Margaret Bennington Hobbins

My family worked with Meg Hobbins on multiple immigration issues over a period of seven years including green card applications and citizenship naturalization for my spouse and stepson. Without fail, she was responsive to our requests and questions, wise in her guidance, patient with our periodi...c anxiety and frustration, and compassionate in her presence. And she did that all with a healthy dose of humor thrown in! Anyone who interacts with the US immigration system needs to be prepared for confusion, frustration, delays and a sense of helplessness. Our family situation was relatively straightforward and "easy" and we experienced all of that and more. As valuable as Meg has been to our family I have every confidence that her experience, wisdom, compassion is even MORE valuable to those facing much more complicated immigration questions and concerns. We could not have asked for a better companion on our journey and I would recommend her to others with the highest accolades.

Margaret Hobbins is the most thorough attorney I've worked with in my 17 year-long immigration history in the US. After a brief and positive adjustment of status interview, USCIS issued an RFE for my pending I-485 application. The RFE was for information that was provided in the case, which at the ti...me we did not know was inaccurate as well as a request for more documents. This inaccuracy may have been interpreted as misrepresentation by USCIS, triggering an RFE and a possible denial. After retaining Ms. Hobbins to help me with the RFE she discovered the issue that was missed by the previous three immigration firms and drove the RFE response to a favorable adjudication of my case. I highly recommend Ms. Hobbins and will be referring friends to her firm.

I started working with Meg in 2009 when I applied for US permanent residence. She has provided terrific service throughout, including handling all the paperwork, collecting all necessary information/documents etc to file with my application and in submitting responses to a request for additional evi...dence. She was present with me at the interview which went very smoothly with no issues given my case was properly prepared and filed. When I obtained my US permanent residence she advised me right away on steps to take to preserve my eligibility for US naturalization and to keep track of any overseas travels which would make the subsequent filing for citizenship more efficient. I subsequently had to relocate overseas temporarily for my work and she advised me on filing for a US re-entry permit (an important but often overlooked travel document) and handled the filing. After I became eligible to apply for naturalization I re hired Meg who encouraged me to file my US citizenship application without delay (given it provides critical security and rights that a US green card holder lacks), was present during the interview and the whole process followed its course without a hiccup. Thanks to Meg I am now a proud and happy American. Meg stands out for her diligence, strong competence and experience with immigration law, her passion for the work and her genuine commitment and care in helping immigrants regardless of where they come from. Prior to law school she worked with the US Peace Corps in a village in Africa which shows her devotion to helping others, including in difficult and remote corners of the world. She made a complicated process manageable and less stressful. She was always highly responsive and available to answer questions on short notice even during times when our retainer was no longer effective and she kept me updated while my applications were pending. US immigration law is very complex and given the current administration’s policies on immigration it is especially important for people to have good immigration advice from an excellent lawyer like Meg. It is a small price to pay for security and the peace of mind.

I was lucky to find Meg help me with my dealings with USCIS. If you live overseas or simply needs help with an immigration related issue, Meg is your girl (lady I should say)! My husband and I live and work in Switzerland which means that filing our own a naturalization application for abroad would h...ave been quite an undertaking. Meg and her team did a brilliant job during the filing processes, making sure our applications contained all the documents required (an some more), explaining at every step what was required and why and advising us on what to expect in terms of next steps and likely timeline (which is very helpful). Despite my somewhat complicated cases (we filed 3 applications in once : an application for removal of conditions for my residency, another one for a re-entry permit and a last one for the naturalization), Meg and her team worked wonders. In 9 months overall, I had all 3 applications approved. Terrific work!! I could not be happier with the service I got! I highly recommend Margaret!