David Gates
Staten Island, NY
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Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Immigration
Language
English Filipino
About
David R. Gates is admitted in 2009 as an Attorney-at-Law in the State of New York. David has a unique and diverse background. He obtained his first bachelor's degree (Philosophy) from De La Salle University, Manila. Thereafter, he proceeded to study law in England, under a merit-based, partial scholarship at Coventry University. David also completed a Master of Jurisprudence (M.Jur.) degree from the University of Durham, England. His postgraduate research was in the area of international criminal law. While reading law, he undertook internships with human rights organizations in Geneva and London. He also volunteered as a Neutral Trial Court Observer for the organization, Lawyers Without Borders, in Namibia. Further, he has spent a number of years in Singapore, working as a Foreign Law Practitioner and a Legal Executive. While working in Singapore, David gained extensive experience providing litigation support in cases involving commercial disputes, contract, tort, probate, trusts, family, construction, corporate and shareholder disputes, public law, criminal law and even aviation. From his diverse background, David brings to the table a wealth of knowledge, skills and the ability to think out of the box to find practical solutions for his clients. In New York, particularly at Balahadia & Gates PLLC, David found his niche. His mainstay area of practice is immigration. Besides this, he is able to assist clients in probate cases, drafting of will and estate planning, real estate transactions and family law cases.
Practices Areas
Immigration
Real Estate
Probate
Language
English Filipino
Contact
Balahadia & Gates PLLC552 Tompkins AvenueStaten Island, NY, 10305552 Tompkins AvenueStaten Island, NY, 10305
Office: N/A
Website: N/AReviews
My husband and I hired David to help him with the immigration process 2 years ago. He handled everything quickly and efficiently! He is very knowlegable in immigration law and helped us very much. The outcome was very successful and I highly recommend David!
Atty. Gates handled my family's immigration papers swiftly and efficiently. Before he took our case, we communicated with a number of lawyers and we were told our case is doable but they were not too confident about our immigrant petition to be approved. We can't just hand our case to them. Atty Gates did not give us false hopes but he has a very positive attitude and definitely knows what he's doing. He assured us that there's no guarantee on immigration's approval but he believes that we have a strong case. That meant a whole lot, and we did it in just over a year! I would recommend him to anyone who wants to have same hope in immigration approval.
Atty. David is very honest in terms of what he does. He really helped me go through with my papers at USCIS. He is very helpful and he's good in what he does. He will guide you all throughout and he is very approachable and you can talk to him anytime! I would highly recommend him with my family and friends.
My husband and I hired David to help him with the immigration process 2 years ago. He handled everything quickly and efficiently! He is very knowlegable in immigration law and helped us very much. The outcome was very successful and I highly recommend David!
Atty. Gates handled my family's immigration papers swiftly and efficiently. Before he took our case, we communicated with a number of lawyers and we were told our case is doable but they were not too confident about our immigrant petition to be approved. We can't just hand our case to them. Atty Gates did not give us false hopes but he has a very positive attitude and definitely knows what he's doing. He assured us that there's no guarantee on immigration's approval but he believes that we have a strong case. That meant a whole lot, and we did it in just over a year! I would recommend him to anyone who wants to have same hope in immigration approval.
Atty. David is very honest in terms of what he does. He really helped me go through with my papers at USCIS. He is very helpful and he's good in what he does. He will guide you all throughout and he is very approachable and you can talk to him anytime! I would highly recommend him with my family and friends.
My husband and I hired David to help him with the immigration process 2 years ago. He handled everything quickly and efficiently! He is very knowlegable in immigration law and helped us very much. The outcome was very successful and I highly recommend David!
Atty. Gates handled my family's immigration papers swiftly and efficiently. Before he took our case, we communicated with a number of lawyers and we were told our case is doable but they were not too confident about our immigrant petition to be approved. We can't just hand our case to them. Atty Gates did not give us false hopes but he has a very positive attitude and definitely knows what he's doing. He assured us that there's no guarantee on immigration's approval but he believes that we have a strong case. That meant a whole lot, and we did it in just over a year! I would recommend him to anyone who wants to have same hope in immigration approval.
Atty. David is very honest in terms of what he does. He really helped me go through with my papers at USCIS. He is very helpful and he's good in what he does. He will guide you all throughout and he is very approachable and you can talk to him anytime! I would highly recommend him with my family and friends.