Lisa Helen York

Lisa Helen York

3.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 23 years

Immigration Lawyer at Denver, CO
Practice Areas: Immigration

1763 Franklin Street, Denver, CO

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 23 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 2002

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Location

Law Offices of Lisa Helen York

1763 Franklin Street, Denver, CO, 80218

York Law, LLC

1763 Franklin St., Denver, CO, 80218-1124

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Lisa Helen York's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

2 Client Reviews

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Posted by Wei | July 27, 2015 | Immigration

The only thing Lisa is good is collecting money

I hire Lisa York to handle my NIW and EB1A immigration petitions because a friend recommended and suggesting that she would write all the documents as I was very busy at the time. Well, I pretty much had to write all the documents. She just copy and paste into some templates. I had to rewrite thos...e documents. I received RFE when she was on vacation. It apparently did bother her at all because she already made the money. She simply let another person (Maya M... I still do not know if Maya is an attorney or paralegal) to handle the RFE. I provided as much as possible and as soon as possible to Maya. It took Maya and Lisa till the deadline to submit the RFE materials without let me proof it. There are fatal flaws in there and I couldn't point it out before they send to Immigration Office. The result is not surprise: a denial letter. Guess what, after I pointed out the mistakes they made, they want me to pay them another ~$2000 to do a Motion to Open. I had to fire her and do it myself. I used the same materials to do the MTO. 6 months later, my case was approved. I would not recommend Lisa and her colleague Maya to anybody.

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Lisa Helen York's Lawyer Endorsements

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Christian Lassen

Unknown lawyer | Jan 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Sean Cleary

Immigration lawyer | Dec 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer. A brilliant, trustworthy and highly respected attorney in the legal community."

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David Schwarz

Immigration lawyer | Dec 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly recommend this lawyer she is a true professional"

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John O'Brien

Immigration lawyer | Jul 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of her clients and getting them the most favorable result possible."

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David Simmons

Immigration lawyer | Jan 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Lisa York is a very low-key attorney who has earned a national reputation in the Immigration Bar. Highly recommended for complex employment-based matters."

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Kelly Ryan

Immigration lawyer | Oct 09

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Lisa's dedicated to her clients and it shows in her work."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2013

Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers

2013

President's Commendation, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2012

Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers

2012

Outstanding Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado chapter)

2011

Rising Star, Colorado Super Lawyers

2010

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2009

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

Work Experience

2002 - 2009

Attorney, Stern Elkind Curray & Alterman, LLP

Associations

2014 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Elected Director, Board of Governors

2014 - 2015

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Chair, Annual Conference Fundamentals Committee

2014 - 2015

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Vice-Chair, Interagency Committee

2012 - 2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Chair, USCIS Field Operations Liaison Committee

2011 - 2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member, Annual Conference Committee

2010 - 2012

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado chapter)

USCIS Liaison Committee Chair

2010 - 2012

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member of Ethics/Practice Management Committee

2010 - 2010

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member, Fall Conference Committee

2009 - 2013

American Immigration Council

Colorado Ambassador

2008 - 2009

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado chapter)

Former Chair

2003 - 2006

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Colorado chapter)

USICE Liaison Committee Chair

Sample of Legal Cases

Matter of Le, 25 I&N Dec. 541 (BIA 2011)

BIA Published Decision

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Education

2002

University of Denver College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

University of Colorado - Boulder

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

School for International Training

Kenya Costal Studies Program Spring 1994

Speaking Engagements

2010

AILA Fall 3-in-1 2010 Fall Conference Extraordinary Ability Petitions for Artists and Athletes

2010

AILA 2010 Annual Conference Law Practice Management

2010

2010 Rocky Mountain Summer Institute

Hot Topics in Immigration Law

2006

NASFA Annual Conference 2006

International Student Advising

2005

NAFSA Region II Conference International Student Advising

Publications

2010

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) A Salute to Those Who Stood Up to AZ SB 1070: How to Prepare Winning Extraordinary Ability Petitions for Athletes and Artists By Cory Caouette, Peter Ashman, and Lisa York

Languages

English

Activity

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