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Sufen Hilf

Immigration Attorney at Troy, MI

5.0   97 reviews
  • State Years
    Arizona - AZ 3 years
    Michigan - MI 22 years
  • Licensed for 3 years
    State AZ
    Acquired 2020
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 22 years
    State MI
    Acquired 2001
    Status
    Active in Good Standing No misconduct found

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    A highly respected immigration attorney, with extensive experience in the areas of: business immigration; family immigration; naturalization; asylum applications; removal (deportation) proceedings. An active member American Immigration Lawyers Association, and licensed to practice in the State of Michigan, Federal District Court, and Immigration Court.

    22 years, 10,000 cases

HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND RESPECTED IMMIGRATION LAWYER.

Sufen Hilf is a highly respected immigration attorney, with extensive experience in the areas of: business immigration; family immigration; investment related immigration; naturalization; asylum applications; removal (deportation) proceedings; waivers. She is an active member of the Michigan chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and is licensed to practice in the State of Michigan, Federal District Courts, and Immigration Courts. As a former native of mainland China, she fluently speaks mandarin Chinese. “I am especially sensitive to the needs of my clients, because I immigrated to the country in 1988, and became a United States citizen in 2000. I take pride in every case. My success is reflected in the number of referrals I receive from former clients, and other attorneys”.

 

Awards

Client's Choice 2023,2021,2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2013,2012
Client's Choice
2023 2021 2020 + 7 ...
Top Contributor 2012
Top Contributor
2012

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Client's Choice 2023
Client's Choice
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Posted by Theresa | February 24, 2014
Top Notch Immigration Attorney
Sufen is very professional, she really made us feel confident and got our green card case approved under EB1A . She was always available when we needed her, always there for us. Daniel Hilf and Kreuza , her partners who also worked on our case, are also very competent and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend Hilf & Hilf to anyone needing assistance with regards to immigration matters. You will be in the hands of top notch professionals and you will not regret it. Thank you , Hilf & Hilf !
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Posted by Jue | June 10, 2013
Excellent Service and 100% reliable and trustyworthy
Sufen Hilf has been the immigration attorney for us in the past 7 years. She helped us in cases from work permit, PR application etc. She is extremely knowledgable about immigration law and she and her team are very relibale and reponsive to all our questions and needs during the process. We have recommended her to some of our friends and business associates and everyone has been very happy with her work ethic and efficiency.
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Posted by anonymous | August 25, 2023
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Excellent Attorney
I am very happy with the service and professionalism of Sufen, an immigration attorney who assisted me and my husband with his naturalization process. I highly recommend Sufen to anyone who needs an immigration attorney. She is the best!
Posted by anonymous | August 8, 2023
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Helpful and responsive
Ms. Sufen helped us with the immigration process. She was helpful and responsive. I recommend her service.
Posted by anonymous | July 31, 2023
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An excellent Immigration layer
Sufen filed the O-1A petition case for me. Overall, Sufen has done an excellent job and is a trusted lawyer. She always responds to questions and concerns regarding the petition quickly and provides professional advice. After the analysis of my background and the criteria for O-1A, we determined to format the petition documents focusing on "Authorship of scholarly articles in the field", "Participation as a judge of the work of others in the field", "Original scientific, scholarly contributions of major significance in the field", and "Serving in a critical or essential capacity for organizations or establishments that have a distinguished reputation". The petition letter was constructed after all supporting documents were collected. The letter then experienced several modifications over meetings and finally, all petition materials were submitted. After RFE requests arrived, another meeting was held to properly answer the RFE. We determined to 1. emphasize the "Original contribution" by modifying letters from professionals to reveal the importance of research to the science community and the industry evolution, by providing criteria on how the research funding was selected and continued, and by explaining the impact of research in more detail on how my research idea influenced other scientists throughout the world in their research. 2. provide solid proof to prove the employer is a prestige company in the field, how the company plays an important role in R & D for the industry, and my important role in the company. Sufen laid out correct directions and how each category in the RFE could be answered. After the collection of the RFE material, she wrote another RFE document, answering each question carefully. To summarize, she is definitely a professional lawyer and is highly recommended.
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Posted by Jack | July 28, 2023
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Excellent Immigration attorney
we are a small engineering firm in Troy. We have been using Sufen's services for over 10 years. We decided to switch to Sufen when we had a bad experience with another lawyer. She is very knowledgeable and experienced. We did H1b, O1, and EB2 cases with Sufen. Very happy!
Posted by Norah | June 20, 2023
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Professional lawyer and fantastic services!
Lawyer Sufen, paralegal Rosanne and Legal Assistant Karla worked on my K1 visa, EAD card (including expedite request), as well as green card application. They spent plenty of time with us explaining required documents, provided suggestion for us to prepare supporting, and filed our cases to USCIS in a timely manner. With their help, I obtained my green card within an incredible short time. Quite impressive! I will definitely work with them again to extend my green card. And I would highly recommend them to anyone needing an immigration lawyer.
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Posted by Mahmood | April 16, 2023
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Professionalism/Experienced
I had my Asylum case approved after 8 years of pending! I had Ms. Sufen to file me a mandamus and within 45 days got my approval decision. Lawyer Hilf, and paralegal Rosanne were so experienced and dedicated to prepare the legal documents, follow up, and win my case! I highly recommend Lawyer Sufen to take the stand for you. Thank you for your help always Ms. Sufen!
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Posted by Paresh | March 22, 2023
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Sufen and her office help my father get Green card when some of the local immigration lawyers refuse to accept his case.
Sufen have help my father get his green card after 7years struggle with USCIS. My father case was very complicated according to other immigration lawyers and someone of them refuse to work on it. However, Sufen went above and beyond and found away for him to get his green card. We had initial setback but she continue to work on the case behind the scene and found new ways for us to move forward. I would definitely recommend her for immigration paperwork. I have personally recommend her to few of my relatives. Best things about Sufen, that she was personally involved with my father's case and she updated with me every time there is something new. I live in Cleveland, OH and I was able to drive to Troy, MI for consultation. After initial consultations all the paperwork submissions was done online and no further trip was required to her office. Everything else can be done online. Overall, very thankful for her work on my father's case. Sufen and her office will do everything in their power to help you get you immigration case solved when given a chance.
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Posted by Yan | March 21, 2023
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Super professional and trust-worthy!
I have had privilege to work with Sufen Hilf for my green card application. Over the whole process or journey of years time, she has been extremely knowledgeable and professional. On top of that, she assessed the situation, offered her expertise and objective opinions and solutions, provided valuable coaching, and the list goes on and on. Most importantly, through the interactions, I trust her - trust her opinions and trust her judgment and trust her as an attorney and as a person.
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Posted by Wiphada | February 13, 2023
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Great service and very knowledgeable in legal terms and procedures
Sufen has been extremely helpful and prompt with aiding me through the legal process of getting my proper paperwork.
Posted by Yoselin Caswell | February 8, 2023
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Excellent lawyer experience
I highly recommend Sufen. She has helped many people I know. She initially helped me apply for daca and continued with my renewals. I was able to visit family in mexico with her help (advanced parol). I married a U.S citizen and I am now a permanent resident. Sufen and her team are the best around!
Posted by Ian | February 7, 2023
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Outstanding!!!!
Sufen and her entire staff were absolutely fantastic and very easy to work with. They were available every step of the way and I would highly recommend them to anyone needing a great immigration lawyer.
Posted by Tiffany | January 25, 2023
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Excellent attorney!
Sufen is very professional and fast! She helped me and my husband from the beginning until the very end. She was very responsive in every question we had. She made the process stress free! I highly recommend her!
Posted by Natesan | July 6, 2022
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Sufen Hilf – Great Person and great Attorney
Sufen Hilf is an excellent attorney, she made a great impact in my continuing stay in US as a Green card holder now. I had a complicated case applying for GC and she was my second Attorney. She did work on a remarkable time frame, explained what is expected out of me, prepared me and guided me till the finish line.
Posted by anonymous | January 26, 2022
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Immigrant spouse case
So far the best lawyer.very well organized and she do not waste time. She was very professional and the staff is excellent,answered all my questions with straightforward answers. She made my case processing so smooth and quick. She and her staff is so good at returning calls and massages with a timely manner. Great human being. Me and my husband are forever grateful.
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Posted by Jinling | December 3, 2021
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She Delivered Outstanding Results
This was a difficult case, but she was strong enough to get through my husband's thick head and provide good counsel. A professional, to the core. Sure glad she represented us and our case.
Posted by anonymous | December 3, 2021
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Permanent Residence Application
We started working with Sufen and her team around April of this year as we started the application for a family based green card. We weren't entirely sure what the process entailed and were nervous about long timelines during the pandemic. However, Sufen and her team were responsive and offered excellent guidance through filling out the paperwork and consolidating all the necessary evidence to present a strong case. We were able to gather all the documentation and submit to USCIS very quickly. Since then, we had the biometrics appointment and yesterday we had the interview. Sufen accompanied us to the interview where we immediately got confirmation we had been approved. Sufen was our strongest advocate during the interview and she demonstrated she had our best interests at heart; it truly felt like a relative or friend was with us, not simply our lawyer. I couldn't be more thankful for Sufen's support, she is extremely knowledgeable of immigration law and knows how to prepare her clients to put their best foot forward. I strongly recommend Sufen and her team to anybody looking for a smooth resolution to all immigration obstacles.
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Posted by anonymous | September 16, 2021
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Sufen Hilf- Great attorney
My employer hired sufen hilf for the employment-based petition. she did file the labor petition, I-140, and helped us with the consular process. She has been very professional and very helpful throughout this process. She had been in constant touch with my employer and as well as with me to submit the appropriate paperwork on time. I recommended her services to a few of my friends and she will be my attorney for lifelong for sure. we are glad we found her. If you are looking for the right person for your immigration matter, Try her. You won't regret it. She is the BEST!!!!! Good luck Sufen.
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Posted by Elvira | June 24, 2021
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Elvira
It was a great having Mrs.Sufen Hilf as our immigration lawyer. Mrs.Sufen Hilf and her team were responsive to all the questions we had and she made sure we were very prepared through the entire process. We would highly recommend Mrs.Sufen Hilf to anyone looking to hire lawyer for any of their immigration proceedings. Thank you very much! Elvira.
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AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Partner
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC
  • 2005 - Present
  • Attorney
  • Michael Piston PC
  • 2000 - 2005
  • Immigration Law Clerk
  • Law Offices of Ingrid K. Brey, PC
  • 1999 - 2000
  • Judicial Clerk
  • 6th Circuit Court for Michigan
  • 1998 - 1998
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Education

  • Michigan State University College of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2000
  • State University of New York at Buffalo
  • MA - Masters
  • 1993
  • Guangzhou Language University
  • Post Graduate Degree
  • 1988
  • Wuhan University
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1983
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Legal Cases

  • Chen
  • Gained Lawful Permanent Resident Status for client
  • Cheng
  • Client's wife gained LPR status.
  • Mamadou
  • Petition was approved.
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Associations

  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC
  • Partner
  • 2005 - Present
  • Asian Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Chairman
  • 2002 - Present
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Chairman
  • 2001 - Present
  • Michigan Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2001 - Present
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2001 - Present
  • Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
  • Member
  • 2009 - 2012
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Languages Spoken

  • Mandarin
  • English

Honors and Awards

  • 10 Best Attorneys - Exceptional and Outstanding Client Service
  • American Institute of Legal Counsel
  • 2017
  • Client Satisfaction
  • American Institute of Legal Counsel
  • 2016
  • Client's Choice
  • Avvo
  • 2013
  • Featured Attorney Immigration
  • Avvo
  • 2013
  • Top Contributor
  • Avvo
  • 2012
  • Client's Choice
  • Avvo
  • 2012
  • Murti Pratistha Mahotsav
  • Shree Swaminarayan Temple, Chicago
  • 2011
  • Volunteer Legal Services
  • Chinese School of Detroit
  • 2010
  • Kelly Book Award
  • University of Detroit Mercy
  • 2000
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Publications

  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Asylum
  • 2013
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • False Claim of US Citizenship Can Act as a Permanent Bar
  • 2013
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • DREAM Act Deferred Action
  • 2012
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • How a Retail Fraud Conviction Could Impact a United States Permanent Resident
  • 2012
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • ICE Detention Advice
  • 2012
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Reduced Prison Sentences for Illegal Aliens
  • 2012
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Syria - Temporary Protected Status
  • 2012
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Asylum - Potential Questions that Could Be Asked
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • EB2 - National Interest Waivers for Entrepreneurs
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • EB5 Investor Green Cards
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Immigration Benefits for Crime Victims
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Immigration Priority Dates and Preference Classes
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Marriage Based Immigration Interviews
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Obtaining Asylum in the United States
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Preparing for an Immigration Interview
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Proving Asylum Cases at Immigration Court
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Removal Proceedings - Your Rights at Immigration Court
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Top 5 Ways People Get Placed Into Removal Proceedings
  • 2011
  • Hilf & Hilf, PLC Blog
  • Why Should I Hire an Immigration Lawyer
  • 2011
  • Chinese American News
  • Legal Dilemma of Chinese Students in US
  • 2007
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Speaking Engagements

  • Chinese American School in Novi
  • How to Maintain your Permanent Residence Status
  • 2012
  • Murti Pratistha Mahotsav
  • DACA
  • 2011
  • Detroit Chinese School
  • How to Obtain a Green Card
  • 2009
  • Chinese Cultural Center
  • How to Maintain your Permanent Residence Status
  • 2005
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Attorney endorsements

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Given (5)
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Immigration Attorney | May 16
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I wholeheartedly endorse Sufen Hilf. I have worked with and have known Sufen for several years. Sufen is an excellent attorney who understands what it takes to get the best results possible for her client. She is extremely knowledgeable with all facets of immigration law and is always prepared to answer any question. I trust Sufen so much that I have referred family members and close friends to her. Everyone who I have referred to Sufen has expressed to me the exact same sentiment that I express in this endorsement: Sufen is an excellent immigration attorney who returns calls, moves the process forward, has an excellent and in-depth knowledge of the process, and offers fair rates. Investing in Sufen’s services is a valuable stock that will pay off for life."
Immigration Attorney | May 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. I trust Sufen Hilf with all of my immigration clients, including my own family and close friends."
Immigration Attorney | Mar 12
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Sufen is a very conscientious attorney with attention to detail. Her knowledge and skill in the area of immigration is second to none. I have personally known her to assist clients with difficult matters, and always use professionalism and her experience to achieve a great result for her clients. I endorse this lawyer."
Immigration Attorney | Mar 01
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Hilf the best immigration lawyer I have come across. I always refer my clients to her who have been more than pleased. She has thorough knowledge about the law and its applicability to each persons different and unique circumstances. A truly excellent lawyer."
Immigration Attorney | Feb 29
Relationship: Worked for lawyer
"I truly endorse Ms. Hilf. She is one of the best immigration lawyers I have known. I have known her for more than 10 years. She cares about her clients and always fights for the best results for her clients. She is very knowledgeable and trustworthy."
Immigration Attorney | Feb 28
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"I endorse this lawyer. Sufen is caring and smart. She does a terrific job for her clients."
Immigration Attorney | Feb 28
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Sufen since law school. Whenever I have a client with a potential immigration issue, Ms. Hilf is the attorney I call."
Immigration Attorney | Dec 20
Relationship: Other
"I endorse Mrs. Hilf. She demonstrates an impressive knowledge of the law based on his accurate legal answers on Avvo. He is an asset to the legal field and respected by colleagues."
Immigration Attorney | Sep 13
Relationship: Co-worker
"Sufen is extremely knowledgeable regarding immigration law. She is a hard worker and truly dedicated to her clients' cases. She always has clients' best interest at heart and fights hard on their behalf. I highly endorse her."
Immigration Attorney | Jul 07
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Sufen is a top-notch person and immigration attorney."
Immigration Attorney | Dec 03
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. Sufen is a true legal resource for immigration issues. I have felt comfortable referring my own family members to Sufen and she was able to accomplish things that other lawyers said would not be possible."
Immigration Attorney | Mar 24
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer's work. She is one of the finest immigration lawyers in the area. She cares about her clients and works harder than most at achieving the best results possible. She is a real fighter for her clients."
Immigration Attorney | Mar 17
Relationship: Co-worker
"My clients are always appreciative for referring them to her for immigration issues. Immigration is a difficult area of law. Many attorneys that practice in this area do not know what they are doing. Sufen often gets hired to fix other attorney's mistakes. She frequently represents people from other states because she can be trusted and she gets results that many others cannot. You will be glad that you hired her."
Immigration Attorney | Mar 17
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Sufen Hilf is a very competent attorney with a lot of experience. She is very dilligent in trying to obtain the best possible outcome for her clients. Hiring Sufen Hilf for an immigration issue is a "no brainer"."
Immigration Attorney | Sep 09
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Sufen Hilf is the smartest, most persistent and diligent immigration lawyer I've had the pleasure to work with. She consistently has provided my client's with immigration concerns reliable advice and counsel. She is also one of the hardest working attorneys I've ever seen. When a person calls me with an immigration issue, I know that if I have them call Sufen Hilf, they will get the very best legal representation possible. She cares deeply about each client and is well respected in the legal community. She is an amazing lawyer."
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