Begum Bedir Benchimol

Begum Bedir Benchimol

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Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 11 years

Immigration Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Diego, CA

About Begum

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Benchimol Law assists its clients with variety of immigration cases including investment based non-immigrant visas such as E and L Visas, temporary work visas (H-1B visas, O visas, P visas ) as well as family and employment based immigrant visas.

11 years

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 11 years

State: California

Acquired: 2014

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Location

Benchimol Law

11622 El Camino Real, Suite 100, San Diego, CA, 92130

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Begum Bedir Benchimol's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | May 31, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Great attorney who resolved our legal issue quickly and effectively

Begum Benchimol recently assisted us when our previous landlord did not return our rental deposit after we had bought a house and moved. After a couple of months trying to handle the matter ourselves with no progress, we hired Begum to assist us and thank goodness we did. She knew the relevant laws a...nd our rights as renters and promptly laid our our options. She then quickly resolved the issue in our favor effectively and efficiently without us having to go to court with minimum drama and stress. We felt like she owned our problem and did everything she could to help us succeed. Begum was always available and accessible to us and we felt lucky to have such a fantastic attorney on our side. We highly recommend Begum and will personally contact her again if we ever need legal assistance on another matter.

Posted by Or | May 18, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Very trustworthy and knows how to get the job done

I came to work with Begum to solve a problem that has been haunting me for about a year. During this time I have done quite a bit of research and thought that I knew my options. It turned out that Begum knew the options far better than me and could advise me on what would be the best course of action..., which ultimately led to a very favorable solution. During the time that I worked with Begum she was very responsive and responded very promptly to any questions I had. If there was anything she was not sure of, she was honest about it and set up a conference call with one of her colleagues. What impressed me the most was that if she had done her job slightly less well, we would have needed to file more documents and I would have ended up paying more fees. In spite of this, Begum was very honest and professional and did her best, and advised me on how I could get the maximum output with least amount of money spent. I highly recommend her.

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Begum Bedir Benchimol's Lawyer Endorsements

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Marie Puertollano

Immigration lawyer | Sep 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Begum is a smart, effective and caring lawyer who can handle difficult cases. I highly recommend her."

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Yingfei Zhou

Immigration lawyer

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Marie Puertollano

Immigration lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Honors

2017

Inn of Court Pro Bono Publico Award, Casa Cornelia Law Center

2010

Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California

2009

Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Managing Attorney, Benchimol Law

2015 - Present

Volunteer Attorney, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program

2015 - Present

Volunteer Attorney, Casa Cornelia Law Center

2016 - 2016

Associate Attorney, Law Offices Of Jacob J. Sapochnick

2014 - 2016

Associate Attorney, Law Offices of E. John Damasco

2010 - 2014

Law Clerk, Law Offices of E. John Damasco

Associations

2017 - Present

San Diego County Bar Association

Member

2017 - Present

Lawyers Club of San Diego

Member

2015 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

N-400 Naturalization

Approved

E-2 Extension

Approved

L-1A Extension

Approved

E-2 Change of Status

Approved

H-1B Amendment

Approved

E-2 Treaty Investor Visa

Approved

E-2 Treaty Investor Visa

Approved

H-1B Visa

Approved

H-1B Visa

Approved

L-1A Extension

Approved

H-1B Transfer

Approved

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Education

2009

California Western School of Law

Master's

2006

Istanbul Bilgi University School of Law

LL.B - Bachelor of Laws

Languages

Turkish

English

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