Devang Mukund Shah

Devang Mukund Shah

also known as Devang Shah

4.9
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 32 years

Immigration Lawyer at Rockville, MD
Practice Areas: Immigration

9201 Corporate Blvd., Suite 330, Rockville, MD

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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 30 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1996

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 32 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1993

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Shah & Kishore

9201 Corporate Blvd., Suite 330, Rockville, MD, 20850

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Devang Mukund Shah's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

115 Client Reviews

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Showing 6 - 10 of 13 reviews | Trustworthiness

Posted by anonymous | February 27, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Fast response and very helpful for my green card process

Le’ah Moy Lugassi was my case manager for helping me apply the green card process. Le'ah is very helpful and always answers my questions and concerns detail and quickly. The entire process is smooth and I don't have to worry much since they are really trust-worthy.

Posted by Khojiakbar (Archie) | February 05, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly qualified, Much experienced and Considerate

I am pleased to work with Devang and his team including Namrata on EB3 Skilled Visa. They learn your situation and status and based on that they come with solutions that works the best. They take every factor like visa bulletin, your status, period of stay, background into consideration and provide y...ou with the best options for adjustment of status. They are not just some lawyers that know only how to fill out and send the forms, it is obvious that they have experience with some irregular cases as well including mine. My case was that I had other petition (EB2) filed with different lawyers while Shah and his team filed my EB3 Skilled Visa. They filed concurrently back in June, 2023. However, in December 2023, I received i131 and i765 denials by mistake of USCIS claiming that I don't have pending i485. After careful examinations, Shah and his team member Namrata connected with me to see our options. Working with Namrata first time, I was impressed at how she cares for your concerns and situation. She quickly comes up with some options that give you much confidence on your case. Speaking with Namrata, I could see at first conversation that she knows what she is doing, and is pretty much experienced. After our meeting on the concern, they immediately requested an Ombudsman to discuss the decision. Then they filed an appeal against the mistaken decisions after which it took about a week for my i131, i765 and even i140 approval. I am so glad to have worked with them on my irregular case. With Shah and his team, your case is in good hands. I'd definitely recommend working with them if you are looking for highly qualified, much experienced and considerate lawyers!!!

Posted by Xu | February 03, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Worked with Devang and Falguni and got my H1B visa and Green Card

Devang and Falguni have been working on my cases since 2017. They have helped me to get my H1B visa, H1B visa extension and my Green Card(GC) process. They are trustful and responsible in all cases. They will review all the documents before they got filed. This is why I got my GC just in only 2 month...s after they filed my I-485. I highly recommended Devang and Falguni.

Posted by anonymous | August 25, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Legal scam

This office works with several companies to help their employees, mainly new graduates, get proper work authorization. I was one of those unlucky ones caugh int this con web. Shah is very knowledgable, but with a broken moral compass. I got such a visa that I was unable to change employer ever, and I... was openly informed by him and his staff that they will report me to uscis and be deported if I ever complained. I have a wife and two kids, but will have to leave country eventually and might not be able to come back due to the information they provided to the uscis which makes me seem like I lied in applicaiton, which was even filed without letting me check it first. Stay away from this sham if you have any alternatives.

Posted by Vijaykumar Patel | October 25, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best immigration Lawyer

I would like to thank Mr. Devang Shah for his excellent support and legal immigration services provided during my Green Card process. We (my spouse, son and I) recently got our Green cards approved with Mr. Devang Shah’s office representing us. Mr. Shah was hired by my employer for immigration servic...es for me. From the first conversation, he correctly predicted what to anticipate in my case. His expertise gave me confidence to continue with the firm, immediately after I talked with him. Since 2003 I am with Mr. Shah's firm. Mr. Shah's firm processed my all my H1-B renewals including green card. My green card journey was little bit complicated. In 2005 My green card labor stuck in the backlog and look more time than expected and my 6th year of H1-B was about end, only 15 days was left. Then Mr. Shah advised me to leave US so he can use this 15 days to file I-140 in premium processing after labor get approved and he can file my 3 years H1-B extension based on approved I-140.I did the same and I am able to come back to USA without any problem after staying in India about 5 months. This was Mr. Shah's master stroke and that was light at the end of the tunnel for me. Throughout the course of our consultations, I came to know Mr. Devang Shah as an extremely knowledgeable and experienced attorney. His approach was realistic coupled with optimism. We were given the entire, bigger picture, before focusing on the specifics of our case, which gave us a understanding of the whole immigration process , and confidence in Mr. Devang Shah ability to pursue our case. I appreciate their office staff for being approachable, extremely professional and pushing relentlessly for the success of our filing. I would like to thank all staff members (including Falguni Desai and Sharmila Tarpara for helping me multiple times ) for any concern I raised was immediately addressed. Phone calls were answered in a timely manner. Information I requested about the process was promptly forwarded. And there was never a complaint from Mr. shah's staff members. They were always courteous and attentive, making me feel that my case was the only one being handled by the firm, when in reality I was likely one of hundreds of clients. I personally recommend Mr. Devang Shah as immigration lawyer to those who are looking for legal immigration services.

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Devang Mukund Shah's Lawyer Endorsements

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Manuel Machin

Immigration lawyer | Feb 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Shah is an excellent Immigration Attorney who knows how to get approvals for his clients. Highly experienced and recommended."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I'm pleased to endorse Devang. He is a top-notch immigration lawyer and a zealous advocate for his clients. A highly recommended attorney."

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Bruce Stern

Immigration lawyer | Aug 12

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Devang's a great immigration attorney who knows the law. I refer all my clients with immigration issues to him."

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Gary Altman

Immigration lawyer | Oct 31

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Rahul Kishore

Immigration lawyer | Sep 21

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Shah is a very knowledgeable person in the immigration law area. He answered client questions promptly and accurately throughout the process of immigration case. Due to his promptness and efficiency I observed that he was able to save valuable time for his client. I recommend him highly."

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Gary Altman

Estate planning lawyer

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Rahul Kishore

Divorce and separation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2016

Best Immigration Law Firm Maryland, Acquisition International

2014

20 Best Nationwide Immigration Attorneys, Silicon India

2012

Outstanding Immigration Attorney of the Year, Maryland India Business Roundtable

2012

Excellence in International Legal Service Award, State of Maryland Sister States Program

2004

Chair of the Year, Montgomery County Bar Association

2003

Chair of the Year, Montgomery County Bar Association

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Managing Partner, Shah & Kishore

Associations

2015 - Present

Leadership Montgomery

Member

2015 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

National Executive Committee Diversity and Inclusion

2014 - Present

Asian Indians For Community Service

Board Member

2014 - Present

South Asian Military Family Support Network

Adivsory Board

2013 - Present

Rockville Chamber of Commerce

Member

2013 - Present

Maryland Governor's South Asian American Affairs Commission

Commissioner

2000 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Attorney Member

1994 - Present

Montgomery County Bar Association

Attorney Member

2015 - 2016

American Immigration Lawyers Association H-1B Task Force

Task Committee Member

2002 - 2005

Montgomery County Bar Association Immigration Section

Chair

Education

1998

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M - Master of Laws

1993

University of Michigan

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1988

American University, Washington College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2016

American Immigration Lawyers Association National Confernce Attorney Diversity and Inclusion

2008

New Delhi

Information and Technology and Outsourcing

2008

Bangalore

Global Immigration and Migration

Languages

English

Activity

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