Brian T. Richards

Brian T. Richards

5.0
Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 28 years

Immigration Lawyer at Lansing, MI
Practice Areas: Immigration

1005 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI

About Brian

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Family Immigration Work Permit Adjustment of Status Immigrant Visa K-1 Visa (Fiancé Visa) Spouse Visa Conditional Green Card Same-Sex Marriage Extreme Hardship Waivers TPS - Temporary Protected Status Re-Enrty U.S. Citizenship

32 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 28 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1998

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Brian T. Richards

1005 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI, 48910-1646

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101 Client Reviews

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Posted by Melanie & Neal | May 06, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Would recommend +++

My husband and I hired Brian to file for a marriage green card. Brian and Nikki (his paralegal assistant) are very friendly, and always answered quickly all of our questions. Brian gave us clear instructions and a list of documents to provide for our application and interview. Covid made this journey... longer and more stressful than it should have been, but Brian and Nikki made sure everything was completed and submitted to the USCIS before the lockdown! Brian came with us for our interview and made sure we were ready and not stressed out. We followed his recommendations from start to end of this whole process, and everything went smoothly! We definitely recommend Brian and will be working with him again to remove the 2-year probation on my green card, and for citizenship in a few years from now.

Posted by Jackie | May 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly recommended

My husband and I were recommended by a friend to hire Mr. Brian Richards, to help us with the process to obtain a permanent resident status for my husband. Mr. Richards along with Nikki have been extremely knowledgeable and helpful during the whole process. We definitely couldn’t have gone through th...e legal process alone. Even though the long delay due to COVID they always kept us updated and informed of everything needed for a smooth and successful process. We will definitely be contacting him again for the two year interview and would recommend him to anyone.

Posted by Ola | February 02, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Excellent and detailed Legal experience

Hiring Brian was a brilliant idea I would repeat over and over, Brian was very clear and detailed Brian understood and is concerned about the case and what the clients are going through /feeling so for this I would always be happy to recommend him to anyone Less I forget, awesome assistant ,he...r name is nikki, very detailed also and she’s proficient in what she does, error free, consistent follow up and always happy to help..

Posted by anonymous | January 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best Lawyer

As of last year, around new years time, I was devastated to find out that my wife's immigration process was being denied. I was in a very scared and I did not know what to do. I made a few phone calls and a few people got back to me. Brian returned my phone call immediately. I had most others charge... me double of what Brian Richards was charging me and he assured me that he would take care of me and make sure my wife would obtain her immigration status and get citizenship expedited. I can say that within a year Brian was able to get my wife's immigration status ok and allow her to become a citizen. The entire time Brian was able to answer all my questions, even if I had to call several times for clarification. I do not recommend anyone but this guy. Honest person, with honest prices. Never did he make me feel stupid. I am so glad! that I went with brian. I will not go for anyone else except for Brain.

Posted by Richard | December 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Recommendation

I highly recommend Atty Brian Richard was nice and he so helpfull to explained everything well to us. We are lucky that we meet Atty brian to handle our case for filling my wife permanent residence here..I also thank to Nikki the secretary of Atty she is also help us to our document done. Thank you ...for giving us the opportunity to recommend Atty Brian Richard..

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Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1999 - Present

Professor, Lansing Community College

1998 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Brian T Richards

1992 - 1995

Professor, Baker College

Associations

2000 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

1997 - Present

State Bar of Michigan

Member

Education

1997

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

Grand Valley State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2008

Lansing Community College

Ethics

Languages

English

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