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5.0 /5.0
195 Client Reviews
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Call us to explore your immigration options. Since 1993 I have worked to help 1) businesses acquire and retain foreign talent and 2) helping families and individuals navigate the complex and lengthy immigration process. I consider my proactive approach to client matters to be my distinctive trademark.
- Work permits and visas for executives, professionals, and their family members i.e. H1B, L1 and Labor Certification
- Extraordinary Ability (EB1) and National Interest Waiver (EB2 NIW) based self petitions
- Complex U.S. Citizenship
- Family Based Immigration i.e. spouses, parents, children and siblings
- Complex Provisional Waivers based on Extreme Hardship to a US Citizen or Green Card Holder
- Complex Fraud Waivers based on Extreme Hardship to a US Citizen or Green Card Holder
- Recapture of Priority Dates and Reopening Denied Petitions and Applications
- Enter Appearance on Pending Applications filed by Other Attorneys now faced with a Notice of Intent to Deny
- Enter Appearance on Pending Applications filed by Other Attorneys now faced with a Request for Evidence
- Appeals of Complex Immigration Matters
- Parole in Place for Military Family Members and Other Humanitarian Situations
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Practice Area
$ 450-450 per hour
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State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1996
No misconduct found
State: Maryland
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
12 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877-2912
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Posted by Remington | March 27, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Amazing immigration lawyer through the entire process!
We hired Maria to help us obtain a greencard. She walked us through a hardship waiver, through an admission bar waiver, helped collect all of the neccessary paperwork, and submitted the package on our behalf. Once processing had been initiated, she kept us updated on our progress and direct us at eac...
Posted by Vladimir | March 14, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Top-notch
My green card looks much greener thanks to Maria and her team. Her professionalism and empathy made my immigration process a rather pleasant affair. Kudos to her and her capable and courteous team: Ana, Juan, Karla, Danny, et al. No wonder Maria was chosen as the best immigration lawyer in 2023.
Posted by Rim | February 16, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
A million thanks to Maria, Ana, Juan!
Ana, Juan and Maria, Thank you all very much for you help during this process. Tim and I are forever grateful for your support and for driving my green card application forward — which was approved in record time! I also want to personally thank both Ana and Juan for their incredible support to m...
Posted by Marielos | February 07, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great service
From the begining to the end, Maria Glinsman and her team were amazing. We started with an intro session in which we were given a choice of just getting the documents we need and applying alone or going with Maria and her team. The services, expectations, and pricing was all very well explaine...
Posted by anonymous | December 01, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Excellent service.
Very professional, methodical and detailed. Anticipates various possible situations that could happen and prepares her client to be ready to handle them.
Immigration lawyer
2025
Regional Rankings, Washington, D.C., Tier 1, for Immigration Law, Best Lawyers in America
2025
National Rankings, Tier 1 for Immigration Law, Best Lawyers in America
2024
Regional Rankings, Washington, D.C., Tier 1, for Immigration Law, Best Lawyers in America
2024
National Rankings, Tier 1 for Immigration Law, Best Lawyers in America
2023
Best Law Firm, Tier 1, Immigration, National Recognition, US News and World Report
2023
"Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® Immigration Law, US News and World Report
2022
Best Law Firm, Tier 1, Immigration, National Recognition, US News and World Report
2021
Best Law Firm, Tier 1, Immigration, National Recognition, US News and World Report
2020
Best Law Firm, Tier 1, Immigration, National Recognition, US News and World Report
2020
AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell®
2019
AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell®
2019
Best Law Firm, Tier 1, Immigration, National Recognition, US News and World Report
2018
Best Law Firm, Tier 1, Immigration, National Recognition, US News and World Report
2018
Best Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine
2018
AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Best Law Firm, Tier 1, Immigration, National Recognition, US News and World Report
2017
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
2001
Outstanding Section Chair - Immigration, Bar Association of Montgomery County
1995 - Present
Managing Partner, Glinsmann & Glinsmann, Chartered
1993 - 1995
General Counsel, International Data Products, Corp.
2017 - Present
Bar Association of Montgomery County MarylandImmigration Section Chair
1995 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
Member
2000 - 2001
Bar Association of Montgomery CountyImmigration Section Chair
1993
JD - Juris Doctor
1990
BS - Bachelor of Science
2011
2009
Ethics in Employment Based Immigration
2008
Naturalization and Atuomatic Acquisition of US Citizenship
2008
Business Ethics
2001
New Developments in Immigration Law
2009
2008
Spanish
French
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Top Contributor
Maria earned significant contribution points in 2012.
Do I need original birth certificate for marriage base green card interview?
10 Mar 2011
Please can i get a greencard through my cousin?
30 Jan 2011
Question 15: N - 400 Application Have you ever been a prostitute
25 Jan 2011
What to Expect in Marriage Based Green Card Application
24 Feb 2021
What Happens at a Marriage Based, Green Card Interview?
24 Feb 2021
How to respond to a notice of intent to deny US citizenship
02 Apr 2016