Add Attorneys to Time Lines?

[daboyz 36]

I was thinking it would be nice to add a couple fields in the time lines.

1. Was an attorney used

2. Name of the Attorney.

We should have a way to track if a lawyer actually hurts or helps the speed of the process. Also, people should be aware of lawyers that aren't doing their job before they hire them. Right now people just say "My attorney sucks!" Would be nice if we could compare data.

Any thoughts?

Also, maybe for IR-1/CR-1 time lines, Were Jame's or Loto's shortcuts utilized?

[daboyz 36]

I was thinking it would be nice to add a couple fields in the time lines.

1. Was an attorney used

2. Name of the Attorney.

We should have a way to track if a lawyer actually hurts or helps the speed of the process. Also, people should be aware of lawyers that aren't doing their job before they hire them. And if a particualr lawyer does it right, people should know about that as well. Right now people just say "My attorney sucks!" Would be nice if we could compare data.

Any thoughts?

Also, maybe for IR-1/CR-1 time lines, Were Jame's or Loto's shortcuts utilized?

[daboyz 36]

People are always asking me which Attorney I use, but I am afraid to mention him by name, as he might see my post and throw my file in the garbage. If it was just a normal function of the timeline, then everyone would just see it a matter of data, and not as someone singling out their Attorney.

[rebeccajo 14]

It's a free country and you can fire your attorney, you know.

[daboyz 36]

It's a free country and you can fire your attorney, you know.

Thanks for pointing out that I live in a "free country" I didn't realize that. People generally invoke that clause when they want to avoid criticism about anything US. That said, if I fire my attorney, what next? What do I do with all my originals etc? If their service continues anything like they have been, I will probably never see them again.

Back to the point and hand. Wouldn't it be nice if people could be forewarned about bad service? Something like Consumer Reports?

What's wrong with more information?

So I guess your point is "let them keep taking peoples money and not doing their job"

I have some milk from China for you

[rebeccajo 14]

It's a free country and you can fire your attorney, you know.

Thanks for pointing out that I live in a "free country" I didn't realize that. People generally invoke that clause when they want to avoid criticism about anything US. That said, if I fire my attorney, what next? What do I do with all my originals etc? If their service continues anything like they have been, I will probably never see them again.

Back to the point and hand. Wouldn't it be nice if people could be forewarned about bad service? Something like Consumer Reports?

What's wrong with more information?

So I guess your point is "let them keep taking peoples money and not doing their job"

I have some milk from China for you

No my point is you can fire your attorney.

When you do that, he is required by law to give you back your case file, which contains your originals.

Don't blame consumer ignorance for your plight. If you didn't shop for your attorney with the same diligence you put into shopping for a car or a home, then you deserve what you get.

[daboyz 36]

It's a free country and you can fire your attorney, you know.

Thanks for pointing out that I live in a "free country" I didn't realize that. People generally invoke that clause when they want to avoid criticism about anything US. That said, if I fire my attorney, what next? What do I do with all my originals etc? If their service continues anything like they have been, I will probably never see them again.

Back to the point and hand. Wouldn't it be nice if people could be forewarned about bad service? Something like Consumer Reports?

What's wrong with more information?

So I guess your point is "let them keep taking peoples money and not doing their job"

I have some milk from China for you

No my point is you can fire your attorney.

When you do that, he is required by law to give you back your case file, which contains your originals.

Don't blame consumer ignorance for your plight. If you didn't shop for your attorney with the same diligence you put into shopping for a car or a home, then you deserve what you get.

Thank you for making my case. What better way to shop for an attorney, then to see other client's previous experience. All I'm asking is to make it easier to "shop for your attorney" What is wrong with that?

I'm glad you that you consider this process the same as "shopping for a car or a home"

I'm personally not in to buying wives, but apparently you think this is ok per your post.

I consider my wife a partner... not a "car or a home"

[rebeccajo 14]

It's a free country and you can fire your attorney, you know.

Thanks for pointing out that I live in a "free country" I didn't realize that. People generally invoke that clause when they want to avoid criticism about anything US. That said, if I fire my attorney, what next? What do I do with all my originals etc? If their service continues anything like they have been, I will probably never see them again.

Back to the point and hand. Wouldn't it be nice if people could be forewarned about bad service? Something like Consumer Reports?

What's wrong with more information?

So I guess your point is "let them keep taking peoples money and not doing their job"

I have some milk from China for you

No my point is you can fire your attorney.

When you do that, he is required by law to give you back your case file, which contains your originals.

Don't blame consumer ignorance for your plight. If you didn't shop for your attorney with the same diligence you put into shopping for a car or a home, then you deserve what you get.

Thank you for making my case. What better way to shop for an attorney, then to see other client's previous experience. All I'm asking is to make it easier to "shop for your attorney" What is wrong with that?

I'm glad you that you consider this process the same as "shopping for a car or a home"

I'm personally not in to buying wives, but apparently you think this is ok per your post.

I consider my wife a partner... not a "car or a home"

I said nothing about buying wives. You would do well not to read something into what I write that I have not put down. Believe me, if I have something to say to you, I will.

Marriage is a bigger investment of your life than a house or car. Some people just pick an attorney out of the phone book to handle this paperwork. It's my opinion one should take more care than that.

There are hundreds of threads on VJ about hiring lawyers. You are capable of using the search functions of this forum to research those threads.

As for shopping for a lawyer, I've written about how to do that at least a dozen times. It involves asking about the nature of their practice; learning about their internal office procedures; inquiring about their credentials and professional affiliations and so on. I haven't the time this morning to write the usual dissertation.

I doubt you will get the list you are looking for. I have asked the Administration of this website to constuct a 'how-to' on the proper way to shop for a lawyer and even that was shot down.

[daboyz 36]

It's a free country and you can fire your attorney, you know.

Thanks for pointing out that I live in a "free country" I didn't realize that. People generally invoke that clause when they want to avoid criticism about anything US. That said, if I fire my attorney, what next? What do I do with all my originals etc? If their service continues anything like they have been, I will probably never see them again.

Back to the point and hand. Wouldn't it be nice if people could be forewarned about bad service? Something like Consumer Reports?

What's wrong with more information?

So I guess your point is "let them keep taking peoples money and not doing their job"

I have some milk from China for you

Thank you for agreeing with me. I'm sure it was hard for you.

No my point is you can fire your attorney.

When you do that, he is required by law to give you back your case file, which contains your originals.

Don't blame consumer ignorance for your plight. If you didn't shop for your attorney with the same diligence you put into shopping for a car or a home, then you deserve what you get.

Thank you for making my case. What better way to shop for an attorney, then to see other client's previous experience. All I'm asking is to make it easier to "shop for your attorney" What is wrong with that?

I'm glad you that you consider this process the same as "shopping for a car or a home"

I'm personally not in to buying wives, but apparently you think this is ok per your post.

I consider my wife a partner... not a "car or a home"

I said nothing about buying wives. You would do well not to read something into what I write that I have not put down. Believe me, if I have something to say to you, I will.

Marriage is a bigger investment of your life than a house or car. Some people just pick an attorney out of the phone book to handle this paperwork. It's my opinion one should take more care than that.

There are hundreds of threads on VJ about hiring lawyers. You are capable of using the search functions of this forum to research those threads.

As for shopping for a lawyer, I've written about how to do that at least a dozen times. It involves asking about the nature of their practice; learning about their internal office procedures; inquiring about their credentials and professional affiliations and so on. I haven't the time this morning to write the usual dissertation.

I doubt you will get the list you are looking for. I have asked the Administration of this website to constuct a 'how-to' on the proper way to shop for a lawyer and even that was shot down.

Thank you for agreeing with me. I'm sure that was difficult. Get on with your life. Do something useful. Plant a garden.

[English Muffin 59]

Thank you for agreeing with me. I'm sure that was difficult. Get on with your life. Do something useful. Plant a garden.

You really are an ignorant piece of work aren't you?

Just because someone doesn't agree with your idea the only thing you can do is start throwing insults around. All you've done is show us that you don't have the intelligence to formulate a constructive argument.

An RJ is right. There's no need to change VJ just because you're bitter about the lawyer you chose.

[daboyz 36]

Thank you for agreeing with me. I'm sure that was difficult. Get on with your life. Do something useful. Plant a garden.

You really are an ignorant piece of work aren't you?

Just because someone doesn't agree with your idea the only thing you can do is start throwing insults around. All you've done is show us that you don't have the intelligence to formulate a constructive argument.

An RJ is right. There's no need to change VJ just because you're bitter about the lawyer you chose.

I guess you're right. I am ignorant. Being ignorant, I thought it might be nice if the people that followed us in this process would know that certain lawyers don't do their job. But hey, it's a capitalist society. Let them keep screwing the un-suspecting potential immigrants. I suspect both of you are in some way profiting from this.

[sara..... 371]

mmm no matter how upset i am at my attorney or how much i regret hiring him i think the problem with vj giving what ur asking for is that they could possible be opening the site up to law suites for slander or something equally legal ......while those of us that have hired the bad attorneys can voice our disappointment or disgust in the way that our own cases have been handled by that attorney vj really cannot from what i can see from a legal point anyways offer any kind of forum that lists the good attorneys from the bad cuz that would mean that the site itself is offering advise or giving an opinion only based on what i or someone else said here........they cant they have never hired the attorney for any legal work and as much as i hate my attorney im sure that there are equal amounts if not more people that love him because their case was simple and went just like clock work.........

anyways is just my opinion

sara

Edited October 4, 2008 by estadia

[daboyz 36]

mmm no matter how upset i am at my attorney or how much i regret hiring him i think the problem with vj giving what ur asking for is that they could possible be opening the site up to law suites for slander or something equally legal ......while those of us that have hired the bad attorneys can voice our disappointment or disgust in the way that our own cases have been handled by that attorney vj really cannot from what i can see from a legal point anyways offer any kind of forum that lists the good attorneys from the bad cuz that would mean that the site itself is offering advise or giving an opinion only based on what i or someone else said here........they cant they have never hired the attorney for any legal work and as much as i hate my attorney im sure that there are equal amounts if not more people that love him because their case was simple and went just like clock work.........

anyways is just my opinion

sara

Thank you. That's a valid point. My point is, if an attorney does a good job, then people should know as well. It would be good for that attorney. All I am saying is that if someone waits 2 months before filing your paperwork, other people should know this. At the end of the day, we all want to be together with our spouses or fiancees as quickly as possible. If hiring a certain attorney delays this process, people should know that as well. As far as the legal point, VJ is not responsible for what people post in an open forum. VJ is just a vehicle for people to express their opinions.

I'm pretty much at the end of this now. My concern is that someone that follows me, knows that the attorney they hire, may be incompetent and delay their case. It would be nice if people that follow me have some kind of idea of what they are getting into, before they send someone $1000s of dollars based on some promises on a website. I think it would help the attorneys that do a good job as well. More people would hire them.

What's wrong with that? People share information all the time about flights, hotels, restaurants, all kinds of services. Why should attorneys be exempt from this. I wish there was a way to do better research on this. As far as I can tell, VJ is the best resource.

[sara..... 371]

well i guess if u wanted to u could put it in ur signature then it would show up every time u posted anything but im not sure if that goes against the rules on vj

[Carol and Bruno 0]

I was thinking it would be nice to add a couple fields in the time lines.

1. Was an attorney used

2. Name of the Attorney.

We should have a way to track if a lawyer actually hurts or helps the speed of the process. Also, people should be aware of lawyers that aren't doing their job before they hire them. Right now people just say "My attorney sucks!" Would be nice if we could compare data.

Any thoughts?

Also, maybe for IR-1/CR-1 time lines, Were Jame's or Loto's shortcuts utilized?

I agree that someone should start an informational "POST" which gives unsuspecting immigrants an easier format to research attorneys. The post can list the negatives and postives of each attorney used and briefly describe your experience. I hired an attorney which I felt comfortable with in the beginning, but after I paid the fee, the pleasant tone I had received changed and the customer service became non-existent. There truly is no easy way to reasearch attorneys and after inquiring with the BBB, I realized that not all dissatisfied customers file complaints.

I could have easily fired my attorney as the Rebecca member suggested and I actually discussed this with him, but he gave me no indication that he would return my file to me without any problems. I have asked for my NOA1 and NOA2 hardcopies to keep in my files and to use for AOS and I still have not received them. They will not respond to my emails. What the law requires someone to do and what they actually do is not always the same thing.

If a post, assuming VJ allows it to remain, could help any potential immigrant avoid a disasterous visa process, then count me in. It's one way of preventing consumer ignorance and as a consumer, I want feedback for any product or service where I spend thousands of dollars to receive.

No offense, but I'm shocked at the negative responses regarding your post. Why anyone would have a problem informing others of a potential mistake during this already stressful visa process is beyond my comprehension. In order to prevent becoming an ignorant consumer, one must have information to research It is irrelevant to me if there is a plethora of information to research, but it's a problem when there is little information to make a informed decision.

If you hired an attorney and believe that the service you received was satisfactory, then by all means list that. However, please do not try to prevent negative feedback regarding attorneys from being disclosed. The more information given to make a informed decision, the more prepared the client will be.

I have no problem listing my attorney's name. I hired Hampton & Hampton out of Nevada and would not advise anyone to hire this firm if you strongly believe in customer service. What I've realized during this process is that the paperwork is most important for the petitioner and beneficiary in the beginning, however once it's been filed, the focus changes to being informed by the attorney and that's where the attorneys drop the ball. At least mine did. However, my dissatisfaction continued to the end where the paperwork for the interview, filled out by the attorney that I paid for, did not arrive until after the interview. When I questioned the attorney's assistant, she replied with a screen print of the DHL tracking screen. Nothing more. I'll mention one more time that they have yet responded to my request for my NOA1 and NOA2. Would hate to have to pay an additional $340 for something that is rightfully mine.

Scott, if you are going to begin a post, then I will add my experience with more detail. I wouldn't want anyone else who has had a terrible experience with the attorney they hired be considered an "ignorant consumer".