Lavi Sholem Soloway

Lavi Soloway nearly got me deported, lied to us on the phone, and didn't file paperwork when he said he was going to. He told us to ignore the denial notice we got, claiming it was in error. Turns out, it wasn't in error, and he was completely blowing smoke. When it became apparent that he'd s...crewed up my change of status beyond redemption, and allowed the time to elapse so that we couldn't file an appeal, he stopped answering the phone, wouldn't respond to email, and has yet to send us a copy of our file- so we were forced to pick up the pieces, finding a lawyer who would handle the fact that we had no idea whatsoever as to what paperwork he'd filed on our behalf. In the end, we had to file a FOIA request with DHS to find out what he'd actually done- which turned out to be not nearly as much as he said he'd done. I was out of status and clocking up unlawful presence time, and my lawyer wouldn't answer the phone. I have since discovered that he has done this before, to other people. He's completely irresponsible and does not do what he says he will do. Avoid him at all costs.

1. New York's office manager. Not polite and and not responsive. I called her to set an appointment. The following day I sent her an e-mail with a couple of questions and after 3 days I had to call her again, cause she had not replied. Her reply on the phone was "I am receivng hundreds of e-mails dai...ly". When I stressed out that the documents sent to us to fill in were not compatible with our case, she replied "misunderstanding". Then she set us up an appointment with an associate and required documents to be sent electronically. 2. Although thoroughly informed about the case (same sex couple mariage and issues related with spouses visas as well as possibility of green card petition), when we started making questions about visas and work permit etc., stunned he told us "he did not expect this kind of questions and had to call a partner". In additon, he did not have any of the documents already sent. 3. After the consult, we were told to get back to them in a week's tme, after we had posed specific questions. We did so, for 2-3 days, no reply. I call the manager and the reply was "we need to set up another consult but this time you will be charged" (the consult for LGBT couples issues is free, otherwise costs around $480). The line was not that good that day and I was trying to pose some questions as time is of essence and she replied to me in a rude way "Will you let me finish?". Nice way to talk to a client. Last, after the call, I sent the manager and the associate an email saying "you know our case and the details, you know what we need, can you give us an estimate more or less, about the cost and the timeframe?" No reply. Take your business elsewhere.