The Law Firm Of Shihab & Associates8500 Executive Park Avenue, Suite 206Fairfax, VA, 22031United States (703) 782-8717

Ghassan Marwan Shihab

also known as Gus M. Shihab

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Fairfax, VA
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Ghassan Marwan Shihab

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About Ghassan

Gus M. Shihab, Esq., founder of the Law Firm of Shihab & Associates, Co., LPA, received honors and is a seasoned lawyer with nearly 27 years of experience relentlessly fighting for the rights of international investors, businesses, corporations, employers, and immigrants and for the advancement of their causes.

Mr. Shihab served as a member of the Board of Governors for American Immigration Lawyer's Association and Chapter Chair from 2009-2011. He later was the chair of the Legislative Committee lobying Congressional members for meaningful immigratino refrom.

He has in depth understanding of immigration governmental processes both nationally and globally including, business immigration, H-1B, PERM, for engineering, architects, manufacturing, information technology and healthcare professionals. He successfully secured non immigrant visas, permanent residence and green cards for acclaimed scientists, professors and researchers as well as graphic designers, international performers, artists and athletes in processes such as P-1, O-1, J-1 visa waivers, EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 and national interest waiver cases.

Practice areas

Immigration: 100%
H-1B, Green Cards, PERM, Intra-company Transferee, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, F-1 Students, EB-1 Aliens of Extraordinary Abilities, EB-2, EB-3, Family immigration, Fiancé Visas, permanent residence, spouses to US Citizens, Immigration Appeals, H-1 Audits.
29 years, 6,000 cases

Languages spoken

French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Polish

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The Law Firm Of Shihab & Associates

8500 Executive Park Avenue, Suite 206
Fairfax, VA, 22031

Office (703) 782-8717

Website

https://www.shihabimmigrationfirm.com/contact-us/

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The Law Firm of Shihab & Associates, Co., LPA

65 East State Street
Suite 1550
Columbus, OH, 43215

Office (614) 255-4872

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1725 I St. NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC, 20006

Office (202) 783-4872

The Law Firm of Shihab & Associates, Co., LPA

2000 Town Center Drive
Suite 1930
Southfield, MI, 48075

Office (248) 223-4872

The Law Firm of Shihab & Associates, Co., LPA

600 Superior Ave. East
Suite 1300
Cleveland, OH, 44114

Office (216) 621-4872

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
OH	Active	1993	05/05/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Avvo Contributions

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
AV Peer Review Rating	Martindale-Hubbell	2022
AV Preeminent	Martindale-Hubbell	2010
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum	Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum	2007
Million Dollar Advocates Forum	Million Dollar Advocates Forum	2007

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Attorney	The Law Firm of Shihab & Associates, Co.,LPA	1996 - Present
Project Engineer	Ohio Department of Transportation	1985 - 1996

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
American Immigration Lawyers Association	Ohio Chapter Chair & Member of the Board of Governors	2009 - 2011

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)	Imperfect Naturalzation	2011

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Capital University Law School	Juris Doctor	1993

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
American Immigration Lawyers Association	Imperfect Naturalization	2011
Immigration Law Update	Immigration	2009
7th Annual Ohio AILA Conference	Immigration Law	2009
5th Annual Ohio AILA Immigration Law Update	Alternatives to H-1B Visas	2007

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Gordon Proctor v. French Hardware	Prevailed on appeal for the property owners.
Frankllin County Convention Facilities Authority v. CP Maple Street, LLC	$8,000,000

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Excellent Legal Guidance

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Posted by Upendra
February 9, 2010

I contacted Gus Shihab to handle my immigration case. With his extensive and up to date knowledge on the immigration laws, Gus clearly explained all the options I had and he always made sure that I clearly understood all my options. He personally handled my case and provided an exceptional legal service and got the approvals. Gus is always prompt in responding to queries in emails on time which is an exceptional quality which is very rare in most of the other attorneys i have worked with. I would definitely recommend Gus Shihab for any one who needs an outstanding legal service.

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Posted by Dan
February 6, 2010

For our organization Gus and his office have personally handled four different E2 renewals two AOS and thanks to the hard work at Shihab and Associates my wife and I are pending on Permanent Residency. I am currently retaining Gus for the formation of a new company and in discussion of two L1 applications. This firm works at a world class level with a success track record that is second to none. I would without hesitation recommend "The Law Firm of Shihab and Associates" to any person and invite anyone who would like to ask specific questions on my feedback to contact me directly at any time. (Phone Number Removed)

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Posted by anonymous
June 27, 2021

Thanks to Gus and his diligence now I have the US citizenship. From the outset, he identified some of the key issues in the case that could have been a major roadblock including the 90 day residence issue. I was then given a strategy to prove the 90 day presence using hard evidence. As we then prepared to file my application, I used his online portal to capture data for my application. The data was then thoroughly reviewed and the application was then prepared and filed with the utmost levels of professional standards. He then kept me informed throughout the process timely about any communications from the government. Finally, he identified the softest issue in the application process and devised a response which proved strong at the time of the interview. My case required a high degree of legal competence and the tools he employed helped in the positive outcome.