How can a person find out if an immigration lawyer is competent?
A competent lawyer can be defined as a lawyer who is effective, knowledgeable, professional, caring, and experienced. Five ways to find out if a particular immigration lawyer has these qualities are: • Learn about some of the clients who have hired the lawyer in the past (see a list of many of the employer clients that have hired us in the past); • Find out if the lawyer is officially certified as a Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the state in which she or he is licensed to practice law (I am licensed to practice law by the State of California and by the District of Columbia, and I am certified as a Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and, in addition, I have served as one of the Commissioners on the Board’s Advisory Commission on Immigration and Nationality Law); • Determine how long the person has been practicing immigration law (I have practiced immigration law continuously sin
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