Lisa Tehlirian, PLLC, of counsel, Ellis Porter, PLC755 West Big Beaver RoadSuite 1100Troy, MI, 48084United States (248) 519-9900

Lisa A. Tehlirian

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Troy, MI
Licensed for 17 years

Lisa A. Tehlirian

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About Lisa

Lisa Tehlirian graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2000 with a Bachelor's degree in General Studies with concentrations in biological anthropology and psychology. Ms. Tehlirian continued her studies and received her Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, Michigan.

Following her legal studies, Ms. Tehlirian was accepted into the U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General's Honors Program where she worked as the Judicial Law Clerk/Attorney Advisor for the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Immigration Court in Detroit, Michigan. In this capacity, she researched novel immigration issues and drafted legal memoranda and judicial opinions for the Immigration Judges.

From October 2005 to July 2009, Ms. Tehlirian was employed as an Associate Attorney with KRA Immigration Law, where she handled family and employment-based immigration matters.

In July 2009, Ms. Tehlirian joined Ellis Porter, PLC, where she specializes in family-based immigration law, inadmissibility and removability issues, and employment-based immigration law.

Ms. Tehlirian is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), State Bar of Michigan, Armenian American Bar Association, and Women's Lawyers Association of Michigan.

Practice areas

Immigration: 100%
Research and prepare petitions, applications, and support letters for employment-based non-immigrant status, permanent residency petitions, adjustment of status, and naturalization. Represent individuals at administrative hearings before the U.S. Immigration Court, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Oversee and coordinate family immigration unit.
17 years

Languages spoken

English

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Lisa Tehlirian, PLLC, of counsel, Ellis Porter, PLC

755 West Big Beaver Road
Suite 1100
Troy, MI, 48084

Office (248) 519-9900

Website

http://www.ellisporter.com/epteam.htm#LISA

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
MI	Active And In Good Standing	2004	06/27/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Rising Star	Super Lawyers	2012
Book Award (Highest GPA): Immigration Law	University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	2002

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Immigration Attorney	Ellis Porter, PLC	2009 - Present
Associate	Kennedy Riordan & Associates, P.C.	2005 - 2009
Judicial Law Clerk/Attorney Advisor	United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review	2004 - 2005
Law Clerk	Hyman Lippitt, P.C	2003 - 2004
Legal Intern	Wayne County Prosecutor's Office	2002 - 2003

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Armenian American Bar Association - Michigan	Board Member	2009 - Present
Women's Bar Association, Oakland County	Member	2009 - Present
Inforum, Professional Women's Alliance	Member	2009 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association	Member	2005 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Michigan chapter)	Member	2005 - Present

State Bar of Michigan	Member	2004 - Present

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
MI Immigration News	Contributor	2012

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	2004
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	BA - Bachelor of Arts	2000
University of New South Wales	Study Abroad	N/A

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
MOSPA Spring Conference	Serving the Undocumented Student: A Legal Perspective	2013
Immigration Conference: Jalalabad Society	Immigration Panel	2010
UACO Business Workshop	Immigration Guest Speaker	2009
ACCC Member Meeting	Immigration Panel	2009

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Indisputably the most diligent, meticulous and results oriented lawyer available.

5.0 stars

Posted by Ken
August 7, 2013

Lisa handled our immigration case. She offered highly detailed advice and strategy before we retained her services. She has an encyclopedic knowledge on all immigration matters. During the process, she caught the tiniest of errors and ensured everything was perfect before it was submitted. Every roadblock and obstacle we encountered she immediately and aggressively countered and conquered. It is simply impossible to even imagine having better representation. I have already have recommended her to a close friend and will be using her services soon on another matter.

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Posted by Alba and Madhur
April 26, 2013

I first talked to Lisa T. after a recommendation from a family friend who had worked with her and I followed this up with an excellent phone interview. Other attorneys I had talked to were charging too much and seemed less to the point. Lisa on the other hand is very much to the point. Lisa worked with my wife and myself to obtain a permanent resident card for my wife shortly after we got married. My wife being a foreign citizen required a change of status and change of last name so she may transition smoothly in the U.S to a permanent resident status from a tourist visa. The whole process at first worried us, but Lisa relieved all our fears and helped us approach the situation calmly and with the utmost professionalism. We started the process in mid to late January and Lisa provided us with a simple checklist of all documents needed and then we had little paperwork to do. Lisa then gave us a clear timeline of what to expect in the entire process, when to expect it and what the next steps were. As per Lisa's timeline, everything came in an orderly fashion as expected. First came biometrics (fingerprinting) with Lisa providing us friendly email reminders about upcoming dates. Then came temporary traveling and work documents enabling my wife to obtain employment before the interview. Concurrently, we had a preparatory interview with Lisa before the job and she coached us on exactly on how to handle ourselves during the interview. She advised us well that we need not over analyze issues and keep things simple. She also advised us what the worst case would be, but without need for worry. We told her more about our background, shared documents, items of concern and she retained all this information in very organized fashion from the get go. I even had concerns about my wife's Spanish and Lisa provided us with translation services, but then after talking to my wife during the interview she saved us $65/hour by recommending the translation would not be necessary in this case. This advice paid off dividends and we stuck to her advice. For the interview we had a separate list of requirements to be met, which Lisa summarized again into simple check off list for us. We were able to easily complete the list and at that point During the interview, she came with a very organized and neat packed with our entire file. The look on the immigration officer's face was pleasantly surprised and I was ecstatic. The officer appeared to be very pleased with the way the 3 of use came prepared and completed ready. The interview went very smoothly and Lisa joined us early. In the interview room, there were no problems and my wife cruised through the questions even though English is not her native language. Within less than 10 minutes we walked out of the interview with our application approved and my received her permanent resident card. The interview was extremely fast! She basically gave us a road map from start to finish and walked to the finish line with us! After the interview we continue to work with Lisa on plans down the road including filing citizenship for my wife in the future. We are very happy and shocked that things were that smooth. Lisa's knowledge of immigration law is significantly superior to other lawyers I had to talked and she understands the subject thoroughly. She also educated us about how to proceed in proper manner according to the U.S. immigration laws. I found her to be genuine and good person who seems to really take her profession seriously. She was clearly interested in our success and yesterday when my wife got her permanent resident card in 3 months this effort showed. I have already recommended Ellis Porter and Lisa T. to some of my other friends to pursue there immigration work and I suggest anyone else looking at immigration law give her a call and talk to her. We will continue to work with her and in the future take her assistance for citizenship matter!

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Jonathan Goslow, Immigration Attorney on Jan 17, 2022
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Lisa is a fantastic immigration attorney will versed in multiple areas of the law but in particular family-based issues. I refer all my family-based clients to her as a result of her knowledge of the subject.

Hovanes Margarian, Unknown Attorney on Dec 11, 2014
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Jonathan Goslow, Immigration Attorney on Jan 17, 2022
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Hovanes Margarian, Unknown Attorney on Dec 11, 2014
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John Elkhoury, Immigration Attorney on Nov 11, 2014
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Manuela Policicchio, Immigration Attorney on Jun 13, 2013
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It is without hesitation that I endorse Attorney Lisa Tehlirian. She is hardworking, meticulous, and most importantly dedicated to immigration law. When conflicts have arisen in my schedule, Lisa is my #1 go-to attorney to cover my cases, as I have no doubt whatsoever that my client will be getting the best representation in my absence.

Elisheva Mosko, Immigration Attorney on Feb 26, 2013
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Lisa is a highly skilled immigration attorney who is passionate about her clients. I highly endorse her.

Mani Khavajian, Immigration Attorney on Dec 14, 2012
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I strongly endorse Attorney Lisa Tehlirian. She is an extremely diligent, competent, and aggressive attorney. She always has her clients' best interests in mind, and consistently gives them honest assessments of their cases. If you have a difficult immigration issue, you should contact Attorney Tehlirian.

Leila Freijy, Immigration Attorney on Dec 12, 2012
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Lisa is very experienced in the area of complex family-based immigration matters. My own area of practice focuses mainly on employment-based immigration, so I have consulted with Lisa on complex family immigration matters and have referred several cases to her. She is very knowledgeable in her field and I recommend her without hesitation.

Steven Vosbikian, Immigration Attorney on Dec 10, 2012
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I endorse Lisa - she has a powerful command of immigration law.

Jerry Knafo, Immigration Attorney on Nov 22, 2012
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I endorse this lawyer.

Christian Lassen, Unknown Attorney on Oct 24, 2012
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Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community.

Gintare Grigaite, Immigration Attorney on Oct 9, 2012
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I endorse my colleague, attorney Tehlirian. She is very professional and competent in immigration law matters, and can be relied on for successful representation.

Heather Garvock, Immigration Attorney on Sep 27, 2012
Relationship: Co-worker

Lisa Tehelirian and I have worked together on several immigration matters. I have always found Lisa to be a highly competent and skilled immigration attorney. I would not hesitate to recommend her services to anyone seeking assistance in the area of immigration.

Darren Rogow, Immigration Attorney on Sep 27, 2012
Relationship: Friend

I endorse this lawyer. Lisa proved to be a professional that services her clients needs and keeps a great line of communication. I would refer all my immigration-related issues to Lisa.

Elliot Yi, Unknown Attorney on Sep 26, 2012
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I endorse this lawyer.

Dominic Silvestri, Immigration Attorney on Sep 14, 2012
Relationship: Other

Lisa is my go to immigration attorney. I know that whenever I need help with an immigration issue, she will have the answer and will never hesitate to help.

Miroslava Rincon, Immigration Attorney on Sep 13, 2012
Relationship: Co-worker

Lisa is an outstanding Immigration Attorney, with her undeniable strengths being family-based immigration law and removability/inadmissibility issues. Beyond that, she is a warm and thoughtful individual, which carries into her practice.

Dean Patrick, Immigration Attorney on Jul 25, 2011
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When a client of mine has an immigration issue, Lisa gets the call. Her thorough knowledge of the topic and professional manner are second to none. I am very comfortable referring my clients to such a well versed attorney.

Ian Caldwell, Immigration Attorney on Jul 11, 2011
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Lisa has the knowledge and experience that anyone would need when dealing with any issues related to immigration law. Although I practice in the criminal arena, she has assisted me with immigration issues relating to some of my clients cases in the past. She has an excellent understanding of the law and is always extremely helpful in explaining and resolving issues.

Matthew Joswick, International law Attorney on May 25, 2011
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

Lisa has a passion for Immigration Law. Her knowledge and expertise in the field are second to none and her rates are very reasonable. If you know anyone who has an immigration issue, I highly recommend you call Lisa. She has helped many of my clients who have immigration needs.

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Indisputably the most diligent, meticulous and results oriented lawyer available.

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Excellent Immigration Lawyer!

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A hard working, kind and great lawyer.

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Great and caring lawyer

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Excellent to work with. Stressless Green Card process.

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