Smita Rao Dazzo

We were searching for the right immigration attorney who had a solid understanding of the process, the right experience and was professional. My husband went to the Catholic Charities consultation where he met Smita. She was thorough with the consult and provided a typed up document that lists the it...ems needed for our strategy meeting, should we decide to move forward. His initial hesitation was that she was concerned that we got married "too soon" and make inappropriate remarks about the legitimacy of our marriage. We initially thought she was being funny and ignored the comment. Despite the comment, we decided to hire Smita for her services, after the initial consultation. Smita was quick to respond with her availability and he set the appointment. She was hard to get in contact with the days leading up to the appointment and we were not able to reconfirm what was necessary for our strategy meeting via phone or email. We placed 2 phone calls and sent an email to inquire about confirming what is necessary. He went to the appointment and she was taken aback because I, the spouse, wasn't present. During the initial consultation, she did not clearly state this to my husband. When he was taking notes, she let him know that it wasn't necessary for him to write notes and that she was able to type them up for him. She even went as far as stating, "it's 2017, no one takes notes with pen and paper anymore." Smita arrived for the appointment at 9:10am (she was ten minutes late) and was not pleased to see just my husband. She stated that she did not feel comfortable moving forward becuase I wasn't there. He immediately sent me a text and I immediately called him to ask how we can still meet same day, since I had scheduled a client meeting the morning of the interview. After asking many questions about what options we had at this point, she was verbally combative. She mentioned that she had another meeting at 1:30pm and she had vacation right after that and she couldn't miss her lunch. She stated that we could reschedule with her in mid-June. He stated during the conversation that he was asking questions to make sure he knew what options we had. He stated that he tried to contact her about the appointment to make sure that he had everything that was required. He stated that he was trying to respectfully ask questions. He carried a calm tone with Smita, despite her getting more frustrated as he asked questions. Smita reemphasized that she was available mid-June and she gave him telephone numbers for other attorneys available. He asked if it was possible to hire an attorney and she responded yes and walked away. Smita was unprofessional and we did not use her for her services after the initial consultation.