team-member

Boris Palant

New York, NY

Licensed for 38 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Immigration

Language

Russian French Ukrainian

About

Over more than three decades of legal practice I have represented clients from all over the world - the former Soviet Union, Germany, France, UK, Belgium, Argentina, Mexico, India, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, and, I guess, a few more.Among my clients are outstanding actors and artists, writers and scientists, businessmen, and athletes including Olympic, World, and European champions.I have represented famous dissidents in their requests for asylum in the United States.  But I represent not only celebrities.  The majority of my clients are, of course, ordinary people who wish to immigrate to the United States either through their relations or through offer of employment.  I think the Oath of Hippocrates should be applied to attorneys as well.   We have three offices - in Manhatta, in Brooklyn, and in Westport, Connecticut. .I don't pretend to know everything.  I don't claim I am always right.  Can I make a mistake?  Yes. But an honest mistake.  Many of my clients have become my friends, some - close friends.  I dont like to cut corners and my clients appreciate it. Beleive it or not, I have never been late for a single appointment or court hearing.  If a client is scheduled to meet with me in my office at 4 PM  s/he will be seen by me at 4 PM., not a second later.  We are not a department store, we are a boutique. There is no hurry, you always have enough time to discuss your situation with me or with my partners.   All my clients have access to me literally around the clock.  And none of them has abused this privilege. No, one did.  He is no longer my client. Now over half of all consultations with me are done via Skype.I have authored two books - Dura Lex (2010) and The Bill of Rights (2018). 

Practices Areas

Immigration

International Law

Language

Russian French Ukrainian

Contact

Palant & Shapiro, P.C.225 BroadwaySuite 630New York, NY, 10007-1994225 BroadwaySuite 630Suite 630New York, NY, 10007-1994

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Reviews

Volodymyr
February 14, 2018

I have chosen Boris Palant ("Palant & Shapiro, P.C.") after consulting with several law firms and attorneys on my immigration case. There were several reasons for that: well-known name and reputation, more than 30 years in business, “Super Lawyer” title during last several years, to name a few. What I did not know and learned at our first meeting – Boris was a pilot! At that time I worked in aviation industry, and finding attorney who was good in both subjects – Law and Aviation – was like a “Bingo”! After reading his book ("Dura Lex”), full of stories taken from real cases, I made a decision, signed retainer and did not regret about that ever since. I hardly can imagine a situation where such a highly professional and aviation-specific case could have been successfully resolved by any other attorney. Starting with Boris advice on the proper petition formulation and preparation of recommendation letters, followed by the selection of the highly qualified experts, precise guidance on the best possible course of action at every stage of the process, and ending with carefully prepared papers – all these steps led to the successful resolution of my case. In less than 2 years we with my wife have become happy permanent residents of this blessed country – USA! We would like to thank Boris Palant and his Team for their outstanding effort, and congratulate them with one more success story. (Maybe we will read it in his next book too!)

Valeria
November 1, 2017

Mr. Palant is a great lawyer. He spent hours with me going over my case and getting details that I never would have mentioned. He took the time to really understand my case, which I really appreciated. When I came to him, I was very worried, but he put me at ease with his knowledge and experience. Over 2 1/2 years he kept me updated about my case and responded promptly to any questions or problems I had. As a bonus, he also taught me a lot about life in the United States, which has been very helpful now that I have political asylum. Thank you, Boris!

Tamar
May 9, 2016

Very professional! Helped me every way possible. Made this process much easier for me. He knows what he is does! He is experiences professional and knowledgeable! I HIGHLY recommend him. Thank you Mr. Palant for your Support!!!

Kevin
May 2, 2016

Boris and he's team of professionals, where very curtious and honest from the beginning to the end of our immigration needs. My wife to be came to USA in 8 months after We starded working with the ferm, even do My family And I expected the process to take longer. Would recommend Palant and Shapiro Professionals to anyone who is in a need of immigration needs!!!! Thank you from Stern Family.

Alla
March 19, 2016

Mr. Palant competently handled my very complicated asylum case. He spent an enormous amount of time preparing the case and me for the trial. I am very grateful to him for the work, talent, and soul he put into my case, I highly recommend him for any person who seriously considers filing for asylum in the United States as he is worth every penny of his fee and more.

Daniil
October 1, 2015

I was born and raised in lawyers family and saw many different attorneys. I know a lot of the top lawyers and can definitely say that Boris Palant is one of that kind (one of very few). He is very professional, non-standart thinking and does everything for the result. Even if sometimes he is tough - is because he is pushing very hard. I am very happy with his work (Green Card granted) and will recommend Boris to my friends.

Tanya
September 19, 2015

I am incredibly happy that I chose Boris Palant as my immigration lawyer. Boris is skilled, honest, absolutely outstanding, extremely knowledgeable and competent immigration lawyer. He provided me with professional help in serious immigration process, and my petition was approved in a very short time. He also professionally responded to each of my calls and emails. And very importantly: He is attentive to details. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs the professional help of an intelligent and experienced lawyer . Boris Palant is really Super Lawyer.

Ildar
June 19, 2014

I don’t have words enough to show our appreciation to Boris Palant. He just got us a green card. Our case was complicated: we came to Boris after our first petition was denied and our former lawyer screwed up the appeal forgetting to file the papers on time. Boris saved the situation, made a new case providing new supporting evidence with the new ideas. He made us work hard collecting all possible evidence support, so sometimes we thought we are ready to quit, but he worked hard as well, and after all everything was paid off when we got our application approved. Five years after we had filed our first application, we got the green card thanks to Palant’s talent, dedication and professionalism. We are so much grateful to him, and can recommend him to anyone.

Mithat
March 16, 2014

Mr. Palant is a real professional who is invested in his clients. He took my mother-in-law’s case on a short notice and made her feel secure and confident. He asked her to prepare for their meetings, so she knew what information was relevant to her case, made her comfortable and allowed her enjoy her every day activities while awaiting her case’s outcome. He enabled her to establish her innocence and live her life with dignity and pride. I would highly recommend Attorney Palant to anyone needing legal representation.

Yuri
February 25, 2014

Boris Palant is what they call a 'Mensch" in New York - all his numerous qualifications, years of experience, cases won, weekly radio programs that educate his listeners, his truly outstanding in its honesty book "Dura Lex" about dozens of cases he has handled in the course of his career - all this has his "Mensch-ness" as a keystone. We interacted with Mr. Palant in many professional instances for several years, and I saw him in action, always ready to go extra mile for his clients. If you're looking for someone who would confirm your illusions and get paid for doing so – look elsewhere. Boris Palant listens, asks questions, educates you on the matters of law, generally puts things in prospective. He values yours and his time, yours and his life. And then he soldiers on for you.

Volodymyr
February 14, 2018

I have chosen Boris Palant ("Palant & Shapiro, P.C.") after consulting with several law firms and attorneys on my immigration case. There were several reasons for that: well-known name and reputation, more than 30 years in business, “Super Lawyer” title during last several years, to name a few. What I did not know and learned at our first meeting – Boris was a pilot! At that time I worked in aviation industry, and finding attorney who was good in both subjects – Law and Aviation – was like a “Bingo”! After reading his book ("Dura Lex”), full of stories taken from real cases, I made a decision, signed retainer and did not regret about that ever since. I hardly can imagine a situation where such a highly professional and aviation-specific case could have been successfully resolved by any other attorney. Starting with Boris advice on the proper petition formulation and preparation of recommendation letters, followed by the selection of the highly qualified experts, precise guidance on the best possible course of action at every stage of the process, and ending with carefully prepared papers – all these steps led to the successful resolution of my case. In less than 2 years we with my wife have become happy permanent residents of this blessed country – USA! We would like to thank Boris Palant and his Team for their outstanding effort, and congratulate them with one more success story. (Maybe we will read it in his next book too!)

Valeria
November 1, 2017

Mr. Palant is a great lawyer. He spent hours with me going over my case and getting details that I never would have mentioned. He took the time to really understand my case, which I really appreciated. When I came to him, I was very worried, but he put me at ease with his knowledge and experience. Over 2 1/2 years he kept me updated about my case and responded promptly to any questions or problems I had. As a bonus, he also taught me a lot about life in the United States, which has been very helpful now that I have political asylum. Thank you, Boris!

Tamar
May 9, 2016

Very professional! Helped me every way possible. Made this process much easier for me. He knows what he is does! He is experiences professional and knowledgeable! I HIGHLY recommend him. Thank you Mr. Palant for your Support!!!

Kevin
May 2, 2016

Boris and he's team of professionals, where very curtious and honest from the beginning to the end of our immigration needs. My wife to be came to USA in 8 months after We starded working with the ferm, even do My family And I expected the process to take longer. Would recommend Palant and Shapiro Professionals to anyone who is in a need of immigration needs!!!! Thank you from Stern Family.

Alla
March 19, 2016

Mr. Palant competently handled my very complicated asylum case. He spent an enormous amount of time preparing the case and me for the trial. I am very grateful to him for the work, talent, and soul he put into my case, I highly recommend him for any person who seriously considers filing for asylum in the United States as he is worth every penny of his fee and more.

Daniil
October 1, 2015

I was born and raised in lawyers family and saw many different attorneys. I know a lot of the top lawyers and can definitely say that Boris Palant is one of that kind (one of very few). He is very professional, non-standart thinking and does everything for the result. Even if sometimes he is tough - is because he is pushing very hard. I am very happy with his work (Green Card granted) and will recommend Boris to my friends.

Tanya
September 19, 2015

I am incredibly happy that I chose Boris Palant as my immigration lawyer. Boris is skilled, honest, absolutely outstanding, extremely knowledgeable and competent immigration lawyer. He provided me with professional help in serious immigration process, and my petition was approved in a very short time. He also professionally responded to each of my calls and emails. And very importantly: He is attentive to details. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs the professional help of an intelligent and experienced lawyer . Boris Palant is really Super Lawyer.

Ildar
June 19, 2014

I don’t have words enough to show our appreciation to Boris Palant. He just got us a green card. Our case was complicated: we came to Boris after our first petition was denied and our former lawyer screwed up the appeal forgetting to file the papers on time. Boris saved the situation, made a new case providing new supporting evidence with the new ideas. He made us work hard collecting all possible evidence support, so sometimes we thought we are ready to quit, but he worked hard as well, and after all everything was paid off when we got our application approved. Five years after we had filed our first application, we got the green card thanks to Palant’s talent, dedication and professionalism. We are so much grateful to him, and can recommend him to anyone.

Mithat
March 16, 2014

Mr. Palant is a real professional who is invested in his clients. He took my mother-in-law’s case on a short notice and made her feel secure and confident. He asked her to prepare for their meetings, so she knew what information was relevant to her case, made her comfortable and allowed her enjoy her every day activities while awaiting her case’s outcome. He enabled her to establish her innocence and live her life with dignity and pride. I would highly recommend Attorney Palant to anyone needing legal representation.

Yuri
February 25, 2014

Boris Palant is what they call a 'Mensch" in New York - all his numerous qualifications, years of experience, cases won, weekly radio programs that educate his listeners, his truly outstanding in its honesty book "Dura Lex" about dozens of cases he has handled in the course of his career - all this has his "Mensch-ness" as a keystone. We interacted with Mr. Palant in many professional instances for several years, and I saw him in action, always ready to go extra mile for his clients. If you're looking for someone who would confirm your illusions and get paid for doing so – look elsewhere. Boris Palant listens, asks questions, educates you on the matters of law, generally puts things in prospective. He values yours and his time, yours and his life. And then he soldiers on for you.

Volodymyr
February 14, 2018

I have chosen Boris Palant ("Palant & Shapiro, P.C.") after consulting with several law firms and attorneys on my immigration case. There were several reasons for that: well-known name and reputation, more than 30 years in business, “Super Lawyer” title during last several years, to name a few. What I did not know and learned at our first meeting – Boris was a pilot! At that time I worked in aviation industry, and finding attorney who was good in both subjects – Law and Aviation – was like a “Bingo”! After reading his book ("Dura Lex”), full of stories taken from real cases, I made a decision, signed retainer and did not regret about that ever since. I hardly can imagine a situation where such a highly professional and aviation-specific case could have been successfully resolved by any other attorney. Starting with Boris advice on the proper petition formulation and preparation of recommendation letters, followed by the selection of the highly qualified experts, precise guidance on the best possible course of action at every stage of the process, and ending with carefully prepared papers – all these steps led to the successful resolution of my case. In less than 2 years we with my wife have become happy permanent residents of this blessed country – USA! We would like to thank Boris Palant and his Team for their outstanding effort, and congratulate them with one more success story. (Maybe we will read it in his next book too!)

Valeria
November 1, 2017

Mr. Palant is a great lawyer. He spent hours with me going over my case and getting details that I never would have mentioned. He took the time to really understand my case, which I really appreciated. When I came to him, I was very worried, but he put me at ease with his knowledge and experience. Over 2 1/2 years he kept me updated about my case and responded promptly to any questions or problems I had. As a bonus, he also taught me a lot about life in the United States, which has been very helpful now that I have political asylum. Thank you, Boris!

Tamar
May 9, 2016

Very professional! Helped me every way possible. Made this process much easier for me. He knows what he is does! He is experiences professional and knowledgeable! I HIGHLY recommend him. Thank you Mr. Palant for your Support!!!

Kevin
May 2, 2016

Boris and he's team of professionals, where very curtious and honest from the beginning to the end of our immigration needs. My wife to be came to USA in 8 months after We starded working with the ferm, even do My family And I expected the process to take longer. Would recommend Palant and Shapiro Professionals to anyone who is in a need of immigration needs!!!! Thank you from Stern Family.

Alla
March 19, 2016

Mr. Palant competently handled my very complicated asylum case. He spent an enormous amount of time preparing the case and me for the trial. I am very grateful to him for the work, talent, and soul he put into my case, I highly recommend him for any person who seriously considers filing for asylum in the United States as he is worth every penny of his fee and more.

Daniil
October 1, 2015

I was born and raised in lawyers family and saw many different attorneys. I know a lot of the top lawyers and can definitely say that Boris Palant is one of that kind (one of very few). He is very professional, non-standart thinking and does everything for the result. Even if sometimes he is tough - is because he is pushing very hard. I am very happy with his work (Green Card granted) and will recommend Boris to my friends.

Tanya
September 19, 2015

I am incredibly happy that I chose Boris Palant as my immigration lawyer. Boris is skilled, honest, absolutely outstanding, extremely knowledgeable and competent immigration lawyer. He provided me with professional help in serious immigration process, and my petition was approved in a very short time. He also professionally responded to each of my calls and emails. And very importantly: He is attentive to details. I highly recommend him to anyone who needs the professional help of an intelligent and experienced lawyer . Boris Palant is really Super Lawyer.

Ildar
June 19, 2014

I don’t have words enough to show our appreciation to Boris Palant. He just got us a green card. Our case was complicated: we came to Boris after our first petition was denied and our former lawyer screwed up the appeal forgetting to file the papers on time. Boris saved the situation, made a new case providing new supporting evidence with the new ideas. He made us work hard collecting all possible evidence support, so sometimes we thought we are ready to quit, but he worked hard as well, and after all everything was paid off when we got our application approved. Five years after we had filed our first application, we got the green card thanks to Palant’s talent, dedication and professionalism. We are so much grateful to him, and can recommend him to anyone.

Mithat
March 16, 2014

Mr. Palant is a real professional who is invested in his clients. He took my mother-in-law’s case on a short notice and made her feel secure and confident. He asked her to prepare for their meetings, so she knew what information was relevant to her case, made her comfortable and allowed her enjoy her every day activities while awaiting her case’s outcome. He enabled her to establish her innocence and live her life with dignity and pride. I would highly recommend Attorney Palant to anyone needing legal representation.

Yuri
February 25, 2014

Boris Palant is what they call a 'Mensch" in New York - all his numerous qualifications, years of experience, cases won, weekly radio programs that educate his listeners, his truly outstanding in its honesty book "Dura Lex" about dozens of cases he has handled in the course of his career - all this has his "Mensch-ness" as a keystone. We interacted with Mr. Palant in many professional instances for several years, and I saw him in action, always ready to go extra mile for his clients. If you're looking for someone who would confirm your illusions and get paid for doing so – look elsewhere. Boris Palant listens, asks questions, educates you on the matters of law, generally puts things in prospective. He values yours and his time, yours and his life. And then he soldiers on for you.