Margaret Wai Wong

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Margaret Wai Wong

also known as Margaret W. Wong, 移民, inmigración, आप्रवासन, 刑事, criminal, immigration

4.3
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 49 years

Immigration Lawyer at Cleveland, OH
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum, Litigation, Criminal Defense

3150 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH

Virtual Consultation Available

About Margaret

Biography

Tending to all your immigration needs.

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Immigration 70%

Immigrant & non-Immigrant visas, Permanent residency, Green Card, EB5 Immigrant Investor, Deportation, Removal, Exclusion, Work Visas, EAD, Labor Certification, asylum, Employment Authorization, Criminal Alien Issues, DACA application, DAPA application, 601A Waiver, BIA Appeals, Federal Litigation, Citizenship and Naturalization; see our success stories - http://www.imwong.com/about-us/success-stories/

49 years

70%
Asylum 15%

Persecution for Race, Gender, Religion, Nationality, Political opinion or party membership, Group membership; see our success stories - http://www.imwong.com/about-us/success-stories/success-stories-asylum/

49 years

15%
Litigation 10%

Deportation and Removal proceedings (deportation success stories http://www.imwong.com/about-us/success-stories/success-stories-deportation/), Appeals for Asylum, Deportation, Removal, & Exclusion, and for Criminal Charges (Appeals Success Stories: http://www.imwong.com/about-us/success-stories/success-stories-federal-court-appeals-other-appeals/); Criminal Success Stories: http://www.imwong.com/about-us/success-stories/success-stories-criminal/

49 years

10%
Criminal Defense 5%

5%

Fees and Rates

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Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2024 2019 2018
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+ 3
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in North Carolina for 9 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 2016

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois for 16 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2009

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Licensed in Georgia for 18 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 2008

Active Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Michigan for 20 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 2006

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 45 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1980

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Ohio for 48 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 1977

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 49 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1977

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Margaret Wong and Associates LLC

3150 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44114

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139 Centre St, PH 102, New York, NY, 10013

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301 S. Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 1410, Nashville, TN, 37211

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5425 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross, GA, 30092

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470 Olde Worthington Road, Suite 250, Westerville, OH, 43082

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77 W. Washington Street, Ste 605, Chicago, IL, 60602

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8801 Fast Park Drive, Suite 301, Raleigh, NC, 27617

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Margaret Wai Wong's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.3 /5.0

128 Client Reviews

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Showing 16 - 20 of 45 reviews | Professionalism

Posted by Asylee | March 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Experience and Lead My Dream Come True

This is my second review to Margaret Wong Immigration Attorney since last year. I granted my Asylum case back to December 2014. After a year as an Asylee status and eligibility for my Adjustment Status to Lawful Permanent Resident, I decided to engage Margaret Wong Team to follow up my I-485 submis...sion. I can say they are handling my cases from very beginning to the end carefully. Their professionalism lead my filing running smooth and much more faster than expected. Today March 15th 2016, I am so delighted to receive my approval Green Card on hand. It's just two and the half months I got my Green Card approved after the submission. My whole process from Asylum granted to LRP status is almost 16 months duration. Sound like so simple, in fact, it was not that easy and we have been went through many obstacles and of course well prepare will lead to success at the end. My Asylum file as thick as telephone directory therefore, I can see how well they were preparing my case. I applied my Asylum case after 11 years at USA and it is extremely over a year limited time frame. But, thanks to the exceptional circumstances applied on my case in order my case has been accepted by USCIS. I was so hopeless in the past back to year 2014, I thought that is no way to obtain my legal status here, but everything is changed after I met Margaret Wong. Team work is the key, my case was handling with their individual expertise team member from filling my I-589 to I-485. I don't mind my cases handling from one department to another, as long as they know my case history as well as my family member will do. Many friends said my case is expensive compare to market price, but I always believe it is worth it. Now, I can said my choices is absolutely right with no regret. Good and experience attorney not only shorten my cases processing and even lighten my burden of worry. I know individually cases are different, but only experience and professional Attorney will find the way to overcome and lead our way to freedom and make dream come true one day. I will definitely recommend Margaret Wong to my surrounding friends or others who seek for Immigration Attorney assistance. I hope will have my third review again here after my US Citizenship. God Bless!!

Margaret Wong

Replied last March 23, 2016

Thank you so much for these fine words, and thank you for engaging our "team." It's so often that the most crucial member of the "team" is the client. It takes client and immigration attorney working together with hope and trust and hard work to make it happen. - Margaret Wong

Posted by Xu | December 11, 2015 | Hired Attorney

高效 经验丰富的律所

我家庭在2013年底找到黄维律师团队申请EB5,于2015年4月全家在当地美国使馆面试成功,2015年8月正式登陆,获得条件绿卡,我认为非常高效,律师团队经验丰富,值得信任。

Posted by Goran | July 28, 2015

Excellent Immigration Attorney!

I began my immigration case five years ago. I chose Margaret Wong and associates as my legal counsel. I would like to take this opportunity to express how satisfied and grateful I am with the law firm of Ms. Wong. My immigration case was extremely difficult, I have been in the US for over 20 years a...nd had no progress with my case until I retained Ms. Wong as my attorney. I qualified for the 601-A waiver. Fortunately it was approved due to the hard work of this legal team. The hard work of Ms. Wong, her associates, Allison Chan and Albion Manellari were extremely commendable. All of my questions were answered promptly. My concerns were always taken seriously and handled professionally. Attention to detail and professionalism are qualities of this firm. I highly recommend this law firm for any individual with immigration problems, even the most difficult cases.

Margaret Wong

Replied last July 28, 2015

Hi Goran. Thank you so much for these kind words. It helps us immensely to have this feedback. You're right that difficult cases are our specialty. Thank you so much for coming to see us. Our cases are helped so much when the client is as hard working and diligent as are we. Both immigration and life in the United States are serious business. The American Dream cannot be taken lightly, or it will not be achieved. Thank you.

Posted by Neha Singh | July 28, 2015

Serving genrations

We got recommendations for Ms Wong, from my uncle whom she had helped with immigration a decade ago. Ours was an Eb1 petition and she encouraged us with the right choices in filing for this category, and helped us from a complicated visa situation of my spouse. Getting helped from Ms Wong was defin...itely a game changer for us, to help from the complicated and very legal aspect of immigration which is often a hard challenge to people like me not familiar with the Legality of the process, and things that can benefit in preparing a good case. Her office , and her great team of attorneys have a great protocol of preparing the case, and went through all our docs to make sure they get all information from us, understand the merits of the case, and how to present all that information. They understood the criticality of our case, and delivered in a timely and precise manner. We are glad we took her help, and was big reason that got us sailing in rough waters.

Margaret Wong

Replied last July 28, 2015

Thank you so much for taking the time to describe your experience with our firm. We have built our reputation in part because we've built a great team, each specializing in a different aspect of immigration law. More than 90% of cases succeed, but far more dissatisfied customers write reviews than satisfied, so if you read reviews alone, your image of a lawyer or firm may not be accurate. That's why it's so great when a happy client describes why s/he is so happy. Thank you.

Posted by anonymous | June 17, 2015

My experience with Margaret was - she is the best you can hire.

My spouse and I hired Margarget Wong & Associates for immigration legal services after the firm was recommended to us by a number of people who had very successful experiences with the firm. Our need to hire Margaret Wong arose from very poor performance by our previous attorney which led to legal d...ifficulties for my spouse. Margaret Wong was initially personally in charge of my spouse’s case with it eventually being handled by Attorney Allison Chan out of the firms Chicago office. Our experience with both Margaret and Allison was very positive, both attorneys always responded to our questions in a very timely manner. From our experience it should be noted that people having cases or in need of legal advice within the United States Immigration System need to be very aware that these cases can take very long periods of time and require: extremely large amount of paperwork, back up documentation, official submissions, and fees to the Federal Government. The attorneys have massive caseloads which can be greatly helped by the client in obtaining, providing, and copying all records such as: certified copies of birth certificates, tax returns, marriage licenses, copies of passports, back ground checks, arrest records, etc. In our experience providing records and mass copying helped expedite the processing time of the case. Expecting all of this back up work to be done by your attorney or para legal slows down your cases processing time and increases chances for errors and omissions. My spouse and I have only the highest praises for Margaret Wong & Associates. Allison Chan in particular successfully navigated our case through the numerous obstacles and pitfalls to a successful outcome. In our initial visit, Margaret Wong laid out a multi-tiered legal flow chart of our case which included how various outcomes within the processing of the case could play out. In the end, the path of our case exactly followed her flow chart and was resolved closely within the time frame she stated it would take to be resolved. Margaret Wong & Associates is a fairly large immigration legal firm. The depth of knowledge and number of staff members they possess was very beneficial for our case. This was due to specialized staff members were available to quickly advise and work on aspects of our case helping with the preparation for our attorney. The cost of competent legal services are high, but the cost was very much worth it to my spouse and I. We both recommend Margaret Wong & Associates without hesitation, and give the firm a 5 out of 5 star rating in handling our case.

Margaret Wong

Replied last June 17, 2015

Ms. Chan and I are so humbled by your praise. We do work hard. Thank you also for being such an informed client! You apparently know quite well how this helps us. And thank you for describing so well how we communicated with you. Attorney communication is so important. New Americans have to have enormous confidence in their attorneys -- this is your life! Thank you.

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2026

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Top Lawyer, Columbus CEO Magazine

2014

AABA Catalyst Award, NAPABA

2014

Lifetime Achievement Award, Niagara Peace & Dialogue Award

2014

International Service Award from Rotary Club of Cleveland, Rotary Club

2013

Haeckel Award (highest honor for outstanding alumni), State University NY at Buffalo

2013

US News Tier 1 Best Law Firm, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

2013 Top Rated Lawyer in “Immigration Law, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

2008

Leading Lawyer, Inside Business Magazine

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2004

Super Lawyer, Cincinnati Magazine

N/A

Listed, Best Lawyers in America

Work Experience

1986 - Present

Principal, Margaret Wong & Associates Co Lpa

2011 - 2013

Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University College Of Law

Associations

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Immigration Law Committee

Co-chair

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Immigration Law Section

Chair

Federal Bar Association (Cleveland Chapter)

Past President

Sample of Legal Cases

Mandebvu v. Holder

Asylum Granted

State v. Yahya

Judgement Under Appeal Reversed

Singh v. Gonzales

Granted and Remanded

Matter of Adamiak

Conviction Vacated

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Education

1976

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1973

Western Illinois University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2013

Young Presidents Organization

Speaker on Immigration Issues

2013

Jose Vargas Town Hall Event

Speaker

2013

Graduation

Commencement Speaker at Lincoln West High School

2013

Asian Pacific American Heritage

Keynote Speaker

2013

AABA with Justin Goodwin Liu

Speaker and Sponsor for the Gala at College Club

N/A

International Women Day Conference

Keynote Speaker

N/A

International Hall of Fame

Keynote Speaker

Publications

2010

American Immigration, LLC (ILW.com) The Immigrant's Way: For All Immigrants, By An Immigrant

Languages

Mandarin

Albanian

Filipino

French

German

Korean

Cantonese

Russian

Spanish

Tagalog

Activity

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