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Jennifer Grace Smyrnos

Immigration Attorney at Roanoke, VA

5.0   29 reviews
  • Licensed for 10 years
    State VA
    Acquired 2012
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    11 years, 650 cases

Jennifer Grace Smyrnos is a private immigration attorney who serves individuals and families in federal immigration cases. As the daughter of an immigrant, her family’s multicultural heritage inspired her to pursue a profession where she could help others pursue their livelihood in the United States.

Jennifer's law firm, Grace Immigration PLLC, is based in Roanoke and offers strategic representation in the principal areas of deportation defense, family-based permanent residency, naturalization, and humanitarian-relief programs.

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Grace Immigration PLLC
5000 Brambleton Ave
Suite B
Roanoke, VA, 24018

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Posted by anonymous | July 18, 2023
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Wonderful
Guided my wife and I through the entire immigration process. Every question or concern we had was addressed thoroughly and promptly. Highly recommend.
Posted by anonymous | March 2, 2023
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| Hired Attorney
Immigration Lawyer
Jennifer will go above and beyond to facilitate immigration issues. She is very knowledgeable and makes the immigration process as easy as possible for her clients. I highly recommend her for all immigration issues.
Posted by Karla Hernandez | March 1, 2023
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Excelente Abogada.
La Abogada Jennifer fue mi Abogada en UN Caso con la corte de immigracion en Arlington V.A. Es una Excelente Abogada, con un Corazón de Oro para ayudar a cada inmigrante en su Caso de Migracion.
Posted by Mina | February 27, 2023
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| Hired Attorney
The best immigration lawyer I have ever worked with
My wife and I contacted Jennifer Grace Smyrnos after dealing with many other immigration law firms and being told there wasn't anything we could do to progress our permanent residency case. After 22 years of dealing with stagnation from USCIS, Jennifer worked with us to get everything we needed to successfully apply for and obtain permanent residency. This process took us about 5 years and I needed to renew my work authorization multiple times throughout the process. Jennifer guided us through the EAD renewal process while also progressing our permanent residency application. She skillfully translated all the complex legal jargon into clear instructions for my wife and myself to understand. Working with Jennifer has been such a pleasant experience and I cannot recommend Jennifer enough.
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Posted by Justice | October 12, 2022
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| Hired Attorney
Excellent lawyer
She's an excellent lawyer and also very. Competent knows what it is to know on immigration and gives me all the advice I needed from getting my immigration visa [green card] and finally am a citizen of the United States I'll recommend her and her firm for anyone needing help with immigration
Posted by Carmen | May 20, 2022
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| Hired Attorney
Knowledgeable, Responsive, Diligent and Efficient in our citizenship appeal process
At first, we applied for my husband's citizenship on our own without an attorney. His application was denied in December 2021. At this point we knew we needed a lawyer. After a consultation with Mrs. Jennifer that same month, we decided to hire her team to represent us in an appeal process that she recommended for his case. We had very little time to respond to the denial, but Jennifer, Maria and Monse were all very knowledgeable, helpful and quickly responded to emails and questions we had while we gathered documents and information for them to submit the appeal application. After an error on USCIS' end when the application was submitted, Jennifer's quick response and knowledge of the laws allowed our appeal application to be accepted when resubmitted. Here we are 5 months later in May 2022, my husband's appeal interview last week was a success, and his citizenship application was approved. His oath ceremony has already been scheduled. To God be the glory. We want to thank the Grace Immigration Attorney team for their dedication to our case, their guidance and diligence through the process.
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Posted by Vladimir | April 2, 2022
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| Consulted Attorney
Great immigration lawyer!
She helped very thoroughly with my case. From the beginning until the end, she was very informative, serious and helpful all throughout my case. I will definitely recommend her to other people, and I am sure if I need her help in the future, I won't hesitate to contact her. 10/10
Posted by Kian | November 16, 2020
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| Hired Attorney
Professional and knowledgable
Jennifer and her team are the best. They are very knowledgeable and professional. They did not leave me on my own after filing my case and receiving their fee. Anytime that I reached out to them to ask a question or concern, they got back to me very quickly with the best and most thoughtful answers. They helped me very patiently with the change of address, and rescheduling my interview which happened because I moved to a different state while my case was still under review. I highly recommend their firm to the people who are in the immigration process.
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Posted by Juan | September 2, 2020
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Client
The Grace Immigration team was very helpful. They help me through every step of the process and I feel very comfortable. Attorney Jennifer was muy buena in and out of court. I have a better life now because of her and I highly recommend anyone go to her for immigration help! muchas gracias!
Posted by Violet | March 23, 2020
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Would totally recommend
We called to make an appointment with Ms Jennifer January of last year and we were able able to get an appointment within a week of calling. Let’s just say it was a great experience from beginning to end. While this process we knew was going to be overwhelming for us and couldn’t handle it all my ourselves, we knew we wanted a lawyer we could rely on and would help in easing the process. Ms Jennifer and her team were always there to answer every questions we have, and responded to questions as soon as she could. In six months from the time she sent all documents I got my green card and what a relief. I couldn’t have done this without you all. My husband and I are very much thankful. Thanks to Candi as well for always answering my questions whenever I called PS: This doesn’t work like magic. It requires patience, Ms Jennifer will not send off any documents to USCIS until she feels confident enough that everything and all the necessary documents have been put together, so you just have to be patient and trust her that she knows why she is doing. I say thy because I personally wanted everything to work like magic and had to get out of my head and let her do her job and send the documents off when she was confident enough that It was time to send it to USCIS. 6 months now I have my green card, and I haven’t stopped looking at it. Lol. Thank you
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Posted by Cindy and Erick | March 18, 2020
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Attentive through our entire journey!
My husband and I worked with Jennifer throughout our entire process. She was professional, helpful, and attentive. Her office always responded to our questions, and gave us very sound advice. She is very knowledgeable regarding the legal system and immigration. I would recommend her to everyone seeking legal counsel for immigration purposes. My husband gets to stay in the US!
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Posted by Peter | December 16, 2019
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Wonderful
Jennifer and Team were always gracious, courteous, helpful, and respectful. Moreover they fulfilled the tasks I asked of them. A really great ally
Posted by Juan | November 9, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Exelente servicio
Estoy muy agredecido con el trabajo y compartamiendo de la abogada y toda su firma ..me parecen personad muy gratas y amables con sus clientes ysque ami me trataron muy bien .. Me explican el caso muy bien y siempre responden amis preguntas ..
Posted by Anurag | October 23, 2019
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| Hired Attorney
Professional, Thorough and Diligent
We recruited Jennifer and her team to help us with my family-based permanent residency adjustment of status. They were professional, prompt in answering all of our questions, and diligent and thorough in going through the hundreds of pages of documents that we had to submit to USCIS. I heard from other people that the immigration process is stressful and long, but thanks to the Jennifer's counsel, it was a painless process for us. I highly recommend them for immigration related legal counsel.
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Posted by Irene | August 19, 2019
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Excellent Service
Jennifer Grace and her Team are the best! Entirely learned and accommodating! Responded to our numerous questions and helped us through our procedure perfectly. Would highly recommend to anyone going through the process or for any immigration needs. Grace Immigration is the best approach!
Posted by Jawwad | April 25, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Great experience - will recommend
I had retained Ms Jennifer and her office to file my citizenship case and follow through the process. They guided me well on legal points, kept me updated on case status, opened and followed up on service requests as needed and never let me feel lost during the entire process as often happens in immigration processes that span years. If you are looking for immigration help in Roanoke area, I will definitely recommend Ms Jennifer and her law office Grace Immigration PLLC.
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Posted by Mavis | December 11, 2018
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Amazing team
Less than a year ago I was starting to get stressed our with my immigration process. But after getting in touch with Grace immigration team. I felt like I had to relax and know they got this. They contacted me frequently with updates on my filing process and always available for my questions. Less than year of filing I am super excited to say I have my green card and all set to enjoy my life without worrying about travels. The team is amazing and am so grateful for them. I will recommend them any day and anytime with all your immigration needs.. thank you so much.
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Posted by Mercy | August 4, 2018
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Agradecida
Estoy muy agradecida con la abogada jennifer y todo su equipo son personas maravillosas y amables que siempre estuvieron atentos a mis preguntas y me ayudaron en cada paso que dimos en este proceso les agradecemos mucho mi familia y yo :)
Posted by Justice | August 1, 2018
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| Hired Attorney
Excellent job
They took their time and did a proper Job I am thankful for your help to get me home
Posted by Mohsin | May 16, 2018
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Best immigration lawyer
Works very hard and keeps you updated. I am a refugee and through her dilligent work, i was able to receive my green card. Thank you jennifer, could not have done it without you and your wonderful staff.
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AVVO RATING 9.4 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Attorney/Owner
  • Grace Immigration
  • 2015 - Present
  • Interim Director
  • W&L Law - Immigration and Citizenship Clinic
  • 2012 - 2012
  • Attorney
  • Poarch Law, PC
  • 2012 - 2015

Education

  • Washington and Lee University
  • J.D.
  • 2012
  • University of California, Davis
  • B.A. Honors
  • 2007

Associations

  • Blue Ridge Literacy
  • President, Board of Directors
  • 2021 - Present
  • Virginia State Bar Special Committee on Access to Legal Services
  • Member
  • 2014 - Present
  • Roanoke Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2012 - Present
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Member
  • 2012 - Present
  • TAP Domestic Violence Services Advisory Commission
  • Member
  • 2016 - 2019
  • Blue Ridge Literacy Board of Directors
  • Board Member
  • 2015 - 2021
  • Virginia Women Attorneys Association Board of Directors
  • Director at Large
  • 2015 - 2016
  • Roanoke Chapter of the Virginia Women Attorneys Association
  • President
  • 2014 - 2015
  • Virginia State Bar, Special Committee on Technology and the Practice of Law
  • Member
  • 2014 - 2016
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Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Charles V. Laughlin Award
  • W&L Law
  • 2012
  • Pro Bono Service Award
  • W&L Law
  • 2012

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Volunteer Training Session
  • T Visas, U Visas, and the Violence Against Women Act
  • 2021
  • Volunteer and Client Presentation
  • Overview of the United States Immigration System
  • 2017
  • Round Table with Jennifer Dean
  • US Immigration Overview
  • 2017
  • Panel Presentation
  • Discussions on the Future of DACA
  • 2017
  • Panel Presentation
  • Minority Mental Health Breakfast
  • 2017
  • Case Manager Session
  • Overview of the United States Immigration System
  • 2017
  • Topics in Diversity and Multicultural Education Graduate Seminar
  • Navigating the US Immigration System and the Great Immigration Debate
  • 2016
  • Seminar Presentation
  • Social Justice Issues in Immigration Law
  • 2016
  • Annual Bonner Conference
  • Overview of the United States Immigration System
  • 2016
  • VSB National Pro Bono Celebration Kickoff
  • Ethical Considerations in Pro Bono Webinar
  • 2015
  • Roanoke Office of the Virginia Employment Commission
  • Immigration and Employment Law
  • 2014
  • Regional Immigration Community Meeting
  • Immigration Fraud
  • 2014
  • Virginia Institute for Lifelong Learning
  • Immigration Overview
  • 2013
  • Family Violence Coordination Council Conference
  • Immigration Benefits for Victims
  • 2013
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Immigration Attorney | Dec 22
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"I would not hesitate for a moment to send my clients to Ms. Dean for their immigration matters. She is hardworking, incredibly professional, yet compassionate."
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Roanoke Immigration Lawyer Jennifer Grace Smyrnos
Jennifer Grace Smyrnos
Immigration Attorney
Roanoke, VA
Licensed for 10 years