Dennis Jose Ortiguera

Dennis Jose Ortiguera

also known as Dennis Ortiguera, Ortiguera

5.0
Rating: 9.8

Licensed for 23 years

Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration

303 Fifth Ave., Suite 1101, New York, NY

About Dennis

Biography

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

25 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 23 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2002

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Dennis Ortiguera, Esq

303 Fifth Ave., Suite 1101, New York, NY, 10016

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Dennis Jose Ortiguera's Reviews

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22 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 12 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Charlene | September 30, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Compassionate Immigration Attorney

Attorney Ortiguera was instrumental in assisting my spouse with his green card application and assistance with paperwork for citizenship His comprehensive knowledge of US Immigration laws gave us the confidence we so desperately needed. The compassion and patience he showed us with our redundant que...stions was truly amazing

Posted by Craig | August 24, 2020 | Immigration

Pandemic travel problems

Atty. Ortiguera is a top notch immigration lawyer, an expert in his field. Helped us tremendously in getting my wife to the US during this pandemic.

Posted by Romina | August 23, 2020 | Immigration

Highly recommended.

Atty. Ortiguera has been very helpful with our immigration inquiries. He was easy to talk to, quick to reply and undoubtedly knowledgeable in his field. His explanations and advice were easy to understand. His clients are definitely in capable hands, and we are very grateful for all his help....

Posted by J | July 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Thanks Dennis!

Dennis help me with me H1 visa. I hired other attorneys before. Dennis is the more responsive and reliable one with very reasonable price. He knows what he was doing. I would definitely recommend him for my other friends.

Posted by Andrew | June 06, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent lawyer - Difficult case

My case is very complex that involves a law not a lot of people (even lawyers!) are familiar about —Child Status Protection Act. I have been to 4 different lawyers in three states (NJ, NY, PA), none of them attempted to take my case for different reasons - the first two weren’t familiar with it, the ...third and fourth one said that my case was very risky and they weren’t willing to take it on. After almost giving up, I ended up setting an appointment with Dennis Ortiguera after reading reviews of him on different websites. From the get-go, while he admitted that my case is difficult, he said that there is a LEGAL BASIS and we went from there. Nine months after submitting my I-485 case, he accompanied me to my interview. Not surprising due to the complexity of my case, the officer had already cancelled my green card even before we were called in, but Dennis argued my case and 40 minutes after, the officer reversed her decision and I am now expecting my green card to arrive in the mail anytime soon. Dennis is an honest, excellent, lawyer. He knows the case thoroughly and having him at the interview gave me peace of mind. I highly recommended him to people needing an immigration lawyer in the NJ-NY-PA area. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would.

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Dennis Jose Ortiguera's Lawyer Endorsements

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Alex Schmidt

Immigration lawyer | Apr 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"Dennis is an incredibly hardworking and thoughtful attorney who really gets to know his clients personally and fully understand their issues. His experience and expertise in immigration court is the result of 20+ years of hard work! Happy to endorse him and privileged to count him as a colleague."

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Michelle Welsh

Immigration lawyer | Dec 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have had the pleasure of working with this lawyer several times. I have always found him to be professional and very knowledgeable on the law. I would highly recommend this lawyer."

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David Schmidt

Immigration lawyer | Aug 07

Relationship: Co-worker

"Dennis is a fantastically dedicated practitioner and is extremely ethical."

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Kenneth O'Connor

Immigration lawyer | Aug 02

Relationship: Co-worker

"Dennis is an experienced immigration attorney who gets great results for his clients. I endorse him strongly."

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Alan Lubiner

Immigration lawyer | Jul 26

Relationship: Co-worker

"I heartily endorse Mr. Ortiguera. We have worked together for more than 10 years and he has a vast knowledge of immigration law. He is honest and trustworthy and finds solutions to the most difficult problems."

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Todd Palumbo

Immigration lawyer | Nov 21

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked on several cases with Dennis that had both immigration and criminal components. He is a knowledgeable and reputable immigration attorney and one that I trust completely."

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Alex Schmidt

Securities and investment fraud lawyer

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Michelle Welsh

Criminal defense lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.8 (Superb)

Honors

2023

10 Best Attorney, American Institute of Legal Counsel

2023

Top 10 Attorneys, American Jurist Institute

2017

Top 100 Lawyers, The National Advocates

Work Experience

2019 - Present

Head of firm, Dennis Ortiguera, Esq

2006 - 2019

Of Counsel, Lubiner, Schmidt & Palumbo LLC

2002 - 2006

Attorney, Abad, Constancio & Mallonga

1994 - 2000

Attorney, Alfonso M. Cruz Law Office

Associations

2022 - Present

Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York

Member

2004 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2002 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

2002 - Present

US District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Admitted to Practice

2002 - Present

US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Admitted to Practice

2015 - 2016

American Bar Association

Member

2006 - 2023

Filipino-American Association of Central New Jersey

Legal Counsel

Education

2001

Fordham University School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1993

Ateneo de Manila University

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

Ateneo de Manila University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2016

Forum: The World of Global Business

Obrtaining E-2 and EB-5 visa

2014

Patterson City: Investors Forum 2014

EB-5, Investors visa, other immigration issues

Publications

Languages

Tagalog

English

Activity

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