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Lihan
25 Oct, 2022
In early April 2021, my H1B lottery was selected and Mr. Kevin's firm, FisherBroyles, was consigned by my company to handle my case, meaning applying for the H1B visa for me. I was told by Andrea Reyes, the Legal Assistant to Kevin Lashus then, that if anything was missing or incorrect in my materials, they would contact me. The notice mentioned clearly that my H-1B petition should be filed between 04/01/2021 and 06/30/2021. My company and I have not heard anything from them.
Then I started to follow up on 07/27/2021. Since then, I had sent 5 emails, and my HR had sent 4 emails until we finally heard from Mr. Kevin on 10/29/2021. He wrote :"This is on me xxxxx(my HR's name). I’ll get it to you Monday. I’m out tomorrow." Then, no updates at all even if I sent 3 emails and my HR sent 4 emails. On 01/11/2022, my HR told me he finally scheduled a call with Kevin to discuss this in detail.
Kevin kept telling my company that everything was fine and under control, and he was just too busy to send my stuff to me.
In early June 2022, because my STEM OPT was about to expire, I finally pushed harder to try to get my visa. I have sent emails, called FisherBroyles' office, called Kevin's personal number that he left on his website (https://www.fisherbroyles.com/people/kevin-lashus), and no responses at all. Until I finally CCed every related email I could think of, including all my managers and HRs and FisherBroyles' information and immigration emails, Kevin finally started to reply.
At that time, he still said everything was good, and he finally admitted that his team didn't successfully submit my case because they sent out an underfunded check. Then he incorrectly suggested that it could be easily fixed as long as we still submit the application this year. Because he totally ignored the valid period noted in the notice (04/01/2021 to 06/30/2021), I sent multiple emails to ask for clarity and Kevin did not answer to the question even once. Therefore I started to consult other lawyers, which I should have done much earlier, and all lawyers or lawyer groups I have consulted told me that what Kevin proposed would not work out at all. In the end, I sent an email telling Kevin the information I found, and I was hoping for a collaborative discussion to solve problems. He then replied with a very harsh email, saying things like "you should not look for information on your own", "you are in our way", "your company would like to pay us to submit another application for you this year, do you want or not?", etc. His assistant then followed with a pricing list asking for thousands of dollars that they had not mentioned earlier at all......
My company and I had no other choice but to find a more professional and reliable law firm to advise us. Now I am already outside of US and applying for Canadian working visa as a workaround. But it is still very scary to imagine that had I never questioned Kevin, I would have already violated the immigration law of the US by illegally working for 4 months and overstaying for 2 months.
During that period of time, as long as Kevin was a little bit more responsive, or a little bit more transparent, or a little bit more responsible, or a little bit more professional, my employer and I would have more than enough time to prepare and fix the first mistake Kevin's team made. Like we could get into the lottery again in 2022, or we could prepare for relocating me to Canada much earlier, etc. Yet, Kevin's unprofessionalism forced me outside of US unexpectedly for already 2 months, and I'm not sure how many to come, and all these dramas also have cost my employer many resources in terms of money and time.
In a nutshell, based on my experience with Kevin, he is a lawyer who is unprofessional and unresponsive, and he is a master at providing unlawful suggestions rather than proactively facing mistakes and solving problems.
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Anonymous
27 May, 2011
Kevin has a keen grasp of how process and technology work together. He doesn't "lawyer-up" during the conversation, trying to impress us with his legal know how. Instead, he will describe alternatives and provide the best recommended direction.
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Francisco
10 Mar, 2011
Mr. Lashus is a knowledgeable lawyer that can see many angles and construct the best path to get you where you want to be in regards to your immigration status. In my case, he shine new light on my immigration case by giving me more options that other lawyers have previously missed.
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Cheryl
21 Oct, 2010
Kevin was one of the lead attorneys handling an extremely complex program at our organization to E-Verify more than 25,000 employees in over 900 locations across the U.S. He provided invaluable legal guidance and immigration expertise. Kevin was able to offer a variety of options for accomplishing our federally mandated effort. He is also very well versed in immigration software. He's extremely responsive and has a strong attention to detail. If we had not utilized Kevin, I'm sure our organization would not have met the federal requirement on time.
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Grace
15 Oct, 2010
Mr. Lashus is the most knowledgeable attorney on immigration issues that I know. He is responsive and decisive in his advice adding a very comfortable echo to any actions taken based on his council. In today’s heavily litigious world having sound, practical legal advice is of utmost importance. Mr. Lashus excels in his ability to explain complex issues in practical, business-related terms – an almost rare virtue in attorneys. I learn something of great value to our business in each conversation with Mr. Lashus.
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Fred
10 Oct, 2010
My highest recommendation. If you are dealing with a serious immigration matter, as I am, this is the man you want handling the case. Not only does he understand both sides of the situation, having worked for the government as well as in private practice, he also has an instinctual feel for the unique circumstances involved in most of these cases. That quality--empathy--is rare in attorneys and separates the average from the best of the best. This is a rare breed attorney and I highly recommend that he goes to the top of your list.
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Chris
08 Oct, 2010
Whenever we had a question concerning I-9's or process he was quick on his response and helped us to be proactive in dealing with I-9's and developing policies
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Kevin
08 Oct, 2010
Kevin Lashus is very knowledgeable in foreign labor laws and processes. He has assisted our Company for several years and has always provided us with correct and timely responses.
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Sidney
08 Oct, 2010
Kevin helped us convert our existing hard copy I 9 processing to an on line product. He assisted us in many ways from the planning stages through full implementation. He was available for questions and recommendations during the correction of the paper I 9s for submission to his firm for their inputting them in the online program. He also assisted with the development of procedures for our separate company that is an E-Verify entity. He was able to help us with the correct responses to requests made of us by the General Contractors on the projects with Home Land Security interest so as to avoid extra work. His general labor law knowledge allowed him to give quick answers to most of the questions we asked, and if he did not have the answer right then, he got it for us quickly.
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