Gen Kimura
About Gen
Biography
I specialize in both employment and family based immigration cases. I am experienced in advising and helping clients to secure and maintain U.S. work-related visas, including H-1B, E1/2, L-1, P-1/P-3, O-1, R-1 visas, and etc. I have extensive experience in PERM, EB1 Persons of Extraordinary Ability, EB1 Outstanding Professors and Researchers, and National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
18 years | 150 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Always
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Texas for 17 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2008
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Location
Kimura Law Office
12910 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX, 77079
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Gen Kimura's Reviews
Avvo Review Score
29 Client Reviews
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Posted by Sayako | May 10, 2013 | Immigration
Subarashi and Excellent
Gen worked on my husband NIW case. He is excellent both in English and Japanese, which help me a lot! His work is professional and work very hard, sometimes even in the midnight we called him and he answered our questions. We did not get a RFE, he just make all the documents perfect and put it for...
Posted by Zhenhuan | May 10, 2013 | Immigration
EXCELLENT!!!
Gen worked on my NIW case. He did excellent and professional work! We did not get a RFE. All the applying documents are prepared by him with his knowledge and experience and we pass it just one time. The I-140 and I-485s were approved in 4 months. It is far more fast than we expected and we real...
Posted by anonymous | May 09, 2013
Most patient and knowledgeable lawyer i've ever talked to
Outstanding!!!I just got off the phone with this lawyer and the patience and knowledge he exhibited while attending to my case was unparalleled. He addressed my concerns all without collecting a single penny. Most lawyers don't understand that its not that people don't want to pay for advice but t...
Posted by Waseem Asghar | February 26, 2013 | Immigration
Very helping lawyer
I discussed with him about apply for OPT STEM extension after filing EB2-NIW application. He promptly replied to an email and give facts to me. He was very helping.
Posted by mmhullster | October 05, 2012 | Immigration
Very generous with his time
I had a very specific question regarding a Request for Evidence for a birth certificate, and I called Gen based on his response to a related question I posted on Avvo. He very politely and patiently listened to my situation and assured me that the solution is actually quite simple. He charged not...
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Experience
Honors
2014
2014 Client Choice Award, AVVO
2014
Top Contributor Award, AVVO
2012
AVVO Top Contributor Award 2012, AVVO
2012
AVVO Client Choice Award 2012, AVVO
2001
James J. Robinson Fellowship, Indiana Univ. Bloomington, School of Law
Work Experience
2008 - 2011
Associate Attorney, Hsyung & Associates
2006 - 2006
Summer Associate, Attorney General of Indiana
Associations
2012 - Present
Chinese Community Center of HoustonVolunteer Attorney
2011 - Present
CarefundVolunteer Attorney
2008 - Present
State Bar of TexasMemeber
2008 - Present
State Bar of Texas, Immigration and Nationality Law SectionMemeber
2008 - Present
Texas Young Lawyers AssociationMember
2007 - Present
Japanese Lawyers' GroupMember
Sample of Legal Cases
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Certified
Certified
Education
2007
JD - Juris Doctor
2003
LLM
2001
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
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Publications
2011
Languages
English
Japanese
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
H1B visa : No client letter for consulting project, Is there any possibility of RFE or its likely USCIS may approve my H1B?
28 Apr 2016
Which one (EB2-NIW or EB1-B-Premium) is easier to get approval?
13 Apr 2016
Is it okay to file H1 extension without client letter? Will generic SOW suffice and can be alternative to client letter?
14 Apr 2016