The Insider s Guide to Immigration Attorneys + Immigration Attorney, Wendy Whitt Presents: How to Choose an Immigration Attorney in 5 Easy Steps Save Money Save Time Avoid Hassle Get Results Feel Confident Sleep Better at Night
How Working with the Right Immigration Attorney Benefits You Don t fall prey to visa or immigration consultants or Notarios ; they are NOT attorneys & cannot give legal advice or represent you before USCIS. In this report, I will show you how to: 2 Select a highly qualified immigration attorney who is a good fit for your case. Avoid Imposters. Save Time, Money, and Hassle. Sleep Better at Night. Immigration attorneys bring families together, help build U.S. based businesses, and enable millions to enjoy life in the U.S. When you hire the right immigration attorney, you don t have to worry about: Paying too much to find out whether the attorney is a good fit for your case. Not having your phone calls returned. Feeling unheard and alone. Losing your case because your attorney isn t knowledgeable or prepared.
How to Choose an Immigration Attorney In 5 Easy Steps: The 1st Step Look for an immigration attorney with happy clients. If those clients are happy with the legal service provided, you are likely to be happy as well. If family and friends have worked with an immigration attorney in a similar situation, ask those loved ones how to contact their attorney. It s okay if you don t have a personal referral. Check out immigration lawyer websites and read their clients stories and testimonials. *Keep in mind that your immigration attorney can be located anywhere. Your attorney does not have to be in a particular city or state. For example, our offices are in Frisco (Dallas) Texas and we serve clients from all over the entire county and throughout the globe. In today s world, it s easy and instantaneous to communicate via the telephone, Skype, email, and fax. 3
+ How to Choose an Immigration Attorney in 5 Easy Steps The 2nd Step Determine whether this attorney be your champion Look for an immigration attorney who understands your plight. Find out whether the lawyer is empathetic and compassionate. Is the attorney empowered by some kind of personal experience that enables her to understand what it s like to be separated from family or desire to run a U.S. based business? For example, I understand what it s like to be separated by borders, and I run a U.S. based business. You can discover my story on page 7. 4
Steps 3, 4, and 5 How to Choose an Immigration Attorney Step 3 Immigration Only Step 4 Immigration Niche Step 5 Have a Chat Find out whether the law Next, investigate to discover Ask the immigration firm handles a wide range of the attorney s niche within attorney of your choice for a matters, or just immigration immigration law. chat to determine whether cases. All attorneys are not the same and no one can be For example, my niche is reuniting families, helping foreign nationals invest in a you are a good fit and would benefit from working together. good at everything. U.S. based business so they For example, my office Be sure the attorney you are considering focuses her practice on immigration law. For example, we handle only immigration matters. can immigrate to the U.S., and empowering U.S. businesses by bringing treasured employees to the U.S. offers a brief FREE get-toknow-you telephone conversation so we can determine whether we d like to work together. 5
+ BONUS: The Top 10 Questions You Should Ask During your Get-to-Know-You Chat As mentioned on the previous page, our 5 th step in choosing the right immigration attorney involves a brief chat. But you need to know what to chat about, right? I understand, so I am providing a BONUS. Here are the top 10 questions you should ask during that get-to-know-you chat: 1. Why are you an immigration attorney? 2. How long have you been practicing immigration law? 3. Have you helped people in my situation? 4. How do you bill an hourly rate or flat fees? 5. Can you guarantee I ll get what I want? (Answer = No ) 6. What is your process? 7. How can I schedule a consultation? 8. When I hire you, will you explain my options and their consequences? 9. What do I need to do to help you help me? 10. How do we communicate about my case? 6 NOTE: You are not entitled to free legal advice during chat.
My Story: Why I am an immigration attorney Once upon a time, while other young girls played with dolls, I was digging to China in my back yard; I taught myself the Chinese alphabet before I learned the American English alphabet. I yearned to be part of an international community bringing the world s people together. Cornell Law School and the Air Force JAG (Judge Advocate General) helped to get me there. Fast forward to present day and I live the professional life I ve dreamed of, bringing couples and families together. My clients are those who have been separated by immigration laws and thousands of miles. The wait and the separation are painful, I know. You may wonder: How can this American lawyer have any insight? How does she understand the pain of separation from those you love? I will tell you 7
While serving in the Air Force JAG in Iraq, I fell in love with an Iraqi member of my security detail. We planned to marry and spend the rest of lives together. When I returned to the United States, I successfully acquired a fiancé visa for him. However, it was not to be as the Iraqi government recalled him to active duty to fight terrorism. Three years after I returned to the United States, my fiancé and I called off our engagement, as the Iraqi government would continue to need his services. They will never let him go. This is the first time I have ever publicly discussed my very painful experience, but I think it s important for you to know who I am and why I care about you and your family. Although my personal life is not what I anticipated, my professional life is. I am dedicated to bringing families, separated by thousands of miles, immigration laws, and political boundaries, together. I also am dedicated to public service and I volunteer to help refugees find safety and peace here in the United States. I focus my legal practices on helping families, especially Middle Eastern families, reunite or come to the United States to invest in an American business. I m even re-learning Arabic to enhance my ability to communicate effectively and help my clients. Left: This is me in Iraq in 2008. 8
Contact Wendy Whitt, Immigration Attorney Contact Us The Whitt Firm, P.C. Immigration Law By phone: 214-431-5237 By email: Wendy@WhittFirm.com By Skype: WhittFirm www.whittfirm.com