Yumi Yamada Karim

I highly recommend Yumi as an attorney. She is a caring, highly thoughtful, and competent; she responded to my request for reviewing my legal documents within hours, which was so helpful for me. When I met her in person, I immediately liked her; she is warm, respectful and very thoughtful about my... case, and offered a few options. She is culturally sensitive, too. I chose Yumi because a well-respected colleague of mine recommended her in saying that Yumi solved a very complicated legal case that other attorneys gave up on. She is not only a gentle, caring human being but also an outstanding skillful attorney. For these reasons, I recommend her highly without reservation!

While living in Tokyo recently, I wished to consult a Japanese attorney barred and based in New York City regarding immigration matters for my Japanese wife. I decided to call Mrs. Yamada Karim for a consultation. I must say that I was greatly disgusted as she immediately made very clear from the ons...et while speaking long distance from Tokyo that she would not speak about my proposed case unless I immediately deposited a retainer fee. Once this was done, and only then, would she agree to listen to all I had to say. I couldn't even whisper my wife's name, to show how adamant she remained on this episode. I was not expecting a free consultation nor wished to use her time to my advantage as I'm in the same field as her, but her demeanor unfortunately showed her regrettably as a money grubbing type of lawyer befitting the lower rank. Needless I immediately eschewed her and chose subsequently a Japanese lady lawyer in New York who was splendid and rendered yeoman service.