Need good waiver attorney for refile

[Neverending]

Hello, Does anyone know any good waiver attorneys they can recommend for waiver refiling that don't bankrupt a person? Heather Pooles office charges $9,000. I checked Laurels website and hers is $7,500. Monthly payments after money down range from $500.00 to $1,000.00 a month! That's a mortgage payment or car payment.

I want to refile and don't know what to do. Also how many people have refiled with an attorney and been approved after being denied? It's no guarantee after paying all this money. What are the chances?

[papiii]

I would say. Study your previous I-601 and try to understand what you did wrong. I paid $3500 for a waiver that was not approved the first time around. I did sent two additional pages plus additional documentation and it got approved. Honestly, I do not know exactly what did it. It might have been a combination of both. God knows. I can tell you my attorney [B]DID NOT DO[B] the best job. I know what I am telling you.

Did you do your own waiver?

I am sure there's a lot of people here that will give a lot of good advice that will increase your chances of success. Good Luck.

[tropical88]

Hello, Does anyone know any good waiver attorneys they can recommend for waiver refiling that don't bankrupt a person? Heather Pooles office charges $9,000. I checked Laurels website and hers is $7,500. Monthly payments after money down range from $500.00 to $1,000.00 a month! That's a mortgage payment or car payment.

I want to refile and don't know what to do. Also how many people have refiled with an attorney and been approved after being denied? It's no guarantee after paying all this money. What are the chances?

I agree it is a TON of money, and this is considering you would be doing all the filings before and leading up to the waiver. If you find one let me know, as of now I cant afford it and will probably only pay it if I do get denied after I try on my own. I hate to run the risk, but it's the price you pay when you're not rich. Have you looked into non-profit orgs or churches that help with this kind of things?

[Adriane]

Honestly, I would try to save up the money and go with Heather or Laurel. Yes, it's a lot- but they both have excellent success rates... good luck!

[Laura]

I can't recommend anyone else to you... sorry, but seeing that you are in Milwaukee, don't hire anyone local. I haven't heard a single good thing about anyone. What consulate are you filing through again?

[Neverending]

Were going through Islamabad,,first one went to Rome, denied and now I guess they go to New Delhi for ajudication. Thats another thing, they say they take 6mos there,,,well Islamabad and Rome both told us that also and we waited over 3 yrs, they all lie if you ask me.

[Country4ever]

I just refiled my wife's I-601 in Frankfurt. I paid a lot of money for the first I-130, 864, ds-230 and I-601. We had a horrible attorney out of Fort Worth, Texas that acted as though they were not accustomed to having to file I-601's. Anyway, I did all the leg work and refiled on my own. This way I know it's right. I had nothing to loose because my wife already had a 10 year ban. This site really helped me a lot and I probably couldn't have done it without this site. It only cost me the filing fee and a couple hundred bucks for research, copies, postage, etc.. Whatever you decide, GOOD LUCK!!!

[Kolken]

$5,000.00 - $10,000.00 is the going rate to hire an experienced immigration lawyer. You can always find someone to do it cheaper, but as they say you get what you pay for.

[Marina Street]

good lawer is worth every penny but it depends on how much complications you have got, if you have a simple case you can try in on your own, many people will help you by review it here on line. Lawer will save your time of separation with your loved one and it is that is all about, buttom line it is just a money you will come up with something if you have to.

[Salsa2]

You really do get what you pay for. If you want someone that has a great deal of experience, then it is going to cost you. Actually, when you consider the amount of hours these types of cases require, it is a very reasonable fee.

You do not even want to know what attorneys in other areas of law bill per hour. I worked for securities litigators in New York that billed $600/hour. Laurel/Heather's time probably works out to less than $200/hour. In the legal profession, that is cheap.

[lilikoi31]

I had to take a lawyer also, had so many things on my plate , but my lawyer was very good and was bringing me back to the states to my family. I would pay it again if I have to, because we could never do it without him.I am sure there are good lawyers and not so expensive. Good luck and all the best

[blueblue]

I am sorry this is all adding to your stress. While I don't necessarily agree that you always get what you pay for, there have certainly been many who paid a lot for an attorney that didn't do a good job, but we know from lots of sources that Laurel and most (if not all) of those on the recommended attorney list on this site are worth their fee.

I used Laurel in her earlier days, she was quite a bit lower cost at that time. If she had charged her current rate, I certainly would have taken a longer thought as to hiring her, even with all the good recommendations. At the end of the day though, only you can answer if it is worth that cost to you. You also might want to pay a consulation fee and talk to Laurel and see what options you have. One other is to work with her via Ana Marie Schwartz, I think that scenario is only $5000 and still has Laurel as a backup of sorts.

For me, even though I had done most of the research myself, I was not able to continue alone. The process had really been too much stress and burden for me alone. She was a godsend in many ways. I highly recommend her. I also honestly believe that having the paperwork done by an attorney makes your case look better in their eyes, on some, maybe even unconscious level, they take you a bit more seriously.

Our waiver (which I did myself) was denied. Laurel prepared a brief, re-presented the evidence I had already given them and suggested some additional things or emphasis I had not included. We then filed an MTR, which wasn't considered but instead sent as an appeal to AAO. Our appeal was dismissed because they determined (as I had said from day one, in our visa interview, in our denied waiver and in our appeal) that my husband was never inadmissible in the first place. I truly believe we wouldn't have made it, psychologically or otherwise, without her help.

[douginguam]

Neverending,
I have read your posts and felt depressed for you.
Because you are not at the start perhaps you can build on. Perhaps some of the noted lawyers here can help rebuild you package (and add thier brief) at a better cost than if they started afresh. At least give talking to some of them a try. I know the cost is too high, but lawyers don't come cheap and sometimes you just have to pay for success.
There are some evident truths you will find on this site. Many have succeeded without lawyers, and many have had awful lawyers and spent a fortune getting nowhere. But the lawyers that are recommended by the users here are recommended because they succeeded. Whether that is becuase they are good, becuase thier briefs are good or becuase they are lucky, thier success seems to be a supportable truth.
I wish you all the luck in the world. Your trial has already been too long.

[LilB]

With Laurel Scott's office, you could also finance through Legal Lending Group. They do a credit check and you pay them for a longer stretch of time making the payments smaller. It's on the fees section of her website.

[Adriane]

Neverending, I know it's a lot of money but considering that a) you already tried it yourself and it didn't work out well and b) Islamabad is NOT known for being lenient or fast, I would not attempt a refile without an experienced I-601 attorney.

Yes, it's a lot of money. But think about what's at stake.....

[emt103c]

Read what LilB is saying to you. There is financing available. The alternatives to refiling, or appealing are obviously not what you want.

This is a hard and expensive road. I am still sad about your case.

[pharma76]

I think u need to pay a consulation fee to Laurell and talk to her first nd u go from there.However,from my experience good lawyer or no lawyer.All I have been through was bcoz of the ignorance of my cheap lawyer.
I need to ask u guys about this,Do u think If I go thru Ana Marie will give me what I'm looking for?or it's better to do it thru Laurell directly?

[sdgcas]

Hetaher L. Poole or Laurell Scott
Edit:
Hetaher Poole office did not charge me 9000$, there is her phone number, first time consultation is free 626-432-4550. try it. Good luck to you!!!

[ukgirl27]

I understand completely....i think if you knew you were guaranteed then you wouldn't hesitate spending the money but i for one could not afford between $5,000-$10,000 for no guarantee...it is a lot of money for something that you probably won't get...Good luck with what you decide:)

[momof1]

it is a lot of money for something that you probably won't get...Good luck with what you decide


come on now, we're supposed to be encouraging other. Sure we want to be balanced, but we have to think positively.

Neverending, it actually hurts me to read about your story. I hope and pray that you find some resolution to your awful situation.

[ukgirl27]

come on now, we're supposed to be encouraging other. Sure we want to be balanced, but we have to think positively.

Neverending, it actually hurts me to read about your story. I hope and pray that you find some resolution to your awful situation.

I didn't mean for it to come out like that and i am sorry! Emotions got the better of me!!