Shari Lisa Moidel

Shortly after DOMA was struck down my husband and I began looking for an immigration lawyer to help us through the process of bringing him here to the US. We received a list of lawyers in our area from Immigration Equality and consulted with two immigration lawyers before seeing Ms. Moidel on an int...erview on NY1 and then meeting her in person. She is an absolute professional and made both my husband and I feel at ease as she helped us through the immigration process, knowledgeably answered all questions we had and ultimately guided us to a successful outcome. We appreciate all Ms. Moidel has done for us.

My partner and I are a bi-national couple who hired Ms. Moidel 4 years ago. She was helpful in outlining our then available options and expeditiously moved to help us with our Canadian filing. My partner had to return to the country of his birth after his employer terminated his position and his H1B ...visa in June 2012. Following the issuance of a writ of certiorari by SCOTUS for Windsor, she provided timely updates and reviews of various outcome implications. With the June 2013 decision, she worked with us to pivot and prepare our USA K1 (fiance) filing. She was organized, thorough, helpful, and responsive in the assembly and review of our submission. Thanks to her assistance, we were able to file our case with all supporting documentation summarizing our 17 year relationship by mid August. We had no requests for additional documentation or corrections. Our case proceeded basically exactly according to the timeline she relayed. Her counsel for the interview, spot on. Our fiance visa was approved in March, followed by return and our marriage. Shari was ready with the next steps, filings and advice for our joint interview. Green card in hand, we now may never need be separated again. Throughout Shari has been prompt, professional, and personable. Her fees are reasonable and fair. We recommend her unreservedly.

We met with Shari for the initial consultation and decided to go forward with her for our same sex green card petition. Shari was patient and responsive and put us at ease. The best thing about her services is that she is easily contactable and you always get an answer to any question. Shari, however... excelled at the green card interview, she was great. She sat with us and listened intensely during our interview, we felt safe with her taking care of us. Our GC petition was approved, thank you Shari.

After our same-sex marriage in Quebec last year, my wife and I were very excited that DOMA was struck down and that she could now obtain residency in the US. We examined the process on our own and found it to be daunting. We had one major concern: my wife had been stopped and turned back at a por...t of entry several years ago. It was extremely important that we find the right attorney! It was our good fortune to locate Shari Moidel. She is licensed in both the US and Quebec. We contacted her at the end of December 2013, and now, five months later, my wife has a Green Card! Shari met with us in a series of painless steps to ensure we had all the required documents submitted accurately and in a timely manner, that my wife would quickly receive a work permit and Social Security card, and that we had sufficient proof of the validity of our relationship. She prepared us extremely well for the interview with the immigration official. She organized us with all the necessary information to prepare for our interview. Her fee requirements were very reasonable and spaced throughout the process. Shari presented with a gentle manner and sense of humor which kept us relaxed and confident that all would go well. And it did! We highly recommend Shari Moidel to anyone seeking residency in the US.

I have worked with Shari twice. Once resulted in a change of legal status that allowed my partner and I to live the life we wanted to live without the constraints of my being tied to my job for immigration. The second time was for applying for my permanent residence. Both experiences were entirely... less painless than expected, Shari was so helpful in providing us with the knowledge that we needed to make the right decisions for us, and making the paperwork process easy to navigate. We greatly appreciate Shari's work and would recommend and work with her again in a heartbeat.