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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Showing 31 - 35 of 38 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by anonymous | January 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent legal service

Brian and his assistant are very professional and helpful. I highly recommend him to someone who needs immigration assistance.

Posted by Bella Tirtowalujo | January 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Efficient, empathetic, and quick-response

We came to Brian on the basis of a friend's recommendation. On the get go, he explained that his office's mission is about helping family's reunite and wants to help us make sure this process goes as smoothly as possible. Brian and his team member, Nikki, were very quick to respond to all of our ...inquiries, and efficiently navigated the new online application system to process my permanent residency, including contacting the National Visa Center directly on our behalf to troubleshoot the new system. Brian and Nikki were open to meeting with us and family members who needed clarity, and kept an open communication with us via cell phone, email, and visits to the office. The application process (from the time our application was received by the USCIS until I received my IR1 visa) was 11 months.

Posted by Carla | October 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Excellent

Effective, efficient, fair, honest and fast! I am recommending his service to all of my friends! Will be doing the process for my parents!!

Posted by Sheila | October 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent and very knowledgeable lawyer.

My husband and I met Mr.Richards when we needed his help acquiring my resident permit after our marriage. Mr. Richards is honest, empathetic and works for his clients- to make sure that this very cumbersome and time consuming process is much more manageable. He helped us by giving us all the necessar...y advice on how to accomplish our goal and is even willing to go to interviews with his clients should the need arise. Mr. Richards is genuine, honest and will tell you the truth about what your options are for your specific situation. He’s also worked with people from several countries which I believe is very helpful when it comes to immigration. He has a map of the world in his office that shows all the people he has helped from various parts of the world which is really cool. He’s attention to detail is very important when it comes to dealing with one’s specific situation. You can’t go wrong with him. He’s very good about calling you back and explaining things to you with clarity and precision. He truly takes the time to help his clients. Now enough about Mr. Richards; Nikki is the office manager and the first person you’ll meet. She too “knows her stuff” and will help you with the process. She’ll answer your questions and make sure that you’re getting all your necessary paperwork together by doing a follow up with you from time to time. She’s courteous and very empathetic. She too is truly a gem. If you choose this law office to represent you, you will not go wrong. When you’re dealing with immigration issues, you need to have someone representing you that knows what they’re doing and are very up to date on the constant changes within the law along those lines. You won’t regret choosing this law firm. Thanks guys for all the work you’ve done for my husband and I thus far and I’d highly recommend you to anyone who needed help.

Posted by Scott | October 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Permanent Residency and Citizenship

Immigration to the US is not as easy as it once was. I had to enlist the help of a lawyer in my home country to get into the United States and when I got here I was afraid to leave. I enlisted the services of Brian Richards to help me obtain permanent residence status. I did not want to risk doing it... myself and getting it wrong. I wanted it done correctly the first time and I enlisted the services of Brian to ensue that this was the case. Brian's knowledge of the process and experience made the process seem easy and straight forward - it went thorough successfully the first time! A few years late, Brian helped me with the naturalization process leading to citizenship and again Brain guided me through to a successful conclusion the first time. There were no surprises either time. Brian eliminated almost all of the stress related to both these applications and I would highly recommend Brian to anyone who is seeking to obtain permanent residency status or naturalization.

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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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