Is a lawyer worth the money

[william_wallace 8]

Seems as though its complicated. Just need to find a good immigration lawyer. Anyone know of any? Upto now all ive heard is negatives about lawyers. There must be good ones in the States somewhere. They cant all be bad

[Matt and Sarah 0]

I don't think anyone here is down on lawyers or think they are "bad" (although I do get a kick out of ya'll calling them Solicitors , that's not what we said. We just were saying that in many cases they are unnecessary. Our case is very cut-and-dry easy, so I'd rather save the $800 for a plane ticket.

My brother used a lawyer to bring his wife from Colombia, and he basically paid a lawyer to have his assistant organize papers (which he still had to take the time to gather information for) and file them. Not worth the cost.

That said, if you have a more difficult case, or are having problems getting it done yourself, then by all means have a consultation...I'm sure there are many people here who can give you a good referral for one in the US. Good luck.

[Aussiewoife 0]

I think this is like taxes--if you have any complications, you might want at least a consultation with someone reputable to point you in the right direction. If you case is straightforward, the forms are not difficult to fill out--it just takes time and patience.

Here is the website of someone who seemed smart and ethical when I spoke with him on the phone earlier n the process:

"Alex Halow, Immigration Attorney" <alex@k1fianceevisas.com>

Cheers!

Me and my fiance are still deciding whether to get a lawyer for the K1. We wont be applying for the K1 untill im divorced which should around end of January 2008. If it was just a straight forward K1 with no red flags we would do it ourselves no problem. At the moment i am still married to a US citizen and applied for AOS on the VWP in Feb 2006. Yep i know, dumb thing to do but mistakes are mistakes and ive learnt from them. Were just worried that this may cause a problem when we apply for the K1. Can anyone recommend a good immigration lawyer in the US? Going by what ive seen on the forums they dont have a good track record.

Thanks

[thesnowman 1]

We hired a lawyer to do our case (Hampton and Hampton), wouldn't recommend them. Although your case does sound a bit more complicated it might be worth it.

[Fandango 1,440]

We hired a lawyer to do our case (Hampton and Hampton), wouldn't recommend them. Although your case does sound a bit more complicated it might be worth it.

I spoke with one of the lawyers there over the phone, and he struck me as a b@stard....heh.