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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 Chelsea Daniel | September 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Amazing

**5 Stars - Highly Recommend Barbara Brandes!* I had an amazing experience working with Barbara Brandes as my immigration lawyer. She helped me successfully obtain my green card through marriage, and I couldn’t be happier with her services. From the very beginning, Barbara and her team made the ...entire process much easier than I ever expected. She was incredibly knowledgeable, thorough, and always available to answer my questions. Barbara guided us step by step, ensuring every detail of our case was handled with care and precision. Her experience and expertise gave us confidence, especially during the interview stage, where her preparation really paid off. Thanks to Barbara's hard work and dedication, my green card was approved without any issues. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for an immigration lawyer. She truly cares about her clients and goes above and beyond to ensure success. Thank you, Barbara! I want to give also huge thank you to Luciana, the paralegal who worked alongside Barbara Brandes, for helping me get my green card through marriage. Luciana was always there to assist with the paperwork, answer questions, and make sure everything was organized and submitted on time. Her professionalism, attention to detail, and quick responses made the whole process so much easier. Luciana’s support was invaluable throughout the case, and she played a crucial role in our success. I truly appreciate all her hard work and dedication. Thank you, Luciana, for being such an incredible help during this journey!

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

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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 Stephanie | February 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Barbara is a great lawyer

Barbara made it happened, when for 8 years I had another lawyer who did not do anything for me except taking my money. At that time, my Greencard application was denied. After contacting Barbara, she cleared my situation in less than 2 years and got me the Greencard. As today. I have a Greencard free... to work anywhere in the US. She gave me the best advices when I was in the worst situation. Barbara cares about people and that is what make a big difference in this world. Thank you from me and my daughter Lilou. A bientot.

Posted by Luigi | January 24, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

I recommend hiring B. Brandes

Prior to meet and retain Mrs. Brandes few immigration attorneys I had contacted, would not take my case for some existing background complications. A distinguished peer of her, finally suggested me to see her as she was, in his opinion, the only qualified counselor that could honestly and competently... manage bring this case to a fruitful conclusion. When I met her, she gave me a one to one experience that other firms did not provide, regardless of how much money they would have charged. From the beginning she showed deep knowledge of the immigration process, some degree of compassion to my ordeal and assured me that she would be able to personally assist me and manage my situation. Mrs. Brandes and her staff provided a conscientious follow up, went through a thorough and extensive legal research in order to find the appropriate legal basis required to support my petition, and, to my complete satisfaction, within the time frame and conditions she predicted, she helped me become a US citizen. I recommend hiring Mrs. B. Brandes as an immigration attorney regardless of how complicated or compromised your case may be.

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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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