jersey State Bar Association, Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Rights Section

Co-chair 2003, Trustee 2015

2002 - Present

Gotham City Networking

Group Coordinator of LGBTQ Group

1995 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

New Jersey State Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

O-1 Visa

satisfied client, green card obtained

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Education

1979

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1974

State University of New York, Binghamton

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

New Jersey State Bar Association 2015 LGBT Immigration Update

Languages

Spanish

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