Ellen D Krengel

Ellen Krengel is the ABSOLUTE BEST immigration lawyer on the planet, and if you need an immigration lawyer, stop looking and work with her only. You won’t regret it.
I worked with her for YEARS (to be precise from 1998 – 2015). She helped me go from B to E to H1Bs (probably 5 of them) to L to O to Greencard and finally to US CITIZENSHIP. Every time things didn’t look so good, and this happened often in the dot com time, Ellen helped me to find a way to stay in this country. I reached all my goals and, with her help, even got hired into Google where I landed a high-​level position. She managed many immigration crises I was in, e.g. by helping me to get a new visa within days when re-​entering from Mexico and another time when I was stuck and not allowed to re-​enter at the Canadian border. She is an out-​of-​the box thinker and also, very importantly, a caring and compassionate human being. I never felt I was just another «case». I always felt I was like a friend she deeply cared about. I don’t know about her current policies but if she asks for a consultation fee, you should just pay it, as she is worth it. I am now working as a self-​employed psychotherapist, and I also learned that many people just want many free consultations to find their best match. You can stop your lawyer shopping. Ellen is the lawyer for anyone who wants to have a future in this Country.
Monika Broecker — Dual citizen (German and American)
Somatic Psychotherapist and Business Coach
Founder of the Center for Personal Growth

In my opinion, my time and money will be better spent with another lawyer.
I am currently looking for assistance with an immigration matter. I have a list of lawyers I am reaching out to for a 15 min phonecalls to learn about the services they can provide and what fees they charge. Perfectly standard practice, in my experience.
Each of the other lawyers scheduled a phonecall with me promptly, told me about their process, and listed their fees. Ellen responded by scheduling a $ 180 paid consultation. I explained that at this point I am not looking for a consultation, but just an idea of her general process and fees. Her response was to send me a «list of non-​profit legal services in the SF Bay Area for free or low-​cost legal services.» Nice.
I had reservations emailing her in the first place. A friend told me about Ellen an year ago when I was looking for help with another immigration matter. I did pay for the consultation fee then, but found it a waste of time. So, I did not use her services then. Not sure why I thought it might be different this time around. I guess I was just going down my list of lawyers. Will certainly not make the same mistake again.

I scheduled an online consultation with Ellen Deborah Krengel for $ 180 with the purpose to have her feedback on my case, and hear what she thought my chances would be of getting a working visa for the US.
After the consultation Ellen stopped answering my emails and disappeared completely.
I can not recommend this person — she wasted my time as well as my money.