Ritu Goswamy

Ritu Goswamy

4.6
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 25 years

Immigration Lawyer at San Jose, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

2136 The Alameda, Suite 1B, San Jose, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 25 years

State: California

Acquired: 2000

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Holistic Legal Services

2136 The Alameda, Suite 1B, San Jose, CA, 95126-1143

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Ritu Goswamy's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

40 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 9 reviews | General Knowledge

Posted by Nidhi | January 29, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Go for it

Ritu is very knowledgeable person and dedicated towards her work. She listens to our story, spends time to understand and prepares our case very nicely. I hired her for my I -751 petition. I would definitely recommend Ritu for immigration issues.

Posted by Jeff Tecson | May 25, 2015 | Immigration

Excellent Ritu!!!! Bravo!!!!

Finding a legitmate, competent lawyer is very tough. My gf needed to hire an immigration lawyer for her adjustment of status. I got various recommendations thru connections, but those lawyers were either money hungry or practiced too far from San Jose. I found Ritu via Avvo and Yelp, and I was reliev...ed and happy with the results. I sent her a consultation email, and she called back the next business day. She already sounded quite knowledgable about her case, and immediately scheduled my gf for their initial meeting. My gf was very impressed and saw how accomodating, personable and skillful. She communicates very well via email, calls and of course in person. Without Ritu's guidance, we would be lost in filing her case. You're the best, Ritu! We'll be sending more people her way. :)

Posted by Tilak | September 18, 2013 | Immigration

Ritu Goswamy-Review

Went through Ritu for applying for Green Card. She is very knowledgeable. Her staff was very helpful, organized and understanding. We didn't face any issues throughout the process. Make sure you provide them with all the necessary documents. I would highly recommend to go with Ritu if you wa...nt a smooth sail.

Posted by SM | July 02, 2013 | Immigration

Professional ? Really????

I met Ritu yesterday with my wife for advice on our immigration case. She sounded knowledgeable and we felt that we would seek more of her assistance as she had suggested. We made an appointment for today morning with her tentatively. We called yesterday evening to reconfirm. Called again this morni...ng and finally were able spoke to her. She rudely denied making any tentative appointment with us yesterday, which she had made herself but verbally and we trusted her. She refused to give us any time and left us in the lurch as we were relying on her advice. Very unprofessional from my point of view! We are very dissatisfied.

Posted by MP | May 29, 2013 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly Recommend

This was one of the greatest decisions my wife and I have ever made. We are so happy and grateful to Ritu and everyone that works at this Law Office. We are very confident in Ritu and her staff and highly recommend them. Even with a very complicated case like mine she made us feel at ease and less... stressed. She took time and reviewed what had been previously done by other law firms and sat us down and explained to us what has happen, what our options are and what she recommends we do. She started working on our case immediately. Her and her staff is very professional, detail oriented, and explained to us what was going on every step of the process. They always returned phone calls and emails in timely manner and answered any questions we had. I have gotten more productive results within less than a year with Ritu then I had with the other law firms I had hired. She has always been on top of everything and guided my wife and me through this whole process. Our only regret is that we wished we found Ritu earlier which would have saved us so much tension and stress. We highly, highly recommend Ritu and her staff and are very thankful to them.

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Ritu Goswamy's Lawyer Endorsements

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Herbert Ellis

Immigration lawyer | Dec 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jennifer Lee

Immigration lawyer | Dec 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Ritu Goswamy is a highly knowledgeable and skilled immigration attorney who is a strong advocate for her clients and a trusted educator and leader in the immigration legal community. Having worked closely with her on the local Board of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, I have directly seen how her lawyering and leadership has brought positive results for her clients and important contributions to the field of immigration law."

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Sweta Khandelwal

Immigration lawyer | Jun 05

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked with Ritu on several cases together. She is awesome-knowledgeable, ethical and compassionate. She is professional in her approach and always goes the extra mile for her clients and colleagues. What I like best about her is her direct and straightforward approach. I would highly recommend her."

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Daniel Shanfield

Immigration lawyer | Apr 04

Relationship: Co-worker

"Smart. Dedicated. Caring."

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Yukie Tokuda

Immigration lawyer | Mar 05

Relationship: Friend

"I endorse this lawyer's work."

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Sweta Khandelwal

Immigration lawyer

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Daniel Shanfield

Immigration lawyer

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Yukie Tokuda

Employment and labor lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2015

AILA Santa Clara Valley Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2014

AILA Santa Clara Valley Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2013

AILA Santa Clara Valley Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2012

AILA Santa Clara Valley Chapter Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2011

AILA Santa Clara Valley Chair Elect, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2010

AILA Santa Clara Valley Chapter Secretary, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2009

AILA Santa Clara Valley Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2007

AMA Leadership Scholarship, Leader to Leader Institute

2006

Access & Fairness Leadership Scholar, State Bar of California

2006

Berger Memorial Fellowship, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2006

Equal Justices Works Fellowship, Equal Justice Works

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Directing Attorney, Holistic Legal Services

2005 - Present

Pro Bono Attorney, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

2010 - 2010

Interim Staff Attorney, Citizenship Employment & Training

2008 - 2008

Senior Associate Attorney, Daniel Shanfield Esq. & Associates -- Immigration Defense

2006 - 2008

Director of Legal Services, Homeboy Industries

2003 - 2006

Senior Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

2001 - 2002

Project Attorney, The Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center

2000 - 2001

Child Welfare Worker, Alameda County Social Services

Associations

2012 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

AILA Santa Clara Valley MCLE Coordinator

2012 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

AILA Santa Clara Valley Immediate Past Chair

2008 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2011 - 2012

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Santa Clara Valley chapter)

Chair

2011 - 2012

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Santa Clara Valley chapter)

AIC Ambassador

2010 - 2011

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Chair Elect

2010 - 2011

American Immigration Lawyers Association (California chapter)

Law Student Liaison

2009 - 2010

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Secretary

2009 - 2011

Friends of Master Gardeners of SCC

Board Member, Secretary

2008 - 2014

South Asian Bar Association of Northern California

Member

2008 - 2011

American Immigration Lawyers Association, Santa Clara Valley Chapter

Pro Bono Liaison

2007 - 2008

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

2003 - 2006

Santa Clara County Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

I-601 and I-212 Approved

I-601 and I-212 Approved

Terminated Removal Proceedings

Removal Proceedings Terminated

U Visa Granted

U Visa Granted

Cancellation of Removal Granted

Cancellation of Removal Granted

H1B Granted

H1B Visa Granted

Naturalization Granted

Naturalization Granted

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Education

2000

Boston College Law School

Juris Doctorate

2000

Boston College

Master of Social Work

1996

Barnard College

Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2012

Court Community Leadership and Liaison Program

Immigration Law

2012

AFTA Annual Conference

The Effects of Immigration Policy and Practice: The Pervasiveness of Experienced Violence

2011

Court Community Leadership and Liaison Program

Immigration Law

2006

Grillo Public Interest Retreat

Social Justice Entrepreneurs

2005

Pathways to Justice

Holistic Legal Services

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Numerous Engagements

Employment Law

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Numerous Engagements

Special Education

Publications

Languages

Spanish

Activity

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