Mr Helmer and his firm are top notch, very professional and get the job done with great results!! I…read moreHIGHLY RECOMMEND them. you wont be disappointed!

I hired this law firm in 2021 to represent my son on criminal charges that he had been detained…read morefor. The initial meeting, well presentation, to convince my husband and I to hire this firm was impressive.  Mr. Ron Helmer, Mr. Brent Hopkins, and another attorney set out on proving that they were worth the $25,000 retainer that they required. They stated that the one reason they were able to charge so much was because they have the best of the best and most of their attornies were former prosecutors. Mr. Helmer stated have an awesome A team, an equally great B team, and a C team that was awesome as well. They added that if neither of those teams could get it done, they have a fresh group of new defense attorneys that had just come over from the prosecutors office and this group was still buddies with the current prosecutors, mentioning how they all still had lunch together and such. Please feel free to comment on what you think was being implied there. Ron Helmer was the main presenter during this show and he went on to talk about the many cases he had won and how his family was sort of like a rainbow coalition, meaning his children married outside of their race. I took that to mean that he was for all people. A question that had never been asked but he felt the need to answer, I suppose.  My husband and I left their office confident that we should retain them especially since we thought that Mr. Ron Helmer, the one with all the amazing victory stories, would be the one representing our son. Welp, we were wrong. 1. Shortly after retaining the firm, we found out that Mr. Brent Hopkins was representing our son instead. We were advised that Mr. Helmer no longer a trial attorney. Shortly after the firm had been terminated by my son the following year, another attorney told me that Mr. Helmer  had several ethics violations which may be why he no longer took on clients. 2. Mr. Brent Hopkins never took any notes. My son and I would always have to repeat everything during the next meeting which also means that the things Mr. Hopkins said he was going to do during the last meeting didn't get completed because obviously he'd forgotten. 3. Mr. Hopkins had the opportunity to have my son's Indictment dismissed during a motion hearing due to the prosecutor "losing" discovery that had been accounted for initially. The judge advised Mr. Hopkins that he needed to prove that the prosecutor lost this part of the discovery with malicious intent. Mr. Hopkins had no response for the judge. My 1st question was in what situation would a prosecutor lose discovery with benefical intentions? And who would be the only party to benefit from it?  Again, Mr. Hopkins had no response at all and the motion was denied. 4. There were several conversations with Mr. Hopkins where he seemed to have a very hard time remembering that he was now a defense attorney, not a prosecutor. It was very frustrating to constantly have to remind him of this. I tried a different tactic once with him. It was role playing where I played defense attorney and I let him play his favorite position as the prosecutor. I showed him just how this case made no sense and after he got extremely frustrsted, he yelled at me and said something that showed me exactly how he was not working on the side of my son. 5. Two days before another motion was to be heard, Mr. Hopkins advised my son and I that the prosecutor stated he would up add an additional 5 years to the plea deal if we proceeded with the motion and lost. Im no attorney but that raised many red flags. Why would the prosecutor be worried about this motion to the extent that he would threaten to increase the sentence? Nevertheless, this thought meant nothing to Hopkins and Helmer. They tried to convince my son and I that he should take the plea instead. The next day my son decided that he could not put his fate in the hands of these attornies. Mr. Helmer and Mr. Hopkins both tried to convince my son to let them represent him on the motion the next day. The same motion they were just trying to talk my son out of the day before. My son told Mr. Hopkins that he would not hold back when advising the judge why he was releasing them from counsel should he try to represent him still. Mr. Helmer advised my son that he would refund all monies I had paid him that next day after court. That was in the beginning of 2022. Mr. Helmer told me in a text message that he was not refunding me anything at all. I must add that they had many people taking payments by phone in different offices that they often had the accounting incorrect. There were many issues with this firm. One is huge and I will more than likely have to bring to court, especially since the prosecutor was removed from the case shortly after Hopkins was. I've found unfavorable reviews that were hidden that may have stopped me from hiring them. Hiding reviews almost seems like false advertising and should not be allowed.

David was excellent to work with on my immigration case. He's incredibly responsive and always…read morereplied quickly whenever I had a question, which shows that he cares about each of his clients. At times when things I read online made me concerned about my situation, he took the time to explain everything clearly and reassured me. His knowledge of immigration law is outstanding. I worked with David from 2023 until my case was approved in 2026, he was always patient, never rushed me, and never gave any attitude. He remained professional and supportive throughout the entire process. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and reliable immigration attorney.

David is the immigration attorney equivalent of an old-school M.D. who made house calls -- he…read more*personally* steers his clients through each step of a complex (and ever-changing) government bureaucracy with expert precision (David filed our application in late April 2025 and my husband received his 10-year permanent residency card in early August 2025). His deep (almost innate) knowledge of the INA and years of experience with USCIS have made him a pro at identifying potential red flags -- and addressing issues before they had a chance to derail our application. To anyone looking for an NYC immigration lawyer, David is simply the best and we are grateful every day that a friend recommended him to us. Prior to David, we "interviewed" multiple immigration law firms. As soon as the video call with the firm's star attorney ended, it was clear that our case would be handed off to firm's assistants and paralegals (for an astronomical price). With David, we had the opposite experience -- he was personally involved from day one and guided us through each step himself. When my husband is eligible to become an American citizen in 2028, David will be our first -- and only -- call.

Mr. Cohen was very helpful, very communicated and gave me the information that I needed. He also…read morewas a great listener. I will definitely recommend for a lawyer. Mr. Cohen is a great person and will help you with anything you need and answer any questions you may have for immigration.

He is a very good listener, and he answers questions that you need to know, I will suggest if you…read moreare looking for a lawyer M.R Cohen is that person.

Djung really cares about her clients. I have sent numerous clients her way and she always responds…read morequickly and works hard to help them regardless of their situation. She always take the time to explain everything in a way that makes a complex problem easier to understand.

I am so happy that I met Mrs Tran, This law ferm is the best they went above and beyond to help us,…read moremy father was denied a green card twice and when I went to Tran Law associates and spoke to Mrs Djung Tran she assured me that she would do her best and she did, she was compassionate and understanding, I went there in October 2012, and by late January 2013 my dad had received his Green Card. I highly reccomend Tran Law Associates to everyone.

Admittedly, I have known Christopher for 20 years. Surprisingly, because of a work staffing issue,…read moreI needed the help of an immigration lawyer and was fortunate enough to have him in my Rolodex. I've asked him legal questions before so I already knew he'd be able to give me some really good advice, but the service he was able to provide me and an employee was amazing. And the cost was minimal compared to other offices I've looked up in the area. Before asking him for a consult regarding our concern, I actually asked around to see what he's been doing and from what I'm told he's been a great service to his community. If you're in search of an immigration lawyer I highly recommend him.

Very helpfull in the field of immigration law. Very accessible and knowledgeable. I would highly…read morerecommend him.

Calvin is the best attorney I've been working with so far! I have very complicated situation…read moreinvolves several legal issues, so he has to work with my other three attorneys in totally different areas. He's very knowledgeable, responsive and can be reached out easily. I've been talking to a lot of people before I met him, I can say no one can give me better immigration advice than him. He helped me get through very very tough situation. I definitely recommend him to every one! Best attorney!!!

Calvin helped me with my H1B visa in 2015 and 2016. I couldn't thank him enough for his effort,…read moreknowledge and expertise. I was so tensed about the H1B case and worried about any potential risk. He always make me feel relived and confident after consultation with him either through email or phone. He is super nice and patient. You definitely should consider reaching out to him if you have any questions regarding on immigration issues. Once again, thank you Calvin for all your help. My life is totally different now.

These guys are first rate--experienced, capable and honest. They understand the system and can help…read moreyou navigate it. If you have an immigration issue, chances are they can help you. Don't take chances with a "notario" or "immigration consultant." Your future is too important for that!

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The best immigration law firm in Philadelphia.Everyone is very knowledgeable and helpful.read more

Bagia and Associates was our second attempt at securing a green card for my husband. The first…read morelawyer we used, who was recommended to us and had over 30 years experience so we thought we were in good hands, had failed us. We were told we had a hard case by our first lawyer and that most likely we would not be approved the first time and would have to hope to get approved when USCIS would ask for more information. Well when that happened and USCIS requested more information to support our case, our first lawyer gave us no guidance. He really didnt know what other information we could give them that would win our case. I was on my own to try to come up with more material. Well considering I am not an immigration lawyer, I really did not know what to give them but I tried the best that I could, our lawyer telling us that what we had was "ok" but not able to give us more guidance of what would be better. Unfortunately, our waiver was denied (not really that surprising). My husband and I were unsure whether we should try again with this lawyer, another lawyer, or just give up. Our lawyer wanted us to try again with him.We did not feel good about using this lawyer, but wanted to find out if anyone could do better, or is our case really too difficult to win? I had phone consultations with two other lawyers who told me yes our case was difficult and our lawyer did everything he could and they could not do better. This was unsettling. A friend of my husband's told us about Jay Bagia, saying he was the best and had won their case easily and the process required very little work on their part, everything was handled. So we decided to get a consultation from Jay. Our consultation was over an hour long, very detailed and by far longer than our previous lawyer or the two phone consultations I had with other lawyers. That alone sold me. He assured us of their success rate of 98%, our previous lawyer's success rate was 90%. The entire team at Bagia handled our case so differently than our previous attorney. There was alot less work that we had to do on our part. We were told that our case again is more difficult than most, but not impossible, they were confident they would get our waiver approved. Not only was our waiver approved, but it was approved on the basis of what we originally submitted to USCIS. They did not ask us for ANY additional information. Not only were my husband and myself shocked that we were not requested to submit more information, but so was the law team! Totally amazing! We first met with Jay in Sept 2015. Our waiver application was submitted at the end of January 2016, and my husband came back over the border with his Visa on Dec 5th! Thank you so much to Jay, Kristen, and Chris for your EXCELLENT work and we will be referring anyone we can to you! I would not ever trust any other immigration firm other than Bagia and Associates!