Leonard John D'Arrigo

Leonard John D'Arrigo

also known as L.J. D'Arrigo

5.0
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 20 years

Immigration Lawyer at Albany, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration

677 Broadway, Suite 1101, Albany, NY

About Leonard

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Practice Areas

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Practice Area

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Leonard J. D’Arrigo (“L. J.”) specializes in corporate and professional immigration involving employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions, labor certification, and family-based immigration. He assists a diverse group of U.S. and foreign employers, such as multi-national corporations, religious institutions, and universities to obtain temporary and permanent visas for professsional foreign national employees. Mr. D’Arrigo represents individual foreign-nationals in family immigration.

25 years

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 20 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2006

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Harris Beach, PLLC

677 Broadway, Suite 1101, Albany, NY, 12207

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28 Client Reviews

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Posted by Paddy | November 16, 2012 | Immigration

Top-notch immigration attorney

LJ is one of the best immigration attorneys. When we were looking to change the immigration attorney representing my case, our main considerations were knowledge, responsiveness, and information sharing. LJ is very knowledgeable and helped us understand the complex immigration processes. He was super... responsive when it came to moving my application across various stages in the process and answering our questions. He is very thorough in his work and a true professional! Thanks a lot LJ!

Posted by anonymous | April 18, 2011 | Immigration

I trusted LJ In My Case, And Success Was The Ultimate Result!

There is no single word can describe the impression that L.J. has made on me. First of all, he is very understanding of his clients. He took his time explaining every detail regardless of how small it was. Every single time I needed his feedback, he was always there for me. Not only did he prov...ide me with guidance along the way, but he also gave me advice that helped me in making critical decisions. What strikes me about L.J. is that he has such a brotherly kind of support that made me feel that I was very fortunate to have him as my attorney. It is like having a close friend, who at the same time is highly knowledgable about law, helping me sincerely with my case. I am a physician who has very little time outside the hospital and I needed someone whom I could trust my case with. When I found L.J., I looked no further. He kept me informed with everything and from time to time he reminded me with important deadlines regarding my case. He made me aware of what documents I needed to provide as important evidence that helped me win my case. Moreover, when he went with me for my interview for my green card, he strongly and eloquently defended me in such a persuasive way that made the interviewing officer ask no further questions, and approved my application right there. Indeed, L.J. was the right choice. In sum, I highly recommend L.J. to anyone regardless of how difficult is her or his case. L.J. will stand by you in every turn that your case may take. I am very confident that if you follow his guidance, success will be the ultimate result.

Posted by anonymous | March 29, 2011 | Immigration

Organized, responsive and professional

My husband and I went to multiple attorneys before we decided to work with LJ. On both a personal and professional level LJ gave us the confidence and assurance that was required to make it through the immigration process. As an expert in his field LJ educated us with all of the necessary requirement...s to complete the Adjustment of Status application. I feel due to LJ’s (and his support staff’s) organization, responsiveness, and efficiency a process that could have lasted as long as a year, if not more, only took us 3 months. My husband and I filed an Adjustment of Status at the end of November 2010 and were approved for a green card by the beginning of March 2010. Although LJ cannot control the response times of the USCIS, by staying on top of their requests he made the process much smoother. I would highly recommend LJ (and I already have) to anyone that is going through the immigration process either a business or as an individual.

Posted by Bahadir | March 11, 2011

He is the one that you'r looking for.

After I received Leonard's excellent consultation, I followed the instructions and my case got approved in a very short period of time. I appreciated Leonard's sincere support and professional approach while handling my case. I also referred my friends to the firm and they were highly satisfied by ...the firm's legal services.

Posted by Ahmad | February 24, 2011 | Immigration

Best immigration attorney

L.J, is very nice and very professional attorney. I had his professional services for my immigration case, which he handled exceptionally well. I chose L.J, after visiting few other immigration attornies in NYC. L.J. had best approach to deal with my case, he is honest, professional, and exceptionall...y smart. I strongly recommend him. P.S. * He is quick to response * Approachable * Well experienced in various types of immigration cases * Very nice human being

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Edyta Grzybowska

Immigration lawyer | Jan 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Leonard is a brilliant attorney, extremely knowledgeable, very professional, and proficient in all business immigration issues. He has a wealth of experience and expertise, and other attorneys seek his advice when it comes to technical details. He is genuinely kind, honest and very dedicated to his clients. I would recommend him without hesitation and endorse him wholeheartedly."

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Scott Decker

Immigration lawyer | Mar 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. He is very knowledgable in immigration law."

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2019

Top Influencers in Law, The Business Journals

2014

Super Lawyer - Immigration, Thomson Reuters - Super Lawyers

2013

40 Under Forty Award, The Business Review

2005

Patrick B. McNamara Prize - employment law., Albany Law School

Work Experience

2019 - Present

Partner/Co-Leader - Corporate Immigration, Harris Beach PLLC

2005 - 2019

Immigration Attorney, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

2003 - 2005

Law Clerk, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

1999 - 2003

Immigration Paralegal, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

1997 - 1999

Litigation Paralegal, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP

1994 - 1995

Environmental Litigation Assistant, Foley Hoag

Associations

2014 - Present

The Legal Project

Board of Directors

2012 - Present

Capital Region Human Resources Association (CRHRA)

Member

2012 - Present

New York Farm Bureau

Member

2012 - Present

Albany County Bar Association

Member

2012 - Present

Commerical and Industrial Real Estate Brokers (CIREB)

Broker Member

2011 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2006 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Vice Chair

2006 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

2005 - Present

Greater Capital Region Association of Realtors

Broker Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Counsel to the Largest System of Universities in the U.S.

Counsel to Largest Public Healthcare System in the U.S.

Counsel to Largest Commercial Landscape Company in U.S.

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Education

2005

Albany Law School of Union University

J.D.

Speaking Engagements

2014

Immigration Breakfast Briefing

Immigrant Visas 101 - PERM Labor Certification

2013

Diversity Panel

Diverse Recruiting Perspectives on High Tech Growth

2013

CRHRA Webinar

I-9 Employment Verification

2013

AILA Annual Northern Border Conference

The Immigration Angle: The Intersection of Immigration with Other Areas of Law

2012

Immigration 101: What Every HR Professional Should Know

Immigration 101

2012

Immigration 101: What Every Corporate/Employment Lawyer Should Know

Employment-Based Immigration Overview

Publications

2005

New York State Bar Association’s NY Business Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2 The School Yard Bully: U.S. Manipulation of International Trade Norms and Safeguard Measures

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

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