Margaret David

Margaret David

5.0
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 30 years

Immigration Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Immigration

1000 2nd Ave Ste 1620, Seattle, WA

About Margaret

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 11 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2014

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 27 years

State: California

Acquired: 1998

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 30 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1995

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 30 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1996

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Cowan Miller & Lederman

1000 2nd Ave Ste 1620, Seattle, WA, 98104-1003

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Margaret David's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

5 star (3)
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Posted by Kalyan | August 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent Immigration Attorney

I had the pleasure of working with Margaret(Meg) on my permanent resident case through my company and I am very glad that she took my case. Due to her excellent knowledge and experience in immigration, I became a permanent resident of the US. My family and I are extremely grateful to Meg. It was an a...mazing and smooth experience. She is very knowledgeable, thorough in documentation, a great communicator, and truly represents the best interests of her clients. If Meg takes your case, you can be confident that she’ll do everything and will make it possible. Besides being an outstanding professional, she also has a very nice personality, and it’s simply a pleasure to work with her. If you are looking for a great immigration lawyer - please, look no further! Meg is truly amazing. Not only she is extremely knowledgeable and experienced in the immigration field - she is super attentive and dedicated and will treat your case/problem as her own. She is always available via email or phone, answers all the questions in detail, and during meetings - she is always prepared and will spend extra time with you and I highly, highly recommend her.

Posted by David | November 1, 2016 | Consulted Attorney

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

Excellent practitioner

I had the pleasure to work professionally with Margaret David in the past. She is an experienced and knowledgeable immigration attorney. Margaret crafts effective and creative solutions for a wide variety of business immigration matters for individuals and companies as well as handles family-based... immigration cases as well as naturalization.

Posted by Danielle | October 10, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Excellent Representation

We were extremely happy with the outcome of the excellent representation provided for us by Margaret David. She is knowledgable, professional, personable, experienced and well organized. She is an expert and outstanding in her field. She kept in constant communication with us throughout the whole p...rocess, and we are very happy she represented us. Any questions we presented she answered clearly and quickly. She meticulously went over all forms and paperwork, procedures and timelines with us. We had great confidence in her services and it was reassuring having her by our side. She offers great clarity and wisdom in her field. We felt we received a very good value in her services. She was always available by phone or e-mail, and would respond without delay. We were very successful in our outcome, and we have great regard and give the highest recommendation for Margaret David.

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Margaret David's Lawyer Endorsements

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Deanna Benjamin

Immigration lawyer | Aug 15

Relationship: Co-worker

"Margaret is an excellent attorney. She listens to her clients and provides solutions based on her many years of experience. I highly endorse her."

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Gina Borton

Immigration lawyer | Feb 23

Relationship: Co-worker

"I highly recommend Margaret David as a skilled immigration attorney with comprehensive knowledge of the intricacies of immigration law. I worked closely with her for several years, while in-house. She is exceptionally detail-oriented while delivering pragmatic, efficient solutions - all with great compassion and sensitivity for her clients."

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John Lemacks

Immigration lawyer | Oct 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Margaret has an extremely versatile background in U.S. immigration law. Her experience in all aspects of U.S. immigration law allows her to find real-world workable solutions to the most novel of immigration issues."

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Jamie McCoy

Immigration lawyer | Oct 12

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Margaret is a highly trustworthy and competent immigration attorney, whom I strongly endorse. She is personable, effective and reliable."

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Jay Ruby

Immigration lawyer | Oct 03

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I strongly endorse Margaret David. I worked with Margaret on many employment-based immigration matters for several years--developing strategic solutions for foreign national employees. Margaret is very thorough, knowledgeable and conscientious in her approach. Having served in an in-house immigration counsel capacity for many years, Margaret has an unparalleled understanding of the employer's and employee's perspectives in business immigration matters."

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David Raft

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Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2022

Recognized by Best Lawyers® based entirely on peer review, Best Lawyers® https://lawyers.usnews.com/lawyers/margaret-david/90323032

2019

Re-Certified as Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, California Bar Association

2011

Pro-Bono Recognition Award, Microsoft LCA

2009

Legal & Corporate Affairs Award, Microsoft Corporation

2007

Legal & Corporate Affairs Award, Microsoft Corporation

2004

Certified as a Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, California Bar Association

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney, Cowan Miller & Lederman

2007 - 2014

In-House Counsel, Microsoft Corpation, Legal & Corporate Affairs

2000 - 2007

Attorney, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

1996 - 2000

Assistant District Counsel, Department Of Justice / Former INS

Associations

2015 - Present

King County Bar Association

Member

2014 - Present

NW Immigrants Rights Project

Volunteer Attorney

2013 - Present

Kids in Need of Defense

Volunteer Attorney

2000 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2007 - 2014

Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice

Volunteer Attorney

Education

1993

University of Virginia School of Law

JD

1989

University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.),

Speaking Engagements

2015

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Washington State chapter)

H-1B Visa Job/Employer Changes

2013

Microsoft Immigration Summit

Naturalization

2011

Microsoft Immigration Summit

Working Abroad for LPR's

2010

Microsoft Immigration Summit

Advanced Green Card Issues

2009

Microsoft HR Conference

Immigration Basics for HR

2008

MIG Green Card Holders Seminar

Naturalization

2007

MIG Open House

Non-Immigrant Visa Issues

Languages

English

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