John T Riely

Mr. Riely has worked with our family for a few years and we have the atmost respect for him. He practices with integrity, professionalism, and compassion. At the same time he is direct and realistic. He took our case after 2 attorneys had been unsuccessful. He sent multiple inquiries to the INS whe...n Thee was either a delayed beyond a reasonable time frame, or a lack of response. His persistence would be eventually followed by a reply and thank goodness, the INS replies were positive. Mr. Riely is extremely knowledgeable and makes you feel as if you are the only client he has. As a family man, we felt that he understood our own family’s hardship. We now really consider him part of our own family. Thank you Mr. Riely, you are a class act!

He is the MOST professional and empathic attorney. I decided to hire him to help me to GET OUT of an abusive marriage without affecting my immigration status. He asked me all the facts about my marriage, the last physical abuse incident, and he got me ready for trial. He has the ability to engender a... sense of reassurance and calm confidence for clients who might be experiencing personal distress while facing life altering legal challenges. He has incredible communication skills. It was outstanding the answers that he got from my narcissist husband. Mr. Riely made evident that my husband was lying under oath. Now I have a protective order against this abuser, and soon I will be divorced. Somehow my family got involved in the incident and Mr. Riely represented them in court. I can't be more grateful for having an advocate attorney fighting for me. Mr. Riely is without doubt one of the greatest attorneys in the area.

I have known John Riely for 8 years, he is a highly professional lawyer with excellent service. He uses the correct strategy and expertise for a successful outcome in every case without time wasting. He successfully prepared my case for US Permanent Residency. He is a wonderful person, kind and carin...g. I highly recommend John Riely to any person who needs professional advice and legal service. He is a type of lawyer that can be trusted. I wish i had met him earlier.

He handled my immigration case to the end and was very successful. He did everything for me that needed to be done and continuously advised me on what to do until we were granted what we had applied for.He is very considerate and very duty conscious. I am very grateful for what he has done and will a...lways be. He is the greatest of lawyers i have met in this century.

I met John Riely days before Christmas of 2016, my family was given his name by a family friend but also a former client. BEST word of mouth referral ever! As I was leaving for work that day, I realized that my long-time boyfriend, daughter's father's truck was still parked right outside the house..., but he had left for work a few hours earlier, or so I thought. It was weird for his truck to still be there but sometimes, he would carpool so it didn't alarm me at first. It wasn't until I was leaving for work that I looked inside and saw, his lunch, coat, work boots, etc., I looked around and there was no sign of him, started calling him and no answer, called his co-worker, no sign of him there either. Now I'm freaking out and decide to drop my daughter off at daycare and come back home to look for him. As I was driving back home, my phone rings and it's a Baltimore number, and this is where our nightmare began. At 4:30 am, as G was leaving for work, ICE was right outside our house waiting for him. With Deportation proceedings from many years back, out future was uncertain. More than anything, it was our daughter that concerned me the most, her 4th B-day was less than 2 wks away and like any little girl, G is the apple of her eye, her prince charming and they have a special bond. My daughter also has medical problems which stem from birth and without G's help, support both financially and emotionally, this all would have more than difficult. I had no idea what was going to happen, until my sister and I went to meet with John in the early afternoon that same day. I was a crying, nervous mess and my sister did most of the asking, but John was very direct, straight and to the point and did not sugarcoat anything at all. Did he say this case was going to be easy? NO! Did he make any guarantee as to the outcome? NO! But he did say that he would work tirelessly for us and for my little girl to have her Daddy back at home as soon as possible. Everything John told us was spot on, it wasn't easy and it took weeks but it finally happened. He worked tirelessly like he said, he called with questions, he met me when he needed paperwork, he drove out of his way, in a snowstorm to pick up information from us. It took a couple of weeks but my little girl now has her Daddy back at home, we're a family again. Is out nightmare over, not just yet, but John continues to work on G's case. John was not only our representing attorney, but my therapist, my shoulder to cry on at times, listened to my frustrations and much more. Not only was he our representing attorney but has worn many hats for our family! THANK YOU JOHN!! There is no way this would have been possible without you! CMJ