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Known for her dedication, trustworthiness, and commitment to achieving excellent results- Zahra Cheema founded Cheema & Associates with the client in mind. Specializing in all aspects of Immigration Law, Zahra Cheema has also acquired extensive knowledge, connections, and/or counsel in the areas of Worker's Compensation, Family, Business, Real Estate, and Personal Injury.
Ms. Cheema is a graduate of the City University of New York, and was heavily involved Immigration and Family Law paid and unpaid work prior to being admitted to the bar. Ms. Cheema went on to work at an Immigration and Business Law Firm, and switched off to begin her own law firm. Ms. Cheema also currently engages in pro bono representation on Employment, Immigration, and Family Law Matters, as well as representation for Domestic Violence Victims.
By paying the closest attention to each detail in the formation and operation of Cheema & Associates, Ms. Cheema provides high quality personal service to the client.
Ms. Cheema is fluent in Urdu and Punjabi.
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Acquired: 2015
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2020
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11 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Responsiveness
Posted by Trevor | April 23, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Contracts & Agreements
Scam
I hired Cheena back in 2016, after I paid her fees upfront as she requested, I never heard back from her and never got my money back. I even attempted to go get a refund in person and was told I had to leave her office when I pressed the issue. Years later I’m seeing people that experienced that same...
Posted by anonymous | October 05, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
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 10, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
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...
Posted by Midhath | May 21, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Very unprofessional
We paid her upfront $1500 for an immigration case. Once the money was taken, there was absolutely no other interaction. We tried calling, emailing etc. She would ask us to call next day at a certain time and never answer the call when we call at that particular time. And we would wait until the end o...
Posted by Mariam | May 21, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
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)...
"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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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020.
Disbarment issued in NY, 2020
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2013
2013 Joseph Doherty Civil Rights Fellowship, Irish Law Students Association
2015 - Present
New York State Bar Association
2015 - Present
Nassau County Bar Association
2014
JD - Juris Doctor
Urdu
English
Punjabi
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