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Lakshmi Nayar

Immigration Attorney at Irving, TX

5.0   80 reviews

About Lakshmi

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  1. Immigration
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    Represent individuals for a wide array of immigration cases, including family-sponsored adjustment and consular processing; naturalization and citizenship; deportation defense; bond hearings; orders of supervision; asylum; waivers for fraud, unlawful presence, prior deportation, and crime; visas for victims of crime; and humanitarian parole.

    23 years, 2,500 cases

Lakshmi Nayar was born in Kerala, India. At the age of 6, her family migrated to Perth, Western Australia, where she resided until moving to Dallas in 1998. Lakshmi graduated from Murdoch University, Western Australia in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Politics and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) with Honors. In 1999, Lakshmi earned her Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 

 

Lakshmi's interest in U.S. immigration law originated from her own experiences as an immigrant to the United States. After studying U.S. immigration law at the University of Michigan, she began her career in the immigration field in 2000 by volunteering at local non-profit agencies that provide immigration assistance to low income immigrants. In 2001, she joined a small immigration firm in Dallas and helped to develop it into one of the largest full-service immigration law firms in the state of Texas. Prior to starting her own immigration law practice, Lakshmi was the managing attorney of this firm.

 

 

During the course of her 17-year career in immigration law, Lakshmi has successfully handled a wide array of U.S. immigration and nationality matters. She has extensive experience with deportation defense (including cancellation of removal, 212(c) and 212(h) waivers for crimes, adjustment, de novo TPS claims, and bond hearings), family-based immigration (including adjustment of status and consular processing, fiancee visas and I-751s), waivers (for fraud, crimes, health-related bars, unlawful presence, and prior deportations), citizenship and naturalization, nonimmigrant visas, NACARA, and humanitarian relief (including DACA, temporary protected status, non-DACA deferred action, and parole). She also has a special interest in assisting immigrant survivors of domestic violence and other crimes obtain legal status in the United States.

 

 

Lakshmi is admitted to practice in New York and the Northern District Court of Texas. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the National Immigration Project. She is fluent in Malayalam.

Licensed for 22 years
State NY
Status Currently Registered
Acquired 2000
Updated 04/15/2023

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Posted by Farhan | April 14, 2023
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Splendid attorney
We have had very positive experience with Lakshmi from the beginning of the process right though to the end. Wonderful service highly recommended.
Posted by W.L. | March 29, 2023
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Highly Recommend Ms. Nayar
Immigration process could be quite inhumane and exhausting, especially for cases involving domestic abuse. I had the luck of working with an excellent immigration lawyer and her team who were incredibly professional and patient throughout my case. Ms. Nayar helped me to navigate the complex process with ease, gather crucial evidence, draft the application letters, prepare for the interviews, and eventually win my cases. I would highly recommend Ms. Nayar to anyone in need of professional and reliable immigration services.
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Posted by Jyoti P | February 17, 2023
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Best Immigration Attorney
Immigration Attorney Lakshmi Nayar is a very well versed and systematic attorney with her work which helped me in a big way. Her guidance and help in getting my work done was incredible. Her team at Nayar & Mcintyre, LLP is very responsive. She helped me sail through the GC process and eventually the citizenship. Her responses in email are super fast and it relieves lot of your anxiety and stress since it is immigration.
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Posted by K.C. | January 3, 2023
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Best In The Business
It has a great pleasure to work with Miss Nayar! Her law firm has been so professional in helping me to get green card and just couple weeks ago I got my citizenship. She is very supportive, patient and helpful during my entire journey to become a United States citizen. I could not be thankful enough to her law firm!
Posted by JUAN MANUEL | November 18, 2022
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DURING THE PANDEMIC IMMIGRANT
ONLY HAVE GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT NAYER & MCINTYRE, LLP WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO MY CASE. THE PANDEMIC SLOWED ALOT OF THINGS DOWN BUT ONCE IT OPENED BACK UP THINGS STARTED ROLLING AGAIN SO FOR THAT I WILL BE FOREVER THANKFUL FOR HER SERVICES AND WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER SERVICES TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR A IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY
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Posted by Fahim | October 23, 2022
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Best Immigration Attorney of DFW
Ms. Nayar is the best in this business. She and her team helped me in my immigration process from day 1 up until I became a US Citizen. She is extremely thorough, knowledgeable as well as a caring attorney. I would recommend her 10/10 to anyone looking to get help for their immigration process. Best decision to go with her.
Posted by Martha B | July 21, 2022
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Happy client
I highly recommend Ms. Nayar the best attorney I was so lucky to met her , I was on deportation order immigration denied my case but this lady help to stop my deportation and she helps me to get my legal residence after 30 years trying with other attorneys , she is the one who take care of me I really appreciate it Ms Nayar and her assistant Ashley for everything they did to me …
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Posted by Hemanth | May 15, 2022
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Very Professional
Highly recommend Lakshmi Nayar for any immigration services. We are very satisfied working with her for our green card journey. Very thorough and helpful in answering all our questions and followups with USCIS.
Posted by PB | October 16, 2021
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United our family
It's because of Ms. Nayar we are back together again as a family. Ours was a complex case (& probably a unique one) involving 2 complicated Immigrant visa cases, a naturalization case and guidance on a re-entry permit, all intertwined. It was a stressful phase of our lives with my family stuck outside the U.S. During this period, Ms.Nayar was on our side and that made the whole difference. Ms.Nayar is honest, sincere, and genuinely understands the plight of an immigrant. We somehow got lucky that we ran into Ms.Nayar for our immigration issue. Our dwindling confidence and hope was instilled back again with Ms.Nayar's expertise and guidance. I can proudly say Ms.Nayar is one of the best immigration lawyers. Thank you so much to you and your team.
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Response from Lakshmi Nayar October 18, 2021
Congratulations to you and your family! I am so glad that you are now reunited. It has been our pleasure to be a part of your journey. I wish you all the very best!
Posted by Shlok | August 26, 2021
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Professional, organized, knowledgeable. She gets results!
Ms Nayar and her team helped us on the journey from visa to green card to citizenship. And we can’t thank her enough. You may think that all immigration lawyer have the same knowledge. That may be true. But the one that will get you results is the one that is extremely organized. Her team has a system in place to help you gather all the documents needed and submitted on time. Her fee is surprisingly affordable. And beyond worth it. I strongly advice you ask her for her free initial consultation. Thank you Nayar, McIntyre and Ashly!
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Response from Lakshmi Nayar August 27, 2021
You were both so wonderful to work with. Thank you for trusting us with this journey. We are so happy for you and wish you all the very best!
Posted by Shankar | June 25, 2021
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Extremely knowledgeable immigration lawyer!
Lakshmi is the best immigration lawyer you can find out there. She is very professional, and always works for the best interest of her clients. Trust me, she is the best immigration attorney out there. We spoke to many attorneys in DFW, and no one can beat her expertise, knowledge, and desire to help her clients. I would always recommend her to my friends, and families. Also, I would highly recommend anyone out there looking for the best immigration attorney out there. We are very grateful for your help throughout the process.
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Response from Lakshmi Nayar July 22, 2021
Thank you so much! It was our pleasure to help you on this journey.
Posted by Daniel | March 12, 2021
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Extremely professional and friendly
I am a South African who married a US citizen, and Lakshmi handled my sponsored green card case. The entire process took about a year (2019-2020) which is quite fast. Without her we would have had a harder time getting this done as it is is difficult to get the correct information and navigate the process if you have never done it before. She was always available to answer questions and explained every step of the process clearly well in advance. She was present at the interview and this made the experience far less intimidating then it might otherwise have been. We never felt that any cost or requirement was sprung on us unexpectedly. I can recommend Lakshmi without any reservations, you will be hard pressed to find someone who will provide such a thorough sense of competence and calm throughout what would otherwise be a nerve-wracking experience.
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Posted by anonymous | January 20, 2021
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Very professional
Very professional attorney, highly recommended for anyone seeking a legitimate immigration process.
Response from Lakshmi Nayar February 2, 2021
Thank you for these kind words!
Posted by Tak | January 7, 2021
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Highest level of professionalism and customer care
Ms. Nayar assisted me with my I-485 application. From my first consultation session with Ms. Nayar, I knew that I have found the perfect lawyer for my case. She offered advice on my possible options and on how I should proceed with my application. Throughout the process, she and her team guided me through the nuts and bolts of my application, took care of all the paperwork for me, and always answer my many email inquiries very promptly. She always stays on top of her clients’ cases and is proactive in offering advice throughout the process. She accompanies her clients to interviews at the USCIS and makes sure that we have all the necessary documents ready for interviews. Her service and knowledge demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and customer care. I could not have made a better decision in reaching out to Ms. Nayar and her office.
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Response from Lakshmi Nayar February 2, 2021
Thank you for your kind words. We are so happy with the outcome of your case. All the very best to you and your family!
Posted by Tushar | December 12, 2020
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Excellent Immigration Attorney, Could not be happier
I would highly recommend Lakshmi Nayar as an immigration attorney. She is not only highly knowledgeable on immigration matters and very professional but also genuinely cares about her clients' needs. I engaged her to help with sponsoring my family's immigration petition. She was very thorough and due diligent from the get-go. She prepared all the required documentation and exhibited professionalism and attention to detail throughout the process. After the initial filing, I reached out to her several times for guidance, and she very patiently and expeditiously responded to my queries and was always available. Her clarity of thoughts and attention to details were critical to a successful outcome for my family. It is a pleasure to recommend her services as an Immigration lawyer. She is one of the best in this field.
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Posted by Josephine. | December 6, 2020
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Permanent residence process
I highly commend Mrs Nayar and team for being exceptional in handling my case. They were professional, thorough and explained the whole process right from when I walked in through their door. They prepared all the documents and assembled the bonafides correctly with no mistakes . I was also blown away by how knowledgeable she was about the immigration process. She made the process easy and successful. The fees are also affordable. I will recommend her to all my family, friends and acquaintances. Thank you Mrs Nayar and team.
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Response from Lakshmi Nayar December 6, 2020
We are so happy about the outcome in your case. Thank you for your kind words. We wish you and your husband all the very best! Congratulations!
Posted by anonymous | November 16, 2020
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Fantastic attention to detail and a wealth of knowledge
Dr. Nayar was instrumental in our family's immigration case. Her thoughtfulness and thoroughness were instrumental to the success of our case's approval. Dr. Nayar was always accessible and made sure we were in the loop every step of the way. She set clear expectations while maintaining and delivering on her word. I would heighly recommend Dr. Nayar to anyone seeking legal advice.
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Posted by Srinath | August 20, 2020
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Strongly Recommend Lakshmi Nayar
We were introduced to Lakshmi by a common friend for our immigrant petition. From the first contact, we were very impressed by the professionalism and clarity exhibited by lakshmi and her team. They were attentive to every detail, and helped us in uploading all of our documents. Immigration is a slow process in the best of times, and we were fortunate to get everything documentarily qualified the first time. I know several people whose process got delayed by several months due to errors in uploading. In addition to her in depth knowledge of the immigration process, Lakshmi really helped us with strategizing our plans pre and post immigration. I highly recommend Lakshmi’s firm for all immigration related petitions.
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Posted by anonymous | July 29, 2020
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The Best Family Immigration Attorney!!
My spouse's company had filed EB1 petition (non concurrent ) and company attorney (and uscis status) kept us in dark for 9 months regarding the petition approval which was actually approved within 3 weeks!! After filing I 485, only my spouse was called for interview in Dec '18! Not for dependents!! All this time, I had an approved F4 petition filed by my sister (PD 2004). In Nov' 19, the family petition became current and we were struck with a dilemma. The EB1-India was nowhere near the green light. We had two options, either we continue with the EB1-India or move to the family petition. My spouse and I were under tremendous stress for the next couple of weeks. After considering our choices, we decided to explore the process of moving to the family petition from employment. Through research, I was able to find policy that could make this possible. We then decided we needed a professional's perspective. With a simple google search, we found Nayar & McIntyre, LLP that specialized in family immigration. We looked over the reviews and decided to give it a chance. So we met Lakshmi Nayar and explained our situation. She patiently listened and told us that she did something similar over 15 years ago. Throughout our consultation, she didn't shut us down, instead, she kept looking for different angles in this process. The way she spoke to us was like a friend. She wanted to help us get our green card. Before we left, she promised that she will study this situation and find us a solution. We walked out of her firm confident and for once hopeful. After her consultation, we wanted a second opinion as well. We had a consultation with a very well renowned firm in Dallas. As we sat in front of the attorney's assistant (even though appointment was with Attorney), we began to talk about our situation. Immediately, his response was "it's not possible." We were stunned. I then showed him the policy page that I had printed from uscis site. He looks it over and states "it's for U.S citizens." I then showed him the last page, where a scenario was described that was very similar to our situation. After a few minutes, he looked at us unsurely. "It may be possible but I don't recommend you go through with it," he said. Throughout the entire consultation, he talked to us as though we were beneath him. He was way too professional that we felt a distance between him and us. Unlike Lakshmi, he had tunnel vision and didn't seem to want to look at our situation in any other way. We also checked with my spouse's company attorney for advice, and he also suggested to just wait for EB1 to be current and the transfer process will only confuse USCIS.. However, we knew that the best option, the right option, is continuing with Nayar & McIntyre, LLP. With Attorney Lakshmi's help, we began to prepare documents for transferring I-485 from employment to family. Just before we sent the request, we all got the interview notices. At the interview in Dec 2019, we found that all of our AOS applications were set on the officer's table along with our transfer request letter which Lakshmi had perfectly prepared for us. We felt much more confident and knew that no matter what, she'll support us. She explained our situation and the interview continued as usual. In the end, the officer told us it'll take 4-6 weeks to get the family petition from NVC, and after that could we take action. On the morning of Dec 31st, two weeks after the interview, surprisingly we started to get notifications about the card production. It was a true New Year's gift and it would never have been possible without Nayar & McIntyre, LLP. I'm beyond grateful I found her. She cares for her clients. Lakshmi took time out of her day to study our case, when she could have sent us away like other well experienced and renowned attorneys. She filled us with confidence and hope to move forward with this process. This is a late review as GC changed our lives, job & got busy. Thank you, Lakshmi.
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Posted by anonymous | June 23, 2020
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I strongly recommend Lakshmi Nayar
Lakshmi handled my case to remove petitions for i-761 after divorce. She is very knowledgable, attentive to every details and always gives best course of action in the given situation. Right from the beginning to the end Lakshmi and her staff always remained on top of the things and helped me out through these tedious process very smoothly.
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Response from Lakshmi Nayar June 29, 2020
Thank you for your kind words. We care about each of our clients so this feedback means a lot to us. We wish you the very best!
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Cost

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  • Free Consultation 20 minutes
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Cash, Check, Credit Card

Resume

AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Partner
  • Nayar & McIntyre, LLP
  • 2009 - Present
  • Managing Attorney
  • Reina & Bates
  • 2001 - 2008

Education

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • LLM
  • 1999
  • Murdoch University, Western Australia
  • LLB
  • 1997
  • Murdoch University, Western Australia
  • BA
  • 1997

Legal Cases

  • K1 for foreign national with criminal convictions
  • Foreign national became eligible for K1 visa without waiver.

Associations

  • Attorneys Serving the Community
  • 2018 - Present
  • National Immigration Project
  • 2010 - Present
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • 2003 - Present
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • 2002 - Present
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (Texas chapter)
  • 2002 - Present
  • New York State Bar Association
  • 2000 - Present
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Languages Spoken

  • Malayalam
  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Hessel E. Yntema Award
  • University of Michigan School of Law
  • 1999
  • Scholarly Writing Award
  • University of Michigan School of Law
  • 1999

Speaking Engagements

  • State Bar of Texas: 19th Annual Law Course: Advanced Immigration Law
  • Family-Based Petitions: Planning and Strategies Part 1
  • 2021
  • State Bar of Texas: 18th Annual Law Course: Advanced Immigration Law
  • Family Based Petitions
  • 2020
  • State Bar of Texas - Immigration Law 101: Practical Basics for New Immigration Policies
  • Family Basics
  • 2019
  • State Bar of Texas - 17th Annual Advanced Immigration Law Course
  • Course Director
  • 2019
  • State Bar of Texas - Handling Your First (or Next) Family Sponsored Immigration Case
  • Marriage 2: Possible Impediments to Marriage Based Immigration Case
  • 2016
  • State Bar of Texas- Immigration Law 101
  • Family Based Immigration
  • 2015
  • CLINIC Training
  • Good Moral Character in Naturalization Cases
  • 2005
  • University of Texas School of Law - Immigration Law Conference
  • Affidavits of Support under INA 213A
  • 2004
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Attorney endorsements

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Immigration Attorney | Oct 24
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. Lakshmi is an exceptional attorney. She is very dedicated to her cases and is highly respected by her colleagues!"
Immigration Attorney | Aug 17
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. She is our firm's "go to" referral for immigration issues. She know the law and has the experience."
Immigration Attorney | May 08
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer. With Lakshmi your case is in good hands. She is an expert in all facets of immigration law."
Immigration Attorney | May 04
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Lakshmi Nayar is a wonderful advocate for her clients. Anyone who retains her will be represented by a zealous, bright, cheerful, and caring advocate. Lakshmi is highly regarded by other immigration lawyers in Dallas, Texas and nationwide."
Immigration Attorney | Oct 30
Relationship: Other
"Lakshmi is a well known immigration attorney who works diligently and vigorously on each one of his case. She is honest, smart, hardworking. I strongly recommend her."
Immigration Attorney | May 16
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Lakshmi is a wonderful immigration attorney-one of the best in our field. She gives each case her personal attention. Lakshmi is an expert in the immigration field. I strongly endorse Lakshmi!"
Immigration Attorney | Apr 22
Relationship: Co-worker
"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Mrs. Nayar for several years now and I can sincerely state that she is a brilliant immigration lawyer. She is honest, intelligent, and highly regarded as a true professional by her peers."
Immigration Attorney | Oct 28
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I have known Lakshmi for five years. She is a zealous advocate for her clients. She is an experienced immigration attorney with an established successful law firm. She is professional, dedicated, and compassionate - I have referred cases to her in the past and she has done an exceptional job. I will continue to highly recommend her and her law firm if you have any immigration deportation, or removal cases."
Immigration Attorney | Jul 31
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse this lawyer."
Immigration Attorney | Feb 13
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"I am pleased to endorse this lawyer. I have worked closely with Lakshmi on immigration matters in the past and was always impressed with her meticulous attention to detail, professionalism, and great passion for her work. I highly recommend her!"
Immigration Attorney | Jan 30
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I endorse Ms. Nayar. Ms. Nayar is extremely knowledgeable in all areas of immigration and nationality law. She is intelligent, ethical and a well-respect attorney in the community. I know first-hand she has had many victories while representing clients in immigration court and with USCIS."
Immigration Attorney | Jan 21
Relationship: Friend
"I endorse this lawyer."
Immigration Attorney | Jun 16
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Lakshmi is an outstanding lawyer. She is extremely well respected in the legal community, and deservedly so. Once I get served with an NTA, I'm gonna hire her."
Immigration Attorney | Jul 28
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I have known Lakshmi Nayar for several years, and have had the good fortune to work with her in the past, so I have first hand knowledge of the caliber of her work, as well as the manner in which she treats her clients. Lakshmi is one of the best immigration lawyers in the field. Her years of experience and success with highly complicated cases has earned her the respect of her peers and her clients. She cares about each one of her clients--they are not a number to her--they are people, and she treats them with the utmost respect. Being a great lawyer takes more than just knowing the law--which she does. It also means taking care of the needs and concerns of each and every client you represent. Lakshmi is an awesome attorney--I highly recommend her."
Immigration Attorney | Jul 27
Relationship: Co-worker
"I endorse this lawyer 100%. She is by far the most knowledgeable immigration attorney I know. She has served as an excellent mentor to me and SEVERAL others over the past 10 years. She is widely respected within the immigration community and is known for her ethical and compassionate representation. Lakshmi is passionate about immigration law and providing the best representation to her clients. Lakshmi is the most zealous advocate I know. She is not intimidated by complex facts or issues and in fact thrives on such challenges. It is my honor to call her my law partner."
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