Maribel LaFontaine

Maribel LaFontaine

5.0
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 29 years

Immigration Lawyer at Rockville, MD
Practice Areas: Immigration, Family

1 Church Street, Suite 803, Rockville, MD

About Maribel

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 90%

29 years

90%
Family 10%

17 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 26 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1999

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 29 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1997

Active

No misconduct found

Location

LaFontaine & Law Associates

1 Church Street, Suite 803, Rockville, MD, 20850

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Maribel LaFontaine's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

35 Client Reviews

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Posted by Adriana | April 10, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Experiencia, honestidad y respeto... EXCELENCIA

Altamente recomendamos a la abogada Maribel LaFontaine y su asistente paralegal Cindy Melendez. Llegamos a la oficina de la abogada Maribel LaFontaine por recomendación de un amigo a quien le resolvió un caso que parecía imposible. Considerando lo delicado de nuestro caso y la poca esperanza que nos ...daban otros abogado -por tratarse de una petición de madre a hija mayor de edad dentro de los Estados Unidos-decidimos ponernos en manos de su excepcional equipo. Tuvimos la gran suerte de contar con Cindy Melendez, su asistente paralegal, quien desde el primer día demostró su profesionalismo, organización, conocimiento y sobretodo respeto por nuestro caso y nuestra situación. Los cargos son justos y nos impactó posutivamente la forma en que organizaron el proceso, de manera que nos sólo facilitaban el pago, si no que solo cargaban a medida que cada paso era aprobado. Ya fui a Colombia, todo salió súper bien y ahora felizmente estoy de regreso en USA solo esperando mi green card. Listos para continuar trabajando con Cindy Melendez ahora en el caso de mi hijo. Eternamente agradecidos

Posted by anonymous | March 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Excellent professionals

My husband and I have been very satisfied and grateful for the attention and services provided by the Law Firm of Maribel Lafontaine. My husband is from Chile and I am from Puerto Rico (US territory) . I lived 8 years in Chile and eventually I decided to return to the USA to be able to expand my know...ledge and professional experiences with my partner. After discussing the options with LaFontine we decided that our best option was to apply for the Fiance Visa and then make a Immigration Status Adjustment where we requested the Permanent Residency for my husband. For this process, LaFontine assigned us one of her lawyers colleague, Tania, who helped us and guided us in every step of the process. The attention and service of Tania was impeccable, she was very attentive to the details and our concerns. She was always available, and if she was not available at the time she would always return our calls and respond every email and questions we had. A very professional and patient person with a positive attitude, which helped us emotionally to carry the process. The paperwork to obtain the permanent residence of my husband took approximately 1 year (which I find is a fairly short period of time to do an immigration process at this difficult times). Actually my husband and I are finally together living our dream and happily enjoying a life we always longed for. We want to thanks this team of responsible, helpful and impeccable professionals that made it happened. The only negative observation we could have would be that it was a bit expensive, but the true is that the documents themselves where very expensive.

Maribel LaFontaine

Replied last March 13, 2018

Thank you!! We really strive to provide exceptional service because we don't care to do it any other way. We really appreciate your comments, especially Tania, who was over the top grateful. I posted Tania's comments below because it made me smile when I read it. "YYYEEEYYYYYYY!!!!!! This is a really nice detail from her. :-) I have to admit, I invested my heart and soul to get this case approved. Tania

Posted by Evelyn | April 22, 2015

Great Experience!!!!

My husband and I were looking for an immigration lawyer to help us fix his immigration status and were recommended to Maribel back in 2012. We scheduled an appointment to speak with her so she can go over how the process was gonna go i liked that i was told up front of all fees and payment that we wo...uld have to make, after a few days we decided that we would start the process. We are now happy to say that my husband is a U.S. resident and the process went so smoothly her assistant Jackie was very attentive to all our questions and concerns and always gave us hope and encouragement that everything was going great. Thanks to everyone who helped in our process your hard work and dedication has changed our family's future for the better!!!!! and i will definitely and already am recommending your office to family and friends!!!

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Maribel LaFontaine's Lawyer Endorsements

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David Gardner

Immigration lawyer | Feb 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Maribel is a highly experienced immigration attorney who believes in advising her clients truthfully and does not take a case that she does not believe she can win. I admire her for her candor, her honesty and her talent. I highly recommend her to anyone that needs an immigration attorney."

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Stephen Allen

Immigration lawyer | Apr 18

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Maribel is a very experienced and skilled lawyer. She is very committed to helping those in need and offers reasonable rates. She cares about her clients and is a pleasure to work with on related legal matters that need her expertise. I would highly recommend her."

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Joseph Scrofano

Immigration lawyer | Apr 18

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"It is without reservation that I endorse Maribel for anyone looking for a smart, capable immigration attorney. She is honest and trustworthy and works tirelessly on behalf of her clients."

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Heather Sunderman

Immigration lawyer | Apr 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Maribel is a strong advocate for her clients and is passionate about helping immigrants obtain and maintain status. She excels in assessing a potential client's immigration matter to determine which options are available. Immigration laws, regulations and policy are constantly changing, and Maribel's experience in immigration law is a huge advantage to her clients."

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Katherine Sinkins

Immigration lawyer | Apr 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Maribel is a knowledgeable, dedicated attorney who fights hard for her clients. She has over a decade of experience and knows how to win cases in Immigration Court. She regularly wins cases at the Baltimore MD and Arlington VA Immigration Court and the Immigration Judges respect her work ethic. She also has a lot of family immigration experience and will lay out all the options for a client. She is thorough in her research and her diligence shows in the results she gets for her clients. She is a great listener and is creative in her approach to problematic cases. She stays in touch with her clients on a regular basis and her office staff is very professional. I highly recommend Maribel LaFontaine because of her experience, her ability to relate to her clients and her tenacity. She fights hard for her clients."

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John Severt

Immigration lawyer | Nov 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Ms. LaFontaine is my "go-to" lawyer when I seek advice concerning potential immigration consequences for my clients who are facing criminal charges. She is knowledgeable, reliable and responsive. The best evidence of my regard for Ms. LaFontaine's legal abilities is that I have referred two of my staff members to her over the past several years for legal assistance involving their family members."

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Howard Hoffman

Immigration lawyer | Jun 12

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Maribel is a walking encyclopedia of immigration law knowledge. She does not know just the legal doctrine, but how the law is applied locally by immigration officials. She is very committed to her clients and organized. I do not hestitate to recommend her to those looking for an immigration lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

2008

Internship Mentor, Northwest High School

Work Experience

2001 - Present

Managing Attorney, Law Office of Maribel LaFontaine, P.C

1999 - 2001

Supervising Attorney, Salgado & Associates

1996 - 1999

Paralegal & Associate Attorney, Glinsmann & Glinsmann, Chartered

1995 - 1995

Volunteer Law Graduate, Ayuda, Inc.

1992 - 1994

Law Clerk/Legal Intern, Department Of Defense-Pentagon

Associations

2014 - Present

Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Member

2000 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Montgomery County Bar Association

Member

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

Education

1989

Fordham University, N.Y.

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, D.C.

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2014

Academy of Finance

Practice of Law

2007

The Nuts & Bolts of Family Immigration and Naturalization

Immigration

Publications

2006

Hispanic Woman (Mujer Hispana) Why Latino Immigrants Are Speaking Out Across the United States?

Languages

Spanish

English

Activity

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