Amy R Novick

Amy R Novick

5.0
Rating: 8.7

Licensed for 41 years

Immigration Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Immigration

2001 S Street, NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC

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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 36 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1989

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 41 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1984

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

Haynes Novick Immigration

2001 S Street, NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC, 20009

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26 Client Reviews

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Showing 6 - 10 of 13 reviews | General Knowledge

Posted by Paul | September 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Amazing attorney!

Our company needed help in bringing a talented designer to the USA. We worked with 2 lawyers previously, spent a lot of time and money, but our petitions, as well as subsequent appeals were rejected. We then interviewed several of the most highly recommended immigration attorneys in the D.C. area, an...d Amy felt like the best fit - confident, knowledgeable, attentive, personable, and we were glad we chose her! Amy designed the best plan for us, O-1 visa for persons of extraordinary abilities, and assisted us through the whole process till our designer got her visa. Throughout the time we worked together Amy remained determined, focused, and always calm and pleasant, as well as immediately responsive to all our questions and concerns. Will wholeheartedly recommend Amy to anyone needing assistance with O-1, or other non-immigrant visas.

Posted by Pablo | June 05, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Amy was the only Lawyer I could have a regular conversation over the phone!

I work at the World Bank Group, and thus my whole family holds a G4 Visa. My three children had met the 7.5 years required for them to apply for a Green Card, so I started to ask colleagues for Immigration Lawyers. In the WBG intranet page there is a list with a dozen of possible options. I called an...d/or emailed at least 7 of those names. Most of them had an assistant that knew nothing about the process and, at best could, book a consultation appointment within a week. Others had answering machines. Amy was the only one that picked up her phone the first time I called, kindly responded all my questions in my first phone call with her, and showed real interest in me and my family as clients. She explained what we were responsible for, what she would do, how long was the whole process likely to take, how much we had to pay the US Immigration Services, and how much were her fees. A week after we spoke over the phone, we were signing a service contract, she accompanied by email the whole process, confirming we were going to the appointments we needed to go to, biometrics, etc, and after no more than two months, in what for us was a seamless straight forward process, my three kids got their green cards in the mail. Some of the other lawyers responded latter, but to be quite honest, they made me feel that they would be doing me a favor and/or they could not be bother, thus had me talk with their assistants. Amy was the only one that had a service oriented attitude, heard what I was asking, and provided knowledgeable straight forwards responses. Price-wise they all charge more or less the same, but kind-quality service has no price. I recommend Amy Novak to anyone.

Posted by anonymous | December 16, 2014 | Immigration

She is the best lawyer I have met in my life...

Its my pleasure to write a review for Ms. Amy Novick. I had a major immigration problem in the airport when I came to the US for the second time from India. I was given a stay of one month in the US from the airport authorities. My girl friend was a US citizen but we did not know how to proceed with ...the case. We consulted numerous lawyers. Most of them asked us to go back to India and file papers from there. We were very confused and worried. We did not know how to tackle this situation. We heard good things about Ms. Amy from online searches. The office was kind enough to schedule an emergency appointment with her. Though we spent more than hour discussing about our case, she still charged us for one hour. This is in contrast to some lawyers who could not even spare us anytime to discuss the case and were charging for just a call on the phone. When we met her for the first time, she was very thorough with the immigration laws. She did not give us any false hopes or promises. She treated my girlfriend as her own daughter and advised our family what she would do if she was in our place instead. She did an outstanding job from the very beginning to the end of the case. We are getting married soon and this is happening mostly because of Ms. Novick. I wanted to write, and thank you for all your help. Starting from the initial advice, to taking us through the process, your guidance has brought us to this happy conclusion. We are both thrilled, as is the whole family. Thank you, very very much.

Posted by Peter | December 09, 2014 | Immigration

Expert assistance in applying for green cards and citizenship

Amy is a professional and very competent immigration lawyer with a pleasant personality. She has a particular knowledge of the complications of persons employed at international organizations such as the World Bank and provided me with a first class service.

Posted by anonymous | October 27, 2014 | Immigration

Crucial legal advice and diligence

Amy Novick was advising us on our Adjustment of Status. Her valuable legal advice, her amazing diligence, her knowledge and contacts as well as her ongoing tracking of the status of application were crucial for the successful acceptance of our application. Thank you, Amy!

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Amy R Novick's Lawyer Endorsements

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Immigration lawyer | Apr 02

Relationship: Co-worker

"Amy is an outstanding immigration lawyer who is well respected throughout the legal community. She has obtained many favorable results for clients seeking extraordinary ability visas, National Interest Waivers, J-1 waivers, E investor visas, and permanent residence through family-based immigration. Amy possesses in-depth knowledge regarding G-4 visas and as such many individuals working for the World Bank wish to work with her. With her tireless work ethic, decades of experience, immensely talented writing ability, and commitment to professional responsibility, I full-heartedly endorse her as one of the top practitioners in the field."

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Experience

Rating:  8.7 (Excellent)

Honors

2016

DC - Immigration, International Who's Who of Business Lawyers

2004

Special Recognition, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild

1999

President's Commendation, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Work Experience

2006 - 2008

Shareholder, Maggio & Kattar, PC

1996 - 2004

Deputy Director, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Associations

1985 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2008 - 2015

Immigrants' List

Board member

2006 - 2012

American Immigration Council

Board member

Sample of Legal Cases

Special G-4 Adjustment

approved

O-1 for Photographer

granted

Extraordinary Ability Green Card

approved

National Interest Waiver for Green Card

granted

J-1 IGA (HHS) Waiver

approved

EB-1-1 for Boutique Hotelier

approved

G-4 Special Immigrant Visa

Approved

O-1 for Photographer

granted

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Education

1984

Antioch School of Law in Washington

JD - Juris Doctor

1978

Clark University in Worcester

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

World Bank Family Network Presentation

Issues for G-4 Dependents

2016

Inter-American Development Bank Family Assn

G-4s: Options & Limitations

2016

IMF Family Network

G-4 Issues for Dependents

2016

American Immigration Lawyers Association (DC chapter)

Law Practice and Ethics

2014

DC Bar - 4- Part CLE Series

Immigration

2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association (DC chapter)

Diplomats: As, Gs, Js

Publications

2014

Food Service Monthly Immigration Columnist

2014

Nonimmigrant Visa Practice Manual O-1 Individuals of Extraordinary Ability

2013

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Immigration Forms Book

Languages

English

Activity

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