Yurika Saito Cooper

Yurika Saito Cooper

4.8
Rating: 8.3

Licensed for 30 years

Immigration Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Immigration

1455 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC

About Yurika

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Ms. Cooper's area of expertise lies in business immigration, particularly H, E, L and O visa classifications. She obtains employment-based immigrant visas through the PERM process, through extraordinary ability visas (EB-1) for nationally and internationally acclaimed professional athletes, artists and scientists, as well as national interest waivers (NIW). She also handles investment issues, family-based petitions, naturalization applications & a variety of waiver issues, including J-1 visas.

30 years | 1,000 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 5 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2021

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 28 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1998

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 29 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1996

Inactive - Retired

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 30 years

State: California

Acquired: 1996

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Cooper Immigration Law PLLC

1455 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20004

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Yurika Saito Cooper's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.8 /5.0

37 Client Reviews

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Posted by George B. | September 13, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Immigration

Yurika Cooper is a good good and excellent layer if u ever need your case to come through this is the layer to used she is good she is excellent in what she do ok.

Posted by FS | May 22, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Could not recommend her more! Excellent attorney.

I cannot more whole heartedly recommend attorney Yurika Cooper for your immigration needs. My husband and I had what turned out to be a fairly complex marriage based petition, and what should have been a 6 month relationship with attorney Cooper stretched into 4.5 years. During the long delay our cas...e experienced (which, by the way, had nothing to do with Yurika's work - we experienced a long delay on USCIS' part) we not only were never charged more than the flat fee we had agreed to at the beginning of our case, but attorney Cooper continued to do whatever she could to push our case forward. Since we had to wait so long, again on a delay from USCIS, she eventually referred us to a litigator to file a lawsuit based on the delay. We liked attorney Cooper so much that we were genuinely terrified to leave her. As it turned out, we were eventually successful and the new attorney, who checked over everything that had been done before he came on, found that everything was complete and that she had done everything possible before recommending a lawsuit. As a client, I can tell you that Yurika is everything you want in a lawyer. She usually gets back to any email within 24 hours, and can usually set up calls within a few days. She is also open to office meetings. Anything that was mailed to her office was followed by an email saying that they received it, and she was prompt in getting things submitted. She also manages her own schedule, so you don't have to go through a gate keeper to get to her. In addition to being responsive, she has tremendous "bed side manner" and always takes time to chat and point out the positive aspects of your case. I know that bed side manner doesn't seem that important when you start a case, but if your case goes off the rails it will be incredibly important to you. Could not recommend her more, she literally saved my family.

Posted by Pauline | May 30, 2010 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly Recommend

I would strongly recommend Yurika as a lawyer for being highly knowledgeable in her field and the intricacies surrounding it. She is very personable, professional, empathetic, and extremely competent. She was outstanding in reassuring me that my case was in great hands and provided me the peace of ...mind I desperately needed when the future looked most bleak. Our case had an excellent outcome, mainly as a result of her presence at my hearing as she was present every step of the way. Not only did I feel like a valuable client, but she was very direct, firm and to the point when the situation called for it. She is very trustworthy, reliable and organized, and her excellence shone through most when fighting for my cause. I am very appreciative to her for having her by my side in my ordeal.

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Yurika Saito Cooper's Lawyer Endorsements

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David Drake

Immigration lawyer | May 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Yurika for almost 15 years. She is smart, reliable and experienced and is very straight-forward to work with. She has experience with highly complex cases and does her work with great efficiency. I highly endorse her!"

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Jennifer Wasserstein

Immigration lawyer | Mar 09

Relationship: Co-worker

"Yurika is someone I highly endorse. She not only is thorough and hard-working, but she also truly cares about her clients. She goes that extra mile to ensure that clients are treated with the most care and attention. Highly recommend."

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Saori Ishida

Immigration lawyer | Jan 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Yurika is a compassionate and service-oriented attorney. She goes the extra mile to accommodate the needs of her clients. Yurika is knowledgeable about every facet of immigration law, and she is particularly skilled in removal defense. While I was working at ILG, Yurika was (and I believe she still is) the go-to person with questions related to removal defense. I endorse this attorney."

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Jerome Aquino

Immigration lawyer | Jun 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Hard worker; easy manner."

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Matthew Kolodziej

Immigration lawyer | Jun 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Yurika is an excellent immigration lawyer who is passionately engaged with her work and her clients. I have worked with together with her and she is sharp, thorough, and responsive and is always prepared. I highly recommend her for anyone who is looking for exceptional immigration counsel."

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Randall Johnson

Immigration lawyer | Jun 04

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I heartedly endorse this lawyer's work. I was her supervisor for many years when she worked at my law firm and give her the highest possible recommendations as a lawyer and person of good moral character. Her work product was and is outstanding. She worked and continues to work zealously and tirelessly on behalf of her clients. She has an excellent reputation within the legal community."

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Glen Wasserstein

Immigration lawyer | Jun 04

Relationship: Co-worker

"Excellent, caring lawyer. Yurika can handle nearly any immigration matter-from the most complex removal defense or waiver case to any type of work visa. She has an outstanding and broad knowledge of immigration law."

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Jennifer Wasserstein

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Saori Ishida

Immigration lawyer

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Matthew Kolodziej

Immigration lawyer

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Glen Wasserstein

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Experience

Rating:  8.3 (Excellent)

Work Experience

1999 - Present

Partner/Counselor At Law, Immigration Law Group, P.C.

Associations

2005 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

1996 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Education

1995

University of Minnesota Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

University of Irvine

B.A.

Languages

English

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