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Socheat Chea

4.6
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 34 years

Immigration Lawyer at Duluth, GA
Practice Areas: Immigration

3500 Duluth Park Lane Building 300, Duluth, GA

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 34 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1991

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Chea, Socheat, P.C.

3500 Duluth Park Lane Building 300, Duluth, GA, 30096

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Socheat Chea's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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Posted by Dwight | July 22, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Be honest with them and they will guide you it's not just the money because they are not expensive

This lawyer and all the members/people that work at this office socheat chea is the boom they are so great/excellent at what they do love them always recommend people to use them for star if could give them 6 I would they are that great

Posted by Jideofor | June 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent Services

Mr Socheat Chea came highly recommended to me and my wife in regards to my immirgration case which was an appeal to the BIA..He told us that he would get a decision faster than normal and it was exactly like he said..Even though it was not the decision we wanted, he explained everything to us and adv...iced us on how best to proceed..He is also very highly experienced and has won many awards for excellence..I would recommend him over and over again to anybody who needs an immirgration lawyer..he is a man of intergrity because he kept his word to us..We are looking forward to the positive conclusion of our case and will keep everybody updated..

Posted by anonymous | November 30, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Too busy.

Unfortunatly for me, I didnt get what I needed done. My case was given to his assistant and I never got any results done. Assistant set in immigration office just took notes. I spend money FOR NOTHING. He came very highly recommend but all those recommendations were not proven to be true. I lost the ...case. Now have to go through same process to reapply.

Posted by eenestoh444 | March 1, 2015

Creo que Este abogado Es bueno !!!

El 24 febrero platique con este abogado y me dio una Esperanza para mi caso , 10 anos de castigo ke no pude cumplir y reingrese a usa , espero que en realidad el abogadoer pueda ayudarme , gracias Mr Socheat Chea

Posted by Chris | December 17, 2014

Socheat Chea's Law Office Helped

I don't know if there is room in this review to express just how grateful my husband and I are to Mr. Chea and his office team. I contacted Mr. Chea because he had come highly recommended from another lawyer that had helped a co-worker receive a green card. The other lawyer was not able to take our c...ase at the time. I knew she was good so I asked her who she could recommend. The first name out of her mouth was Mr. Chea. From the first moment I spoke with Mr. Chea, I was not disappointed. I knew I was in good hands. He was confident, not cocky. He was assuring. I am a U.S. citizen and had married and undocumented person from Mexico about four years earlier. We began the process in July and the papers were sent off by Mr. Chea's office in late July. It takes a couple of weeks to gather the information to send. Mr. Chea's team filled us in on exactly what to expect at each step in the process. They filled out the forms and they knew exactly what they were doing as they are great at what they do.They were exactly right regarding what to expect, the time frame we should expect, and what we would need to do. We received notice that USCIS had received our papers in early August and a biometrics appointment date was set by USCIS for late August. The work authorization arrived in early October and my husband was then able to get a conditional social security card number which, after the marriage interview, became his permanent Social Security number without conditions. The marriage interview was set by USCIS for the end of January, exactly six months after sending our papers off. Exactly what we were expecting! Every member of that law office was amazing. They were a pleasure to meet with, they were so nice, efficient and professional. We came in the door with some issues that we feared could cause problems for our case. Chea's office listened, advised and calmed us. We experienced absolutely no glitches or problems throughout the entire experience. Mr. Chea even provided us with a consultant to prep for the interview. This man was a retired former field office manager for the USCIS. He was so very helpful in giving us an idea of what to expect at interview and was great at soothing our concerns. He didn't care that I would call or email with any little concern that would pop into my head. All of the attorneys, the office staff, and Mr. Chea made this experience one that we look back on fondly. Most importantly, they got the job done and helped us get our green card, which was and is a dream come true. We will definitely use them when my husband begins the citizenship process in a couple of years. I recommend them any time I hear of anyone that might need an immigration lawyer. Anything I say here would not do justice to just how thankful I am for the job they did and how they treated us. We had a bad immigration attorney once. They never called us and when we called them, we felt like we were bothering them. We waited for almost a year only to find out that our papers had not even been submitted. One day we left work and scrambled to make a scheduled appointment only to find the attorney had cancelled all appointments that day. Nobody in the office bothered to call us, but they were having a baby shower in the office when we walked in. We went into our experience with Mr. Chea very guarded and worried that we would have another bad experience, but at least I knew going in that he had come highly recommended by someone I knew. It is easy to see why he was recommended so highly. Everything they told us about the experience and all of the advice they gave us was spot on. They are excellent at what they do and they cared about us as people as well as clients.

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Socheat Chea's Lawyer Endorsements

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Jon Forehand

Immigration lawyer | Mar 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Excellent immigration attorney. I endorse this lawyer."

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David Pazsoldan

Immigration lawyer | Sep 23

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Socheat on many cases. He is an excellent lawyer."

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Rebeca Salmon

Immigration lawyer | Feb 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Socheat Chea is an incredibly respectful and knowledgable attorney. He is a leader in his field and a mentor to everyone. He is honest and sincere and I highly recommend him and his practice to anyone in need of his level of expertise!"

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Jennifer Doerrie

Immigration lawyer | Sep 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I got to know Mr. Chea during the 5 years I practiced in Atlanta, and I have continued to see him at conferences since I relocated to California. Mr. Chea has an almost encyclopedic knowledge of immigration law and a very strong passion for his work and his clients. I appreciate Mr. Chea's willingness to share his knowledge and passion with me on several occasions, and I endorse him as a higly capable immigration attorney."

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Peter Acker

Immigration lawyer | Apr 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Socheat Chea is an exceptional immigration attorney. He is one of the most revered and knowledgeable attorneys in the field. As per my client review, he is one of the foremost attorneys I refer cases to when i cannot take them."

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David Soloway

Immigration lawyer | Mar 25

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Chea is widely regarded as an exceptionally skilled immigration lawyer. He has been highly successful especially in removal/deportation legal representation, and our law firm confidently recommends Mr. Chea to clients who need help in that area."

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Carolyn Soloway

Immigration lawyer | Mar 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer's work. In our own firm, we do not handle deportation, asylum or certain types of waivers. Whenever I need to refer one of my own clients to someone in these areas, I know I can trust Socheat Chea to be thorough and experienced. He has gotten great results."

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David Pazsoldan

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David Soloway

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Carolyn Soloway

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2010

Georgia Super Lawyers, Atlanta Magazine

2010

The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers

2009

Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine

2008

Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine

2007

Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine

2007

World Class 55 of the Most Influential Foreign-Born Atlantans, Atlanta Magazine

2007

Fellow of Lawyers Foundation of Georgia, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia

2002

Outstanding Service as a Faculty of AILA Annual Conference, American Immigration Lawyers Association

Work Experience

1992 - Present

Managing Partner, Socheat Chea, P.C.

Associations

1993 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2009 - 2010

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Chair of the National Benefits Committee

2005 - 2006

Immigration Law Section of the State Bar of GA

Chair

2001 - 2003

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Atlanta Chapter Chair

Sample of Legal Cases

Detained Green Card Holder with Criminal Record

Cancellation of removal granted.

Tang V. US Attorney General

Plaintiff was successful.

Kalilu v. Mukasey

The Plaintiff was successful.

Mingkid v. US Attorney General

The Plaintiff was successful.

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Education

1991

Boston College Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1988

Emory University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2010

Annual Conference on Immigration Law

Immigration Family Law

2009

Annual Conference on Immigration Law

Conflicts of Law

2008

Annual Conference of the American Immigration Lawyers Assocation

Asylum Clock Issues

2007

Annual Conference on Immigration Law

Strategies before Immigration Court

2006

Fundamentals of Immigration Law Practive

Waivers of Removal

2004

Annual Conference on Immigration Law

Practice in Immigration Court

2003

Annual Conference on Immigration Law

Inadmissibility and Removability: You Can't Come In, or You Must Leave

2002

Annual Conference on Immigration Law

Asylum

2001

American Immigration Lawyers Conference Annual Conference

Pardons and Post Convictions in Immigration Law

1998

Immigration Law

Immigration Law

1997

Immgration Law Seminar

Immigration

Publications

2009

2006

Immigration& Nationality Law Handbook The Immigration Judge War

2004

Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook Reopening, Exclusion, Deportation, and Removal Orders

1999

Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Georgia) Voluntary Departure: The New Poison Pill

1998

Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE Georgia) The Evolving Definition of An Aggravated Felony
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