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John Whittelsey Craig III

4.3
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 39 years

Immigration Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

530 S Hewitt St Unit 140, Los Angeles, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 35 years

State: California

Acquired: 1990

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 39 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1986

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of John Whittelsey Craig III

530 S Hewitt St Unit 140, Los Angeles, CA, 90013-1905

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530 S Hewitt St Unit 140, Los Angeles, CA, 90013-1905

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John Whittelsey Craig III's Reviews

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4.3 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by David | April 18, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

John changed my life

I have been with John for 8 years he has been the most responsive knowledgeable and truth-full laywer. My marriage did not work out and everything was against me getting my green card. I thought I was to have to leave the US and I told him I did not want to file and wanted to give up. He really took ...his time over multiple conversations to convince me not to. I almost made a huge mistake but he convinced me otherwise and helped me with a payment plan that was very trustworthy of him. He trusted me and I’m thankful for trusting him as I now am a dual citizen and very thankful to have so many freedoms.

Posted by anonymous | September 25, 2018 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Excellent costumer service

John was very sincere, helpful, and friendly I'm extremely grateful for his advice. I would recommend John to anyone looking for an immigration lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | September 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Worst experience ever

I hired John Craig back in January 2016 . I explained my whole situation to him and he told me that my case will take about 1 year . so I did trust him since he was nice in the first day and gave him a down payment and started to make payment with him every month . I had to go through immigration cou...rt in my case . I filled out all the documents necessary to start the process for my green card . After few months I started to check with him regarding my I-130 and he kept telling me to wait that was his best answer always is to wait so I did the waiting but after awhile I started getting concerned because time was passing and I didn’t have no answers and he was getting paid every month without any results so I started calling uscis and going to the building in downtown to ask about my case but that didn’t help either because they were telling me to check with my lawyer . After 1 year passed I got my first interview for my I-130 and after the interview I never heard of them again which was not normal . I start to check with John about that and all he could tell me is to wait I did enough waiting and after almost 2 years without getting my I-130 approved I decided to fire this guy and get new lawyer who can speak up for my case and stand the ground for me . Nothing was done with him it was horrible experience I will never forget . I wasted my time and my money Without any results . I had to share my story because I don’t want someone else to experience what I went through with this lawyer . DO NOT HIRE if you are going though immigration court you will lose your time and money . I couldn’t tell all my story because there is lot of other details and mistakes that were made in my case from this lawyer . I tried my best to summarize it in few lines so people can have an idea about this guy and think twice before they hire him .

Posted by Hiro | April 27, 2018 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

He is amazing as a person.

I still truly appreciate his big help!! He always gave me contacts, replies within 24 hours when I was in trouble. He always encouraged me with his passionate messages. I truly hope that all lawyers in the U.S.A have to follow his personality!! I wish all of them could be like him. If you are in trou...ble as immigrants, you have to contact him. You don’t need to compare other attorneys. I truly think that all matters disappear from this nice country if he can handle all practices. Again, all attorneys in the U.S.A, please follow him and his personality. I want to put 100 stars for him. I truly truly appreciate you, Mr. Craig!! You are the hope for all immigrants. I strongly recommend him to everyone because I can trust him as a person, as a man!!

Posted by anonymous | October 26, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very good and professional immigration attorney

John's been my attorney for the GC through family process, and he's guided me every step of the way. He responds to phone calls and emails the same day. Very realistic, helpful, worth every penny. I had a particularly complicated case with criminal issues as well, and he handled everything profession...ally. I have my green card today and will definitely be going back to him to remove the conditions and later for citizenship as well. Really good attorney, highly recommend him.

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John Whittelsey Craig III's Lawyer Endorsements

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Arthur Kawahara

Immigration lawyer | Jan 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I hear so many good words about Mr. Craig, being an expert immigration attorney. Aside from that, I advocate that Mr. Craig is such a great mentor and is always helpful. When I decided to start my own law office, I e-mailed Mr. Craig for his guidance, and he has been helping me a lot with so many questions. I endorse Mr. Craig as an immigration attorney and also as a wonderful mentor."

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Sonia Figueroa

Immigration lawyer | Apr 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"While working at USCIS, I had the pleasure of interviewing some of John's clients. As a fellow attorney, I have the pleasure of sharing war stories and getting to know him as a colleague. He goes out of his way for his clients and tries to do right by them. I endorse this attorney."

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Curtis Pierce

Immigration lawyer | Oct 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"John is a good lawyer and has a great personality. He is very accessible to his clients by cell phone. He works hard on his cases and is very conscientious."

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Michael Di Croce

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Education

1986

Mcgeorge School of Law

Master of Laws

1985

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

N/A

Univ of Dallas

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