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Himani Bhardwaj

Immigration Attorney at West Des Moines, IA

5.0   113 reviews
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  • State Years
    Illinois - IL 12 years
    Iowa - IA 10 years
  • Licensed for 12 years
    State IL
    Acquired 2010
    Status
    Active and Authorized to Practice Law No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 10 years
    State IA
    Acquired 2013
    Status
    Multi-Jurisdictional Practitioner No misconduct found

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

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WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY IMMIGRATION CASE REGARDLESS OF HOW BIG OR SMALL IS IMPORTANT.

We are a boutique immigration law firm made up of three immigrant women. With love, grit, and integrity over the past 10-years, we have nurtured HBM to be a place of hope for fellow immigrants.

Our client reviews are HBM's only form of marketing. Why?

Because we only take on a handful of new cases per month in order to maintain our high level of success and exceptional customer service.  This business model is by design that puts the client in the center.  To learn about our strong work ethic, expertise in immigration law, and genuine care for our clients (present and past), we invite you to read our reviews. 

If HBM's values resonate with your values, do call us to schedule a consultation.  If we can help and capacity permits, we would love to be your legal counsel in your immigration journey. 

Very Best,

Himani

Awards

Client's Choice 2023,2022,2021,2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2013
Client's Choice
2023 2022 2021 + 8 ...

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HBM Law Offices, LLC
5550 Wild Rose Ln
Suite 400
West Des Moines, IA, 50266

Reviews

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Client's Choice 2023
Client's Choice
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Posted by Cherry-Anne & Melanie | February 14, 2015
Exceptional and dedicated lawyer!!!
Himani is an exceptional lawyer who is extremely trustworthy and dedicated to her clients. In the past, we have always had doubts with regard to legal services because of unforeseen charges and lack of transparency. However, after retaining Himani as our lawyer, we have been convinced otherwise. She is extremely professional and honest, has always been completely transparent with us, and responded to our many emails and phone calls promptly, always with a full set of details and answers to our questions! Furthermore, she is extremely knowledgeable, very passionate about her job and her organizational skills are outstanding! We have absolutely no hesitation in recommending her to anyone. She will be a blessing to you and your case!
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Posted by Jonathan | October 14, 2015
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
More than a 5-star lawyer
Himani has been FANTASTIC solving my immigration case. I spoke with other lawyers before I was able to find Himani but none of them made me feel more welcomed and more hopeful than Himani. Other lawyers told me to look elsewhere as they were afraid to handle my case and wished me "good luck". Himani, on the other side, took time to hear more about me and helped me get my green card! She is very knowledgeable and very helpful. I will definitely recommend hiring Himani as a lawyer. She also has a wonderful Paralegal who answers all your question even if you send them late at night. I always got a response in less than 2 hours. I can't thank them enough for what they have done for me. They are wonderful people to work with. I HIGHLY recommend Himani!!
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Posted by anonymous | September 27, 2023
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| Hired Attorney
She is a trustworthy attorney
I have 3 years that I know and be her client, and I am happy with her service. She and her assistant Chey are very helpful and never let me down, always reminding, quick/full answering and supporting in every step. If I didn't call her I wouldn't have understood what has been going on in my life for the last 5years. The way she would ask the questions, was like she knew me. And I would be answering, yes this have happened and maybe this too but I haven't seen it that way. And this too but was this way... and that way... After her 1st phone call, I went and wrote down my memories/events and I was suprised. The 2nd and 3rd call laid down all my last years of life, and is when I started letting my gard down and accepted her advises. One of the most important was for me to see a psychologist/therapist and I know many of you will not understand. Bu I can say this, if you don't go to school for engineer and speak as you are one of them-you speaking clueless. My trust on her is still same, and I know she works very hard and with simpathy/respect for her clients. She is very serious and knowledgeable of her sevice. She saved few times big amounts of money with waivers and other benefits. I am grateful to her for all she did and have no complaints.
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Posted by anonymous | July 31, 2023
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Good Service
Himani and team helped us in obtaining our permanent residence cards for USA. They helped us in answering and resolving all the RFE's . I have no hesitation in recommending her services.
Posted by Indu | June 4, 2023
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| Hired Attorney
Absolutely Fantastic
I could not have asked for a better immigration lawyer than Himani to help with processing my mothers Greencard application. It was a pleasure working with Himani and her paralegal Chey. They both were amazing all along the process. They guided me and helped me gather all the necessary documents, review the documents and were always available and extremely responsive to any and all of my questions. Both Himani and Chey are extremely professional, approachable, empathetic and available. There has never been a delay in them responding to any question I had during the process. As an immigration lawyer Himani always had our best interest in mind and guided me along so well that the entire process from start to finish appeared so seamless. In fact my mother received her Greencard in record time .. All thanks to the extremely professional way my mothers case was presented. In Himani and Chey we found trusted partners we can always rely on for our immigration needs. THANK YOU.
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Posted by Yash | April 23, 2023
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Excellent and Reliable Legal Advisor
We've been consulting Himani for over a year now and she has been an excellent and reliable resource throughout our process. We have always felt very comfortable with her and felt that we've been in great hands in terms of legal advice. She always made sure to clarify all our questions patiently and provided us with every detail regarding the paperwork and the process. Her responses to emails were always very prompt and the process to schedule consultation calls with her was very smooth.
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Posted by Nur | April 17, 2023
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Outstanding and supportive experience
Himani and her team were consistently responsive and clear in their communication with my husband and me, especially during emergency situations where we had endless questions and were constantly emailing. If we emailed in the morning, we got a response from Himani or Chey within a few hours. I have applied for a number of visa applications through different lawyers but this was by far the smoothest experience I have ever had. Information given to us was clear, consistent, her advice was always useful and on point, and I never felt lost in the bureaucratic muddle the way I usually do. We cannot recommend her strongly enough!
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Posted by Rachel | April 10, 2023
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Outstanding Immigration Lawyer
Himani helped us in transitioning to a marriage based green card from a visitor visa. Both Himani and Chey were approachable and thorough in answering all of our questions. The process seemed tedious at first; but after all our information was submitted to Himani we were relieved at what a breeze the process was. Himani was prompt in completing our application quickly yet with attention to detail. Because of the strength of our filing my husband got his green card in 5 months- unbelievable! Trust Himani and Chey for your immigration legal needs.
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Posted by Himanshu | April 9, 2023
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Excellent Immigration Attorney
Himani and Chey were both phenomenal to work with. They were detail oriented and very knowledgeable. Chey was always on top of sending us updates and reminders. We asked Himani almost a million questions and wanted a lot of information about nuanced details. Himani always took the time to answer all our questions and made sure we understood and were satisfied with our understanding. She always responded in a very timely manner so we were never left hanging. Her thorough nature helped us get through a very tedious process quickly and comfortably.
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Posted by anonymous | March 17, 2023
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Excellent Immigration Lawyer
Himani helped us in obtaining a K1 visa and green card for my husband from Central Eurasia. Himani and her assistant Chey were so helpful and thorough with every question we had. The process went so smoothly with her knowledge and guidance. We applied right in the middle of the COVID pandemic and Himani helped us get through it all. The information Himani sent us to prepare for the consulate interview was very helpful. My husband felt prepared as he knew what questions they would ask and how he would answer. We always felt that Himani understood our situation and the difficulty of long distance relationships and sympathized with us. We highly recommend Himani Bhardwaj and HBM Law Services for all your immigration legal needs.
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Posted by Mohamad | March 14, 2023
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Excellent communication and great service
To begin with, me and my wife wanted to apply for a K1 visa plus Green Card. Everything was confusing but the moment we consulted Himani she clarified everything thoroughly so we decided to move forward with her service and we never regret it. We started this process during COVID19 pandemic meanwhile my case was somewhat complicated for geographical reasons yet Himani was always communicating to explain everything to us and she was so responsive whenever we needed her help until I have finally obtained my K1 visa. After my arrival to the US Himani and Chey again instructed us on the next steps clearly and thoroughly they are very well organised. They kept the high level of communication until I obtained my EAD and then afterwards my Green Card. Thank you Himani for your integrity and the great service beside explaining everything and paying attention to the important details, thank you for assuring me that you still there for us even after our final call.
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Posted by Kaur | September 26, 2022
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Excellent service
Himani is excellent lawyer I hired her for immigrant service and she did excellent job. Once I denied about the case but she was so sured about herself and she make impossible thing to possible I definitely recommend her because she knows all the immigration laws.
Posted by Manisha | September 9, 2022
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| Hired Attorney
Adjustment of status green card case
Himani &chey both done excelente job on my case she knows what to do, she has many years experience and bunch of knowledge about immigration law. We are lucky found out to her. It is great law office in whole des Moines área. Staff is very friendly whenever we nervios they handle us like family, also she's very responsible about our case.and they have very good communication. I recently get my green card. We are forever greatful Himani.
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Posted by Tyler | September 6, 2022
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Amazing Person Amazing Service
In the very beginning, my wife and I wanted to apply for the Green Card ourselves. We had contacted Himani to have a consultation about the process itself. She very explicitly explained the process and broke it down enough to give us the confidence to apply for it without a lawyer. I spent many months of my time trying to figure out the papers I needed and how to write it up. I truly wish I worked with Himani from the beginning. After submitting the greencard paperwork, the USCIS responded to our application in need of some documents and also needed me to rewrite some others properly. I was extremely nervous of messing up our last chance for getting the paperwork right to achieve the green card. That's when I called Himani a second time. Our case was quite rare since we were now looking to work with her after we had already submitted the documents ourselves. To our huge luck, she accepted our case to pick up where we left off and to clean up our mess! Wow! Did she and Chey ever do such a great job. Right away they communicated to us with extreme clarity. They let us know what we needed to do and what documents were necessary. She explained to us everything so clearly and helped us at every step. Any time we had a question, she and Chey were there to answer almost instantly. We had full confidence in them and we're so happy to have found them! They really have a great system set up for streamlining the process. I never want to gamble with such a fragile situation again. We learned our mistake and know that if we ever need an immigration lawyer in the future, we will go directly to Himani. She's truly a life saver and we're so lucky to be accepted by her. Thank you Himani and Chey for all the amazing work you both have done for us. We are forever grateful!
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Posted by Lien ([email protected]) | June 28, 2022
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Outstanding Services
Services provided by Himani, Chey and HBM Law Services Offices were outstanding with competent professional skills. Their efforts brought me and my wife from Vietnam to the US on the IR-5 immigration visas, despite at times with various restrictions caused by COVID-19 epidemic. They also helped us get Police Clearances from Thailand where we have spent a few decades in Bangkok. Although we were unable to travel in 2021 to contact the Thai police offices for the purpose, due to surge of Covid-19 , Himani and Chey have assisted us in obtaining these required certificates. We strongly recommend HBM Law Services Offices to those who need a smooth and successful immigration process to the US.
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Posted by Aranvir Singh Virk | June 27, 2022
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Green card case adjustment of status
Himani & Chey both worked extremely well and hard on our marriage green card case, they always helped out with any questions and due to her excellent knowledge of immigration law I became a permanent resident of the U.S. My family and I are extremely grateful to her as she took me out of immigration darkness to light and gave us so much happiness.person. I recommend her services to all people who need immigration assistance.
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Posted by anonymous | June 22, 2022
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Wonderful experience
Words cannot express how wonderful experience have been for us – thank you for working with my parents so patiently and bringing them over to stay with us in the States. I have been working with Himani for so many years now, originally with my green card process and then with my parents'. Himani treated treated my parents as if they were part of her family. I would highly recommend you to reach out to Himani for any immigration related questions - you will not be disappointed.
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Posted by Russell | June 13, 2022
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Professional, Competent and Empathic - Highest Recommendation!
Himani and her staff, especially Chey, are fantastic to work with! Do I have enough space here to say all I want to say?! Extremely professional. Very fair fees. Sincere empathy for our situation which we (my wife and I) deeply appreciated. Fast responses to all our (many, many, many) questions and emails! All information about our case was explained fully and everything went totally smoothly and quickly - not something you normally expect when working with the federal government! I recommend the HBM Law Offices, LLC most highly and cannot imagine anyone could provide better representation. I will add that I am a licensed lawyer in Iowa but realized we needed competent representation in this matter as I know nothing about immigration law and we received it! I am quite aware of how various law firms / lawyers do their work and can attest that Himani Bhardwaj is a lawyer's lawyer - truly a role model for the rest of us.
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Posted by Sanket | April 18, 2022
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Great Family immigration lawyer
Himani is a great, patient and thorough immigration lawyer. She understands and addresses each individual concerns. Sometimes going above and beyond to make sure applicants need and all open questions are answered. I highly recommend her.
Posted by Austin | March 21, 2022
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| Hired Attorney
A big thank you.
Himani, Chey I will say it again that without your help I don't think Karla's case would have gone as smooth as it did. Both of you always went above and beyond with your counsel and for that we are extremely grateful. Chey I would especially like to give you a very special thank you from our part for always being there when we where in doubt. Your response times where amazing and super quick. I still remember times when you would answer us during the weekends or after business hours. You are magnificent at what you do and really have a huge impact on the process as a whole. Your work is more than crucial. For that me and Karla are more than happy with your work on our case. Without a doubt if anyone ever asks me for a more than outstanding immigration lawyer, Himani you will be the person I recommend 100% of the time. Your knowledge, commitment to our case, and over all care are world class. From the bottom of our hearts we are grateful to have such a amazing team in our corner. Thank you for helping us make a dream come true. There is so much more I could write but it would take more hours to do so. We hope that your life is full of great health and success. Thank you both again for your care with our case. Best regards from the newly formed Hernandez family.
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AVVO RATING 9.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Attorney
  • Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
  • 2012 - 2013
  • In-Country Director
  • Iraq Office, International Human Rights Law Institute
  • 2011 - 2011

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 2010
  • University of Chicago
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 2006

Associations

  • Indo-American Association of Iowa (IAAI)
  • Member
  • 2014 - Present
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Member
  • 2012 - Present
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2010 - Present
  • Indian American Bar Association of Chicago
  • Member
  • 2012 - 2013
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Languages Spoken

  • Hindi
  • Punjabi
  • Spanish
  • English
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Honors and Awards

  • Jeanne & Joseph Sullivan Int'l Human Rights Fellowship
  • International Human Rights Law Institute (IHRLI)
  • 2009

Publications

  • Illinois State Bar Association International and Immigration Law Newsletter "The Globe"
  • S. Bill 744: Benefits & Limitations for Foreign National Entrepreneurs (Vol. 51, No. 2)
  • 2013

Speaking Engagements

  • Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
  • Naturalization Workshops
  • 2012
  • Empowering Women Economically at Erbil, Iraq
  • Legal Writing Skills
  • 2011

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Immigration Attorney | Dec 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Himani is a very professional fellow U.S. immigration lawyer. I have gotten to know her better professionally as we are both members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She is always responsive and ready to help. I endorse her services. Van"
Immigration Attorney | Apr 05
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. She is very knowledgeable and goes extra mile to help the clients."
Immigration Attorney | Mar 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Bhardwaj is an excellent lawyer! She is kind, compassionate, and extremely knowledgeable. As a fellow immigration lawyer, I would not hesitate to send my close family members or friends to her for representation. She offers top-notch service to her clients."
Immigration Attorney | Nov 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Himani is a hardworking and honest attorney. As a fellow immigration attorney, I recommend her services without reservation."
Immigration Attorney | Nov 06
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Himani is not only a great lawyer who gets results for her clients but a great person as well. I have had the opportunity to observe Himani work with clients at a pro bono legal clinic and immediately took notice that she genuinely cares for her clients. Himani gives much of her free time to charitable initiatives, helping those in our community who are less fortunate."
Immigration Attorney | Oct 18
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I am a big fan of Himani. She brings a fascinating background and international experience to her work. She has shown that she is a truly compassionate, competent, and effective immigration lawyer. She takes the time to properly educate herself on any new matter and ensures that she then provides her client with the best advice and representation possible. I whole heartedly recommend her services to any client."
Immigration Attorney | Mar 04
Relationship: Friend
"I endorse this lawyer."
Immigration Attorney | Feb 04
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Himani is articulate, detail-oriented, compassionate and above all-trustworthy. She's my go to attorney to send Immigration referrals to, because I know my contact/client will be treated with respect and kept up-to-date about their case. I recommend her whole-heartedly!"
Immigration Attorney | Jan 26
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Himani is an exceptional attorney only surpassed by her qualities as a person. I would not hesitate to entrust her with any legal matter of my own. As an attorney, she is competent, resilient, creative, and wholly dedicated to the cause of her particular clients. She listens and understands the needs of her clients and efficiently formulates a successful strategy to ensure the goals and hurdles of the case are met and overcome. Himani constantly works harder than is expected and challenges those around her to succeed. I strongly encourage you to contact Himani. You will not be disappointed with her focused, compassionate, and effective representation. She will deliver results."
Immigration Attorney | Jan 22
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Himani is a very dedicated and knowledgeable immigration attorney. She is a caring and zealous advocate for her clients. I highly recommend her."
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West Des Moines Immigration Lawyer Himani Bhardwaj
Himani Bhardwaj
Immigration Attorney
West Des Moines, IA
Licensed for 12 years
Virtual consultation available