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Showing 11 - 15 of 17 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by Abdulvosit | October 26, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Excellent lawyer for Immigration procedures.Master of her profession.

I heard about Alena from my friends when I was looking for professional lawyer for my Green Card problems. Before coming to A.Shautsova , I talked to my friends and her clients to make sure that she is the right person that I can address her about my Immigration Issue. My friends and her clients hi...ghly recommended her with 100% confidence. She is very sympathetic about her clients. She made my life easier and happier by her positive approach towards my case. She is very organized and experienced that she provided us step by step advice and consulting on the process. We achieved a success on our case and I highly recommend her others as an excellent lawyer with my confidence. In the future I am gonna use her for my other family cases.

Posted by Tito | October 07, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Excellent lawyer

Alena is a superb lawyer with an amazing grasp of the american jurispudence...she extremly witty,helpful and takes her time to explain the necessary steps needed to be takin in the case...would dedinatly recommend her to anyone in need of an immigration lawyer in new york city.

Posted by anonymous | July 06, 2015

Employment Law- Sharp and Intelligent

I found Alena via Avvo.com and I have to say the reviews from Avvo.com clients were very true and helpful. I met Alena in her boutique law firm along with her paralegal-Greg and they were wonderful to me. Alena is always responsive to all her emails. In addition, Alena was informative, strategic a...nd knowledgeable on how to handle employment law on case by case scenario. I was terminated because of discrimination and retaliation; Alena was able to enforce this through EEOC and with my former employer without having a nasty battle. Just to let everyone know that mediation can be long hours and delicate depending on the opponent. In my case, through mediation at EEOC, Alena was able to help me win my case. Not to mention, my former boss who terminated lost her job. Overall, my experience with Alena and Greg was great! She is now my go to person and I am keeping her. Please do contact her and you won't regret it! Alena and Greg will bring the quality and result to you!

Posted by Gregory | August 28, 2013

HIGH PERFORMANCE WITH UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS. THE BEST CRIMINAL IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY ON THE EAST COAST!!!

Alena Shautsova represented me in criminal Immigration court here in New York, NY on 08/20/13. She came highly recommended and proved to me that anything was possible. I was mere months away from being deported due to my criminal history as a green card holder. She took my case even though I had mult...iple moral turpitude felony convictions and worse, an aggravated felony conviction which was automatic grounds for removal from the United States. With her polished skills, confidence and knowledge of immigration law she was able to what many would call a miracle. Alena somehow got U.S. Dept Of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Dept Of Justice's (DOJ) Immigration Judge to terminate my case without prejudice effective immediately. I'm now on the path to renewing my green card and maybe even citizenship one day. Thanks to the the Law office of Alena Shautsova and her trustee assistant Gregory I'm now a FREE MAN. It's only been one week and I still can't believe she did it, because even I didn't believe I stood a chance. I'd actually conceded my case and was in the process of making emergency plans for my imminent removal home, when two weeks before our final court hearing she informed me that she got DHS to exercise their Prosecutorial Discretion and then had them file a Motion to Dismiss my case. It's so LIBERATING, my years of suffering at the hands of Customs/Border Protection, DHS, ICE, DOJ, USCIS and Immigration Court are finally over. Thanks Alena. Thank you for your impeccable services. Thanks for the discount and thank you for your time and attention. BY FAR YOU ARE THE BEST CRIMINAL IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY ON THE EAST COAST!!!

Posted by Sherzod | May 22, 2013

Humanitarian Parole

Alena Shautsova is the best lawyer I've ever had. I hired her 3-4 months ago for my son's matter about Humanitarian Parole. I've almost left my 1.5 years old son back home with my Mom while I was moving my wife to US but she gave me hope that I can bring him to US along with my wife while other lawye...rs told me that I have to wait 2-5 years. But Alena took this matter very serious and helped me to bring my 1.5 years son to US within 2 months. I would strongly recommend her. She is very knowledgeable.

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