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Barbara J. Brandes

4.8
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 46 years

Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration

225 Broadway Ste 900, New York, NY

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Licensed in New York for 46 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1980

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Barbara J Brandes

225 Broadway Ste 900, New York, NY, 10007-3785

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4.8 /5.0

71 Client Reviews

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Posted by Raisal | June 10, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best immigration lawyer in town

Barbara is hands down the best immigration lawyer, I had a bit lengthy &complicated case and been with few lawyers before I retained Barbra ,she ran extra mile for me and fought for me and guided me each step of the way and even after USCIS delayed my oath ceremony but she was relentless and got my ...citizenship with special arrangement ,above all she has over 30 years experience and the best part is USCIS supervisors knows her ,if she takes your case and you follow her direction and guidance she will definitely walk the extra mile for you to get your citizenship,cause that’s exactly what she did for me .I am so happy that she was my lawyer .

Posted by Amy | May 25, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

marriage based adjustment of status

Attorney Brandes resolved my marriage-based adjustment of status case, which was pending at USCIS since July 2018. First time, I have entered her office on 28th March 2022 and yesterday, on May 23rd, I received my ten-years green card. If I can describe Attorney Brandes in one word, this word would b...e efficient. She understands how the USCIS's people think, she knows the law and she has 40 years of experience in the field. Also, she is intelligent and straightforward....very straightforward. In summary: her fees are reasonable, her support is priceless. If you want your case to be resolved efficiently - hire Attorney Brandes. This is the lesson, which I, as an immigrant, have learned after four years of struggling in New York.

Posted by anonymous | March 29, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

The worst experience I’ve ever had with an Attourney

This has been the worst experience I’ve ever had with any attorney, I hired Barbara J Brandes on March 31st 2021 I had to do a consultation over the phone where I shared background information with her because I was trying to obtain citizenship she then told me that she deals with case like this an t...hat I qualified for her services, I paid her the price she requested for her service in full upfront I may have spoken to this woman a total of 5 times in the entire year, everytime I spoke to this woman she didn’t hesitate in calling me a criminal, everytime I spoke with her she forgot the status of my case , she continued to call me a criminal an after doing absolutely nothing for me she expressed frustration an suggested that I hire an Attourney in the state in which I live, she kept calling me a criminal an stated that she should proceed to do a federal background check on me, I’ve paid my dept to society long ago but I felt lower than dirt the way this woman talked to me it brought me to tears. I would highly recommend if you are a minority or a man or woman of color, That YOU DO NOT GO TO THIS WOMAN FOR ANY OF HER SERVICES, I feel horrible after my experience with this woman Barbara J Brandes

Barbara Brandes

Replied last April 05, 2022

I am very disappointed by this review. This client lives in Texas and therefore asked for a telephone consultation; further he did not fully pay the agreed upon fee to analyze the immigration consequences of his criminal convictions until 6 months after we spoke. As you can see from my other reviews, our office strives to help everyone who is eligible for relief. We are very honest, treat everyone well regardless of skin color, are highly recommended by persons from many countries, and are the go-to lawyers in the Liberian, Jamaican, Trinidadian, Nigerian, Ghanian, Guyanese, Bangladesh, Ecuadorian, Mexican, Dominican Republic, Colombian etc communities. Unfortunately what some persons do not realize is that the most important time to hire an immigration lawyer is while the criminal case is going on as judges are often willing to settle on convictions that would not have immigration consequences; further criminal convictions often have immigration consequences even after a person has "paid their debt to society". I apologize for being very frank with this client who I asked for the missing disposition of one of his arrests before I could absolutely advise him of his eligibility for citizenship; however he got very angry with me and falsely accused me of doing nothing on his case; thereafter I sent him many pages of my progress notes to prove the number of hours spent analyzing his case. At the end of my transmittal, I offered to continue representing him after he sends me the missing disposition.

Posted by anonymous | March 10, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

One of New York best immigration Attorney

Barbara Brandes is one of the best immigration attorney in New York . She and her team are very professional and friendly as well as easily approachable. During the midst of the global pandemic Covid my adjustment of status case were completed one week short of 9 calendar months. I am publicly reco...mmending this great team to the world any of your immigration needs please feel free to contact this attorney. With much thanks ,admiration and appreciation Mr and Mrs Latchman

Posted by Mersedé | January 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Immigration Journey

Barbara has been with me from the beginning of my immigration journey. She is sharp, thorough, professional and personable. Barbara really cares about her clients. I highly recommend Barbara as an immigration attorney. Thank you for the great experience.

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Immigration lawyer | Feb 23

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"Barbara J. Brandes is one of the top immigration lawyers in New York City if not the entire country. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is active in the community. She volunteers for numerous pro-immigrant groups providing free consultations and legal advice to those who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer. She practices all areas of immigration law and is known and respected as an expert in the field. In my 5 years working with her, she took on numerous difficult and complex cases and won countless cases using her advanced experience in the field, unique, advanced, and creative legal arguments, and her never-take-no-for-an-answer attitude. No immigration lawyer will fight harder for a client than Barbara, and no lawyer will "give it to you straight" the way Barbara will; never giving a potential or current client false hope but always basing her theory and predicted success rate of the case in her experience and also reality."

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Work Experience

1986 - Present

Founder/ immigrationattorney, Brandes & Associates,LLC

Education

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Yeshiva University

Languages

Spanish

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