Christine Marie Stouffer

Christine Marie Stouffer

4.8
Rating: 9.6

Licensed for 20 years

Immigration Lawyer at Berkeley, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

2000 Hearst Avenue, Suite 401, Berkeley, CA

About Christine

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Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Citizenship, deportation defense, family-based, political asylum, marriage, consular processing, appeals, and mandamus.

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 20 years

State: California

Acquired: 2005

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Christine M Stouffer

2000 Hearst Avenue, Suite 401, Berkeley, CA, 94709

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Christine Marie Stouffer's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

17 Client Reviews

5 star (16)
4 star (0)
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1 star (1)

Posted by Sam | April 17, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Asylam case for my nephew from Baghdad, Iraq was approved on the first interview

Working with Christine and her office staff was one of the best experiences my family and I ever encountered in many fronts. Professional confident and pleasant to work with. A great listener, with hi level of intelligence and most importantly her inter personal skills to understand and help her clie...nts to achieve their goals and ultimately win their cases. Christine compiled all necessary information, which included evidence, real life experiences, compared current and past conditions/situations and many other variables. All information were ready at the time of the first interview, then passed! Her style is highly efficient, productive and worth every Dollar spent. Christine is extremely intuitive with all aspects of life. She worked very closely and diligently with her client/s, to unveil the innermost thoughts and feelings of the individual. Only to help overcome apprehension and prompt them to speaking out and share information to help succeed with the case. All to the benefit of her clients. She really helps her clients feel comfortable secure and confident. She makes it clear from the start that her first and foremost objective is her client's needs. Her compassion and coaching skills contribute a great deal to her success in each case. Her reputation and talents in her realm is well known and respected - A testament to her success. She lived in developing countries and speaks multiple languages, so she completely understand the culture and able to communicate freely. In short, my family and I were so happy and grateful for her and our friend who recommended her to us. We would use her services and recommend her to others over and again

Posted by Ananda | March 23, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Canada to U.S. Immigration

We hired Christine Stouffer to assist in acquiring permanent residence status for myself and my daughter. Thanks to Christine and her staff, this daunting process went as smoothly as possible, and has resulted in two happy green card holders. All documents were filed correctly, and Christine attended... and successfully advocated for us at the interview with USCIS. Christine is courteous, efficient and extremely knowledgable. In addition, I think Christine goes above and beyond in communicating with her clients; every email and phone call was answered promptly and in detail, even after our cases were completed. I highly recommend Christine Stouffer!

Posted by Mik | March 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Professional, Competent and Empathetic

I used the services of Christine as both a recommendation from my husband and other friends to navigate the immigration process for my self. As any one who has had to navigate the USCIS to petition for a change of status and application for a green card, it's not only complicated but an emotional rol...ler coaster. Christine was thoughtful and explained every thing in detail along the way and provided clear information about what I had to provide. She completed and submitted all applications correctly and on time. My petition was successful and I'm now a proud permanent resident of the US. Would I recommend Christine's Law services to others.. Absolutely Yes. and I have and will continue to do so. I can't thank Christine enough for making such a stressful process as easy as possible.

Posted by anonymous | March 8, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great lawyer

Excellent lawyer that helped to resolve a difficult case in a timely and professional manner. I would recommend.

Posted by anonymous | March 8, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great family immigration lawyer!

Christine was very caring and made us feel comfortable with the whole immigration process. I would highly recommend her!

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Christine Marie Stouffer's Lawyer Endorsements

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Carrie Rosenbaum

Immigration lawyer | Oct 13

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I wholeheartedly endorse immigration lawyer Christine Stouffer. After knowing, and collaborating with her for nearly a decade, I can state without hesitation that she is compassionate, thorough, and fights for her clients. Based on firsthand knowledge, I can attest to the quality of her work and her ability. She goes above and beyond for all of her clients, and makes significant contributions to the community by regularly volunteering in multiple capacities."

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Experience

Rating:  9.6 (Superb)

Honors

2020

Super Lawyer, California Super Laywers

2019

Super Lawyer, California Super Lawyers

2015

Rising Star, California Super Lawyers

2014

Rising Star, California Super Lawyers

2013

Rising Star, California Super Lawyers

2012

Rising Star, California Super Lawyers

2009

Rising Star Award, Minority Bar Association

Work Experience

2006 - Present

Principal, Law Office of Christine M. Stouffer

2007 - 2009

Part-time Staff Attorney, Arab American Legal Services

Associations

2006 - Present

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights

Asylum Mentor Attorney

2006 - Present

National Lawyers Guild, National Immigration Project

Member

2005 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (California chapter)

Member

2014 - 2017

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Northern California Chapter)

EOIR (Immigration Court) Co-liaison

2013 - 2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Northern California chapter)

Pro Bono Co-coordinator

2008 - 2011

National Lawyers Guild (San Francisco chapter)

Co-chair, Immigration Committee

Education

2005

Golden Gate Univ SOL

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Univ of Washington

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2013

2012

Fall 2012 Asylum Seminar for Pro Bono Advocates Mentor, Mentee and Interpreter Panel

Publications

2018

The Verdict - Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association Half-Day in Immigration Court

Languages

French

Arabic

Spanish

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