Ghassan Marwan Shihab

First of all I should say a big thank you to the Shihab firm family, I am so glad that my friend recommended Attorney Shihab to me. He was straightforward from the beginning, telling us about timing and the costs and the issues in our case. At the end it all worked out when our waiver was approved, ...so I am happy to pass on the good news.

Time to time one gets hit with something so unexpected that you get disoriented in life. Well that happened with me a month ago when after waiting over a decade for my GC (EB2, PD May 1 2009), my 485 was denied (due to USCIS Clerical error in not processing my submitted medicals I 693 correctly) and... I lost my status immediately putting tremendous amount of peril not only for me but also for my family. My employment was in peril, my daughter who is in B-school was in peril, my wife job was in peril, we were facing a dire situatino to leave the country in short order (to where exactly not sure.. ). After building your life here for 15 years..this is earth shattering. What I needed at that moment was not just a lawyer, but an experienced lawyer who knows the law of the land, who can try different options in real time, a great human being who understands and cares enough to make all attempts to understand the emotional status we are in, a consel who is not afraid to speak the truth to me in terms of what is possible and what is not and a professional who can take a negative feedback in the right spirit to course correct while pushing back on things that does not make sense. Gus is all of above and more! He knows his stuff, he cares enough to help his clients and you are in GOOD HANDS when he is helping you. What he really did? Day 0: I 485 Denial letter Day 1: First offering me counsel that not to worry we can figure this out but first come first need to get some pretty critical things out of the way (My daughter was fying into the country on that same day and her status was not suspect given this). He helped navigate and succcesfully get her in Day 1-10: Constant counselling on what I should do.. reach out to Congressman, senator, ombudsman, prepare a ground swell, thinking through options and putting together the motion to reconsider Day 10: Filed motion to reconsider (I-290B)done with all paper work and supporting evidence Day 15: Got receipt that our motion was recvd Day 16: Applied for H1 extension to get me back in status Day 17: Started planning for what is next steps if H1 does not go through.. Table top thinking exercise on O1 possibility or how to reapply I485 given the constraints we have, what i need to do for my daughter who is school - maybe F1. Day 20: Recvd USCIS notificaton that our motion was approved Day 21: Our I485 Approved!! Day 30: All our GCs in hand!! BOOM :-) Day 32: Withdraw our H1 application! In between all this myriad phone calls, text messages and what not!.. THANK YOU GUS! You are our life saver, a good man and a good friend Bala

Mr. Shihab is awesome! He is very knowledgeable and professional on my citizenship application. Some lawyers are not very responsive in my past experience but Mr. Shihab always responses to my question timely, and he takes every client seriously. I was very worried about getting denied due to other c...ase involved, and all the changes and discussions on immigration law recently. He laid out all the possibilities might come to my case and helped me practice the interview many times. My citizenship application and case went very smoothly with Mr. Shihab's legal advice and service.

My situation was very unique and I almost lost all hope for getting my immigration process straightened out. I contacted another lawyer but was not given a lot of hope. Immigration to the US is becoming very complicated. When I met Attorney Shihab, I immediately felt that he knew what he was ta...lking about. He is very friendly and pleasant to deal with. He immediately identified the issues and proposed a solution. His fees were very reasonable. Throughout the process, he kept me abreast of my case and provided assurances that everything will be ok. I am tearful today to have received my green card. You can trust Gus Shihab to give you an honest answer. Do not waste time and money with anyone else.

Attorney Gus Shihab and his team were always very courteous and helped us to understand exactly what we needed. Mr. Shihab has gone above and beyond anything. He and his legal team are extremely professionals and have excellent customer service. He is a real gentleman, confident, and very knowledge...able.