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Posted by Raj | October 30, 2009 | Immigration

Top Notch!

Nine years ago picked a local immigration attorney in the bay area and and ran into road blocks after road blocks with no updates or follow through. Terminated that service and retained Shusterman. Night and day difference. Laid out a plan with honest expectations and after five long years of manuve...ring the labor cert process and chnage of status finally received the green card last November 08. Judy Lu - what can I say about her! Patient, Extremely professional, prompt, thorough, responsive, courteous and much more. Keep up the good work and I will always recommend Carl's firm and have Judy work the case.

Posted by Raj | October 30, 2009 | Immigration

Top Notch.

I contacted Carl Shusterman after I went through 2 lawyers in the bay area regarding my imigration needs. The first impression I got was someone who was open and forthright. He painted the scenario that was not exuberant but had opimism in the final result. Though it took five years to accomplish my ...goal, every step of the way was handled in a prompt and professional manner. Judy Lu, who oversaw my case was simply the best. She was on spot at every juncture and made sure my employer and I respond in a timely manner. She is extremely professional, knowledgable and responsive to every questions i had. Ms. Lu is a huge asset to the firm. Thank you Judy and Carl.

Posted by Bryan | October 30, 2009 | Immigration

The superstar lawyer

Atty Carl shusterman is one of the best immigration lawyer in the USA, he is a superstar lawyer if there's one to consider. Keep up the good health so that you may continue to help people like us, whose only dream is to call the USA our HOME and Country to serve and cherish. Thank you ATTY Carl. ...Bryan

Posted by Arnold | October 27, 2009 | Immigration

Professional and Honest Immigration Lawyer

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.

Posted by Sharon | October 16, 2009 | Immigration

THE BEST LAW FIRM IN CALIFORNIA.

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.

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