Akshat Divatia

Akshat Divatia

5.0
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 13 years

Immigration Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Immigration

600 Stewart Street, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 13 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2012

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Harris Bricken

600 Stewart Street, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA, 98101

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Akshat Divatia's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

32 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | April 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best immigration lawyer

Akshat helped me with my naturalization and for immigration visas for my family. He is perfect, attention to detail, professional and courteous in his work. While working with him, he makes it so easy for you and keeps us stress free. I did not have worry about my family visas at all. He broke the bi...g gigantic process into smaller manageable portions, gave clear and specific guidance on what to do when, I never had to follow up. He was always ahead and made it super super easy. I have dealt with immigration system here since 2004 and can safely say working with Akshat was one of the best/easiest experience for me. He is goal driven, result oriented, respectful of time and money, keeps relationships and gives the best legal advice along with solid accurate paperwork.

Posted by Widyanti Afandi | June 06, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent lawyer

I browsed via Avvo website to find an immigration lawyer near me last year to adjust my status/apply my green card via spouse (marriage with citizen). The search led to his colleague at that time. his colleague resigned about two months after my file submitted. I knew Akshat from our first meeting, t...hat he is a such a professional and very nice man. After that, he took over my case and always gave us new update related my status. He helped me to get my employment card (I-512), informed any updates, and answered all my questions. Yesterday, I got my green card application approved. He accompanied me and my husband through the interview process. He is very helpful, and reliable to work with. Definitely will continue my immigration process and work with him again to get my citizenship!

Posted by Ishita | April 14, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Best counsel to have on Your Side!

Mr. Divatia represented my mother in a complicated green card application from India and was extremely thorough at every stage, skyping long distance when needed to offer advice and connect the dots. He also helped me get my re-entry permit to the U.S. when I spent more than a year abroad, on my gree...n card. And most recently, he did an excellent job building the case for my citizenship, which was challenging because of my time abroad. Even the USCIS interviewer praised the thoroughness of his work in making the case. Akshat has always been available through the process and his advice is flawless. He is very invested in making every case a success and not simply pushing the paperwork through. The phone conversations and skype conferences were invaluable because I have had to work with him long distance. But, wouldn't trade him for anyone else! Highly recommend Mr. Divatia for any immigration case within his domain of expertise.

Posted by Harish | April 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent lawyer

I had hired Akshat for my naturalization process. He was very thorough while putting together the documentation for the naturalization process. The thoroughness in his work came in very handy during the interview phase. He and his office were very helpful during the entire process and Akshat was read...ily available on email and/or phone to answer any of my questions. He conducted mock interviews to help prepare for the real one, not to mention he also accompanied me to the actual interview. Given that the naturalization process can be a tense few weeks/months, having Akshat to help you with all the legalese was indeed extremely useful. I would definitely recommend Akshat to anyone who is looking for a helpful, friendly and thorough legal professional to work with.

Posted by Nisheed | September 26, 2016 | Immigration

Your "must go to" lawyer for all your immigration needs!

Akshat is an excellent lawyer, we had a very complicated family sponsorship and Akshat helped us navigate the application and got us a successful result. His patience and diligent planning helped us understand exactly what needed to be done and he also provided us with a few scenarios and possible ou...tcomes and what was our game plan for each. Very few lawyers take the time to do this with the patience Akshat portrayed. My wife and I would highly recommend him and we are extremely satisfied with his services.

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Akshat Divatia's Lawyer Endorsements

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Pavan Dhillon

Immigration lawyer | Jun 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"As a Canadian Immigration attorney based in the United States, I work closely with US immigration attorneys for several of my client cases. I would highly recommend Akshat. He is articulate and breaks down US immigration law in a clear and concise manner. I would recommend Akshat in the highest possible terms."

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Daniel Harris

Immigration lawyer | May 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Akshat is a lawyer's lawyer and the lawyer we use for high end immigration work for both our clients and our own lawyers"

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Pradnya Desh

Immigration lawyer | Mar 07

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Akshat Divatia is a thorough, detail-oriented attorney who cares deeply about doing a great job for his clients."

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Andrew Le

Immigration lawyer | Oct 29

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"Akshat is an extremely dedicated, detail-oriented immigration attorney, who is passionate about helping clients navigate the complex immigration system. He has an incredible understanding about complex immigration issues. He provides all of his clients with responsive, creative, and thorough representation on both family- and employment-based immigration issues. I highly recommend Akshat as an immigration attorney."

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Andrew Le

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Clients' Choice Award, Avvo

1997

Ambassadorial Scholar, Rotary Foundation

Work Experience

2017 - Present

Attorney, Harris Bricken McVay, LLP

2014 - Present

Attorney, Eastside Legal Assistance Program

2012 - Present

Principal, Divatia Law pllc

2015 - 2017

Principal & Director of Immigration Practice, Desh International and Business Law

2002 - 2008

Legal Specialist, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC

1998 - 2002

Legal Assistant, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC

1995 - 1997

Legal Assistant, Cohen, Fluhr & Gonzalez, PC

Associations

2017 - Present

Rotary Club of Bellevue

Member

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington State chapter)

King County Bar Association

American Bar Association

South Asian Bar Association of Washington

Latina/o Bar Association of Washington

2014 - 2016

South Asian Bar Association of Washington

Board Member

Sample of Legal Cases

H-1B Temporary Worker Petitions

Approved

Requests for Evidence (RFEs)

Approved

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Education

2011

Seattle University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Elizabethtown College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

WSBA CLE (Webinar)

Employment-Based Immigration Options Not Requiring a Job Offer

2017

Seminar (Kirkland, Washington)

Immigration in Uncertain Times: Goals for a New Immigration System

2017

Seminar (Barcelona, Spain)

“Doing Business in the Trump Era”

2017

Know Your Rights Workshop (Bellevue, Washington)

Privileges and Responsibilities of Immigration Status

2015

Seminar (Olympia, Washington))

An Overview of Immigration Options for Washington Businesses

Languages

Spanish

Catalan

English

Gujarati

Hindi

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