Elena V. Yushkina

Elena V. Yushkina

4.0
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 22 years

Immigration Lawyer at Bellevue, WA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Tax

500 106th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA

About Elena

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 90%

Representing and assisting clients in connection with K fiancé (e) and spouse visas, I-751 waivers of joint filing requirement, family- based green cards, consular processing, L1 regular and new office visas, L1 extensions, EB-1 immigrant visas

23 years

90%
Tax 10%

Federal tax controversy

12 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 11 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2014

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Washington for 22 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2003

Not authorized to practice

No misconduct found

Location

Yushkin Law Office, PLLC

500 106th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004

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Elena V. Yushkina's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

5 star (3)
4 star (0)
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1 star (1)

Posted by Sohan Malla | January 3, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Immigration

Elena is an excellent attorney. Experienced and knowledgeable, she was able to answer all of our questions regarding the complex immigration pathway we were in. Her office is professional and efficient and she was accessible to us whenever we needed. She rates were affordable and very fair. We are c...ompletely satisfied by the services we received

Posted by Daria | March 12, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

greedy and unprofessional

Elena profited on our family’s tragedy. Avoid working with her at all cost. Don’t waste your money and precious time! Elena knew how I was eager to bring my lonely old mother to bring to the US, and used it to take more and more money from me on every occasion even when I paid for her “service” in ad...vance. She did everything possible for the case to be delayed. She constantly made mistakes which delayed my mother’s case for 2-3 months each time after being reviewed by NVC. She blamed them for not accepting the documents, but once I started looking into the correspondence between Elena and NVC, everything was clear: NVC gave clear guidance (about affidavit of support, about format of the photos etc) and told what had to be done, and Elena ignored them. Once I took the case into my hands, and submitted all the documents on my own - the case was instantly approved. What was especially disgusting is her asking for more money for fixing her own mistakes. I was so desperate that I sent a request to the sanator, and Elena blamed me for screwing up the case. But it turned out the senator’s office never got my mailed documents. They confirmed it via phone. But it was a nice excuse for her to use against me, and block me everywhere so she took money for her “service” (around 2k + some additional sent to her personal Zelle account), and once I confronted her about bad quality of her work, she just blocked me everywhere. And she blocked me only after I refused to pay her more money for fixing what she screwed up. Also she misinformed me in very important thing: she told that I would be able to come with my mother to the interview as a petitioner, so there “would be no need in translator” which turned out not to be the case. So I have to look for and pay a translator. The most unprofessional and unethical person I’ve ever worked with in the US for over a decade.

Elena Yushkina

Replied last April 29, 2024

Ms. Ivanova, a former client, has grossly misrepresented what transpired. Our attorney-client relationship ended in August 2022 when Ms. Ivanova misused my legal services and then began bullying and harassing me via phone and email. Since then, she has continued her harassment, annually posting negative reviews on all available channels even though we have not had a professional relationship for two years. As to what transpired, Ms. Ivanova did not follow my legal counsel and started to replace documentation submitted to the Consular Electronic Application Center forcing me to continue her case although it was already documentarily qualified (which is a status that a case achieves when the applicant has obtained all documents specified by the consular officer as sufficient to meet the formal visa application requirements, and necessary processing procedures of the consular office have been completed). It is not possible for legal counsel to serve a client who takes matters into their own hands and complicates matters unnecessarily. As a result, after the National Visa Center had notified me that the case was complete and pending scheduling at the consulate, I notified both Ms. Ivanova and NVC of my withdrawal as her legal counsel. Unfortunately, this sparked the continued harassment and abuse. Despite this, I wish Ms. Ivanova well.

Posted by Denise | October 27, 2015 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Tax Assistance

Eleana was the best! She helped me with some very serious tax issues. And we got positive results. She was great at explaining things and very kind and easy to work with. I can't thank her enough! She is an excellent Attorney. My father went to UW Law School and he would be very thankful for what s...he did for me. Thank you so much Eleana!

Posted by Yulia | October 15, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

great lawyer, highly recommend her!

Elena is a great lawyer. She helped me with my marriage-based immigration after my marriage fell apart. She was very reliable, easy to reach and very personable too! I highly recommend Elena if you need help with immigration.

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Tax lawyer | Sep 30

Relationship: Co-worker

"I worked with Elena for several years and she always did an excellent job. Very focused with excellent attention to detail. I very much recommended Elena for tax and international work."

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Honors

2015

Volunteer service and support of the Federal Tax Clinic, University of Washington School of Law Federal Tax Clinic

Work Experience

2007 - Present

Attorney, Yushkin Law Office PLLC

Associations

2015 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2014 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Attorney

2004 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1991 - Present

Bar Association of Primorye Territory

Attorney

2003 - 2014

Washington State Bar Association

Foreign Law Consultant

Sample of Legal Cases

K1 visa + consular processing

Approved

L1 extension

approved

I-751 waiver of joint filing requirement

approved

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Education

2011

University of Washington School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1988

Far Eastern State University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2006

2006 WSCPA International Tax Conference

Establishing and Operating a Business by Foreign Investors in Russia

Publications

Languages

English

Russian

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