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also known as Verdie Atienza
I am a Senior Attorney with 10 years of solid experience with employment-based and family-based petitions. I am a dual qualified lawyer in the State of New York and in the Philippines and is qualified to practice immigration law in any state of the U.S.
For employment-based petitions, I have worked mostly on E-1 Treaty Trader, E-2 Treaty Investor visa applications and L-1 intracompany petitions for executives, managers and specialized knowledge employees. I have also worked on employment-based petitions for multinational managers and executives to allow them to obtain permanent residency in the U.S.
I evaluate the credentials of prospective applicants and beneficiaries to determine best nonimmigrant or immigrant visa options for them. I work closely with company executives, managers and entrepreneurs to determine the best strategy to attain their goals. In his years of practice, I have dealt with numerous U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world and has gained significant knowledge of the guidelines and procedures that are unique for each embassy/consulate.
I have strong interest in various immigration issues as a first generation immigrant myself. I first gained experience when I personally handled my own adjustment of status application. Upon my admission to New York State Bar in 2014, I started giving pro-bono legal advice on immigration to members of the Filipino community in the US and handled immigration cases of family members.
Prior to moving to the US, I was a public defender in the Philippines and staunchly protected the constitutional rights of indigents. I effected the speedy release of long-term detainees by filing releases on recognizance motions and directed verdicts. I obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree (Major in Political Science) from Ateneo de Manila University and my Juris Doctor degree from the University of the City of Manila (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila). I am fluent in English and Filipino (Tagalog).
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Posted by Anish | May 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Successful L1A new offie extension
I worked with Verdie for successful extension of my L1A visa. My original new office L1A had been filed by the same firm. I had been jittery about the extension because of the small size of our firm. Verdie and his team members did a great job of preparing a detailed petition, and my approval came ba...
Posted by Chris | February 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Exceptional experience - thorough, careful, hard, knowledgeable work by Verdie got us our visas
My wife Megan and I hired Verdie Atienza to help get us our visas to live and work in the USA. Specifically, I wanted an L1 visa to set up an office of my company in the USA and my wife wanted a visa and permission to work in any capacity in the USA. We first hired Verdie in 2016, and were hugely imp...
Posted by Burak | February 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Excellent immigration lawyer!
After I started my E2 visa application with Davies and Associates, Verdie Atienza was the attorney who dealt with me during the preparation and application process. Verdie is extremely knowledgable about US Immigration Law and he patiently answered all my questions, he described the path they are goi...
"Verdie is an excellent immigration lawyer who receives outstanding reviews form our clients. I thoroughly endorse this lawyer."
Immigration lawyer
2016 - Present
Immigration Attorney, Davies & Associates, LLC
2016 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2016 - Present
New York City Bar AssociationMember
2015 - Present
Asian American Bar Association of New YorkMember
2015 - Present
National Asian Pacific American Bar AssociationMember
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2020
2021
English
Filipino