Paul Cornelius Devendorf

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.

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.

I met Paul through a personal recommendation after I had a few not-so-stellar experiences with 3 other immigration attorneys in New York City. I started working with Paul in 2016 and among a few other items, he has assisted me and my wife with an employment-based green card application. If you're ...reading this review, I assume you already know how long and rocky the road to permanent resident status can be. In every case, there are unique factors that need to be managed, anticipated and thoroughly planned by the attorney -- what we appreciated most working with Paul, is that he guided us through the entire process with outstanding attention to detail and incredible foresight. At multiple junctions in the process he pointed out and explained common mistakes to avoid and was able to compare our situation with precedent cases he's worked on to help us understand different scenarios and what would happen next. During my first consultation with Paul, he transparently laid out the entire process to me from start to finish including timelines, milestones and fee structure. He always communicated clearly and answered all of our questions immediately (of which there were many). While our applications were being adjudicated, the current administration changed a number of immigration policies -- Paul kept us appraised of all changes and their potential impact on our case. As an alien seeking immigration benefits, one often feels powerless while going through the process. Paul always took a consultatory approach and gave us options to choose from whenever we hit a fork in the road, which made us feel like we were navigating the process with him as a team. We are grateful to have met Paul, and that we chose him as our attorney for this critical part of our lives. In my experience, there are many below-average attorneys practicing immigration law whose lack of knowledge or professionalism can put a case in serious jeopardy. We trust and recommend Paul wholeheartedly and I encourage you to contact him to discuss your legal matter -- you will be happy to have found Paul. I'm convinced that our case, which hasn't always been straightforward, would not have been handled as competently by anybody other than Paul.

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.