I must acknowledge the Law Offices of Carl Shusterman for their expert, diligent and responsive attention to my successful petition for permanent residency. Everyone in their office treated the sponsoring employer and my family with courtesy and respect. I am particularly grateful for the assistanc...e and outstanding customer service of Judy Lu, Sr. Paralegal, who guided us through the process from H1-B to PERM to adjustment of status for permanent residency. If your desire is to live and work in the United States and ultimately acquire citizenship, it is extremely important to have the best legal representation for your immigration process. Whatever your legal immigration needs may be, you are in good hands with the Law Offices of Carl Shusterman.

Do you worry about your permanent residency? Does the complexity of the application process and prolong delay bother you? Does the thought of USCIS not processing your petition on time worry you? Then you need the good folks at Shusterman's! We first met Mr. Carl Shusterman at his office, on May 1...1th 2006. He along with his esteemed staff were very kind, answered all our questions diligently with extreme confidence. With my background, I was certain to fall into the EB2 Category. But Mr. Shusterman thought otherwise; He was confident that with my research background and publications, I could apply in the EB1 Category bypassing labor. I was very concerned about it and doubted the whole process but was truly mistaken! From that moment on, we were assigned a Senior Paralegal and the wonderful Ms. Susan Zhang. They guided us throughout the process, every step and helped us with all the necessary paperwork ~ 131, 765, 140, 485. Within less than a year after applying, we received our green cards. We did have a few hiccups and that we received a couple of RFEs. But with their focused, organized, dedicated, in-depth understanding of Immigration law and expert guidance from Mr. Shusterman, we were able to sail past without any issues. I highly recommend their firm for anyone applying for Permanent Residency.

I came to the US on my B1 visa and changed my status to H1B when a public school district sponsored my work visa. Satisfied with my classroom performance, my school district sponsored my immigrant petition, starting with labor certification application. A lawyer, who claimed to practice immigration l...aw, processed my labor certification through the PERM process and it was a total disaster! It was kind of a hit-and-miss process because he was not familiar with the new PERM application. Moreover, I had to do all the legwork of contacting newspaper companies and placing advertisements. I even had to do the layout and wording of the Sunday ads. My first PERM applicaton was denied because it was filed just one day over the 180-day time frame. I was forced to stick it out with this lawyer because I had already paid him his $4000 professional fee. My second PERM application was approved but there was an error in my work description because I was a Physics teacher but the PERM approval stated that I was a Math teacher. I pointed out the mistake to him when I first got a copy of the PERM approval. But he assured me that I should not worry about it anymore since USCIS will not question what the Dept of Labor had already approved. My priority date became current in 2007 and I applied for my green card together with my family. By this time we had spent around $10,000 already and had waited for four years. I was totally shocked when, one day, USCIS sent me a letter denying my immigrant petition since I was not qualified as a Math teacher but was actually Physics teacher. It was that very error that I had pointed out to my immigration lawyer when I first got a copy of my PERM approval. My lawyer prepared an affidavit, stating that it was just a typographical error, and he even had the guts to ask for a $300 fee for preparing a document to correct the error that he had made. To cut the long story short, my immigrant petition was revoked and my green card application was denied. With my 6th year work visa limitation within the horizon, I was getting desperate. So I scheduled an appointment with Atty Shusterman and he was very honest with me. He didn't give me those empty promises that everything will be easy. He advised me to start the PERM process all over again. A competent associate specialing in PERM and work visas together with a methodical paralegal were assigned to my case. My PERM and petition for a nonimmigrant worker were approved and I was able to extend my work visa beyond the 6-year limits. The whole process was done professionally and the law firm did all the legwork. Now I am just waiting for my priority date to become current so I can apply for a green card. Reflecting on my past experience, I should have started off with Shusterman's Law Firm. I thought hiring my first immigrant lawyer would save me a few thousand dollars. In the end, I wasted around $10,000 in the process and worst of all, wasted precious time. My family and I would have been green card holders by this time had Atty Shusterman handled my case. So if you are looking for a competent, honest and experienced immigration lawyer and want to receive professional service, you should see Atty Carl Shusterman. He doesn't give you any empty promises, but tells you the hard facts and what you need to do. His team of lawyers are very competent and will personally attend to your case. The paralegal assigned to me would respond to my emails within minutes after sending them. I was totally satisfied with the firm's services and I will highly recomment him to any person who is need of an immigration lawyer.

I was privileged to used the Law Offices of Carl Shusterman 2005 &2006. I am very pleased to say that the staff at the Law office are very experience, they are very knowledgable in immigration laws truthful and attend to my needs. A special mention to Maria Cobian and Ellen who graceously work...ed with me on a one to one basis. E-mails and phone calls were returned in a timely fashion and they follow up with me until my case was completed. The payment plan was awesome.!!!!!!. If you need reputable representation... The Law Offices of Carl Shusterman is the firm you need.

Over the past 5 years I was very pleased with the services provided by Carl's firm. At each check point in the immigration process, from applying for an H-1 visa, to getting the labor certification, to finally obtaining the green card, Carl was there for me and my family. His ability to explain in s...imple terms the complicated maze of U.S. immigration is unparalleled. Are you in the maze now? Don't waste time, get Carl on the phone right away! A special mention for a paralegal in his office, Gale Soriano. She is awesome to work with!