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Posted by anonymous | May 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Immigration advice session

Eric was really good and answered all my question very clearly.

Posted by Moussa | July 20, 2012

A good lawyer

Very knowledgable to what he's doing He's there for you I like the way he handles my case in court

Posted by anonymous | July 19, 2013

Immigration case

We had such a "pleasant experience" from this lawyer. After a brief 30 minute "free consultation", he charged 100 as a deposit out of 850 for a "review" of our paperworks for immigration. However we decided not to hire him because after a research, we felt that we do not need to hire any lawyer a...t this point. So I went back to the office to pick up our documents that we left with him, first time we went he said he doesn't have time to go and search for it and asked us to come back, so i went back the next day. A young assistant showed up and said that he said that we owe another $50 deposit if we want our own docs back to us. Wait a minute… he didn't say anything about the additional 50. and he lied to my husband that he did tell me ahead of time about the 150 for a consultation. Wait a minute, in his website, it clearly states that the consultation is free. maybe he thought i was such a dumb immigrant who doesn't understand English. Well Im not. Not only did he make up of a fee charge of 150 sending his assistant who doesn't even know noting about the case to talk to me (avoided to talk to us in person), instead he would always send his assistant to communicate. My husband even had to leave a fake name so that he would return to his call because he was clearly avoiding to talk. I really don't know where this charge comes from although it maybe a small charge but thats not the point. We are clients and it is a lawyer's responsibility to inform us about any occurring fees upon consultation. WE feel betrayed by this lawyer when we were seeking for a lawyer thats trustworthy. A trust comes first when it comes to hiring a lawyer.

Eric Mark

Replied last July 20, 2013

As this person described, the consultation on the phone for about 15 minutes was free. The case was complicated involving an already-filed case with documentation and letters from USCIS, so a more lengthy consultation was necessary. They agreed to proceed with my assistance, but explained they could not afford the full fee at that time. I offered a payment plan in which they paid $100 as a down payment and then paid in installments. After spending over an hour with them and providing them instruction on what documents to gather and how, they to proceed with me. The next week they called and said they would proceed without me. It is misleading conduct like theirs that makes attorneys like me, who try to make legal expertise available to those with limited incomes, regretful and reluctant for offering payment plans and free consultations.

Posted by anonymous | May 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Immigration advice session

Attorney wasn't able to answer question about Canadian immigration from America.

Posted by anonymous | October 05, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Seems he doesn't pay attention to all cases

He totally screwed me around on my Immigration case. He went behind my, back as his client he never consulted me on the decision he made in my case. So much so I've reached out to the American Bar Association about his actions in my case, in getting a court decision I never saw coming because this ...lawyer failed to consult his client. He never even addressed the application I submitted in court, and I paid him for that. Instead he allowed his client to blindsided by the courts decision. Don't waste your money on this "Shyster". I paid him over $8000.00, and got absolutely nothing done. He does not know LAw.

Eric Mark

Replied last October 07, 2023

This person has two convictions including an a robbery and a drug conviction. This person had no legal status in the United States. This person wanted to apply for relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture ("CAT") based on an incident that happened over 30 years ago and for which there was no proof. As such, this person had no chance of winning. I explained that to this person and informed this person we would try to close removal proceedings so s/he would not be deported, even though s/he would not have legal status. We must have explained this to this person because s/he obtained the letters and evidence we needed to make this request. We could not have made this request unless s/he participated in the request. The DHS lawyer said this was the most difficult approval she had ever done and agreed to terminate the court proceedings so this person would not be deported. Upon sharing the good news that this person would not be deported, s/he became angry. I will choose to pretend that this person said thank you for our hard work that prevented deportation and respond with, "You're welcome."

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