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Zahra Mushtaq Cheema

2.6
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 11 years

Immigration Lawyer at Uniondale, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration, Business, Family

626 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020
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About Zahra

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Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 20 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 11 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2015

Delinquent

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2020

Location

Cheema & Associates, P.C.

626 RXR Plaza, Uniondale, NY, 11556

Law Offices of Zahra Mushtaq Cheema

400 Garden City PLaza, Suite 432, Garden City, NY, 11530

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Zahra Mushtaq Cheema's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

2.6 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

5 star (4)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (6)

Posted by anonymous | November 14, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Dont not lose hope

She took money from my mom, a widow. Never returns her calls or answers her emails. So i have written to the Asian American council who have built a case against her with the district attorneys office. She will provide service or return the money. Look at her rating, you can tell she has the worst cu...stomer service.

Posted by anonymous | October 5, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Un professional

Very bad attorney we filed a case in August 2018 and paid 2500 in advance after getting payment she didn't do anything never got any response she didn't picked up phone for long time and even when I visited to attend her she wasn't there she refused and make some dramas

Posted by anonymous | September 9, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Unprofessional

We paid her $5,625 last November 2019 to obtain the H-2B Visas for the workers. We gave her all the information that she needs. In the second week of December 2019, she gave us a quick update regarding this matter. And on February 2020, she said that she would give us an update again within a week, b...ut she never did. We sent her a follow-up email and made some phone calls but no response. Then in the second week of March 2020, she sent an email saying that she's sick that's why she's unable to respond to our emails and calls. So we waited until May 2020, but still, there's no update from her. We sent her a follow up email again and called her but still the same, she didn't take our calls and never responded. We just wanted to know where we are at in the process so far but she didn't reply. We never heard anything from her until now.

Posted by anonymous | June 6, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Unprofessional

My experience: She requested full payment upfront for services that she stated would be completed in a few days. After payment was made and additional documents were given, I was ignored for over 4 months. I excused her initial silence for complications due to the pandemic but then I became aware th...at she was retaining new clients with the same business contact info she gave me. I also became aware of several Yelp reviews that showed experiences similar to mine. Since there was no other way of reaching her, I showed up at her office to terminate her for services not rendered and request a full refund. After making excuses for her actions and also trying to put the blame on me, she complied. I may not be a lawyer but I am a working professional. Clients should get what they paid for. I didn't pay to get nothing and be ignored.

Posted by Mariam | May 5, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Zero Stars!

I paid Zahra Cheema up front $2500 for her services and $805 filing fees for immigration work, and after just 4 months, she cut off all forms of communication. She did not reply to calls, messages, emails to her and to her firm. I have repeatedly asked her for a receipt number for my case so I can a)... verify if she submitted it and b) follow up on my own case, but after 1 year, she still has not given me the receipt number. I finally emailed her to tell her that I would make a complaint against her, and almost 1 year later, she finally replied saying "I'll send you the receipt number tomorrow" but never did. Now I have to pay all the fees all over again and submit a new application on my own. This has caused severe hardship for my family both financially and emotionally since this application would decide a major move in our lives. Save your money and save a huge headache! Go somewhere else for a lawyer.

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Amina Rashad

Business lawyer | Feb 05

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Zahra is tough when she needs to be, and clearly knows the law, and how to get her clients the results they want. We worked very well together, and I look forward to working with Zahra again in the future."

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Michael Block

Immigration lawyer | Jan 28

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020.

Disbarment issued in NY, 2020

updated on 03/01/2021

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Honors

2013

2013 Joseph Doherty Civil Rights Fellowship, Irish Law Students Association

Associations

2015 - Present

New York State Bar Association

2015 - Present

Nassau County Bar Association

Education

2014

Cuny School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

Publications

Languages

Urdu

English

Punjabi

Activity

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