Brian H. Getson

Brian H. Getson

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 30 years

Immigration Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum

230 South Broad Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA

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Biography

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 28 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1997

Due to Reregister within 30 days of Birthday

No misconduct found

Licensed in New Jersey for 30 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1995

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 30 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1995

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Getson & Schatz, P.C.

230 South Broad Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA, 19102-4105

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Brian H. Getson's Reviews

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83 Client Reviews

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Posted by Jittisa | November 07, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent experience

Brian Getson successfully assisted me with my NIW and our green card applications. Brian was professional, knowledgeable, extremely informative, transparent, and responsive. I can always reach him by phone, and he often gets back to my emails within hours and never longer than a day. He is very relia...ble, giving me peace of mind that I’m in good hands, and I highly value that in an attorney. I highly recommend Brian's firm, especially for researcher/scientist immigration. Brian takes the time to understand your particular area of expertise and highlight that in the application.

Posted by Siddhartha | October 17, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent service by Brian H. Getson

It's a great pleasure to work with such an immensely professional and knowledgeable attorney like Brian Getson from Getson &Schatz PC. I contacted this immigration law firm to get help for my EB1A application process. Brian helped me in preparing different sections of this application from the beginn...ing until I finally received my card last week and the process went very smoothly. I would say Brian is a very careful and responsible attorney, he clarified and answered diligently every single doubt and question I came across during this process. I would highly recommend Brian and Getson & Schatz PC for any immigration-related needs. It's worth hiring Brian Getson!

Posted by Shantanu | October 14, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Great follow through

I have had a great experience working with Brian. We worked on H1B, O1, and EB1, and each application worked out successfully. EB1 can be a lengthy process with several steps to work out and Brian was responsive throughout.

Posted by Himanshu | October 08, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Wonderful Fantastic

I met Attorney Getson at a scientific conference in Los Angeles. He looked into my resume and agreed to help me for my green card. My employer didn't allow me to hire outside attorney for I-140. Luckily my I-140 got approved and I was able to convince my employer that I will go with Attorney Getson f...or I-485. We hired him to do our I-765, I-131, and I-485 for me and my spouse. He is very professional, calm, and knowledgeable. He knows tiny details about this process. You give him a problem (like I don't have a birth certificate) he has a solution, alternative of birth certificate. He was very patient with us. He is in NJ and we were in Louisiana but the distance never was a problem, as he uses cloud service for you to upload documents. He replies email queries right away and that even on weekends. He charges one straightforward reasonable fee for the entire process. He guarantees for error free application. If you go through immigration forums, you will know how attorneys mesh up these forms then you pay extra on top of the fees to fix the error or to reply RFEs. We had no RFEs whatsoever for I-485 or I-765, or I-131, and after the due processing time, received AP/EAD cards, and green cards in hand 2 months after EAD. I know several others who filed before us or at the same time, still have not received their EAD or green cards. We had a very pleasant experience, and will definitely work with him again in future. I suggest you hire him, and I can bet you will write another five star review for him, right here.

Posted by Inho | September 03, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

My I-485 case lawyer

I went through my I-485 case with Brian and just got the greencard. Definitely it was long journey due to unexpected Covid situation in 2020, patience was the key of this blind USCIS process. During the painful process Brian always replied my questions promptly (normally within 2~3 hours) which made... me and my wife being relieved quite a bit. I could feel that Brian is very experienced lawyer who dealt with a lot of these cases based on his replies and recommendations. I don't want anyone has to suffer with USCIS's process but if they have to, I highly recommend Brian as their immigration lawyer to go through with.

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1995 - Present

President, Getson & Schatz, P.C.

Associations

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

USCIS Administrative Appeals Office

Appeal Sustained

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Education

1995

The University of Pennsylvania School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

Duke University

B.A.

Speaking Engagements

2014

A workshop for Attorneys New to Immigration and BIA Accredited Representatives

Representing an Immigrant Client at a Bond Hearing

Publications

Languages

English

Spanish

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