Paul Cornelius Devendorf

Paul Cornelius Devendorf

4.8
Rating: 9.3

Licensed for 15 years

Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration

110 Wall Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY

About Paul

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Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Specialty in employment-based immigration and compliance.

15 years | 1,000 cases

100%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 15 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2011

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Devendorf Law, PLLC

110 Wall Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, 10005

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Paul Cornelius Devendorf's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

25 Client Reviews

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Posted by Veronica | March 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

The right attorney in a crisis

Paul is an excellent attorney. Professional, honest and dedicated. Paul was recommended to me by a fellow professional. Initially he helped me and my partners deal with immigration statuses when starting a business. When my immigration attorney accidentally passed away in the middle of my work sp...onsored permanent residency petition, Paul was the right person to take my case thru the home stretch. Thru my uncertainty, Paul guided me. It has been a year since receiving my greencard and I'm thankful for Paul's ethics and professionalism.

Posted by Ben | February 10, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Exceptional service and outcome

My first contact with Paul was when I was looking for advice on a spouse visa. He provided valuable and correct advice, and provided it completely free of charge even though I'd never engaged him for work before. Some time later I decided to move to an EB1C (employment based green card) and engag...ed Paul for this service. His level of service from the start to the finish was exceptional. He set the right expectations about time frames, milestones and challenges. He was incredibly responsive and always helped us with our many questions throughout the process. We were dealt a number of curve balls throughout the process and Paul handled every one of them perfectly and left us feeling reassured and confident in the success of our application. I would highly recommend Paul to anyone looking for immigration law services and will certainly use him in the future for any additional immigration law matters.

Posted by Tor Erik Linnerud | January 09, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Very switched on

I've engaged Paul on behalf of my firm and also personally. He is very responsive on email, always providing clear and detailed instructions. From a late night email exchange he spotted that I had misunderstood the document needed for a biometrics appointment and came to meet me at the appointmen...t site at 8am the following morning with the correct document. Paul has had the integrity to recommend against commencing application processes with a low likelihood of success. This has been much appreciated by everyone involved.

Posted by Shirish | December 25, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent Immigration Attorney with Best-in-Class Knowledge and Service

Paul Devendorf was referred to me as highly recommended for my immigration situation after being clueless about different scenarios and not getting clear answers from multiple sources. I'm living in US for last 5 years and worked for one of the top investment banks. After a consultation session with ...Paul, his level of knowledge was evident to me as the best I have come across. He helped me with all the "if-then" scenarios on my situation and I was really impressed by the clarity I received. Then the real deal was when I was switching my jobs and my H-1B change of employer petition was completely messed up by one of the most renowned immigration firm (received an RFE, extremely slow and sloppy job, contract attorneys handling the case, and I almost lost my job offer). Paul was a savior who did a fantastic job of convincing my new employer explaining them the process very clearly, acted in the most efficient and thorough manner, extremely professionally, to get my petition approved in the most seamless way. I have a high level of respect and trust in Paul's knowledge and service. I would hands down recommend Paul as best-in-class immigration attorney. Moreover, Paul also helped my wife to obtain her independent H-1B visa for her start-up. All the friends and colleagues that I and my wife have referred Paul to have had very satisfying experience with Paul. He has acted as the one-stop shop for providing most appropriate solutions to any immigration situations or complications.

Posted by Anu | December 18, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

H1B renewal and Green card application

Working with Paul was a refreshing change after having dealt with a lawyer that consistently ignored my calls and nearly missed filing deadlines. I was working with a company that had filed for my green card and simultaneously applied for my H1B extension. The previous immigration attorney that was ...hired was evasive and had to be chased before every deadline. My manager eventually decided to hire Paul after getting tired of being avoided. Paul is extremely knowledgeable and efficient. It is clear that he draws from years of experience and is very professional. He helped with my H1B extension and subsequently, when I left the company he also helped with the application for the E3D visa as well as the EAD. He made the process seem far more seamless than in it is and also kept me updated every step of the way. I highly recommend Paul for any immigration work.

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Experience

Rating:  9.3 (Superb)

Honors

2019

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2018

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2018

Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, American Society of Legal Advocates

2017

Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, American Society of Legal Advocates

2016

Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, American Society of Legal Advocates

2009

Monrad G. Paulsen Moot Court Competition Oral Finalist, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Immigration Attorney, Devendorf Law, PLLC

2011 - 2015

Associate, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

Associations

2015 - Present

New York City Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2011 - Present

New York - First Appellate Division

Member

2012 - 2014

American Inns of Court

Member

Education

2010

Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2006

New York University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2012

New York Law Journal H-1B Professional Workers Capping Out

2012

Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Immigrant Visa Backlogs Increase Exponentially

2012

Metropolitan Corporate Counsel H-1B Demand Surges Back

2009

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution Yada Yada Yada: Seinfeld, the Law and Mediation

Languages

English

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