Maria Fuster Glinsmann

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Maria Fuster Glinsmann

5.0
195 reviews
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Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 32 years

Immigration Lawyer at Gaithersburg, MD
Practice Areas: Immigration

12 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD

Virtual Consultation Available

About Maria

Biography

We are open to serve you. Recognized by US News and World Report. Recognized in the Washingtonian Magazine.

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 450-450 per hour

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2025 2024 2023
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Top Contributor
Top Contributor
2012
Platinum Client Champion
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

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

Glinsmann & Glinsmann, Chartered

12 Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877-2912

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Online Presence

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Maria Fuster Glinsmann's Reviews

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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...h step. With the help of her team of Ana, Juan, Danny, and Karla, we were able to successfully complete the process without an interview. We highly recommend Maria and her team and will surely work with her in the future for all of our immigration needs!

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...y case. They both remembered every single detail at all times, and were on top of everything. It really made it so much easier for us. I canot recommend this amazing team enough!

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...d and transparent. After we decided to use the services Maria and her team provides, it took us about 2-4 weeks to fill out the necessary paperwork, provide the necessary proofs of marriage, and actually file our request. Once filed Maria and her team took care of everything. Once filed we awaited documents to arrive. A few documents arrived to our house and others directly to the law firm. With every notice or new action needed Maria and her team were with us advising and directing the next move to ensure a speedy process. In the end our case was succesfully accepted in just 7 months without a confirmation interview! (We were told this was ahead of the curve and not the norm for time expectations) We could not be happier with the representation Maria and her team provided and would highly recommend them to anyone who just needs information or wants legal reprsentation for their immigration case.

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.

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Maria Fuster Glinsmann's Lawyer Endorsements

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

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

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Managing Partner, Glinsmann & Glinsmann, Chartered

1993 - 1995

General Counsel, International Data Products, Corp.

Associations

2017 - Present

Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland

Immigration Section Chair

1995 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Bar Association of Montgomery County

Member

2000 - 2001

Bar Association of Montgomery County

Immigration Section Chair

Education

1993

Georgetown University Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

University of Maryland

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2009

AILA Annual Conference

Ethics in Employment Based Immigration

2008

Immigration Law: Basics and More

Naturalization and Atuomatic Acquisition of US Citizenship

2008

AILA Annual Conference in Vancouver, BC

Business Ethics

2001

Law School for the Public

New Developments in Immigration Law

Publications

2008

Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook, 2008—09 Ed. (June 2008) Keeping Your Clients Without Losing Your License

Languages

Spanish

French

Activity

Top Contributor

Maria earned significant contribution points in 2012.

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