Lynn Garfinkel

Lynn Garfinkel

5.0
Rating: 9.5

Licensed for 19 years

Immigration Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Immigration

3025 Daniel LN NW, Washington, DC

About Lynn

Biography

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

We represent clients in the U.S. and at embassies worldwide, preparing temporary and permanent visas, petitions for relatives, employers, and self-petitioners, waivers for fraud, crime, unlawful presence, deportation defense and Board appeals.

19 years

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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 18 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2008

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 19 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 2006

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Garfinkel Immigration Law

3025 Daniel LN NW, Washington, DC, 20015

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Lynn Garfinkel's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

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Posted by Ed | July 04, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Exceptional representation

We are happily married same-sex couple who hired Ms. Garfinkel to represent us at the Removing of conditions on residence stage. Ms. Garfinkel showed us her dedication to our case from the day one. She helped us to navigate through the evidence collection process and prepared well-documented filing. ...Every our question was answered at our meetings and every our concern or suggestion was heard and taken into consideration. We are looking forward to recommend Ms. Garfinkel to anyone else seeking a professional, detailed, persistent and knowledgeable immigration attorney.

Posted by Farhad | January 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly Recommended! Excellent!

I can't describe enough how grateful I am for having found Ms. Garfinkel. She's very professional. I felt at ease with her working on my case. She was always supportive and understanding. Quick to respond to all emails and phone calls. She went above and beyond to make sure all my worries and concern...s were put to ease. Because of Ms. Garfinkel hard work and effort, my case was accepted, processed, and approved in quick time. I highly recommend Ms. Garfinkel to all searching for a great immigration lawyer. Thank you for being such an amazing lawyer and a fantastic person!

Posted by Antolin | February 24, 2015 | Immigration

Thank you letter

Me and my wife cherlinda once again extending our hearful of thanks to the job well done by atty. Lynn garfinkell.after so many years of waiting hiring several different attorneys and finally,luckily found her.She did a very great job once in a million.We will not forget her.I will not not hesitate t...o recommend her to anybody with immigration problems.Thank you so much again atty.lynn garfinkel.

Posted by Dawit | January 22, 2015

Supportive and Professional

My experience with Ms. Lynn was great, She is very professional, trust-worthy, Knowledgeable and extremely reliable. who is always willing to go the extra mile. I did not feel alone during the hard times. Throughout the case, she was always supportive, caring, and understanding.I will not forget her... care and advice to keep me on track regarding to my profession.Lynn always returned my calls or emails whenever I had a question or concern, I learnt that ,It is so nice to be able to express your concerns to an attorney and have things explained in a calm manner so as to avoid misunderstanding that could happen due to new terms that you don't understand. Im So happy with Lynn.she is just awesome. Dawit T.

Posted by K. | September 07, 2014 | Immigration

Left the original firm to move to hers

Lynn has done both of my husband's green card cases. The original application process was a breeze. After two years, we needed to apply to renew his green card. The firm we were with didn't have her do the paper work and as such, we ran into many problems. We were asked to submit more evidence by... Immigration. At this time, Lynn was leaving the original firm to start her own. We happily followed her to retain her as our lawyer again. The evidence she submitted was heavily organized. It had a cover letter, table of contents to easily understand the evidence as well as a thorough explanation of mine and my husbands rather peculiar situation. Two weeks after filing again, we were approved. I'll be using her again when it is time for my husband to gain his citizenship! She also stayed in constant contact with me through out the process; an email never went unanswered for more than 24 hours.

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Lynn Garfinkel's Lawyer Endorsements

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David Drake

Immigration lawyer | Jul 01

Relationship: Co-worker

"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."

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Parva Fattahi

Unknown lawyer | Jun 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"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."

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Ivan Yacub

Immigration lawyer | Jun 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"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."

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Experience

Rating:  9.5 (Superb)

Honors

2015

Advocacy Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2014

Advocacy Award, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney / Owner, Garfinkel Immigration Law, LLC

2011 - 2014

Attorney, Carliner & Remes, PC

2007 - 2011

Attorney, Yacub Law Offices, LLC

Associations

2014 - Present

Montgomery County Bar Association

Member

2014 - Present

Montgomery County Bar Association, Immigration Section

Member/Speaker

2014 - Present

Montgomery County Bar Association, Social Committee

Member

2008 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2008 - Present

District of Columbia Bar

Member

2008 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington, DC chapter)

Member / Liaison

2006 - Present

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

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 Columbia

Member

2009 - 2010

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Co-Chair, EOIR Liaison Committee

2006 - 2010

Amnesty International, USA

SIF Grant Committee Mid-Atlantic Representative

Education

2000

Northeastern University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

Lewis and Clark College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

Languages

English

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