Miriam Bustamante Riedmiller

I highly recommend Ms. Riedmiller as an immigration lawyer. She has been our family lawyer for over 10 years— for me, my sister, mother, father, grandmother, uncle, aunt and two cousins. She filed a relative petition for our family which she won and was approved. She is truly an exceptional lawyer be...cause of her strong analytical and logical thinking ability. In addition, she worked in a very timely and professional manner, manifesting her legal skills as well as people skills. She proved to be organized, reliable and most of all, honest.

Ms. Riedmiller has been handling my case for the past two years, and though it's been a complicated case, I have never been let down by her. She is always on the ball, able to answer all my questions, and makes sure that I always get my documents. She is always ready and willing to go the extra mil...e, for which I am grateful. Ms. Riedmiller is professionalism personified, and I can think of no one more dedicated.

I used Ms. Riedmiller for immigration and citizenship services for a period of 2 years. In my opinion, as counsel, she was disorganized, uninformed, and gave no value-added information or guidance on my case that I could not have garnered from the internet. I also consider her handling of legal fo...rms, case notes, and billing/invoicing sloppy and disorganized. I often had to edit her work. She refused, twice, to move forward on my citizenship application, claiming adamantly that there were still "problems" with the application which needed to be addressed. At this point I stopped going to her. I ended up consulting with another immigration attorney for 1 hour, and after looking at my case, that attorney gave his opinion that I did not need legal representation for my citizenship application. I followed his advice, submitted the application on my own, and became a citizen about six months later. None of the said "problems" ever materialized. I strongly recommend that you do not use Ms. Riedmiller as your immigration lawyer.

Ms Riedmiller is a kind, knowledgeable professional who is excellent in the immigration area. She worked closely with my family and me--in person, by phone, and by e-mail--and was able to successfully solve a number of problems in my family's case, including medical-related issues. We are very grat...eful to her. She was pro-active in anticipating and overcoming complicated issues and kept us well-informed at all times. As a family member happily said, "Everything she said would happen happened." I am an attorney myself, but, prior to my family's working with her, I had almost no exposure to immigration law. I feel that I have learned a lot from her both professionally and personally.