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

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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 Rose | January 31, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Yurika helped us to successfully complete our immigration case!

First of all, I would like to thank all the people who took the time to write reviews of Yurika Cooper on this site. It was based on the reviews written by other people that my husband and I approached her to be our lawyer. It was our first time to ever hire a lawyer, and we expected what people us...ually expect of lawyers--someone who was always checking a watch, and billing us for every second of time. Instead, when we met with Yurika in person for the first time, we were delighted to find her so personable, her fee so reasonable, and her generosity with her time so unlimited that we had to pick our jaws up off the ground as soon as she left the room. Her support staff was also excellent and a pleasure to work with. After helping us launch and navigate our immigration case, Yurika joined my husband and I for our final immigration interview. It was scheduled for 7:45 a.m.--A.M!!!!--on the day of the start of a historic East Coast blizzard. She showed up to represent us without a peep of complaint, and with great reassurance that our case could be successful. Later that same day, we got a notice from immigration that my husband's change of status had been approved. Yurika genuinely loves her work, and carries it out from an old-fashioned desire to serve others rather than from a desire to line her own pocket through capitalizing from those who have acute immigration needs. We are proud to not only identify her as our lawyer, but also as the friend that she became to us through our immigration process.

Posted by Godfrey | May 30, 2010

My Moses(She is taking me to the Promised Land)

Like I said, she has gone beyond her duties and responsibilities to make sure that what ever needs and have to be done,she is on top of it all the time.I know she has other clients too but i feel like she only has me because she stops what ever she is doing when ever i knock on her office door to add...end to me.She is the bestest ever.She takes off my worries and carries them for me.god

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.

Posted by Jean - Luc & Arleen | May 30, 2010 | Immigration

What should you expect from Attorney Yurica Saito Cooper?

I remember when my family and I were looking for an immigration lawyer. We have worked with several of them, but Attorney Yurika Saito Cooper was the only one able to win our case in an effective way. She has the highest ethical standards, professional representation and ability to get things do...ne. Her benchmarking process is beyond amazing. We are so grateful to her and our confidence in her expertise is ever growing. I don't know what my family and I would have done without Attorney Cooper. We can now look forward to our future. We won't hesitate to recommend Attorney Yurika Saito Cooper to anyone who needs assistance in Immigration issues. She is the best!

Posted by John | May 30, 2010 | Immigration

Yurika Saito Cooper

Yurika fought for my family to acquire legal papers. We are happy people now. It wasn't as easy as anybody might think. My children and I got ours after 5 years of faithful endurance but my wife was left in the shadows, not knowing what next. Several times she has visited the immigration office only ...to be told that her information was in a garage. The only garage we knew was car garages but her information seemed to have been damped somewhere in a warehouse or something. Yurika fought so hard applying every professional skill and knowledge she knew and got us the final greencard we needed to stage a major family party. This came toward the end of 2009, after 8 years of absolute despair without a job and not driving. Clearly, nobody would hire her. All this means I, John was tired, overworking doing everything from dropping my children to school to going to work, getting groceries, running all homebound errands, etc. Yurika is a tough fighter. She's humble, patient and respectful. We are considering to file for citizenship with her anytime from now because we trust her. Yurika is not a person that will leave you hanging in the air but will always improvise some fighting techniques until she fulfils her promise. I would recommend Yurika Saito Cooper to anybody that may be looking for an Immigration Attorney. An excellent attorney with a mid-western sense of humor.

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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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