Jan M Pederson

Ms.Pederson has made our dream come true of living as a united family again in United States of America. It wasn't an easy journey though but Ms.Pederson and her Associates always made me feel relaxed & assured. Being apprehensive about the issues related to my wife's visa, she and her immigration f...irm has done an excellent work. The time frame she expected for our case was exact and our case was solved within that time. I am glad I met Ms.Pederson and her associates & chose them, the excellent firm dealing with immigration laws. I can only describe this woman as an ANGEL as she took as out of the emotional pain due to family separation. We cannot thank her enough. I highly recommend her to all the people who are facing visa issues

I am a social entrepreneur, and this April I was invited to receive an Award in Chicago, where I wanted my mother to join me. This is, of course, a lot to ask because U.S. visas for Pakistanis are usually long and extremely difficult processes. And for my mother who had no job affiliation and less do...cumentation to support her, I knew the task would not be easy. Jan came highly recommended and I reached out to her. I couldn't believe what happened next. Jan made sure she was very clear in her messages to us, about the documentation we need, about the application process, and I will never forget that long phone call to prepare my mother for her interview. We were sitting in a village in Pakistan and the phone connection was really bad, but with her patience and brilliance she prepared my mother for her interview appointment. The following week when my mother gave her interview, she came out of the consulate beaming with a new light on her face. My mother was now able to join me in my speeches in the US and talk about her journey. It has been a big hand in changing many peoples' lives. Thank you so much Jan for doing this for us. My mother has had a great visit. She is soon going to NYC to meet with great world leaders, and going back to Pakistan with great learning and development. I am forever grateful to you.

As a physician, I have been taught to strive for these qualities to be an outstanding professional – availability, affability and ability. Having Jan represent us on a myriad of complicated and time-sensitive immigration issues over the last couple of years, I can confidently state that she not only ...epitomizes these qualities but goes much further by being an ardent advocate for her clients. Able – I was introduced to Jan when she was under contract with my wife’s new employer and was working on her H1 transfer. Under the circumstances, the transfer was a sensitive issue for us with possibility of losing AC21 eligibility. Unlike other employer-contracted lawyers, who are often condescending or uncommunicative towards the beneficiaries, Jan and her team treated us as their personal clients. She understood our predicament and personally directed quick preparation of the petition, allowing us to keep the benefits. After this great first experience, we decided to retain her for our H4-EAD and EB2-NIW petitions and she has delivered on all counts. Our H4 and EAD petitions were filed right around the time the rule came into effect and we were served with a difficult RFE. Jen and her partners brainstormed the questions and came up with a very effective reply. I am certain that without Jen’s encyclopedic knowledge of immigration law, commitment and personal attention I would not be able to obtain the EAD and continue to work in the US. Jen not only prepared our EB2-NIW petition but she was personally able to obtain letters from state government which was a key to the petition. Without her help, obtaining those letters would have been a significant investment of our time and efforts. Jen also referred us to her equally outstanding partner, Elizabeth Quinn, regarding EB1EA petition. Both the EB1EA and EB2 petitions have since been approved. Available – Jan and her team have set the bar for open communication. From day one of our interaction, Jan has been available to us by phone and email, day or night. On urgent matters we had direct access to her and she would often respond within minutes to hours regardless of the time of the day. Affable – Communicating with Jan has Zen like effects. She is the ‘Yoda’ of immigration law. At every stage of these multiple petitions Jan gave us comfort, encouragement and inspired confidence. Talking to her, I knew she is the person I can totally depend on for the right advice without needing to scour the internet for obscure facts. Advocacy – Jen truly goes beyond the call of duty. She promptly called and refereed us to another attorney to protect our interests when a conflict developed during her dual representation of my wife and her employer. I am truly privileged to have her as my attorney and I unreservedly recommend her on all immigration matters.

Jan Pederson helped me make the final switch from H1B to Green Card a little over 10 years ago. I remember every conversation I had with her, especially the last one when this process was finally approved. Pretty much all my prior experiences with immigration attorneys were marred by carelessness, in...adequate communication, lies to cover up their mistakes, losing my documentation, covering up the loss of documentation (including my original graduation certificates /ECGMG papers etc), and worse things during the extremely painful transition from J-1 through O-1 to H1B. Jan is in a class of her own, rises above all this (as many immigration attorneys treat us a "poor visa problem doctors" who should be grateful for any help whatsoever), treats us with the dignity we deserve, and goes far beyond the call or duty through her consummate professionalism, and genuine interest in our lives and our struggles. We do not forget these things, and we do not forget those who stood by us in our time of need. Today, one of my friends is going through the same thing through an employer taking advantage of, and mismanaging his H1B position; I insisted that he reaches out to Jan. I know you are reading this and Good Luck!

It is really hard to be truly thankful to someone who saves your life and takes you out of a sudden misery. Religious people would say it's God's gift, spiritual people would say universe, but me... I wanna use a simple globally recognized word to describe this woman: ANGEL I am on J1 visa doing m...y residency training. This June I went to Canada for one week visit and also to get my US visa renewed in my passport. Very unexpectedly I heard from the US consulate officer at Toronto that it will take Washington D.C 3-6 months to clear my Iranian passport! Now imagine that I am in middle of residency, there is not such a leave in any residency program and I could easily lose my residency spot due to this delay. Thank to a friend who gave me a name! Name of this angel who miraculously and within 24 hours made Toronto consulate issue my visa. Still I can not beleive how expert this woman is and how I came out of a total darkness in few hours! Not only Jan Pederson herself, but the entire team that are working with her are unbelievably nice, caring, passionate and THERE FOR YOU. I will not only be thankful of Jan Pederson and her company for the rest of my life, but I'm honored to know such an amazing inspiring woman in my life.