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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
22 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Trustworthiness
Posted by Jose | February 28, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Never fear
Biggest sigh of relief Doing any work with immigration is scary. I had so many questions running through my mind, so many doubts and can only think of every worst possible scenario that could happen but when I met with Lynn one of the first thing she said is “I will get you what you need” ever sin...
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...
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...
"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