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After more than 15 years advocating and fighting for foreign nationals with full-service contracts, Lynn Garfinkel, has restructured her practice to serve more clients. She is now consulting, on an hourly basis, as needed to guide clients that are working on their own cases. Ms. Garfinkel will review forms, discuss and suggest evidence, and provide tips and guidance on immigration cases. She has experience with temporary and permanent visas (green cards), family and work/employment based petitions, naturalization issues, waivers, asylum, and deportation defense (also called removal proceedings or immigration court). Ms. Garfinkel has also successfully represents foreign national survivors of abuse petitioning for benefits under the Violence Against Women Act clients and to obtain religious, political, and gender-based asylum for nearly a decade. Ms. Garfinkel has also been helping. Finally, Ms. Garfinkel also successfully represents foreign national survivors of abuse petitioning for benefits under the Violence Against Women Act.
For three years, Garfinkel served as Chair of the Asylum Office Liaison Committee for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, DC Chapter. She is also a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars. She previously served as the Vice Chair of the AILA Washington Immigration Court Liaison Committee. Ms. Garfinkel has engaged in volunteer human rights advocacy work for Amnesty International's Mid-Atlantic Regional Office. For five years, she served as the Representative to the Special Initiatives Grant Committee.
Previously, Ms. Garfinkel completed her undergraduate studies at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Having studied abroad in France and South Korea, she self-designed her undergraduate degree in international development. After working at national organizations advocating for low-income families, she earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in Massachusetts. During law school, she was a teaching assistant and participated in a prisoner's rights and death penalty cert. clinics. As part of her school’s program, she interned at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division and the Office of the Federal Public Defender for DC.
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Acquired: 2008
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State: Maryland
Acquired: 2006
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3025 Daniel LN NW, Washington, DC, 20015
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Posted by Garrett | September 24, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Marriage Sponsorship
We hired Lynn Garfinkel Law because we wanted to make sure that we had everything correct when filing all of the paperwork that is required. Lynn and her co-worker Eduard were fantastic! They knew the things that we would need to submit and all of the required paperwork to submit and how the whole pr...
Posted by Maureen | October 26, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Thorough and detailed
I had a great experience with Garfinkel immigration.i worked with Lynn and her team for my immigration issues and the experience was awesome. They paid great attention to detail and did what ever needed to be done on a very timely manner. They did everything professionally to make sure it was a succe...
Posted by Wubalem | October 09, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great full about your good office!
I am very much thankful to the unconditional support of your good office. This time I am filled with happiness and hope to get any necessary medication as I am a kidney failure patient. And this hope comes back to me due to your kind help to get my asylum case granted by the immigration office. Tho...
Posted by anonymous | April 13, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Client
Starting from the consultation, she thought of things we hadn't. She helped protect us. Would recommend!
Posted by anonymous | August 31, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Asylum
Asylum
I had a asylum case which was so stressful and doubtful, but when I consult Lynn Garfinkel she made it easier ,We begin with coaching before the interview which made me feel comfortable and confident on the day of interview.She was so helpful and giving professional advice ,she knows her job . I got ...
"I worked with Lynn for two years. She's experienced, trust-worthy and dedicated and will not rest until she obtains the right result for her clients."
"I endorse this lawyer. Lynn Garfinkel is an intelligent attorney, a passionate advocate, and a great problem solver. She is very knowledgeable about immigration law. I would confidently hire her, if I am in need of an immigration lawyer."
"I endorse this lawyer. I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Garfinkel. She knows immigration law. She is a problem solver for immigrants and their families. She understands the complexity of immigration law and finds real world, sensible solutions. I highly recommend her for every aspect of immigration law."
2015
Advocacy Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association
2014
Advocacy Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association
2014 - Present
Attorney / Owner, Garfinkel Immigration Law, LLC
2011 - 2014
Attorney, Carliner & Remes, PC
2007 - 2011
Attorney, Yacub Law Offices, LLC
2014 - Present
Montgomery County Bar AssociationMember
2014 - Present
Montgomery County Bar Association, Immigration SectionMember/Speaker
2014 - Present
Montgomery County Bar Association, Social CommitteeMember
2008 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2008 - Present
District of Columbia BarMember
2008 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington, DC chapter)Member / Liaison
2006 - Present
Maryland State Bar AssociationMember
2015 - 2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association (DC chapter)Chairperson
2013 - 2014
American Immigration Lawyers Association (DC chapter)Chairperson
2012 - 2013
Women's Bar Association of the District of ColumbiaMember
2009 - 2010
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationCo-Chair, EOIR Liaison Committee
2006 - 2010
Amnesty International, USASIF Grant Committee Mid-Atlantic Representative
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1994
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2018
2014
2014
English
Legal Answers
N-400 typo, is there any email address I may report?
14 May 2022
Is it required to use the supplied USCIS envelope for RFE on a I-751?
18 May 2022
Apply for N400 (Citizenship) Based on Asylum Approval Date?
24 Oct 2019