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also known as Practicing immigration law exclusively since 2007.
Joy has been practicing immigration law exclusively since 2007. On the family side, she represents couples in consular processing and adjustment applications based on marriage and other family-based petitions. She is particularly known for her representation of G-4 and A-1/2 visa holders in marriage-based cases. Joy has been a leading figure counseling bi-national LGBT couples on legal options to remain together in the United States before the fall of DOMA, to filing hundreds of marriage-based adjustment applications post-DOMA. She has a successful track record securing marriage-based permanent residency where both spouses are transgender, even pre-DOMA. Her practice also focuses on parent-child sponsorships, both adjusting status and consular processing. Joy specializes in removal of conditions for conditional residents as well as naturalization.
Prior to practicing immigration, Joy gained experience in employment, civil rights, and product liability class action litigation at California-based law firms and was originally barred in California.
Joy is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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Chat withState: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2007
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State: California
Acquired: 2005
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1616 P Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20036
31 Client Reviews
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Posted by Khay M. | March 30, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Best Immigration lawyer without exaggeration!!
Joy is so great in helping me with my Adjustment of Status( Marriage based Green card), work authorization, and Advance parole. They submit my forms to USCIS right after I got married. It was really a smooth transaction with them and they are very quick to respond whenever I have questions, which not...
Posted by Max | December 27, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great Immigration Attorney
Joy was my immigration attorney. My case was more complicated than expected, but she knew exactly how to handle every single requests from USCIS. I am not sure if I would have gotten my Green Card without her. Joy and her team were always extremely responsive, and clear about the process. She charged...
Posted by Chirag | November 18, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great immigration lawyer
Let me start by saying that Joy is truly a joy to work with! My wife and I availed of Joy’s services to file for a marriage based green card. Joy was recommended to us by a friend who had recently gone through the same process and gotten his green card. She brings a wealth of experience in this ar...
Posted by anonymous | October 06, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Responsive, trustworthy, and outstanding service. Joy is the model all immigration lawyers should follow
I retained Joy for my Permanent Residence application, and again for my Naturalization. Incredibly responsive (replies within minutes sometimes) and always professional, Joy advised me through what could have been a labyrinthine process. I have dealt with many immigration advisors in the past, usua...
Posted by Cormac | September 18, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Highest recommendation
My husband and I worked with Joy for my green card application, removal of conditions, and naturalization, and we couldn't have been happier. Joy was a pleasure to work with, and was always extremely accommodating and responsive to our (many!) questions. We would absolutely recommend her to anyone ...
"Joy is a highly skilled and experienced immigration attorney who focuses her practice on employment-based and family-based immigration matters. She has a deep understanding of the intricacies of PERM and has had substantial success helping individuals secure E, L, and H-1B visas. Many of her clients gravitate to her because of her responsiveness and clear communication. Joy has also has received thousands of approvals for individuals seeking family-based immigration benefits, and often clients wish to work with her for multiple processes in their immigration journey. Furthermore, she is uniquely attune to cultural and legal issues impacting the LBGT community, and has assisted hundreds of LGBT immigrants securing permanent residence. I have enjoyed working with Joy over the past two years and have the utmost confidence in her legal representation."
"I have known Joy for many years as an immigration lawyer colleague and can highly recommend her. If I have a conflict of interest or otherwise cannot handle a case within my own firm, Joy is the first immigration attorney to whom I turn, because I know she will give clients the same high level of service that I do. She is smart, creative, and doggedly pursues all available options for her clients. Five stars!"
"Joy and I have worked on cases together, and she is professional, extremely knowledgeable, and is adored by her clients. I highly recommend Joy!"
2013
District of Columbia Service Star Award, District of Columbia
2005
Cum Laude graduate, Georgetown University Law Center
1993
Summa Cum Laude graduate, Stephens College
2023 - Present
Managing Partner, Haynes Novick Kohn Immigration
2012 - 2023
Principal, Haynes Novick Immigration
2007 - 2012
Attorney, The Haynes Immigration Law Firm
2005 - 2006
Attorney, Fenwick & West
2007 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
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2005
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
BFA
2017
Designing The Career That Works For You
2014
2010
Immigration Issues
2004
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