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Elizabeth Clare Surin

4.9
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 27 years

Immigration Lawyer Practice Areas: Immigration

About Elizabeth

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Business and Family; Immigrant and Nonimmigrant visas; National Interest Waivers; Outstanding Ability Green Card Applications; H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, O, P, E, B1, B2, etc.; Asylum; Defensive Removal in Immigration Court; BIA & Circuit Court Appeals.

29 years

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 27 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1998

Retired

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Elizabeth Clare Surin's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.9 /5.0

39 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | October 21, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

They are wonderful!

Elizabeth and Kelsey are lovely to work with. They are extremely knowledgeable, patient, and professional. I have worked with them regarding several different types of visas, green cards, and assisted with writing the company’s visa policy. They are very good at explaining/ simplifying this very comp...licated process. I could not do my job with out them.

Posted by Amira | October 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Highly Recommend!

Elizabeth has been our immigration lawyer for 2 years now, and she has been fantastic. She explains everything well, and made sure we were prepared for our interview and we had all out paper work in order. She made sure we had time to prepare our papers before we began our relationship. Which was ver...y honest of her. She promptly replies and makes sure we get a great service at her firm. You can tell she knows what she is doing and that she has years of experience. I am very happy with our relationship. I would HIGHLY recommend her as an immigration lawyer!

Posted by Harris | October 14, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great Firm to work with

Very responsive and always on point. I use them for all my international staffing needs.

Posted by Julie | October 14, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Extremely knowledgeable, professional, and fast

I’m lucky to have Attorney Surin as our company’s lawyer. We currently have several H-1B cases and I-140s with her, green card as well. She is the most responsive, knowledgeable, quick-acting, professional attorney I’ve ever worked with, and makes it clear she values her clients’ relationships.

Posted by Juan Carlos | October 12, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Professional and Hardworking!

I am happy to write that thanks to Elizabeth and her team I am now planning to relocate to the United States as a permanent resident. Elizabeth and her team was always helpful and professional and their support was essential to my cases' success! She worked hard for us and we are thankful.

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Elizabeth Clare Surin's Lawyer Endorsements

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Hovanes Margarian

Immigration lawyer | Aug 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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M. Miller

Immigration lawyer | Jun 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Susan Duke

Immigration lawyer | Nov 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Elliot Yi

Unknown lawyer | Sep 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Gintare Grigaite

Immigration lawyer | May 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse attorney Surin. She has a wealth of knowledge in the immigration field, and provides great advice. I highly recommend her services in immigration matters."

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Luis Guerra

Immigration lawyer | May 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse attorney Elizabeth Clare Surin. I have read many of her answers on Avvo and they are always written in a manner that evidences her understanding of the law and her respect and consideration for people's specific circumstances"

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Ronald Burdge

Immigration lawyer | May 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Surin and her law firm are top notch on Immigration Law matters. With over a decade of experience, she knows the law and one look at her many published answers to consumer questions on Avvo.com can make you realize she cares about making sure her clients know the law too. If her office is anywhere near you, I recommend her to you."

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Howard Lewis

Immigration lawyer | May 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Surin is an outstanding Immigration Attorney with an exceptional reputation. She is one of the finest in her state and a credit to the legal profession. I highly recommend her legal services."

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Christian Lassen

Immigration lawyer | Dec 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Excellent lawyer."

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Daniel Green

Immigration lawyer

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Luis Guerra

Immigration lawyer

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Ronald Burdge

Consumer protection lawyer

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Howard Lewis

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

1996

Exemplary Public Service Award, University of Pennsylvania

1995

Exemplary Public Service Award, University of Pennsylvania Law School

1988

Outstanding Educator, Singapore 1988, Singapore Ministry of Education

Work Experience

2010 - 2023

Founding Partner, Surin & Griffin, P.C. (formerly, Morley Surin & Griffin, P.C. founded 2003)

2003 - 2010

Founding Partner, Morley, Surin & Griffin, P.C.

1999 - 2002

Immigration & Employment Attorney, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Associations

1999 - 2023

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

1999 - 2023

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Philadelphia chapter)

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Removal Proceedings in Immigration Court

Defendant won case

Removal Proceedings in Immigration Court

Defendant won case

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Education

1997

University of Pennsylvania Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

Wellesley College

BA - Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude

1987

Singapore Institute of Education

Management Diploma

1981

Singapore Institute of Education

Ba. Edn

Speaking Engagements

2014

Continuing Legal Education series

Hiring Foreign Nationals in Today's Economy

2011

Legal Seminar (U of Penn Legal Clinic Summer Seminar)

Immigration Hot Topics

2010

Summer Speakers Circuit (PA Environmental Agency)

Current Immigration Issues

2008

Pennsylvania Bar Institute (Immigration Legal Forum 2008)

Nonimmigrant Procedures in Immigration Law

2008

Paralegal Annual Conference (American Immigration Lawyers' Association National)

Immigration Visas

2008

Immigration Legal Forum (Society for Human Resource Management)

Employment and Immigration Procedures

2006

Philadelphia Chapter Annual CLE Conference

Business Immigration

Publications

2008

Immigration Legal Forum Speaker Article (Pennsylvania Bar Institute) Procedures in Immigration Law

1997

Comparative Labor Law Journal Government Influence on Labor Unions in a Newly Industrialized Economy: A Look at the Singapore Labor System

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