Cheryl Renee David

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Cheryl Renee David

4.9
80 reviews
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Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 30 years

Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration

299 Broadway Suite 706, New York, NY

Virtual Consultation Available

About Cheryl

Biography

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Awards

Client's Choice
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Top Contributor
Top Contributor
2014

Licenses

Licensed in New York for 30 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1996

Due to Reregister within 30 days of Birthday

No misconduct found

Location

The Law Office of Cheryl R David

299 Broadway Suite 706, New York, NY, 10007-1979

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Cheryl Renee David's Reviews

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Posted by Halima A. | June 30, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Life-Changing Immigration Help After 13 Years of Waiting

After 13 years of waiting and struggling to get my green card, the Law Office of Cheryl R. David made the impossible happen—in just 2 months. Before coming to this firm, I had another lawyer who didn’t care about my case. I wasted so much time and money without any results. It was frustrating and ...discouraging. Then I found this incredible team. Lindsey, in particular, is truly exceptional. She treated my case with urgency, care, and professionalism. What others couldn’t resolve for over a decade, she made happen quickly and smoothly. I am beyond grateful. If you’re looking for an immigration attorney who cares and delivers results, this is the team you need. They changed my life.

Posted by Jon | October 08, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Expert Guidance

We were referred to Cheryl by a friend. Even in the initial consultation, she was reassuring and knowledgeable (and frankly, more reasonably priced than other attorneys). We hired her to assist with an adjustment of status case following our marriage, though my husband already had an asylum case pen...ding. For a straightforward marriage case, we had endless delays with USCIS (some that might be fairly attributed to COVID, but mostly not). Even though normal processing is about 8 months, we were still waiting after 3 years, with multiple inquiries to USCIS at multiple levels, ombuds complaints, written requests to senators, and more. USCIS had misfiled the case without taking accountability, and causing delays more than triple the normal processing time. It was an emotionally wrought time for us, waiting indefinitely to be contacted for an interview. We were both reaching a breaking point. I am grateful that Cheryl, Michelle and Lindsey helped us keep perspective, and were able to navigate us through to a resolution. The patience and knowledge needed to negotiate US immigration is stunning, and we were grateful for their expert guidance throughout the process.

Posted by Janaan | April 29, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

One of New York City's leading immigration attorneys

Cheryl was among the 3 immigration attorneys I consulted with. We decided to hire her for the Adjustment of Status application because she asked the right questions that the other attorneys didn't. She also determined we could successfully file my wife's citizenship application without an attorney. S...he didn't want to get paid for something we could do by ourselves. She will do her due diligence before taking on your case. Cheryl and her staff are highly professional. Our case was properly filed and approved without a hitch.

Posted by anonymous | February 20, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Extremely competent & calm

I was so impressed by Cheryl and her team. I worked with them over the course of two+ years. I started out with a tricky case - perhaps not utterly tricky to them but for me and my family it felt at times very worrisome & fearful. Each time I interacted with Cheryl, she was fully present with me an...d gave me the honest truth of what the situation was at every turn. She did not sugarcoat anything. At the same time, she NEVER made it about money. I never got the sense that I was being sold any sort of service or extra fees. I thought that was quite remarkable in these times of transactional dealings. I find it especially laudable in an area where much money is probably being made by elements of fear tactics. I felt like I could 100% trust her expertise and with her calmness she put me at ease. When it came to prep for the naturalization interview, I had the opportunity to work with Lindsey Gauzza. She was excellent as well. She was thorough, took her time, was fully present, gave great guidance, and again was so calm that I felt completely at ease. I am now a US citizen and am extremely thankful to Cheryl and her team. I can wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone who needs help on immigration matters and especially to ones that may have a tricky situation at hand. Cheryl likes a good challenge and is truly inspiring how she fights the good fight.

Posted by Yanfang | February 08, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent lawyer, Top difficult case got resolved by Lawyer Cheryl David

I know that my family's immigration matter is top difficult. It is so hard to find the identical similar case law to compare. Especial my family has an deportation order and immigration case got denied once. But Lawyer Cheryl's office, which has a wonderful team, especial assistant Michelle, build ...my family strong confidence to prepare the documents to support I-212 and I-601. The office really helped prepared thoughtful and detailed documents, the most important is all of them have very good attitude and provide best services. They did efficient and excellent works and the attorney fee is so fair compare to outside many law firms which I consulted. So, I will top recommend this law office to all people I know.

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Cheryl Renee David's Lawyer Endorsements

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Hui Zeng

Immigration lawyer | Aug 19

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 11

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"A top-notch immigration attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Michael Block

Immigration lawyer | Jan 28

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Amanda Denaro

Immigration lawyer | Jan 14

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"I endorse this lawyer. She is bright, capable, responsive and informed. She's willing to make the tough decisions, and her judgement is top notch."

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Nataliya Gavlin

Immigration lawyer | Dec 12

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"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. David is an experienced and dedicated professional"

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Dana Davidson

Immigration lawyer | Aug 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Cheryl David as a colleague and friend for several years. She is an expert in the area of immigration law, particularly with respect to deportation and removal issues. Cheryl's expertise makes her the perfect choice for anyone seeking counsel in this area. I am happy to endorse this attorney."

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Christian Lassen

Unknown lawyer | Apr 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Sean Cleary

Immigration lawyer | Apr 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. A brilliant and highly respected attorney in the legal community."

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John O'Brien

Immigration lawyer | Apr 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. A highly skilled and respected lawyer in the legal community."

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Brad Micklin

Administrative law lawyer | Sep 09

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"Cheryl Renee David is an experienced attorney whose participation and comments in Avvo show her commitment to serving clients as well as her level of experience. She is an excellent attorney that I recommend wholeheartedly."

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Brandon Gillin

Immigration lawyer | Dec 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Cheryl David. She has a superb reputation in the immigration law community. I would not hesitate to refer a New York client to her."

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Carl Shusterman

Immigration lawyer | Jul 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I am very impressed with Cheryl David's ability to successfully represent immigrants in difficult removal cases. Cheryl is a highly regarded by her peers in the immigration bar. Last week, she was reelected to the National Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She also chairs AILA's New York ICE Detention and Removal Committee. I have been practicing immigration law for over 30 years, both for the INS and in private practice, and whenever I have a difficult removal case in the New York area, I refer the matter to Cheryl David."

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John Sesini

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers

2014

Top Women Attorney, NY Times Magazine

2014

Recognized, New York Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Recognized, New York Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Recognized, New York Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Recognized, New York Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Public Service Award, American Immigration Council

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Recognized, New York Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Recognized, New York Super Lawyers

2007

Recognized, New York Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Associations

2015 - Present

AILA NY - Immigration & Customs Enforcement Committee

Member

2015 - Present

AILA - NY - Customs Border Patrol Committee

Member

2014 - Present

ASISTA

Board of Directors

2007 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Director

2010 - 2013

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Chair - Executive Office for Immigration Review Liaison

2007 - 2010

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Chair - Immigration & Customs Enforcement

2007 - 2013

City Bar Fund

Board of Directors - Member

2006 - 2007

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Chair - New York

Education

1995

Western New England College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

Spanish

French

Activity

Top Contributor

Cheryl earned significant contribution points in 2014.

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