Barbara J. Brandes

Our experience with Barbara was wonderful. Just to tell you a bit about our case, I am a US citizen and I met my wife (then girlfriend) when she was on deportation proceeding with the immigration services. Despite her immigration status, we got married because we love each other, and I believe that l...ove should transcend immigration considerations. My wife’s situation was even more complicated since she was ordered to move out of the country 5 years prior to our meeting. In other words, she never followed the judge’s decision to leave the country. Indeed, she was not even aware of such a decision since she had not received the letter from the immigration judge, nor did her then attorney notify her of such a decision. Her former attorney, who I consider a crook, did not file the appropriate paperwork on her behalf despite the fact he was paid in full to do so. He kept telling my wife that her case was still on, and that it takes time. My wife found that she was deportation proceedings when she was tipped off by one the guards at the immigration office where she had an appointment. He told her that she might be arrested if she goes in. In my wife’s mind, it was a routine appointment for her case. All I can say is my that wife was in a difficult situation. Her chances to reverse the judge’s decision were close to none. As a result, we decided to get help with a good attorney. A cousin of hers referred her to Barbara who had worked with him in the past. Barbara was straightforward with us telling us how complicated was our case, and that the whole process to reverse the deportation and change my wife’s status would take time and a lot of effort. She went along to lay out her strategy, and expressed her confidence on it. The first step was to file e a motion to reopen the case, then an inadmissibility waiver before filing for an adjustment of status. The first phase was the most critical of all, but she was able to present our case and rally the immigration office around the case in order to convince the Appeal Board to reopen the case. Getting the immigration office to join in to reopen the case in itself is hard to achieve, especially nowadays, but she was able to do it with her connections. The second phase of filing an inadmissibility waiver was no less challenging either; but she was able to present a case that convinced Immigration. Finally, my wife got her status adjusted to become a permanent resident. You cannot imagine our joy and relief when we received the approval letter. What we really like about working with Barbara and her team, especially Amanda whose help was critical, is their rigorous and meticulous approach to the case. They did not leave any detail to chance, which to us is a sign of a serious attorney. We also enjoyed their responsiveness to our phone calls or emails. They always returned phone calls, and reply to emails in less than 24 hours. I also really commend them for punctuality. They have never missed nor showed late to any of the appointments we had despite the fact they had leave New York to come to Philadelphia where the appointments took place. They communicated to us there expectations and strategies as clearly as possible. They broke down the payments systematically with a ledger, which makes it affordable and predictable. We knew a head of time how much each step would cost, and planned accordingly. I would say that their service was not cheap for us but we know that they were fair based on the case we had, and the quality of their work. I would say that it was money well spent for us. I would strongly recommend Barbara’s services to anyone who need help. I would not hesitate to use them again.

Barbara J. Brandes is a lawyer with Excellent Professionalism, honest and determined attorney!I can’t find the right word to express my appreciation to attorney Barbara, Amenda and the great team in this firm always answering my calls as for attorney Amanda her email every detail. My case was diffic...ult and needed a waver. After trying a couple different lawyer with no success my husband’s sister referred us to attorney Barbara Brandes. The first time we met with Barbara she took the time to listen and carefully reviewed my case to detail. She explained to us the process step by step and how she was going to fight for us when she asked us if we have any questions we were so amazed of her immigration knowledge we just said thank God for guiding us to that lady. I was feeling so confident with Barbara and I never met anyone like attorney Barbara because of her hard work my case was approved and now I have my green card after so many years. My husband and I we are full with happiness. Thank you, Attorney Barbara, Amanda and you great team. I highly recommend using Barbara J. Brandes Attorney At Law services if you need help in your immigration process. With her hard work I have my green card, she can do it for you too!

I heard about Ms. Brandes from my mother who was listening to a radio program talking about helping immigrants. Couple years later I contacted her office for a consultation. I chose to use her for my case because Ms. Brandes, during our consultation look at case law to ensure that the case will be ap...proved. My case took two years to process because I went against her advice to file concurrently instead of separately. Ms. Brandes worked above and beyond so that my case will not get denied after I did not give her documents that were requested in a timely manner. Ms. Brandes, her Associates and office staff were very competent, proficient, professional, experience and knowledgeable with Immigration law. I am grateful for the hard work she has done and I am now a legal resident of USA. I would highly recommend Brandes and Associates.

I was referred to Barbara Brandes and cannot complain she is very knowledgeable and goes the extra mile for you. Barbara's only request to tell the whole story and stick to the facts. If ever there are hurdles she finds the way to accomplish the tasks. My case was very long and tedious but patience a...nd perseverance is the key. She used all her resources to fight for you. Her utmost goal is success and favorable outcomes.If ever there is a lawyer that works on your behalf and some how with her experience she is able to make the impossible POSSIBLE. She is very straight forward and she continues to find ways ultimately with positive results. I am forever grateful for her services with her team and highly recommend Mrs. Brandes services she will fight for you until the end.Thanks for all your help.