Michael Mendez

Michael Mendez achieved what several other attorneys over eight years could not--he won asylum for me and my sons and we will be eligible to apply for green cards in a year. We were being persecuted in Egypt because of our religious beliefs as Coptic Christians, and my case was made more difficult du...e to the previous asylum denials. Mr. Mendez took my case very seriously. He's extremely knowledgeable about the entire situation in Egypt and the difficulties that Christians experience there. He dealt with every detail and was on top of every part of the case. Mr.Mendez always kept me up to date on everything and responded to my calls and emails right away. I know it took a great deal of work to win our asylum and I am so thankful to Mr. Mendez for everything he did for me and my family.

My wife, who is from Peru, needed to get U.S. citizenship, and thanks to Michael Mendez, our lead attorney at Colombo & Hurd, we were much more comfortable and confident during the otherwise stressful process. We'd met with other immigration attorneys, but didn't get a good feeling from them. In cont...rast, Mr. Mendez was patient and listened to us. His assessment of our situation and the time frame was realistic, and he was honest about what it would cost. His paralegal assistant Lady Gonzales was also very helpful and wonderful to work with. Dealing with the government on an immigration issue is difficult, at best. But Mr. Mendez and his experienced team made the whole situation much easier than it could have been.

I've lived in the U.S. since the 1990s, but when I last applied to renew my residency status, I was denied, because I made an error in filling out the application. With the help of Michael Mendez, I was able to finally get permanent residency status. I first tried other attorneys. but they weren't... optimistic that they could help me. Mr. Mendez agreed to take on my case. It really helped that he speaks Spanish, my first language, so we could communicate better. He was very good at keeping me informed when they heard back from Immigration. My application kept getting rejected, but because he stuck it out with me and didn't give up, we won the case and I'm able to continue my life here.

After 30 years in this country, I lost my green card and was going to be deported because I forgot to renew my driver's license. This was 4 years ago. I lost my bakery business and had to sell my trucks and could no longer work. I lost everything. My daughters could no longer get scholarships and fin...ancial aid to attend university. Before finding Michael Mendez at Colombo & Hurd, I had spent thousands on another attorney without getting results. It was a complicated case and Mr. Mendez said it would not be easy, but little by little we made progress. He and his staff were very thorough and fast. They contacted me immediately when immigration needed something. They kept me informed and prepared me for court dates and everything I had to do. And now I've got my green card back. It was much faster than I had expected. Two months ago I got my work permit. I'm starting over, but I'm grateful to be able to stay here, and thank Mr. Mendez.

I was facing removal and was very scared, this was a matter that occured in 2002, we had our first consultation with Mr. Mendez and both myself and husband were terrified, I have been married for over 5-years and didn't know I was in removal status until I applied for my citizenship, we contacted Mr.... Mendez and from the first meeting, he made us feel comfortable and relaxed, he assured us that everything will be alright and that we will spend the rest of our lives together, I really do not like lawyers, but for some strange reason and feelings I felt with Mr. Mendez, made things just easier to accept. He believes in God and that helped us believed in him. At the end of the hearing, and the Judge rendered his decision, my daughter said, "I Told You he was the Best" meaning Mr. Mendez, he did just what he told us he was going to do for us, "WIN OUR CASE". I thank God for putting Mr. Mendez in our lives and for the great work he has done for my family. Thank you Mr. Mendez.