Why it is important to hire the right lawyer - a Board Certified Immigration Lawyer

Did you know that in Florida, only an attorney who has applied for certification, been vetted by the Florida Bar and passed a two day intense examination can call themselves an expert or specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law?

 

Did you know that of the thousands of attorneys in Florida, only 72 are board certified experts in Immigration and Nationality Law?  These 72 lawyers are also required to renew their certification every five years.

 

Any attorney can claim that they're an immigration lawyer. However, only a board certified attorney can claim to be an expert or specialist.  As I see the advertisements and websites of other immigration attorneys claiming to be experts, it makes me think, what it is that qualifies them as an expert?  Have they ever been tested and found to be an expert?  All Florida lawyers learn that they are not permitted to call themselves experts or specialists unless they pass the certification exam and are recognized for this achievement.  Yet, many make this false claim on their websites.

 

This makes things very difficult for the consumer who is not necessarily aware of the rules or what they're getting when think they're going to an expert who in fact is not an expert.  Perhaps if the rules were enforced and examples made of those who make false claims, this would be cleared up.  

 

Another thing that bothers me is colleagues who steal website content from other lawyers.  I learned about a neat tool recently.  Go to copyscape.com and enter the web address of an attorney that you're considering.  If the report comes back showing instances of plagiarism, I would hesitate to contact that lawyer.  The same goes for their blogs.  Copy a paragraph and search on Google.  If the same content comes up on many websites, you can be certain that they did not write the content and that they're paying for it.

 

At Gerstein & Gerstein Attorneys, PA, our team of four attorneys is led by William Gerstein, a Florida Bar Board Certified Immigration and Nationality attorney.  Every claim on our website and every review of our work is 100% true and legitimate.  We take pride in our integrity and we are greatly appreciated by our clients.