Ephraim Tahir R. Mella

Ephraim Tahir R. Mella

also known as Tahir Mella

Licensed for 32 years

Immigration Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Immigration

1814 Callowhill Street, First Floor, Philadelphia, PA

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2021
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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 32 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1993

Suspended

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2021

Location

Tahir Mella, Attorneys at Law

1814 Callowhill Street, First Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19130

Law Offices of Ephraim Tahir R. Mella

10 Pine Ridge Ct, Sewell, NJ, 08080-3648

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Ephraim Tahir R. Mella's Reviews

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2.2 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | April 18, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Miracle worker

I was with 2 other lawyers before I hired Mr. Mella. The two lawyers before him messed up my case and my life. I was about to be deported. Mr. Mella fixed the mess the two lawyers did. It's been a long journey but it's finally over. I got my greencard! Thank you to Mr Mella for working a miracle in m...y life!

Posted by anonymous | December 07, 2014 | Immigration

Advised us to break the law

Mr. Mella advised my husband and myself to commit fraud by lying about how and where we met. Out of desperation, we took Mr. Mella's advice, which he presented as the only option likely to allow my husband and myself to stay together. Recently, upon speaking with another (better) attorney, we discove...red that at the time we spoke to Mr. Mella, there were other LEGAL options we could have taken. However, because we did as he suggested, my husband is facing a lifetime ban from this country, we are facing separation and later relocation to another country, and I am losing the career I have worked so hard to establish. Mr. Mella does not care about his clients or about the law. He only cares about making easy money from desperate people. I was only able to communicate to Mr. Mella's paralegals who were often unresponsive and clearly lacked knowledge about immigration law. Trusting Mr. Mella was the worst decision of my life. Do NOT make the same mistake and NEVER trust an attorney who advises you to lie.

Posted by Marcos | November 22, 2013 | Immigration

Bad attorney

this attorney is one of the worst immigration attorneys that I have never known. my case was simple but He made mistakes and my case is very complicated now .He just wants your money , He is going to hear your case for just about 15 minutes, after that the paralegals are going to do the rest. also hi...s paralegals make a lot of mistakes.

Posted by anonymous | June 21, 2013 | Immigration

Stay AWAY!!

Puts on the appearance of a competent attorney, talks friendly, and acts compassionate. Once you pay him his high fee however, he commissions your case to one of his underlings who are mostly wet-behind-the-ears (inexperienced) attorneys and then you gamble your chances. If you are in removal proceed...ings DO NOT HIRE THIS FIRM!!!

Posted by anonymous | January 27, 2013

review

He don't show any respect to me and gave me the worst advice ever. I don't recommend to any one

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Christian Lassen

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"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Kassia Fialkoff

Immigration lawyer | Aug 18

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"Mr. Mella is a very professional Attorney who conducts his practice with integrity. A pleasure to deal with."

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Experience

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2021.

Suspension issued in PA, 2021

updated on 04/06/2021

Suspended means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Associations

Philadelphia Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Asian American Bar Association of the Delaware Valley

Member

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Education

1991

Ateneo de Manila Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1987

University of the Philippines

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

Rutgers University School of Law

Publications

1999

The Philadelphia Lawyer In the Matter of Alien Immigration

Languages

Spanish

Tagalog

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