Nelson & Associates

I hope this time Unilocal won’t remove my review for «not meeting the guidelines» for being too vague. I had a straightforward employment authorization application case and I signed a retainer with Franklin Nelson. He instructed the paralegal in his office to forward the form to fill out. Really? I am paying him to fill the form for me otherwise I wouldn’t hire a lawyer if I could do it on my own. I asked for help and help was denied. They said they could not do it for me. I complained until they decided to drop me as a client. That’s right. They kept my money for the retainer and told me there was not hing else they could do for me. Oh but they were so apologetic they couldn’t do anything for me. I don’t care about apologies, I want my money back. Because this lawyer is far from professional and knowledgeable he screwed everything up but excused himself by saying he did his best and he cared a lot about me. He completely utterly refused to refund me and then became obnoxious to me. You have been warned. Don’t be fooled by the initial relatively low prices. Do your research. Always get a second, third, fourth, fifth opinion. If I went to another lawyer for a consult before giving Nelson my money I would have obtained my work permit and I wouldn’t have wasted my already pretty low budget.

Won’t recommend this law firm to anyone.
I had a very straightforward & uncomplicated case to apply for Green Card from H1B visa. This law firm did a poor job in filing preparation and as a result I got the denial from Department of Labor.
There was an option to file an appeal. I had a meeting with attorney Nelson and asked him if I can refile my case & make the appeal at the same time and he said — YES, while in fact it cannot be done. You need to choose one or the other. In my opinion the reason why he said «yes» is to charge me at first for appeal (which in reality could take up to 3 years to get reviewed). Later in 6 months to charge me additional chunk of money for refiling a case and maybe close the appeal. I was going to pay for it, but then I realized there is no sense of pursuing the case with this lawyer. Big disappointment. At the meeting Mr. Nelson looks like he knows everything, he can help you to obtain all the necessary information. But in reality he chooses the easiest way to have minimum participation. My whole case (handed in Pasadena office) was conducted by his office manager (Andrew Alonzo). If you will get denial he doesn’t care, as you are going to pay more money for more attorney services.
The worst thing I not only lost money, but also wasted valuable time that cannot be replaced.

i want to say that i m extremely pleased with the outcome of my case. you and your staff were kind, helpful and very professional. You are a great attorney and i will gladly refer you to anybody that ever need legal representation. Thank you again for everything that you have done for me. Sincerely Catalin!

Best Law Office I’ve dealt with. They have gone through a lot for us. Frank is a great guy. Only met him once but he made things happen for us. Tonette is awesome as well. She made sure we got everything going. Thank you guys for everything. Highly recommended.

This law office did a really great job on helping us to process our immigration cases. Employees were professional and knowledgeable of the necessary information and documentation needed. There was no hassle working with them. Definitely, i’m recommending this law office.

Truly a big blessing to be a client of this highly prestigious law firm. Nelson and Associates, is to experience uncompromising dedication and service par excellence!

Very Professional, just had some trouble with paper work and editing which was a headache but other than that advices, and helpfulness is outstanding. Will recommend anyone to go here for any legal, or even for consultation!