Business Details
Trusted Immigration Law Consultations
Garfinkel Immigration Law provides expert legal consultation services for individuals navigating U.S. immigration processes. Our focus is on empowering clients working independently on their cases with clear guidance on forms, evidence, and procedures. With extensive experience in family immigration, employment visas, asylum, and waivers, we offer tailored advice to address complex immigration challenges. Our founder, Attorney Lynn Garfinkel, combines decades of legal expertise with a commitment to accessibility, having served in prominent immigration advocacy roles and worked extensively in federal institutions.We prioritize client preparedness by encouraging document organization and specific question formulation to maximize consultation effectiveness. Through virtual and phone meetings, we deliver actionable insights to help clients confidently manage their immigration journeys.
Services
Family Immigration
Employment Visas
Asylum Applications
DACA Assistance
Waivers of Inadmissibility
Highlights and features
- We offer 60-minute consultations with an experienced immigration attorney
- Our expertise spans family petitions, employment visas, and asylum cases
- Attorney has federal court and DOJ experience in immigration law
- We specialize in helping self-represented clients prepare effectively
- Services available via phone/video for nationwide accessibility
Services
Family Immigration
Specialized guidance for marriage-based immigration, fianc visas, and family petitions. We help clients navigate I-130 petitions, adjustment of status, and consular processing. Our services cover all family-based categories including spouses, children, siblings, and parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Employment Visas
Comprehensive consultation for temporary and permanent employment-based visas. We assist with H-1B specialty occupations, L-1 intracompany transfers, and EB-1 extraordinary ability petitions. Our expertise includes labor certification processes and national interest waiver applications for professionals and investors.
Asylum Applications
Legal support for affirmative and defensive asylum cases based on persecution fears. We guide clients through application processes for protection under the Convention Against Torture and withholding of removal. Services include interview preparation and evidence documentation for persecuted individuals.
DACA Assistance
Consultation services for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications and renewals. We provide procedural guidance for initial applicants and those facing deportation, including preparation of supporting documentation and response strategies to government requests.
Waivers of Inadmissibility
Expert analysis for overcoming immigration bars including criminal grounds, fraud, and unlawful presence. We help clients prepare provisional waivers, family unity applications, and national interest exceptions to facilitate lawful status adjustments and family reunification.
People
Lynn Garfinkel
Immigration Attorney
Licensed in Maryland and DC with 15+ years of immigration law experience. Former federal court intern and AILA committee chair. Specializes in complex immigration cases including asylum, employment visas, and family petitions.
Questions
What immigration cases do you handle?
We handle family petitions, employment visas, asylum applications, DACA, waivers, and deportation defense cases. Our focus is providing consultation for self-represented clients.
How can consultations help my immigration case?
Our 60-minute sessions provide specific guidance on form completion, evidence gathering, and procedural steps to help you confidently manage your case.
What documents should I prepare for a consultation?
Bring all government notices, submitted applications, and digital copies of supporting documents. Prepare specific questions about your case forms or procedures.
Are consultations available outside normal business hours?
We offer flexible scheduling with phone and video meetings available during standard business hours. Emergency services are not provided.
Do you offer payment plans for legal services?
Our consultation requires a $50 non-refundable deposit with full $275 payment due upfront. We don't offer ongoing payment plans for legal representation.
