Roy K Petty

Roy K Petty

4.7
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 34 years

Immigration Lawyer at Dallas, TX
Practice Areas: Immigration

8700 N Stemmons Fwy, Suite 101, Dallas, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 11 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2014

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 21 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2004

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Licensed in Arizona for 34 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 1991

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Petty & Associates, PLLC

8700 N Stemmons Fwy, Suite 101, Dallas, TX, 75247

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Roy K Petty's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

28 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 8 reviews | Cost of Services

Posted by anonymous | October 13, 2020

Bad customer service

I'm glad I didn't hire him. If you have a question or anything they takes days to call you back. And then you will have to pay for another consultation even if you have already payed for one.

Roy Petty

Replied last October 13, 2020

I am sorry that you are angry that we could not give you a second consultation free of charge. We never charge clients to meet with them, but you are not our client. I reviewed our call logs and you called Thursday at 4pm, an hour before we close, inquiring about whether the attorney thought that you needed a second consultation. We are closed Fridays. We returned your call at 9am Saturday when our office reopened. You decided not to schedule a consultation because of the $50 consultation fee. Our call logs show that you called to schedule the first consultation at 1:15pm Monday the week before. We took your call. We have no other record of your calls.

Posted by anonymous | August 18, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

He is the Best

He is the best. I highly recommend this attorney for help with any immigration case. I hired Mr. Petty to help with my husband's deportation case, and he won the case. I'm so grateful to him! He was very nice, very professional in his manners and very competent. He charged a reasonable amount o...f money for the case, about the same amount that three other lawyers wanted to charge me, After the trial the judge told Mr. Petty that he did a terrific job with the case. The judge admired his arguments. Mr. Petty argued with the government attorney, and the judge agreed with Mr. Petty on each point. After the trial was over and my husband was released, we hired him to help my brother in law immigrate from the Philippines. He gave us a discount in his price because we were returning clients. Again, he did a great job. He guided us through each step in the process, and the whole thing went very smoothly. His green card was approved, and it arrived earlier than we were told. I highly recommend Mr. Petty to everyone who needs immigration help.

Posted by Lena | July 22, 2015 | Immigration

Todo el personal es muy amable y servicial

Conocí al Sr. Petty hace 8 años, cuando ayudó a mi mamá y papá a obtener la residencia. Él me dijo, en su momento, que yo no era elegible. Fui con otro abogado que me cobro muy caro y al final me dijo que tenía que esperar hasta que se produjera un cambio en la ley. Pagué miles de dólares para oír lo... que el Sr. Petty ya me había dicho de forma gratuita. Hace cuatro años me robaron a mano armada en una gasolinera. El hombre me apuntó con una pistola y se llevó mi bolso y teléfono celular. Me acordé que el Sr. Petty dice en su programa de radio que las víctimas de delito pueden conseguir permisos de trabajo y tarjetas de residencia. Hablé con el Sr. Petty y él tomó mi caso y me dieron un permiso de trabajo por seis meses y el año pasado me dieron mi tarjeta de residencia. Todo el personal en su oficina es muy amable y servicial. Me gusta que el personal siempre me devuelve las llamadas y siempre puedo hablar con el Sr. Petty sin cobro adicional. Él tiene una excelente reputación por decir la verdad y luchar por sus clientes. Él no es un abogado que cobra y no da resultados, como otros abogados. Lo he recomendado con más de veinte personas y todos ellos han quedado satisfechos con su servicio. Recomiendo al Sr. Petty a todos los que necesiten ayuda con cuestiones de inmigración. Voy a requerir de sus servicios para tramitar mi ciudadanía cuando sea el momento.

Posted by Elizabeth | July 11, 2015 | Immigration

I paid them $3,000 and they took my money!

I hired this law firm years ago, paid them the total amount for my fees of $3,000. I couldn't file until my husband would file his taxes which he didn't for years and held me back. I still however made sure I made my monthly payments to pay everything and when I was ready my money would be safe with ...them. I decided to come back 8 months ago to my surprise Roy Pettys wife said my funds were already depleted for the services they provided. They literally filled in my I-360 and the I-797, and another form which was not submitted because WE WERE WAITING and my caseworker knew that!! Roy Petty's wife Also told me that they worked very hard getting all my records. 99.9% of all records were provided by me! Copies were given to them so we can start to accrue all the records needed. So to fill in a couple of forms that were on standby cost me $3,000. Sounds like robbery to me! I hate to leave such negative review, but there's a lot of people that have to work very hard for their money and to just be taken so easily and justifying it by filling a couple of forms doesn't seem ethical.

Roy Petty

Replied last July 11, 2015

Elizabeth, you should call me at my office. You and I never have spoken about this matter and you may have the wrong law firm. There is another immigration attorney who has the same name as I do. There is no relation between us. I queried our database and no Elizabeth has contracted with me to prepare an I-360 in the past 20 years. We charge much less than $3,000 for an I-360. Form I-797 is a form issued by the US government and is not a form that any lawyer completes. Your husband's income taxes are not needed for an I-360 and we do not file I-360's for spouses who live with their husbands. And, my wife was not at my office 8 months ago. I spoke with her and she never has spoken with any of our I-360 clients about any payment issues.

Posted by Ajeet | June 08, 2015 | Immigration

the lawyer is good

Mr Roy in two months helped me get my e2 visa and visas for my wife and the kids, I have a well situated gas station with a stable flow of customers and good location. he doesn't charge too much and is the first honest lawyer i have met, he will tell you like it is and he wont try to take your money,... i dealt with another lawyer for 8 months who has really big problems now and Mr Roy did all the documents for me in 2 months.

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Nathan Bogart

Immigration lawyer | Sep 08

Relationship: Co-worker

"Roy Petty thinks outside of the box to find the best possible results for his clients. He is detailed, tenacious and creative, bringing a unique perspective to every case and formulating practical legal strategies for every client, regardless of the circumstances. I highly recommend this attorney."

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Honors

N/A

Board Certified - Immigration and Nationality Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Work Experience

1991 - Present

Managing Attorney, Roy Petty & Associates, PLLC

Associations

2008 - Present

Texas Board of Legal Specialization

1997 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Texas chapter)

Sample of Legal Cases

Rangel v. Barrows, No. 4:07–cv–279, 2008 WL 4441974 (E.D.Tex. Sep.25, 2008)

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Education

1991

University of Arizona College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

Spanish

English

Hindi

Urdu

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