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Karen L Gilbert
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Karen Gilbert represents individuals, families, businesses and multi-national corporations in successfully navigating the laws governing US immigration and naturalization. Our clients include individuals and companies world-wide, diplomats, executives and business people seeking intra-company transfers; people claiming asylum, families seeking to re-unite in the US; entrepreneurs and other investors, religious workers, hospitals, health care professionals, high tech workers, scientists, and individuals with exceptional talent and achievements. We assist clients at all stages of the immigration process before the agency and in the Federal Courts, in visa processing at US Consulates and Embassies. We consult in complex citizenship and naturalization cases, and when appropriate, obtain judicial relief. We advise corporations in compliance with the ever restrictive and increasingly enforced laws such as I-9 compliance and employer record-keeping and LCA requirements under the labor, employment and immigration laws.
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Licensed in Washington for 47 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 50 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1975
No misconduct found
Location
Law Office of Karen L. Gilbert
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA, 98154
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Karen L Gilbert's Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 33 client reviews from Avvo
Posted by Margarita | December 9, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Best immigration lawyer
An expert in her field, very professional, passionate and understanding! You can feel that Karen cares about each case. Personally took my case and had regular feed back on the progress for 3 years. I highly recommend her services and appreciate everything she did for me.
Posted by Jana Reis | April 6, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Outstanding immigration lawyer
Karen helped me with my removal of conditional status for green card. Her work was very thorough and caring at the same time. Since our first consultation when explaining the process, then collecting all documentation and making it ready, until we got it approved with no interview required. She is ve...
Posted by anonymous | February 4, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Path to Citizenship
Karen Gilbert made possible what I had thought impossible for the past 20 years. I had fallen out of status in the 1990s. I had entered the US legally through a J1 Visa, but had not return to my home country for reasons beyond war. With Karen's assistance, I was able to start a path to citizenship ...
Posted by anonymous | January 14, 2021 | Hired Attorney
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Best Immigration Lawyer
Karen has helped me thru' my initial H1 transfers to getting my green card and finally to get my citizenship. She was very quick and responsive and always updated with what was happening in the immigration world and would always guide me thru' this. I have over the years worked with many attorney's b...
Posted by Saad | December 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney
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Amazing lawyer
Karen helped me with my adjustment of status case. We faced many hurdles throughout our time working together but with her meticulous and thorough research and time she was able to help me get my adjustment of status and attain permanent residence status. One of the setbacks faced was my visa had exp...
Karen L Gilbert's Lawyer Endorsements
"I have known Karen to be a passionate advocate for her clients for many years. She is smart, creative, and compassionate, and would be a excellent advocate for your case."
"Karen is one of the most experienced lawyers in Seattle. She has been doing this for years, and she is very thorough in her representation of clients. I endorse her work."
"Karen is an experienced practitioner of immigration law who can handle any case that comes her way. She uses her experience, her intelligence and her tenacity to bring home victories where others might fail."
"I’ve had opportunity to discuss a number of difficult immigration law matters with Karen over the years. Karen is a tenacious advocate for her clients. Karen knows how to navigate the various bureaucracies that can create delays for persons, and bring about positive outcomes. She is also personable and a joy to work with."
"Karen is passionate about providing the highest quality legal representation to each client. Many attorneys, including myself, turn to Karen for advice about strategy and direction in our cases, since she has won cases at every level of immigration practice, including the Department of State and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She will do what it takes to present the best possible case for each client, and to advise clients thoroughly about possible outcomes. She is well-known and respected by the immigration bar, by government attorneys, and by judges. Her clients return to her and send other clients to her since she has not only a high success rate, but also practices with compassion and integrity."
"Karen Gilbert is the gold standard when it comes to immigration law. I met her when I just started practicing law, and she told me then how important it was to read everything you could on your area of practice; to stay up to date with current laws and cases interpreting those laws. Over the years, I have referred many clients to Karen, and have always heard rave reviews about her excellent representation, about how she knows the law, about how hard she works--and best of all, about how the client feels they're in good hands with Karen. She knows immigration law and is a superb lawyer."
"I have worked with Karen on a number of immigration cases for our business clients. She has a significant amount of experience navigating the complexities related to inbound workers and associated visas."
"Karen has been a colleague for many years. She is knowledgeable, hardworking, dedicated to her clients, and professional. She is skilled in all areas of immigration law, including business and family immigration law and citizenship. Karen also has extensive experience handling immigration litigation in the federal courts. I am comfortable referring immigration matters to Karen because I am confident that she will handle the matter skillfully and professionally."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Karen on several immigration cases and I admire her vast amount of immigration knowledge and high ethical standards. Karen and I consult on complex issues relating to visas, waivers, consular processing, citizenship/naturalization, and litigation. Karen is dedicated to representing her clients’ best interests enthusiastically and ethically, while charging reasonable fees."
"I endorse this lawyer."
"Karen and I recently worked together on an O-1 visa extraordinary ability petition and she was very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with."
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Experience
Honors
2021
AV Preeminent 5.0 Peer Rated Ethical Standards & Legal Ability, Martindale-Hubbell
2020
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2019
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2018
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2016
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2009
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2008
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2007
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2005
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2004
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2003
Pro Bono Award, Seattle Chapter AILA
2003
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2002
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2001
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
1998
Lifetime Achievement Award, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Work Experience
1981 - Present
Gilbert Law Office, Principal Attorney
1976 - 1978
Lecturer and Supervising Attorney, American University School Of Law
1973 - 1975
Attorney, Us Department Of Labor - Solicitor's Office
Associations
2012 - Present
The Pier at LeschiPresident
1980 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
National Immigration Project
Member
Washington Immigration Project
Board of Directors
2005 - 2012
The PIer at LeschiVice President
1999 - 2000
Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectVice President Board of Directors
1992 - 1996
Northwest Immigrant Rights ProjectChair Legal Committee
1991 - 2005
Norhtwest Immigrant Rights ProjectBoard of Directors
1984 - 1991
Joint Legal Task Force for Immmigrants and RefugesVolunteer Attorney
Sample of Legal Cases
Rivera v. Ashcroft, 394 F.3d 1129
Won; Rivera was returned to US with US passport at government expense.
Scales v. INS, 232 F. 3d 1159 (9th Cir. 2000)
won: client is a US citizen, not an LPR
Scales v. INS, 232 F. 3d 1159 (9th Cir. 2000)
won: client is a US citizen, not an LPR
Education
1973
University of Maryland School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1968
American University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
French
Activity
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