Emily Gail Sumner

Emily Gail Sumner

5.0
Rating: 8.5

Licensed for 20 years

Immigration Lawyer at Richmond, VA
Practice Areas: Immigration

7229 Forest Ave, Suite 103, Richmond, VA

About Emily

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Practice Areas

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Immigration 100%

Sumner Immigration law provides seamless, innovative strategies and solutions for all types of business- and family-based immigration law, including H-1Bs, Ls, E-1/E-2, PERM, adjustment of status, K-1/K-3, I-130/I-485, removal of conditions, waivers, EB-1 aliens of extraordinary ability, National Interest Waiver petitions and more.

21 years

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Licensed in Virginia for 20 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2005

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Sumner Immigration Law PLLC

7229 Forest Ave, Suite 103, Richmond, VA, 23226

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Emily Gail Sumner's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

61 Client Reviews

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Posted by Tushar | December 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best Immigration Lawyer

Seven stars rating to Emily and Team! When you have them, be assured you have a rock solid team representing you who would treat your case as their own. I have met Emily and Nikita personally and was moved by the level of detail and effort they put into your case, with such a professionalism and know...ledge and being so much approachable they are the best to go with. I approached them regarding an I-130 application to bring my wife to the United States. My case was not a typical case because I had no income and no tax returns to sponsor my wife, neither did I had anyone to co sponsor. Emily and Team handled my case very meticulously, were always a step ahead on my case, and followed up even when I forgot. They got my case approved based on the qualification of assets I had in the United States. My wife is now in United States with me and we could never be much happier and thankful to Emily and Team. Their representation fee is very reasonable, you get full value for your money. Sumner Immigration is a place that you can trust and depend upon for all your immigration needs. I highly recommend them and look forward to work with them again in future.

Posted by Kaijie | July 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

I would love to highly recommend Emily for H1B case!!

Very responsible and experienced team! Really nice to work with! Emily was highly recommended by couple of my friends for H1B visa. Many thanks for the team to helping me get the H1B approval!

Posted by Nancy Gedik | May 14, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Spousal Green Card

My husband and I went to Sumner Immigration for help with his green card process. Emily was great. She walked us through the entire process and filed all of the forms for us. She made sure the initial filing was exactly what USCIS wanted us to submit. This was great because I wasn't made aware of eve...ry form necessary to file when I researched the process beforehand. She met with us a few different times and was available to answer questions and concerns in a timely manner. On our last meeting she prepared us for the green card interview and gave us some insight into how long it may take and any concerns she had have with our case specifically. We were over prepared, which was great. The interview went very smoothly and we expect to receive his green card in the mail this week. I highly recommend Sumner Immigration. They were so insightful and greatly relieved our fears and workload. It was painless.

Posted by Rajesh | November 04, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Stop stopping and get going with Emily!!!

Ms. Emily Gail Sumner is an excellent, well organized, timely fashioned, and a great knowledge immigration attorney. Her organization has well-educated and well-determined staff members who helps you out in each and every step of application process and questions. More importantly Ms. Sumner has very... good automated document organizer and case handling tool. Ms. Sumner is a super smart attorney, she knows everything about immigration, She is very dedicated and passionate to help. She always answered my emails and phone calls in a timely manner. I very much appreciate her help with our adjustment of status (green card) application that was stuck for a long time. It took her a short time to get things moving again and get the application approved. It was like magic! I felt helpless dealing with a pending application for a long time, but I felt empowered when I talked to her and got her help. She is a true-life saver. I highly recommend her for anyone; especially highly skilled professionals who needs help with immigration from PERM to GC. She truly is the best. She is the only lawyer who has answered every email or call of mine. She is very well respected. It is true she not only helped me out filing an application and also helped me follow up with CIS L2 representatives in a timely fashion. We all know how hard to get hold of CIS L2 on the phone and explain the situations. More importantly she is very reasonable. I don't think it's the money that drives her it's the challenge and the need to help others in need. She did what I think my family would have done but no other lawyer would. I personally and highly recommend Ms. Sumner for any type of immigration cases. Mine was a cross changeability case, which was applied with all necessary documents with a cover sheet to CIS supervisor stating the same. However, CIS ignored and tabled my case as usual. After waiting for six months, she did an excellent follow up with CIS to adjust the status. Finally, my wife and I are greened. American dream came true with her extra ordinary work! I cannot thank enough Ms. Sumner and her team. I sincerely thank and appreciate all her help with regards to my adjustment of status application.

Posted by Kumar | October 20, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent experience - EB1 Green Card

I would highly recommend Emily Sumner for Green Card processing. Since I first met her to discuss my case until the final EB1-B approval, Emily has always been on top of things. She was always quick to response to my several questions, and also helped deal tactfully with rfe's for my case. I had cons...ulted another immigration attorney prior to meeting Emily, but never got the confidence that the previous attorney would be able to present my case as strongly as Emily did. We had filed for the EB1-B GC based on my research accomplishments, and I am glad I chose Emily to represent my case. She not only has a command over immigration related issues, but also has an excellent knack of understanding scientific research which in my opinion is a key in strongly presenting a case such as mine. Her team was also excellent to work with. I would recommend her without any hesitation!

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Emily Gail Sumner's Lawyer Endorsements

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Jace Padden

Immigration lawyer | Apr 07

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 12

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Emily is an excellent immigration attorney. She is a zealous advocate for her clients and highly respected in the legal community."

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Matthew Reinaker

Immigration lawyer | Feb 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I've referred a few clients to Emily and would not hesitate to do so again in the future. Both described their experience as very positive and Emily as extremely knowledgeable and professional."

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Ryan Young

Immigration lawyer | Dec 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Emily is extremely knowledgeable in the area of immigration. When you meet with her, you realize quickly that she has her finger on the pulse of immigration laws and where these laws may be headed in the future. Immigration is such a highly technical area compared to other legal concentrations and Emily is a lawyer who is not going to overlook the various nuances. As someone who knows her personally, I can say that she is committed to her clients' success. An extremely dedicated and smart attorney."

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Experience

Rating:  8.5 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2005 - 2011

Immigration Attorney, Challa Law Offices

1999 - 2002

Immigration Paralegal, The MacKenzie Law Firm

Associations

2007 - Present

I Have a Dream Foundation Richmond

Immigration Counsel (pro bono)

2005 - Present

Virginia Bar Association

Member

2002 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

2009 - 2012

Virginia Latinos in Higher Education Network

Membership Chair

2009 - 2011

Immigrant Outreach Committee (Virginia State Bar)

Co-Chair

2005 - 2012

Virginia Hispanich Chamber of Commerce

Membership Committee

Education

2005

University of Richmond School of Law

JD

2002

Wake Forest University

BA

Speaking Engagements

2013

Pitfalls, Obstacles, and Opportunities for Postdocs

Pathways to Permanent Residency

2013

Deferred Action: Considerations for Conscientious Colleges & Universities

Deferred Action: Considerations for Conscientious Colleges & Universities

Publications

Languages

Spanish

English

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