Anna Marie Gallagher

Anna Marie Gallagher

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 38 years

Immigration Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Immigration

11 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 775, Washington, DC

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15 years

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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 38 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1987

Administrative Suspension

No misconduct found

Location

Maggio + Kattar PC

11 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 775, Washington, DC, 20036

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Anna Marie Gallagher's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

14 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Michael | October 18, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

An amazing Lawyer who genuinely cares about her clients.

Anna, as well as her amazing team, provided such excellent advice and help during the entire process of my Green Card application. She is passionate, dedicated, friendly and most importantly amazing at her profession. My wife and I truly thank her and the team at Maggio & Kattar for their dedication ...and we will be defaulting, in the future, to Anna for any further immigration assistance.

Posted by Joao | June 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Made a mountainous immigration process seem like a molehill

Applying for a self-sponsored Green Card is a daunting mountainous process. Ms Gallagher and her law firm Maggio & Kattar afforded an impressively smooth Green Card experience. I am very grateful to Ms Gallagher and her team (Elsy Ramos and Elisabeth Carlson) for their work on my behalf- they wer...e always responsive to my concerns and did their utmost to facilitate the process. I highly recommend the law firm to professionals such as myself considering applying for a self-sponsored Green card.

Posted by Patricia | December 05, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Fantastic representation

Anna assisted us with filing for permanent residency. She was not only extremely professional and knowledgeable, but also put us at ease with the process. She was accessible and made us feel comfortable in asking questions to clarify the process. She was open to answering any and all questions we h...ad. She briefed us on what to expect during the interview process and attended the interview with us. We highly recommend Anna for her professionalism, accessibility and true passion for what she does. Thank you!

Posted by anonymous | October 06, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Great immigration attorney!

I consulted with several attorneys regarding my case - a very difficult immigration situation. Anna was the only one who offered a creative solution, and she was the only one who really cared about me as a person and how my immigration status affected my entire family. She actively reached out to f...ind a way to turn my situation around. Today, I am a proud US citizen! Thank you, Anna - couldn't have done it without you and your wonderful team!

Posted by Angel Sarmiento | March 09, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Anna Gallagher is an attorney that cares!

Anna, as she likes to be called is a friendly and kind person in addition to being a dedicated and competent immigration lawyer. She is a partner at Maggio + Kattar, one of the best firms in the USA. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Maggio back in 2000. He was very nice and very specific about my co...mplicated case. He told me to wait for the right lawyer. Life works in mysterious ways...10 years later I finally met Anna at the same firm. Anna did what 52 lawyers I consulted in the DC, VA, NYC and FL areas said was NOT possible. Since 1993, these attorneys caused more problems to my case and made me wait without any results. In Anna’s words: “This should have been resolved 23 years ago!” In other words, the other attorneys were not willing to put the many, many, many hours of work (5 Years) that Anna has put into my case and is still assisting me, all the way to my citizenship. Anna puts lots of her time into her cases and causes. Anna cares about the human part of these legal cases. Anna is extremely well informed on the Immigration laws and well respected in this field. Anna gets involved, invested and literally cares about a client as a human being. Not only as a "case". She and her team become your doctor, your therapist, your family, and your friends. Especially for someone like me who has no family in this country. I am extremely appreciative! Immigration laws are changing slowly, mainly because of people like Anna Gallagher and her strong work to make the immigration system aware of their mistakes and flaws in regard to the LGBT community. I have lived and seen the changes in the DC area and the rest of the USA since 1985. Anna is not into receiving thanks. But, she should be recognized for her great work. Furthermore, she should get an “Award”. Anna's work is like what you read in a good legal book or watch in an intellectual movie. It took me 22 years to find an "incredible" Lawyer. It was worth it!!! I'm not exaggerating, this attorney is amazing! She responds to your emails immediately whether she is traveling to her seminars or on weekends at 6 AM. Not many professionals do this, these days! It takes me weeks to hear back from my doctor. Anna has a great team. However, she responds to you herself. I have no idea how. This is very helpful for foreigners coping with stress and anxiety that creates an immigration issue. Especially in situations that will be a "death sentence" for sure if one returns to their country of origin. She asked me to have faith in her. And I really do! I am a cancer survivor, twice, apart from many other health problems. But Anna was like a friend or family to me and I saw her interact with other clients the same way. I have nothing but extreme admiration and gratitude to her for working with me in an extremely difficult or seemingly impossible case like mine. I offer my eternal gratitude to Anna Gallagher!

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Anna Marie Gallagher's Lawyer Endorsements

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Margaret Hobbins

Immigration lawyer | Jan 04

Relationship: Co-worker

"Anna is an incredibly zealous advocate who will go beyond the extra mile for her clients. She has a fantastic command of immigration law after years of practice, and she has strong relationships with opposing counsel to work towards positive resolution in the most challenging cases."

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Daniel Weiss

Immigration lawyer | Dec 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Anna Gallagher is highly respected throughout the nation for her knowledge of Immigration law and for her tenacity. Interestingly enough, I lectured with Anna about 6 years ago at a national conference. The title of that seminar shows her tenacity with her clients. It was entitled: “Out in the Cold: People with No Options Under Our Current Immigration System,” and it drew hundreds of attorneys who wanted to learn from her. Anna is ethical, smart and very practical."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2016

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2016

Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Laywers, Super Lawyers

1988

Fulbright Scholarship, Council for International Exchange of Scholars

Associations

2014 - Present

American Immigration Council

Board Member

2013 - Present

ASISTA

Board Member

2012 - Present

International Detention Coalition

President

1996 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Education

2002

Georgetown University Law Center

MA - Masters

1987

Antioch School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1984

Temple University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

Languages

Spanish

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