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Posted by Damon | February 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Exceptional lawyer who goes the extra mile

I am very pleased to be able to leave a review for Paul. He is the person who made it possible to understand and navigate the byzantine U.S. immigration system. In every part of the process, he made it clear the documentation requirements in the clearest way possible and explained how they are us...ed in the process. He always gave me a thorough explanation of how the filing is done, the typical expected wait time and predicted any complications that might arise from documentation submitted. Paul is really prompt with turnaround. If I had any questions, he usually replied them within an hour and he sends reminders if I tarry in reverting with important documentation to make sure the process doesn't get blocked. This is the one quality that lets you know your attorney really has your back. Paul is also really meticulous, spotting very subtle but important mistakes in submitted documentation. A big thank you!

Posted by anonymous | February 14, 2019 | Immigration

Stopped responding to emails after being consulted for legal review

I was considering hiring Paul as immigration attorney, but as a previous immigration case with a different lawyer got rejected, I was hesitant. Paul offered to provide me with a legal review of the previous case for $400, which would then be deducted from his full legal fee to process a new immigrati...on case if we decided to pursue this. After reviewing the previous case Paul held a phone consult with me, where he said he thought the previous case was flawed and he would be able do a better job as the case did have some merit. There were also other immigration options we could pursue. We agreed I would think about it and could email him any further questions and whether I wanted to pursue formal representation. I was still hesitant and emailed him some additional questions. He then stated he would recommend identifying specific areas where I may be able to strengthen my case and then revisiting the overall merits of the case in a few months’ time. In order to do so, I had to become more active in one specific area of my previous case. He also advised that it would be helpful if I could get additional articles about my work published to strengthen the case. I questioned him on how to best achieve this 'strengthening' and whether he'd be willing to start some early work on this case and offer more advice around what specific actions would be most valuable (for additional payment). He never responded. A couple of months later I reached out to him again stating that there had been further professional developments and whether he was still interested in providing legal counsel. I also never received a response to that email. I found it unprofessional for Paul to first imply that there was some merit to my case and that we could pursue it together with some additional efforts, but then never respond to any of my messages about what these efforts would entail specifically. He could have also simply given me the courtesy to inform me if he was too busy or did not want to pursue this case for any other reason. I can not recommend him for immigration services

Paul Devendorf

Replied last February 14, 2019

This review is from an individual in the United Kingdom who is angry that I would not take his case. This individual initially posted a false review claiming that I had stolen money - arguably the worst accusation that can be made against an attorney. I contacted this individual after seeing his false review and he removed it. This individual also sent me an email stating: “the reason I posted a negative review was not to imply you didn’t perform the legal review I paid for . . . you did provide the service I paid for.” This individual previously submitted an EB-1 petition with another attorney but was denied because USCIS did not feel that he satisfied the “extraordinary ability” standard. As agreed upon, I reviewed the prior EB-1 petition, the RFE, and the USCIS denial notice. I then held a 92-minute consultation with this individual, during which numerous immigrant and nonimmigrant categories were discussed at length. Based on the facts of this individual's case, I informed him that I would not represent him on another EB-1 petition and recommended that he take 6+ months to strengthen his case before revisiting the matter. Following the consultation, this individual sent several emails requesting that I represent him and/or prepare a “draft” EB-1 petition that he would revise in a month or two with additional materials. I responded to this individual, declining his requests and reiterating that he strengthen his ability to satisfy the EB-1 criteria and revisit the overall merits of the case in the coming months. Three weeks after the consultation, this individual sent me an email stating a course of action that I considered to be fabrication of evidence. At this point, I stopped responding to this individual’s requests to represent him because: (a) I had already declined his case; (b) I was not comfortable with the actions he had proposed; and (c) I do not file cases that I do not believe are approvable. I am sorry that this individual is upset, but I completed a thorough review and declined to represent him on a second EB-1 petition.

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 Sahil | January 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

H1B Visa

I am extremely happy to write this review for Paul. Paul helped me throughout my immigration status change from F1 to H1B. He was available readily with all answers to all sorts of questions that I had and smoothly coordinated between me and my sponsoring company. Paul not only has the correct knowle...dge of all the processes involved but is pro active in acquiring the correct information and documentation required from me and my sponsor company. Paul made my immigration struggle seem like a cake walk and I am extremely happy to recommend him to anyone and everyone who needs an immigration attourney.

Posted by Alexandre | January 22, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

E-2 Visa

I met Paul about a year before hiring him to help me build my E-2 visa application through an event held at my office. I originally had a couple (free) preliminary consultations with him to simply discuss my possibilities when it came to staying in the US after the end of my studies. When the time ca...me for my student visa to expire, I had additional consultations to go more in depth about the available options, and we decided to go for an E-2. Paul was instrumental in building the application and making sure I got my visa. There was no hiccup, no stone left unturned, no bad surprises; he told me of every possibilities when we had to make decisions and overall was extremely helpful and responsive throughout the process, which took about 8 months from start to visa. On top of that, Paul agreed to count my early consultations with him towards the price for the visa, which he wasn't forced to do. I couldn't recommend Paul more if you're looking for an immigration lawyer.

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