Ally Bolour

Ally Bolour

3.7
Rating: 8.9

Licensed for 29 years

Immigration Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

5670 Wilshire Blvd #1400, Los Angeles, CA

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$0 first 60 minutes


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Licensed in California for 29 years

State: California

Acquired: 1996

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Law Offices of Ally Bolour

5670 Wilshire Blvd #1400, Los Angeles, CA, 90036

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Ally Bolour's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

12 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 8 reviews | Case Results

Posted by Ama | April 17, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Asylum

A scammer, only after your money.

Please stay away from him. I hired him for my political asylum case. He took thousands of dollars from me but never prepared for my case. His assistant, a law student, did all of my paperwork. His assistant knew more about my case than Ally Bolour !! In fact the day before my immigration interview he... told me, my case was so confusing even he didn't understand it. Imagine my shock and horror on his statement when apparently he spent weeks preparing for my case and now we were one day away from my USCIS asylum interview!! He did not prep me even a single time for my interview with the USCIS asylum officer despite my repeated requests. When I asked him about the format of interview and pattern of questions asked during interview (in his supposedly years of experience in such cases) he told me he had no idea and the immigration officer could ask me anything. Due to lack of prep I got confused during my interview, my case was denied and I was placed in removal proceedings. By grace of GOD I did not proceed with Ally Bolour and found an amazing attorney who did everything Ally didn't do. My second attorney helped me get political asylum from one of the most difficult immigration judge in my state. Ally Bolour made me pay $2400 to a supposed expert of my home country conditions to get country situation report (despite knowing I was short on funds). My subsequent lawyer told me there was absolutely NO need for such a report in my case. Please please please stay away from him for political asylum cases. He will take your money and not prepare for your case. Please don't jeopardize your chance of finding safety in this country!!

Posted by Sahar | November 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Bolour law offices was incredibly helpful

Ally Bolour Law Offices was incredibly helpful to me. Scott Emerick advised and counseled me through many hurdles of my immigration. I would highly recommend them to anyone dealing with immigration to the U.S. Despite the immigration bans, and the increasing difficulties to gain residency here, S...cott and the associates at Ally Bolour Law Offices were able to help approve my green card. I am very happy I chose them for this process. They treated me with much understanding and care, during a time that I felt hopeless they were the people who gave me peace of mind that everything would go well. Scott also came with me to my interview, which made it a lot less stressful. I will certainly come back to Ally Bolour for any future immigration needs.

Posted by anonymous | September 11, 2017 | Immigration

Rude

I asked my complicated pending green card case and Mr. Bolour quoted me $20k (I'm not kidding)for his service and said "if you leave USA to visit my country while the case is pending, you will be banned for 10 years or probably never able to enter US". I hired a reputable sincere lawyer instead..., my lawyer said I would be able to re-enter US while waiting for my complicated pending GC case, i believed her and visited my country a few times, I had no problem coming back at the port. And I became a permanent resident because of her.

Posted by Amine | June 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Nothing short of a miracle worker

Ally Bolour was going to be my last shot at obtaining legal status. I have been to 8 lawyers before Ally between New York, Miami, Baltimore and Myrtle Beach. All the previous lawyers did for me was tell me why my case was hopeless. The first thing Ally did was tell me why I had a good chance. I came... to the US on a J-1 Intern Visa which required that I had to go back home for 2 years before applying for another Visa. Ally was able to dismiss the 2 year condition and within a year I had a permanent green card. My advice to anyone who wants to hire Ally is this: Trust him, he knows what he's doing. Let him help you like he helped me.

Posted by anonymous | October 08, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best of the best!

I hired Ally Bolour for the second time. I was eligible to apply for a green card back in 2014 and decided to do so on my own; but for some reason my case got stuck in a never ending black hole with USCIS for almost 20 frustrating months. It was a big mess with a really complicated situation. I alrea...dy had a very good first experience with Ally Bolour and so decided to reach out to him for the second time after almost losing hope. He took his time to explain my options in detail and broke down the whole process for me. I made the best decision and hired him again with the confidence that I would simply work with the best attorney there is to file a "Writ of Mandamus" against USCIS. As my attorney, he always kept me informed of every step as well as being available when needed. The best part was the fact that everything happened exactly the way he had initially explained to me. Long story short I am finally a permanent resident. I am an example of many happy clients Ally has. I strongly recommend Ally Bolour for his superior service. He is truly an excellent attorney who can handle the most complicated immigration matters. Hire Ally Bolour and have the peace of mind that Ally will do what needs to be done.

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Randy Alexander

Immigration lawyer | Dec 06

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Elif Keles

Immigration lawyer | Oct 14

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"Ally is a very good attorney. He makes sure you he has his research correct and gives expert advice."

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Mac Nayeri

Immigration lawyer | Aug 13

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"Immigration Attorney Ally Bolour is among the very top immigration attorneys in California. Tenacious and hard working, his reputation for successfully representing immigrants is second to none and I unreservedly endorse him."

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Experience

Rating:  8.9 (Excellent)

Honors

2012

Super Lawyer, Reuters

2011

Super Lawyer, Reuters

Work Experience

1996 - Present

Attorney, Law Offices of Ally Bolour

Associations

2013 - Present

Human Rights Campagin

Member

1998 - Present

Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Member

1996 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

1996 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

2010 - 2013

American Immigration Council

Member of the Board of Trustees

Education

N/A

Southwestern Univ SOL

law

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California St Univ Fresno

undergraduate

Languages

Farsi

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