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Christian Georg Andreas Zeller
101 E Kennedy Blvd Ste 3170, Tampa, FL
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14 reviews
4.3
Martin
28 Aug, 2018
In his introductory meeting and in his welcome letter we were told, that “the real essence of lawyering is that of caring”. This might be true for layers who really care – and there are many, however, I personally had not the feeling that this is true for Mr. Zeller. We were told and have it in written that his firm would answer calls on a timely base. Fact is that you should be happy if you receive an answer at all.
But be cautious with those answers. We were told by his Associate that we can still travel to the US by our previous Visa Waiver if our E2-Visa would get denied. As this sounded funky we tried to reach Mr. Zeller over the phone but could never reach him. We then asked his Associate for a written confirmation. After receiving the confirmation email, we booked a flight to the US. Guess what – your Visa Waiver is no longer valid once an E2-Visa has been denied. So, another $1400 down the drain.
After proofing Mr. Zeller’s statement wrong, we were told by Mr. Zeller that he never gave that statement and his Associate simply made it up. However, asking Mr. Zeller for our loss of $1400 based on his Associate’s lie, we were told, that although this statement was definitely made by HIS employee, he (Mr. Zeller) does not feel like this would be his problem. After arguing back and forth he finally agreed to refund $1000 as a “courtesy”. A lawyer with a true work ethic would have apologized a thousand times and refund the full loss.
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Michael
01 Aug, 2018
We hired Christian Zeller of Maney/Gordon/Zeller in September 2017. During the preliminary consultation we were told that even though it would be a somewhat difficult case, we had a chance for success using waivers available to erase the violations to immigration law. After waiting almost 7 months for the results of the FOIA request we filed, we were told that our case had no chance for success, and we had exhausted all paths to a possible solution. We were very disappointed and frustrated with the change of attitude regarding the analysis and conclusions derived from the FOIA, especially since were were lead to believe something else. During the 7 months of waiting, I sent periodic e mails to Mr. Zeller which he did not answer, except one which he did respond to. Since I live out of the country, I had to make expensive phone calls to provoke a response from any of the staff. I was completely exacerbated with the lack of attention we received from Mr. Zeller, especially since we paid a very high fee for the services we received. I recall the promise that Mr. Zeller made in his letter in which he accepted our case and promised to respond within 24 hours to any inquiry we had. My feelings regarding the handling of our case is that it was very low priority for the firm, and the chance of success was very slim and would require too much time and effort to produce any favourable results. To this day, we have not received a satisfactory explanation as to why we were given conflicting reasons regarding the chances for success.
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Tariq
28 May, 2018
Mr. Zeller and his team, including but not limited to: Paula, Penny, Daniela, Liz, have done a great job for me and family. Special thanks to Mr. Zeller, very grateful.
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Pros
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Knowledgeable and skilled in immigration law
“Christian Zeller of Maney & Gordon is one of the best attorney you will ever find. He is smart and knowledgeable, caring and dependable and his paralegal team is very professional.”
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Responsive and available to clients
“He is always available to answer any concerns and questions you may have.”
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Handles complex cases effectively
“My case was complicated, and a lot of extra complications were happening during the course of the case. Finally, what I was waiting almost 20 years to happen happened: I got my green card. Thank God and thanks so much to Christian Zeller and Maney & Gordon.”
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Provides personalized attention and care
“They literally treat us like family. I don't just say that. For example, as with any legal endeavor, as air tight as it seems, there will always be a stumbling block. With clients like us who has everything riding on a positive outcome, panic sets in as if the world is coming to an end. This is where Christian and Liz become family.”
Cons
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Lack of direct communication and personal attention for some clients
“Every time, I asked to talk or see him, a paralegal would call me back to deal with me. You really feel like a number with him.”
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Potential for mistakes or misinformation from associates
“We were told by his Associate that we can still travel to the US by our previous Visa Waiver if our E2-Visa would get denied. As this sounded funky we tried to reach Mr. Zeller over the phone but could never reach him. Guess what – your Visa Waiver is no longer valid once an E2-Visa has been denied. So, another $1400 down the drain.”
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