Michael Hugh Carlin

My wife and I could not be more pleased with Michael's services. Michael's experience and knowledge was evident throughout the entirety of my wife's green card application. He was very thorough in his work as he explained step-by-step what we needed to do, and he did his due diligence to ensure her a...pplication was accepted quickly. In addition to being a legal expert, Michael is a truly nice person, and he showed compassion through our stressful situation. My wife and I would recommend Michael to anyone in need of immigration law help.

I can't express enough gratitude toward Mr. Carlin. My wife is from India and he helped us with the temporary (probationary) green card application. The non-profit company that he worked for in Detroit went out of business (not sure about the exact details). Mr. Carlin opened his own immigration o...ffice and completed our application without any additional fees. He told us "it was the right thing to do." If he wouldn't have done this we would have had to start over with another lawyer and paid more in fees. At the time, we were both students and did not have a lot of savings. This was an incredible thing for Mr. Carlin to do. It was a no-brainer to hire Mr. Carlin for my wife's green card renewal 2 years later. I'm happy to say that my wife's application was approved and she finally has a permanent 10 year green card with no restrictions. His fees were very low compared to other for-profit immigration law firms. A big portion of the fees we paid to Mr. Carlin were government fees that he paid on our behalf. In four months we will hire Mr. Carlin for my wife's citizenship application. Also, I should mentions that we live in Georgia and had no problems at all with contacting and communicating with Mr. Carlin in Michigan. It was simply a matter of email and mailing his office documents and other materials for our application. Mr. Carlin is so incredibly honest that he mailed us a check based on "unused funds." I would have never dreamed a lawyer would refund a client for overpaying. I HIGHLY recommend Mr. Carlin's services. He is also very nice, kind, and personable.

We feel Mr. Carlin far exceeded our expectations with the positive results of our case. Mr. Carlin explained to us up front that our case against deportation was very weak. We did not expect this level of honesty from an immigration attorney, based on past experience. Mr. Carlin was very curteous... in his explantion of what we were up against. His patience in helping us understand the complicated procedures involved made this difficult time much easier to contend with. We had many questions, and sometimes asked the same question multiple times and he answered them without any sign of displeasure. Mr. Carlin was with us every step of the way through the actual court appearences and was prepared every time. Our case involved an illegal entry into the United States. My friend was detained and scheduled for deportation back to his native country. As you can well imagine there was a comunication issue, but Mr. Carlin was very resourcefull in finding a resolution to this obstacle. In concluding we believe that with Mr. Carlin's abilities our case achieved a positive outcome.

My husband and I have had the pleasure of Mr. Carlin taking care of my husbands immigration case. He was in the process of deportation after a long 20 year battle with immigration. Mr. Carlin came on board about 3 years ago ,only days before deportation while my husband was in immigration's custody....Things were at there worst and there seemed to be no hope as far a the legal system goes. All options had been exhausted and this was an extremely unusual and complicated case that no attorney we consulted had come across. Mr. Carlin took the chance and jumped in with a positive yet realistic attitude when no one else wanted to -unless it was taking advantage financially of the situation. Mr. Carlin was fairly priced, gave realistic expectations of the situation with no false promises. He is a professional,kind, caring, humble man but willing to fight hard for you. Finding Mr. Carlin was an answer to prayer. Mr. Carlin continued to knock on doors even when nothing seemed to be in our favor.He did not always have the answers but had no problem saying he didn't know but he would find out, which he always did. His motivation, drive, and passion for helping people make up for him not being in the field as long as some others. We had the so called well known top notch attorney before him and it didn't get us anywhere. He gave up on our case over 10 years ago. Mr. Carlin answered his own calls and always returned calls. He always kept us informed. Even the deportation officer who normally can't stand attorneys was ok with Mr. Carlin. He even agreed to pass along his name. After almost 3 years we are so happy and blessed to say our battle is over. My husband received his green card and our life is staring a whole new chapter without the constant fear of immigration. I refer everyone in need of immigration help to Mr. Carlin and will continue to do so. Mr. Carlin, we will be forever grateful for your help and won't hesitate to refer you to anyone and everyone that needs help or an honest evaluation of their immigration case. As time goes on and you are more well known, please don't ever change the way you deal with your clients. You are a very kind hearted man without an once of arrogance. You truly stand out from the rest.

We (my wife and myself) hired Mr. Carlin to help us with my wife's immigration from Hong Kong to the USA. His price was extremely reasonable, his service was always professional and skilled, and in the end my wife received her green card. We would give our highest recommendation to Mr. Carlin as we f...eel his service to us was exceptional. Our case was difficult, involving the "Adam Walsh Act". Mr. Carlin was always honest with us about the difficulties we faced and the odds involved. He was NOT dismissive of our questions or our concerns and he ALWAYS took the time to explain complex matters to us - often responding via email after regular office hours so we wouldn't have to worry overnight about things. We have several friends with difficult AWA immigration issues similar to our own - friends that paid three or four times more than we did to slick lawyers who made bold claims - friends who are still waiting to get the kind of results from their fancy lawyers that we received from Mr. Carlin's services. If you are considering an immigration attorney, I have never met one better than Michael Carlin.