Jomana Abdallah

I highly recommend Joe to anyone applying for EB1A. I cannot thank enough Joe for the support she gave me. I have worked with other lawyers but Joe was very different. When I had my first meeting with Joe, she took time to understand my case, asked many clarifying questions, reviewed all my accompl...ishments and gave me practical advice on the timeline. I decided to choose Joe solely based on my interaction with her from my first meeting. She always came prepared to meetings and every meeting had a clear agenda , action items and follow up. She brings a personal touch and I never felt I am working with an attorney. Instead, I felt like I was working with a friend who was fully invested in getting my EB1A approved. Most law offices share a generic email id where we could email to ask any questions. But Joe shared her contact number and I could easily get any queries answered instantly. I remember vividly that, just days before my petition was filed, I had a query regarding one of the exhibits on my petition and she responded within seconds of my text on Sunday night. She genuinely puts her heart and soul to the client's case and makes sure every detail is thoroughly vetted. Joe has years of experience filing for EB1A cases. Every EB1A profile is different and these years of experience has helped Joe to understand what works and what does not. In my view, the USCIS officer only understands why the profile is extraordinary based on what is written on the petition. So it is very important that whoever drafts the petition presents a clear narrative that highlights your accomplishments and conveys why granting EB1A would be in the interest of the United States. This is where Joe excels. Joe identified my accomplishments that strongly met the EB1A criteria and drafted a compelling narrative around that. Joe helped me prioritize what exhibits to include, what exhibits to exclude and what exhibits to keep as back up in case USCIS has any queries. This strategy helped me build my EB1A petition immensely. Joe has loads of experience filing EB1A cases so she was able to quickly tell me what exhibits will most certainly invite RFE. Joe wrote 6 of my 7 letters of recommendation. Joe selected some recommenders and discarded some others based on my profile. Joe gave honest feedback where some of my criteria were weak. She ensured backup plans in case there was an RFE. She was very meticulous with updates. This was very important for me because as an EB1A applicant , getting swift feedback makes you less anxious. I felt my application was very compact with very small room for any queries from USCIS. Joe and I did 2 full iterations for reviewing my EB1A petition. She shared the petition well in advance and her comments were very detailed. Joe explained USCIS uncertainties honestly and helped me understand the process when I was overwhelmed. My application got approved without RFE and this was possible only because Joe wrote an excellent petition detailing my accomplishments and matching every criteria with evidence. I still remember the day when Joe called me to inform me that my EB1A got approved. Tears came to my eyes and my family when Joe conveyed this news. It was not even updated on the portal. Joe was the only reason why I got EB1A. Based on my interaction I highly recommend Joe to anyone who is applying for EB1A.

Jomana helped me get my EB1A (focused on hardware manufacturing) approved after receiving RFE for my original petition filed through another firm. Her clarity in communication, and dedication to ensure her clients get a positive outcome are phenomenal. She invested enormous amount of time to prepare ...a well structured, and thorough response to all the questions in the RFE. She is very responsive, well informed and took every effort to ensure all my questions/concerns are well addressed throughout the process. She guided me through every step of this RFE in collecting and presenting all the evidences needed. She didn’t just use the evidences I had provided, she spent time to understand my area of expertise and did her own research to strengthen the evidences for the RFE response. She kept me informed through the process and acted as sounding board to brainstorm how to collect and present the right evidences. Couldn’t have asked for a better attorney than Jomana to handle my EB1A - RFE. More than just being an attorney, she went above and beyond to ensure my family and I were doing ok on the day when the $100k filing fees for H1Bs were announced.