Mahdis Azimi

Mahdis Azimi

4.1
Rating: 3.1

Licensed for 10 years

Immigration Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Immigration

73 West Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022
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About Mahdis

Biography

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Family-Based Immigration, Employment-Based Immigration, Nonimmigrant Visas, Asylum & Refugee Status

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 10 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2015

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022

Location

Azimi Law L.L.C.

73 West Monroe, Suite 100, Chicago, IL, 60603

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Mahdis Azimi's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.1 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Character & Conduct

Posted by anonymous | October 28, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Wasting Time and Money

She is the worst ever you can hire. Never ever respond . File the cases either too late or not to file. She did not file some cases. Since she was suspended last year , no phone responds, no e mail responds . Her office changed that you would not know. DO NOT WASTE TIME AND MONEY

Posted by Osaid | July 26, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Worst service and unprofessional, won’t do your work and will only take the money and won’t respond

DO NOT USE MAHDIS AZIMI - HORRIBLY UNPROFESSIONAL AND A WASTE OF MONEY. Update 7.25.23 - Finally Mahdis responded to an email after posting this review and asking for a response before we sought to file a for a complaint. She has dropped our case, and still has yet to provide us a tracking number ...for our case she claims she has filed. We are now 6 months in, with no progress and nothing to show for it, and now we are out several thousand dollars. Save your money and yourself a ton of stress and find someone else. Update 7.25.23 - Still no response from Mahdis. We have sent 9 email requests so far for tracking information for something she claims she sent on 6/28. 7.22.23 - My husband and I first met with Mahdis on January 21st, 2023 to help us file for his citizenship. As of this writing, we still have no confirmation that our case was filed other than an email where she stated as such. But she certainly was responsive if money was due. We have asked for tracking information for over a month and she is always unable to provide it citing excuses every time. It's now been 2 weeks since she even last responded to us. No excuses, no reasoning, just silence. She is very quick to email and respond when a payment is due, however after you pay that, prepare for long breaks in hearing from her - however God forbid that you take any time, she will call you out on it and blame you for delays. She originally told us in an email that everything should be filled before the end of April, that never happened. I met with her (after her canceling last minute on a meeting) to discuss communication and transparency, and that did no good whatsoever. We gave our final greenlight on forms on 5/27 and she finally stated that it was mailed in an email on 6/21. We requested a copy of the forms (which was promised way before this) and it wasn't until 6/28 that they were sent. Since then, we have been asking for a tracking number so we can follow it, and she is unable to provide that after multiple requests. Do your due diligence and google her name and look at other complaints before hiring her. We certainly wished we would have done that before paying her a penny.

Posted by Justin | July 22, 2023 | Hired Attorney

TL;DR DO NOT USE MAHDIS AZIMI

My husband and I first met with Mahdis on January 21st, 2023. As of this writing, we still have no confirmation that our case was filed other than an email where she stated as such. We have asked for tracking information for over a month and she is always unable to provide it citing excuses every t...ime. It's now been 2 weeks since she even last responded to us. No excuses, no reasoning, just silence. She is very quick to email and respond when a payment is due, however after you pay that, prepare for long breaks in hearing from her - however God forbid that you take any time, she will call you out on it and blame you for delays. She originally told us in an email that everything should be filled before the end of April, that never happened. I met with her (after her canceling last minute on a meeting) to discuss communication and transparency, and that did no good whatsoever. We gave our final greenlight on forms on 5/27 and she finally stated that it was mailed in an email on 6/21. We requested a copy of the forms (which was promised way before this) and it wasn't until 6/28 that they were sent. Since then, we have been asking for a tracking number so we can follow it, and she is unable to provide that after multiple requests. Do your due diligence and google her name and look at other complaints before hiring her. We certainly wished we would have done that before paying her a penny.

Posted by anonymous | November 12, 2020 | Immigration

A Great Woman

I had a consultation with Ms. Azimi regarding my husband's adjustment of status. I can honestly say Ms. Azimi is a credit to her profession. She was very knowledgeable, patient, understanding, and genuine. She walked us through the situation step by step and informed us of all the options in order fo...r us to make the best decision possible. At the end of the consultation, I felt confident, reassured, and hopeful. She is a great attorney and I would recommend her to anyone in need of immigration help.

Posted by Jenny | January 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent, Reliable Immigration Attorney

I hired Ms. Azimi to help with coverage for an overwhelming number of naturalization interviews we had scheduled in a single day. She was consummately professional and took great notes. She handled some complex cases very well, and all of the cases went as expected. Since then, I have worked with her... on several cases, and I am continually impressed at her knowledge of immigration law, her work ethic, and commitment to her clients. I am a nonprofit immigration attorney, and whenever we have clients who either are beyond our income guidelines or who we cannot represent due to capacity issues, Ms. Azimi is typically my primary referral. She is a great attorney, and I would recommend anyone with any type of immigration needs to seek her help.

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Experience

Rating:  3.1 (Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.

Suspension issued in IL, 2022

updated on 11/17/2022

Suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a specific period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Work Experience

2017 - Present

Adjunct Professor, University Of Illinois at Chicago

2016 - Present

Immigration Attorney, Parikh Law Group, LLC

Associations

2016 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chicago chapter)

2012 - Present

National Lawyers Guild

Education

2014

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2011

University of Illinois at Chicago

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2015

DuPage County Bar Association Brief "It's all in the Details: A Review of the 2014 Immigration Executive Orders"

Languages

French

Farsi

English

Activity

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