Gary T. Healy

Gary T. Healy

5.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 22 years

Immigration Lawyer at Brooklyn, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration, Litigation

55 Washington Street, Suite 720, Brooklyn, NY

About Gary

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 90%

As a foreign national, Gary Healy made the decision to immigrate to the United States of America. Based upon his own personal experiences, he brings a unique and sympathetic insight and understanding to his clients' questions and concerns. To date the firm has represented many well-known actors, musicians and dancers, as well as many large companies in a number of business immigration matters. The firm has also represented many individuals in a number of family-based immigration matters.

24 years | 897 cases

90%
Litigation 10%

As a Senior Associate at McMahon, Martine & Gallagher LLP managing the toxic torts department and overseeing the firms immigration needs. He represented and thousands matters representing such clients as Eastern Refractories Company, AT&T, Cingular Wireless, The New York Stock Exchange, Jones Lang Lasalle, Abscope and Tishman Realty and Construction Company.

24 years | 894 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 22 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2003

Delinquent

No misconduct found

Location

MMG LLP

55 Washington Street, Suite 720, Brooklyn, NY, 11201

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Gary T. Healy's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

37 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kieran | June 29, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Extremely efficient and effective service in an emergency immigration situation.

My wife and I hired Gary after my I-485 process (adjusting from K-1 Fiancé to Permanent Resident) was denied by USCIS (owing to an error that USCIS made on my file) where they deemed I had abandoned the Adjustment of Status process. This decision created chaos for me and my wife, and it came as a com...plete shock (seeing as we had fully complied with all USCIS protocols to date). Before consulting with Gary, it appeared that our options to fix the situation were extremely limited and there was a chance that we might have to restart the entire immigration process again. Needless to say, my wife and I were completely demoralized at the prospect of incurring the the enormous cost and inconvenience of this option. However, upon our first consultation with Gary, he immediately put us at ease and provided alternative solutions to the problem. He explained to us that, in his extensive and lengthy experience, he had encountered similar situations and he was very confident that he could remedy the situation expeditiously, and without incurring enormous cost. Anyone going through the immigration process will know that the rules and deadlines are always changing, making it extremely difficult to know what the exact rules/deadlines are at any given moment. It became clear to us during our engagement with Gary that he was an expert in this area, and he got to work immediately to fix the situation. He was always aware of the rule changes, deadlines, and updates to the law. Gary stayed in regular contact with us, constantly updating us on the status of the various applications made and all contact with USCIS. Gary was able to resolve the matter within a matter of weeks (when my wife and I were expecting many months, if not a year, for some sort of sensible resolution). In early April we feared the worst, 6 weeks later (as a result of Gary's work) USCIS reopened our case, and yesterday, my wife and I attended my Adjustment of Status interview. In the interview, the immigration officer explicitly referring to Gary's petitions to USCIS on my behalf as being enormously persuasive in explaining our predicament, approved my Adjustment of Status application and granted me Permanent Residency . We are absolutely thrilled with the result. Not alone was Gary able to get our case reopened within 6 weeks, but he also managed to convince USCIS that our case needed to be dealt with immediately. As a result, I am now a permanent resident 11 weeks after engaging Gary's services. I cannot recommend Gary highly enough!

Posted by anonymous | November 04, 2014 | Immigration

Excellent Service

Gary and his team of lawyers efficiently processed 74 visa petitions for our company over the last months, all successfully approved and at very reasonable price. I recommend their services to anyone seeking immigration advise to the USA

Posted by Howard | September 11, 2014 | Immigration

Sympathetic and responsive immigration attorney!!!

I have had several immigration attorneys, who never responded timely, or sought the most economical and efficient method to obtain permanent residency for me. Within eight months if retaining Gary Healy, I secured a new H1B visa and adjusted to lawful permanent resident status for a fraction of the ...cost of my previous attorneys. I believe his own experiences of immigrating to the US make him a very sympathetic and understanding attorney. I recommend Gary Healy unreservedly to anyone seeking immigration assistance to the US.

Posted by Darren | August 28, 2014 | Immigration

Mr Darren Maguire

I had the pleasure of working with Gary on my Greencard. I have been in the USA with visas etc for over 14 years . I have used no less than 5 other attorneys in this time with little or no success ,spending thousands of dollars . Gary explained my situation in detail to me and I immediately felt comf...ortable that I had the right lawyer for my Greencard . Gary had the whole process completed in under a year from start to finish at a fraction of the cost . I highly recommend Gary Healy Esq

Posted by Eva | July 25, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Gary is the best

Gary Healy is a very good lawyer. He's smart, attentive and professional. I would recommend him because he's smart and definitely knows what he's doing. When I thought my case was impossible to resolve, he made a way out of no way. And he's not as expensive as the other lawyers who would charge $200...0 dollars. I would recommend him to everyone I know

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Hui Zeng

Immigration lawyer | Aug 17

Relationship: Other

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Rahul Aggarwal

Unknown lawyer | Mar 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"An excellent lawyer who treats clients with patience, care, understanding, and utmost professionalism - an even better person and I wholeheartedly recommend for future services."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Healy is a highly capable attorney committed to providing clients experienced, knowledgeable and aggressive representation. I endorse him without reservation."

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Honors

2018

Client's Choice, Avvo

2016

Irish Legal 100, Irish Legal 100

2016

Champion of Champions, New York Irish Community

2015

Wild Geese Award, Irish American Bar Association

1994

Mooting Award, University of Glasgow

Work Experience

2010 - 2014

Senior Associate, McMahon, Martine & Gallagher LLP

2006 - 2009

Attorney, Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP

2001 - 2006

Associate, MMG

Associations

2010 - Present

LGBT Association of Greater New York

Member

2009 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2002 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2002 - Present

Irish American Bar Association of New York

Member

2002 - Present

Brehon Law Society

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Immigration Cases

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Education

1997

University of Glasgow Faculty of Law,

LL.B - Bachelor of Laws

Publications

2013

Irish Central In Focus

Languages

English

Activity

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