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Merrill Cohen has practiced immigration law for over 20 years. She heads up her own immigration firm, Merrill R. Cohen & Associates, PC., in midtown Manhattan. Currently, as of January 2011, the firm has two associate attorneys, Adam S. Cohen and Ellisa Banach, each of whom has over nine years of experience in top immigration law firms.
Throughout her career, Ms. Cohen has handled a wide range of immigration matters including political asylum, deportation/ removal, motions and appeals. Over the past 10 years, the Law Office has primarily handled business and family immigration matters and a select number of asylum and criminal immigration/ removal cases. Ms. Cohen personally handles primarily EB-1, EB-2, PERM and complex O-1, L-1 and H-1B cases. Clients include research hospitals, universities and corporations, and a wide variety of professionals: research scientists, engineers, computer science professionals, engineers, marketing managers and researchers, architects, fashion designers, TV producers, writers, mathematicians, artists, graphic designers, actors, models, and musicians. Of particular note, Ms. Cohen and her office have obtained green cards for many internationally-recognized research scientists (mainly cancer researchers), athletes (top-ranked squash players) and artists (actors, designers and painters).
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Acquired: 1992
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7 Penn Plaza Suite 1602, New York, NY, 10001
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Posted by Zac | September 18, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Law Clerk
Merrill is truly one of the best immigration lawyers in the United States!! Merrill successfully obtained an E3 Visa for me when I began my career in the U.S. She then successfully navigated me through the steps and obtained for me, an E37 Green Card and I am now a permanent resident!!! This wa...
Posted by Gosia | July 10, 2015 | Immigration
Merrill is a Master, Proffesional and definitely The Best. Thank you
Merrill is a Master and I've no doubts she is the best in her profession in NYC. She is amazing. But more important: She is an expert in her filed. She knows her work and is able to find solutions for her clients. I got my Green Card approval after 7 months from applying for it. This says everyt...
Posted by Chris | November 13, 2014 | Immigration
Positive Results!
Merrill and her team were fantastic while handling my case. Her team was very knowledgeable and used there many years of experience to get a positive result in my case. She was there with me every step of the way and went above and beyond in times when it was needed. I would highly recommend Merri...
Posted by Sugandh G Agrawal | September 25, 2014 | Immigration
You won't be disappointed! Highly recommend.
I'm happy to write a review for Merrill and her team. We worked with them recently to file for my green card through the EB-1 category. I strongly believe that Merrill would not take up a case if she didn't believe that it was strong and would make it through. Getting all our paperwork was probab...
Posted by Andres | September 18, 2014
A+ immigration lawyer. EB1- greencard of extraordinary ability
Merrill is truly a professional. I have recommended many times and will continue to do so. I was very lucky to come across her. Merrill will explain to you in detail everything you want to know, and she will consider all options for any action you are thinking of taking. In addition, she always r...
"Ms. Cohen is a highly capable attorney committed to providing clients experienced, knowledgeable and aggressive representation."
"Merrill Cohen is an excellent attorney with expertise in all areas of immigration law. She is particularly adept at working with "extraordinary" foreign nationals in business, the arts, and athletics. I wholeheartedly endorse Ms. Cohen."
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Two National Leadership Awards., Presidential Commission, Congressional Medal of Distinction, Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal
1998 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
Approved
1991
JD - Juris Doctor
1986
BA - Bachelor of Arts
English