Michael Alexander McVicker

Michael Alexander McVicker

5.0
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 32 years

Immigration Lawyer at Reston, VA
Practice Areas: Immigration

1810 Michael Faraday Drive, 1st Floor, Reston, VA

About Michael

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Mr McVicker's areas of expertise include H-1B, L-1A, and L-1B, E-1, E-2, O-1 visas, TN status for Canadian citizens, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, National Interest Waivers, PERM applications, and Immigrant Investor Visas (EB-5).

30 years | 2,000 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 32 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1993

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Location

Law Office of Michael McVicker

1810 Michael Faraday Drive, 1st Floor, Reston, VA, 20190

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Michael Alexander McVicker's Reviews

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22 Client Reviews

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Posted by Neo | October 13, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

He embodies the true spirit of America!

If you are looking for an excellent, top-notch, honest, efficient, organize, detail-oriented, will do extra miles, very professional, personable, expert, respectful, above and beyond immigration attorney and law firm, please look no further!! This law firm and Atty. Michael is the only answer! Ms. Yu...liya is so amazing too! They are perfect duo! He was referred to me by my other top-notch family attorney. Atty. Michael exemplifies the epitome of a true and genuine public servant. He will serve your best interest and will really fight for your legal rights fairly, equally, morally and legally. His righteousness, warmheartedness, compassionate, caring, very thoughtful genuine heart and top with his immigration legal expertise truly sets him apart from all the other immigration lawyers. He embodies the true spirit of America, a loving, welcoming and caring nation under God, with equality, liberty and justice for all! Atty. Michael and Ms. Yuliya are both very accommodating in every ways even on payments. There are really no words to express my heartfelt appreciation to them for the superb legal services they have provided me. Thank you for handling my case successfully and I will forever be grateful and thankful to you both. We hope that these top reviews will show and tell the world how satisfied we are with your legal services. I fully agree 100% on all the top reviews on your page as they are really the truth and nothing but the truth! Thank you for helping all of us. Thank you for showing to us what is the true America and what it means to be an American. Thank you for helping me restore my life. Thank you both for being a heaven sent to me and my angel warriors. May God bless you both and your families always. I pray that your firm will be able to help more and more people who are in great need of these immigration legal services. The United States of America is so blessed, lucky and better having you both! Good Job Atty. Michael and Ms. Yuliya! All the very best and please take care. See you both around. I know this Avvo review only accepts 5 stars as the highest however I will give Atty. Michael and Ms. Yuliya 10 stars! This firm is HIGHLY and STRONGLY RECOMMENDED! Thank you so much.

Posted by Raf | September 6, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Absolutely Superb Service !!!!!!

Outstanding service from start to finish. Michael and Yuliya are very professional , efficient , caring and most importantly experts in what they do . we were well informed through the whole process , communication was excellent Everything was explained clearly and concisely Absolutely superb ...!!!!!! can not recommend them enough Thank you so much !!!!!!!

Posted by anonymous | December 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Marriage-based adjustment of status I-485 / I-130

Attorney Michael McVicker and his administrator Yuliya McVicker of the Law Office of Michael McVicker were an excellent choice for our I-485/I-130 marriage-based adjustment of status. We went with this firm after interviewing several firms with similar or higher fees but not with more promise of exp...erienced, competent service. Michael and Yuliya delivered, providing complete details before, during and after our process, keeping excellent records, always responding swiftly and thoroughly to emailed questions and tackling all issues particular to our situation. For reliable, well-informed, stress-reducing service, this firm proved to be an excellent choice. We saw advice to go through this process alone, without legal help, and, like going a year without health insurance, that's possibly an option, but issues always arise, and finding resolution that keeps the process on track can be stressful and uncertain without experienced help. We found our choice of this firm to be money well spent, including in particular detailed advice planning months in advance in preparation for our interview.

Posted by Marco & Akino | June 15, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Honest Legal Expertise

Before we hired Michael and Yuliya, we were frustrated by the insane number of forms, exams, and documents required to apply for permanent resident. After our first meeting with Michael, he took the pressure off of us right away and began to advise us, which made the process much easier to endure. Ev...en when USCIS required additional duplicates of records, Yuliya and Michael went beyond service to professionally represent our interest. Their office gave us consistent attention, personal care, and always met us with respect.

Posted by Jerry | March 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

The Very Best Immigration Attorney

If you are looking for a thorough, ethical and honest attorney who will get your immigration problems resolved then Michael is the right attorney for you. He and his wife Yuliya are inventive and painstakingly accurate in everything they do. They are truly amazing and having used 5 immigration attor...neys before Michael, I would strongly suggest you have found the very best with Michael McVicker.

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Michael Alexander McVicker's Lawyer Endorsements

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Rahul Aggarwal

Unknown lawyer | Feb 28

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Walter Hnot,

Immigration lawyer | Apr 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Michael is an excellent attorney committed to providing the highest quality representation to clients. I endorse this attorney without reservation."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I'm pleased to endorse Mr. McVicker. He is a top-notch immigration attorney and a zealous advocate for his clients. Highly respected in the legal community."

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H. Aalsberg

Immigration lawyer | Nov 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Michael A. McVicker is simply one of America's Top Immigration Lawyers. If you have an immigration issue and you live near his office, you definitely need to use him. I endorse him."

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Leonard Boyer

Immigration lawyer | Oct 31

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. McVicker is a highly knowledable and effective advocate for his clients. He educates not only the general public but other attorneys through his answers to questions in this forum."

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Donald Smith

Immigration lawyer | Oct 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. McVicker's answers on AVVO demonstrate his knowledge and experience in immigration with thoughtful and complete answers that are helpful."

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Kia Kondori

Immigration lawyer | Oct 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Michael is fantastic at realizing his clients' needs and goals and always goes that extra mile for them. It's a pleasure having someone like Michael in our legal community here in Virginia."

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Andrew Thorley

Immigration lawyer | Oct 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this Mr. McVicker, whose excellent credentials and experience enable him to ably represent his clients. His answers on AVVO show him to be thoughtful and diligent in providing complete answers that help others consider decisions carefully."

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Gregory McCauley

Immigration lawyer | Jun 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Nadia Galash

Immigration lawyer | Apr 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Michael. He is a great asset to the immigration legal community."

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Charles Farrell

Immigration lawyer | Apr 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Mcvicker provides a valuable service on Avvo. He gives excellent answers to user questions on this site. I am happy to endorse him."

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Ricardo Vazquez

Immigration lawyer | Apr 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"This lawyers credentials speak for itself. What are you waiting for? Hire him!"

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David Pittman

Unknown lawyer | Mar 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. His answers to questions posed are very informative and well thought out."

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Elena Kochutin

Immigration lawyer | Mar 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Mcvicker is a fellow immigration attorney and American Immigration Lawyers Association member. He is a seasoned legal professional with a formidable expertise in a variety of employment and family immigration issues. I have no reservations endorsing him as a knowledgeable and diligent immigration counsel."

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David Le Roy

Unknown lawyer | Feb 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"It is clear from Attorney Mcvicker's impressive credentials, excellent client reviews, his peer reviews, and responses on the avvo forum, that he is well respected and highly experienced, qualified, extremely knowledgeable, effective and zealous advocate. Furthermore, as a relatively newer practitioner myself in the field of immigration law, Mr. Mcvicker is one who I would want to look to for guidance and advice if I had questions concerning this deceptively complex field of law. If I was a client seeking Immigration related advice, I would without hesitation seek his representation. It is with pleasure I endorse Attorney Mcvicker!"

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Shobhana Kasturi

Immigration lawyer | Feb 18

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Wendy Barlow

Immigration lawyer | Feb 02

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"I am happy to endorse Attorney Mcvicker in the are of immigration law. Immigration law is an extremely complex area of law. Attorney Mcvicker devotes his entire practice to immigration law. His knowledge and expertise are demonstrated in his thorough, detailed answers to questions on Avvo. He also compassionate and understanding of the plight of immigrants."

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Natalya Dennett

Immigration lawyer | Jan 27

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Michael Bernstein

Immigration lawyer | Jan 26

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"I am pleased to be endorsing Michael as a top rated immigration attorney with years of experience and a wealth of knowledge in his specialty. He is also generous with his time & kind-hearted with his feelings for others which I have experienced first hand. Top notch lawyer with class!!"

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Mark Oxford

Immigration lawyer | Jan 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse attorney Michael McVicker. He is very knowledgable, has a wealth of experience, and very details oriented when it comes to the clients' matters. Mr. McVicker is well respected in the legal community and highly recommended."

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Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2022

Top Lawyers, Northern Virginia Magazine

2016

Top Contributor, AVVO

2016

Preeminent 4.5 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Best of 2016, Thumbtack

2016

Client's Choice, AVVO

2015

Best of 2015, Thumbtack

2015

Client's Choice, AVVO

2015

Top Contributor, AVVO

Work Experience

1997 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Michael McVicker

1996 - 1997

Attorney, Cohn and Marks

1996 - 1996

Attorney, Robert Lubin, PC

Associations

1995 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

French Citizen Marries U.S. Citizen

Approved for Permanent Residency.

NATURALIZATION

Approved

Award Winning Pianist

Approved for Permanent Residency

Award-Winning Ice Dancer

Approved for Permanent Residency

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Education

1993

College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1986

New York University

MA - Masters

1984

Vassar College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

Radio Canada (French) Broadcast: Central American Refugee Crisis at U.S. Border

Radio Interview on Radio Canada (French Language) on Central American Refugee Crisis at U.S. Border

2004

Immigration Law Forum - Panelist

Immigration Options for Foreign Students

1997

Immigration Conference for HR Managers

Employment-Based Immigration

Languages

English

French

Spanish

Russian

Ukrainian

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