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

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

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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Licenses

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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Showing 16 - 20 of 26 reviews | Professionalism

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 Priya | February 18, 2015 | Immigration

Outstanding Attorney time and time again!

I happen to be in a very complicated situation not once but twice and was looking for an expert feedback. I am extremely glad to have spoken to Emily Sumner. Emily provided feedback with utmost professionalism and customer well being. She is highly knowledgeable with handling matters in immigration. ...She is very upto date with the current trends. The best part was, I got to consult with a real attorney. Emily you are hands down the best with immigration services.

Posted by anonymous | September 16, 2014 | Immigration

Emily knows what it takes to get challenging job done...

Hi Emily, I want to thank you for doing such a great job representing me. I’m so glad we got positive results, but even before getting results, I was confident that we’ve done 100% due diligence with our RFE response. Though the questions from USCIS were intricate & challenging, you did an incredibl...e job of performing thorough legwork and preparing exhaustive yet pragmatic response. It was a pleasure working with you and I appreciate your guidance & patience throughout the process. Thank you so much for everything !!! Sincerely, Lucky Client!

Posted by Yun | July 17, 2014 | Immigration

Thank you to Emily upon obtaining permanent residence (Green Card!)

To whom it may concern: As a client, I have known Ms. Sumner from her immigration seminar at my university at last year. At that time, literally I had no idea or direct for what I have to do to obtain regal status to stay in US, as an Asian single professional woman. However, she helped me to obta...in my green card with her professional work and dedication. One of the most impressive her abilities is that she always showed a positive attitude throughout all the process. And I felt extremely at ease working with her at all times, so I can have my life without too much concern and frustration in the long process. I got my green card actually in my hand in last week (less than 10 months working with her). When I found the official US government envelop including my green card in my mail box, it was one of most relief and happiest moment of my life in US. :D Thank you so much Emily for all her hard work and positive thinking to help to obtain my green card to regally live in US. Without her it would never have happened. Great appreciation to her again from the bottom of my hearts.... Best regards, Yun

Posted by Naeem | March 14, 2014 | Immigration

Highly Recommended

We hired Ms. Sumner's firm to file my Green Card application. Ours was not a complicated case but our decision to hire an attorney was to ensure that we completed all the paperwork (there were quite a few forms including one that we were not aware of because it was not listed as such by USCIS) as req...uired. After reading the reviews of attorneys at AVVO, we went for Ms. Sumner because of the reviews and her work experience with Indians or people of Indian origin. Ms. Sumner and her para-legal were courteous, very prompt in communication, knowledgeable, flexible and reassuring throughout the pre- and application process. We met only twice even though we communicated frequently via email but everything went smoothly including the interview. Three months after hiring Ms. Sumner, I received my Green Card. We highly recommend Ms. Sumner.

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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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