Peter Messersmith

Peter assisted me in filing a waiver in order to reapply for a student visa into the US. He was very knowledgeable about the different laws and procedures, and could always answer all of my many questions. He also had a great response time to emails and would be available to schedule phone calls when... needed. I would recommend him to anyone who asks!

My wife and I were both on F1 status but since her OPT was coming to an end and since she wanted to keep working, we had decided to start looking for an immigration attorney to apply for the NIW EB2 green card. After reading as much reviews as we could, we had realized that Peter seemed to be the sui...table attorney for us mostly based on his high ranking and success rate. We contacted him and scheduled an appointment to have a face-to-face conversation. Our first impression after the 90 minutes appointment was very positive. He was very patient and knowledgeable and we hired him the day after the appointment. His attorney fee was not the lowest, but he was the only one processing all our documents before submission and, as other reviewers already mentioned, there are no additional fees to be charged besides the one mentioned in the contract. Despite the fact that I was still in the last months of my PhD and I had only 5 publications at that time, Peter was very confident that I had a very strong case and he was absolutely right. The I140 was approved in about 9 months after submission and we received our green cards 3 months later. This process went extremely smooth and painless for us and we are really grateful. The only downside in our experience was the total price which was high. Since we wanted to keep working, we both had to apply for the EAD card, which require signing a separate contract with its own fees. People should keep in mind that those prices do add up and it can make a significant difference if you don’t budget for it in advance. Besides that, we had a great experience with this law firm. We strongly recommend the Messersmith Law firm for anyone who is a looking for a great immigration attorney.

Peter filed my EB2-NIW application, and overall I had a great experience. We communicated via email, and he gave me a list of supporting documents I needed to obtain and helped me with recommendation letters. I also assume that he wrote excellent cover letters for I-140 and I-485 since there was no... major RFE. The whole process took about 7-8 months. One this is that he is definitely NOT cheap. I did end up paying a lot more than I was initially quoted by his paralegal. But, all charges were laid out in the contract, so there was no surprise charge, and also, I rather pay more money to an excellent lawyer like Peter and get the whole process behind me as quick as possible than hire the cheapest lawyer and regret it later. So, I was overall very happy with my experience.

Peter Messersmith was very responsive and knowledgeable and first introduced me to the concept of the national interest waiver when most other lawyers easily dismissed my case because I didn't have as many published articles. Peter took the time and patience to understand my situation and realized th...at it had a lot of merit! After a lot of work putting all the documentation together, I am pleased to say that I received my green card a few months later. Thank you Peter!