Jessica Mercado

Jessica Mercado

4.8
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 19 years

Immigration Lawyer at Long Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

444 West Ocean Boulevard, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA

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Licensed in California for 19 years

State: California

Acquired: 2006

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Mercado Law Firm, A.P.C.

444 West Ocean Boulevard, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA, 90802

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Posted by Ricardo Linares | March 29, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Great immigration attorney

I hired Ms. Mercado to start the process of my family petition i-130 for my wife abroad. She has been very professional thru the process and i am very satisfied with the work she has done. I also think her assistance Ronald is also very profesional, he answered every question i've had so far and it's... always available for any concerns or questions that i've had. I recommend Mercado Law firm for any immigration process you may have. I have been very satisfied with the work they have done for me, even though my case is barely starting i have confidence in Ms Mercado and Ronald that they will follow thru until we can get a aproval from USCIS. I am very inclined to hire Mercado Law firm for any future immigration matters because they are very professional and follow thru and that is a peace of mind for anybody that has a loved one trying to come to this country.

Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Caso migratorio del 2020

Ami en lo personal esta abogada cobro el dinero completo de mi caso de migracion . Y el permiso de trabjo y nunca lo metio . Lo que iso fue engañarme asegurando que mi caso podia ser ganado y cuando vio que no podia . Mando una peticion al juez diciendo que ella ya no podia ser mas mi abogada porq s...egun por el idioma no supo entenderse con migo . Y nada mas me rrobo el dinero y no iso nada le pague el permiso de trabjo y tampoco lo metio . Y eso lo supe yo . Por que me toco acudir a otro abogado a pagar de nuevo . No la recomiendo es muy mala abogada en mi caso aya usted si ce arriesga en contratarla . Por que lo mismo iso con mis tios y fue mucha mas cantidad de dinero que agarro .

Jessica Mercado

Replied last March 13, 2024

These are serious accusations to make anonymously. First, Mercado Law Firm NEVER “guarantees” any Immigration Court case can be won. The Flat Fee Agreement clearly states that we cannot “guarantee” the outcome of your case whether the matter is before the Immigration Court, USCIS or NVC. Your review leads us to believe you were in immigration proceedings before EOIR, and that we filed a Motion to Withdraw with the Immigration Court based on your abandonment of the case. Let me begin by saying that for an Immigration Judge to grant a Motion to Withdraw it is extremely difficult and rare. Evidently, the Immigration Judge in your matter agreed that we had established good cause and proved that you, indeed, abandoned your case because you failed to cooperate with our office’s numerous attempts to contact you to prepare for the upcoming trial (not due to language issues as you allege in your fake review; I can say this because ALL of our Motions to Withdraw are based on abandonment and lack of cooperation on the part of the client). We assume your case was/is set for trial because it is our office's policy to terminate/withdraw from cases where the client has failed to cooperate and abandoned the matter which is set for trial. This clause is enumerated in the Flat Fee Agreement signed by all clients at the time of retaining the firm as cause for withdrawing our representation. With respect to the Employment Authorization, our firm prides itself on completing all work on all files and has systems in place to ensure that tasks do not fall through the cracks. While USCIS has taken several months to mail the Notices of Action regarding employment authorization requests, it does not mean that the firm failed to prepare and submit the same. It is likely that we received notices about the employment authorization that was, indeed, submitted on your behalf (as all EAD requests on all files are always submitted) but due to your failure to contact our office despite numerous attempts to reach you, you were not aware of the outcome of the employment authorization request. Mercado Law Firm does incredible work for its clients and charges reasonable fees. This statement is verified by the fact that our firm had a 5.0 rating for many years until you (and possibly your aunt/uncle/uncles) published frivolous and fake review(s). Despite these two false reviews, our rating has teetered between a 4.8 or 4.9! It is unfortunate that you had to retain another firm and pay additional fees. Perhaps this is why you published an anonymous fake review because you feel disgruntled that the Mercado Law Firm had the audacity to withdraw from the case when you failed to cooperate and abandoned your case. But that is the price you pay when you fail to cooperate with your attorneys who are working their hardest to prepare your case for trial.

Posted by Patricia | August 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

No Immigration Experience - No tiene experiencia para casos de migracion

Ms. Mercado, has been unresponsive and canceled our case without notification, using false information. Ms. Mercado is very quick to make a payment plan and collect the money, but does not follow thru. We paid her a lot of money, (about 15K) to get my husband's green card. She did the first proces...s, but failed to follow thru with the second process. She offered to help, but suddenly she stopped and will not answer calls, text messages, or emails. She did the same with our niece. She collected $7k from my niece and never did any work for her, she closed her case without even letting her know. She may be professional and communicative, but does not have immigration experience or knowledge. Esta abogada le gusta colectar el dinero muy rapido pero no hace el trabajo que debe hacer. A mi familia le ah causado mucho estres y mejores oportunidades de trabajo por no hacer bien su trabajo. Puede ser profesional, comunicativa y organizada, pero no tiene experiencia de migracion. Mejor contratar alguien con experiencia de migracion. I posted the above review on Google, and was the only way to get a response from her. She also lied to the Better Business Bureau - about my husband's case. She is claiming that she returned the money and the file, and she has not, she is also lying about her office receiving information, which caused the conflict of interest and that is the reason she just canceled our case. She is lying and has failed to respond to emails, text messages, and calls.

Jessica Mercado

Replied last August 28, 2023

On August 22, 2023, you wrote this review on Google and I responded the same day. On the 22nd, if you had any doubts about what actually happened, your uncertainty was responded to and more importantly my response demonstrated that I have created healthy boundaries with you and your family. Two days later, you posted this review (which in my opinion, and, is the belief of the new clients that reached out to me following your Google post) shows you are posting bad reviews in bad faith and being vindictive. The unfortunate part is that you still have not understood that it is YOU that is hurting your husband's immigration case; or maybe that IS your plan. If your husband hurt you, it has nothing to do with the Mercado Law Firm, and I respectfully request that you focus your wrath on him. Mercado Law Firm's response to your Google review on August 22, 2022 is posted here: "While we are unable to disclose confidential information about your husband’s case, we can respond to your false accusations. First, our firm did not charge $15,000.00 for legal representation. We did not charge even half of that in legal fees. The “second” process, you discuss in your review was being done on a pro bono basis as our firm handles approximately four pro bono matters per year. Second, throughout the representation, our office has been in communication with you & your husband about his case. At least the case notes indicate this to be true. As far as “follow-through,” you know (because we met & review the applications) that the matter was ready for filing. However, when you called our office & told us what happened between you & your husband, a conflict of interest arose. This was explained to you. We understand that you wanted us to continue the representation but doing so, in our opinion, would jeopardize our license. To be certain we could no longer represent your husband or you, we contacted the State Bar of California Ethics Committee & were told we MUST withdraw our representation immediately & could not communicate with either of you again as it could create an attorney/client relationship. Again, while we are unable to disclose confidential information about your niece’s case, we can respond to your false accusations. As you are aware because we discussed the following, when I appeared at your niece’s & her son’s Master Hearing, all of the documents were filed & an Individual (AKA trial) Hearing was scheduled. I never heard from her or you since the Master Hearing despite many attempts to reach her to prepare for trial. The Immigration Judge agreed that we made enough efforts & granted our Motion to Withdraw. She was provided with a letter explaining what happened together with other documents to help her find new counsel. We are not sure why you believe we do not have immigration experience or knowledge. We pride ourselves in explaining the process thoroughly to all of our clients & did the same with you (as the authorized person to speak to), several times throughout your husband & niece’s representations. We are sorry the attorney/client relationship did not work out with your husband & niece but there are many immigration attorneys in Southern California that are competent to handle their immigration matter."

Posted by anonymous | April 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Please hire - you won't regret it

There were a lot of immigration lawyers in the past that I knew but when it concerned myself and my future, I was hesitant to hire any of them. A friend of mine recommended Jessica for my immigration case. She was professional and inspired trust from the very first moments of meeting her. She encour...aged me to do my research to make sure I wanted to proceed with her services and, after considering other attorneys, I decided to go with her because she was knowledgeable, respectful, approachable and seemed the best fit. She knew the grounds for my petition for the green card very well (WAVA) and helped me to navigate complicated legal waters with reassurances support and utmost professionalism. When my packet was ready, it was very well organized and thoroughly checked (which is always very important when you are dealing with the USCIS). Jessica's assistant was very helpful as well and made sure my case looked its best before filing it with the immigration department. Jessica always consulted me on any questions I had and was always approachable and easy to get in touch with. She helped me to go through with what was probably the most difficult period of my life with empathy and care (besides legal knowledge and professionalism).

Posted by Felipe | March 17, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Jessica mercado

Mi experiencia con la abogada jessica mercado fue exelente!! muy profesional, en todo momento esta hay para responder tus preguntas sobre tu caso, es una persona muy honesta siempre te habla con la verdad y muy consiente con el cliente, sus precios soy muy accesibles y tiene facilidades de pago y los... resultados muy buenos siempre lucha por su cliente hasta ganar su caso yo en lo personal la recomiendo .

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Immigration lawyer | Jun 28

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Jessica Mazariego

Immigration lawyer | Apr 18

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"Attorney Mercado is very knowledgeable, responsive, and hardworking advocate. I endorse this lawyer."

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Alfredo Bonilla

Immigration lawyer | Feb 01

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"I endorse Jessica. She is compassionate, knowledgeable, and exemplifies the best qualities that an immigration lawyer should have. Any client will be in great hands with her."

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Honors

2013

Certificate of Appreciation, The United States Bankruptcy Court Central District of California

2005

The Wiley W. Manuel Award, State Bar of California

Work Experience

2018 - Present

Attorney, Mercado Law Firm

Associations

2018 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

2012 - Present

Long Beach Bar Association

2006 - Present

State Bar of California

2006 - Present

United States District Court for the Central District of California

2006 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Education

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American College of Law

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American Jewish University

Languages

Spanish

English

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