Kerry Bretz

I went to bretz& coven law firm after getting my n400 denied for traffic tickets , i have met with Mr.kerry he was the most professional immigrant lawyer i have met and I dealt with 3 other immigration lawyers before then Mr.hector took over my case he came with me to an appeal n400 interview and i... got approved cause I finally hired someone knows what he’s doing.

The only reason for the 4 stars is I had to originally reach out to them initially, but afterwards everything was perfect. In other words, if it's important to you, then it becomes of an importance to them. After 5 years of back and forth with my complex N-400 case, I finally decided to hire a sp...ecialize law firm to help me with my re-application. Like many New Yorkers and I who struggle to understand the legality of the immigration system, I highly recommend you consult an immigration lawyer even if it means paying a little extra to help you with your case done promptly. In the end, having a peace of mind is what matters. The lawyer assigned to me was Ms. Sae-Jung Lee and her paralegal Maria Cheng. Even in the midst of COVID-19, their prompt response to any questions I had was valuable to my case. Sae-Jung and I communicated through email and the google meet weeks before my interview to go over the details of my form. On the day of the interview, it was a breeze. Long story short, I was naturalized during the pandemic because of the help from Sae-Jung and Maria. The whole process took over a year span. Now to be clear folks, there are a couple of people that work under Bretz & Coven, so this opinion is for the two individuals mentioned above. I am writing this review because they deserve these good appraisals for their hard work.

I entered into USA almost 11 years ago on K1 visa. I got married in 90 days. I found out that my wife has serious mental issues which were getting worse after marriage. I filed for adjustment of status based on my marriage to her. When my wife found out that my case is going in right direction. She... and parents decided to withdraw the petition. Her abuse didn’t stop here. She also divorced me right after that to hasten my removal. I was put in deportation proceedings. My attorney at that time decided to file battered spouse 360 for me to stop my removal proceedings. Immigration was asking more and more evidences in i-360 case but I was married to an other girl. The time passed on and on. USCIS first sent me a notice of intend to deny my battered spouse case. I went to another attorney with notice since my first lawyer was too old guy and he said to me “I don’t have enough strength now”. The other attorney told me that I can not pursue my battered spouse case because I am no more spouse of her and I am divorced from her and I am married to another girl now. My second wife was also American citizen. So he decided to file a new i-130 petition for me based on my second marriage and told me to forget about first case. After waiting for than two year USCIS called us for Interview of i-130 which is rare. Anyway Interview went good and my case was approved. Then we filed i -485. After almost two years my 485 was denied. USCIS said that since I came on K1 visa so I can not adjust status with anyone else except the person who brought me here. And they also told me to leave country in 30 days or face deportation. That was worst time of my life. I got so much mentally depress. I went to a lot of attorney. No one gave me any hope. One well known top attorney to another one. I was keep consulting from one law firm to another one. Some suggested me to go back to country and they will file or get me wavier to come back here. Most said straight “No”. In short no attorney or law firm was able to strategize and develop my case. I was financially crushed and broken. But I didn’t give up. I was really optimistic. My God was my only hope. During that time I went to Bretz and Coven law firm. I found Mr. Kerry Bretz approach more sensible and I felt more satisfied. I decided to stick with him. My case was initially administratively closed. One day Mr. Kerry Bretz called me told me new changes in K1 visa and BIA decision about the “Matter of Sesay” which came in March 17, 2011. Opening a closed case always involves risk of deportation but Mr. Kerry Bretz successfully fought for me. My case was denied three time from USCIS. First 485 was denied because my ex-wife withdrew her petition. Second time my denial was from 360 as battered spouse because I didn’t provide sufficient evidence to immigration. Third denial was 485 which was filed by my second wife. This denial was because K1 visa holder cannot adjust status with any other except the person who sponsored him/her. Bretz and Coven proved to me God Blessing. His lawyers team who used to accompany me for my court hearings are very well prepared. On one my court hearing my ex-wife and second wife an all in laws showed up against me. Mr. Kerry Bretz made a wise decision by calling Federal Agents to push everybody out of court. I think K1 visa is like an HIV test. Once you get it, the status can’t be changed for rest of your life. That is what exactly happened in my case. To change the status on k1 visa is impossible. Now my case has been approved by the toughest immigration judge of NY court. I feel like I have been given a new life. Now I can pursue my career with more confidence. Miracle does happen even now a days and people should believe on miracles. God bless you Mr. kerry Bretz

Bretz and Cohen firm is very knowledgable and experienced in immigration law . They were very successful in getting the conditions removed from my green card although my wife had abandoned and divorced me. The firm kept me updated on the status of my case via email and telephone. I retained the fi...rm in December 2012 and my case was over in October 2013. The firm offers payment plans too. I highly recommend Bretz and Cohen to handle your immigration matters!