Malathi Benjamin

Malathi Benjamin

4.9
Rating: 8.5

Licensed for 28 years

Immigration Lawyer at Pasadena, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Corporate & Incorporation

127 N. Madison Ave., Ste. 211, Pasadena, CA

About Malathi

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 99%

All areas of immigration law - especially family, employment, business, permanent residence status (green cards), citizenship and more. Specifically: H-1Bs, Religious Worker cases, E-2 Treaty Investor cases, students and exchange visitors, spousal and fiance petitions, O-1 petitions and more,

26 years

99%
Corporate and Incorporation 1%

I also handle company formations (Corporations and LLCs, and non-profits), including obtaining section 501(c)(3) status.

28 years

1%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 28 years

State: California

Acquired: 1998

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Location

Law Office Of Malathi Benjamin

127 N. Madison Ave., Ste. 211, Pasadena, CA, 91101

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Malathi Benjamin's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

58 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 13 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Edoardo | November 27, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Professional, Available, Spot on

Malathi helped me in getting a green card through marriage in 2019. Her office not only delivered, but was always extremely nice and available. And she was able to navigate easily through some peculiarities of my case, which I considered as personal complications. So I can definitely recommend her se...rvices.

Posted by anonymous | March 23, 2018 | Immigration

O1b consultation

I had many questions about O1b visa and attorney Malathi answered all of them thoroughly and made sure I understand my situation. She was very prompt and helpful. I highly recommend her expert service.

Posted by anonymous | April 26, 2017 | Immigration

Went above and beyond

Initially contacted for what I thought was immigration related. While in the process of filling out my N-400 form it asked to be prepared to present documents relating to any and all criminal cases. I had a few sealed juvenile cases which I had been trying to gain access to but the county for which I... needed them for were VERY ambiguous about how to retrieve them. She made it clear that it wasn't particularly related to immigration and that I needed to talk to a Criminal Defense lawyer. In that same conversation she explained various alternative scenarios that might help my case with immigration. Nonetheless, she made no promises but asked for me to give her some time to see if she could investigate how those records could be retrieved. I was so frustrated with the county that any information would be helpful so with no hesitation I thankfully agreed. In no more than a few hours she emailed me with more unexpected complications. I live out of state now and she got confirmation that the court records could not be retrieved by attorneys. Again, she offered to investigate a bit further to which I was grateful. Later that same day I get an email from her with detailed instructions, a form, a fax number, and phone number of who from, what, and where to submit request for the records. All in all, she kept me up-to-date with the progress and within 24 hours gave me more information than I had gotten from the county in a whole month.

Posted by Noor | March 20, 2017 | Immigration

u.visa advise

I requested her for advise as to how should I can get sign my u.visa form by a law enforcing officer. She is very intelligent and pick up matter urgently and offer consultation to the specific point

Posted by Raj Dadlani | February 06, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent Attorney + Awesome Service !!

I have hired Malathi to advise me on US Citizenship process. After talking to her for a couple of times I got the confidence that is the right attorney who I can depend upon. Malathi is very responsive to phone calls and emails even during the weekends. I am really impressed with her level of commit...ment and service. She is very patient to listen all my questions and guide me accordingly. Overall, Malathi is professional, immensely knowledgeable of US immigration laws, holds high integrity and above all very helpful person. She goes over and above when it comes to advising her clients and answers all the questions for which I am very grateful to her. I am very fortunate that I am taking Malathi's counsel and have complete faith and confidence that she will do her best. Malathi certainly deserves 5++ stars!

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Joshua Effron

Immigration lawyer | Nov 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Malathi Benjamin is a diligent, hard-working, caring, and, most importantly, honest attorney whose clients' best interests are always primary in everything that she does in her professional life. In my work with her, I have always been impressed with her level of professionalism, which far exceeds the shoddy work that we unfortunately see all too often in law (particularly, immigration law). Her clients can rest assured that she is a rare exception to this and that when they hire Malathi Benjamin, they will be getting not only work of the highest quality but also an extremely ethical attorney who is always willing to go "above and beyond" for each of her clients."

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Aryan Aliakbarzadeh

Immigration lawyer | Oct 31

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She is an asset to the legal community and a great advocate for her clients in the field of immigration law."

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Joubin Sedgh

Immigration lawyer | Jan 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Dheeraj Singhal

Immigration lawyer | Jul 13

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I strongly endorse Malathi, an extraordinary immigration attorney. She came from the UK with a background in corporate transactional work. Her immigration process in the US proved so difficult, confounding and exasperating that she dedicated herself to learning the immensely complex world of immigration law for the sole purpose of wanting to make the process easier for others. She has a broad base of knowledge about the many facets of immigration law. I trust her with every immigration matter that comes my way, whether it be a friend, a client or even a close family member."

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Rahulan Kathir

Immigration lawyer | Jul 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Several of my clients have utilized Malathi for their immigration needs and have had nothing but positive things to say about her. She is extremely knowledgeable in her practice area and her fees are quite reasonable."

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Experience

Rating:  8.5 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine

2014

Impact Award, Lake Avenue Community Foundation

2014

Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine

2013

Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine

2012

Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine

2011

Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine

2010

Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine

2009

Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine

Work Experience

2009 - Present

Attorney, Malathi Benjamin, PLC

2001 - 2008

Attorney, Law Office of Malathi Benjamin

1998 - 2000

Attorney, Spierer, Woodward, Corbalis & Goldberg

1983 - 1995

Attorney, Nabulsi & Associates

1978 - 1982

Attorney, Brett-Holt & Gosling

Associations

2016 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

State Bar of California

Member

Education

1984

University of London School of Law

LL.B - Bachelor of Laws

1977

University of London

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

Legal Night

Immigration

2013

Immigration Seminar

Immigration information for Undocumented

2013

Federacion de Clubes Zacatecanos del Sur de California

Preparing for Immigration Reform

2010

Life After Graduation

H-1Bs and other employment options

2009

Preparing for the Reform

Immigration Options

2009

Immigration Options for the Undocumented

Immigration options

Languages

English

Spanish

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