Sowmya Rao
New York, NY
Licensed for 14 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Immigration
Language
Hindi Kannada
About
Sowmya Rao is an Indian-American attorney who has dedicated her entire legal career to the practice of immigration and nationality law in the United States. Ms. Rao is a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans School of Law and has been representing immigrants in private practice since her graduation. Ms. Rao has successfully represented a wide array of professionals, including individuals in the medical, business, architecture, construction, education, real estate, and engineering industries, as well as artists in the music, culinary, architecture and interior design, fashion, and performing arts industries. In addition, Ms. Rao has successfully represented clients in family petitions and waiver applications.Prior to establishing The Law Office of Sowmya Rao, PLLC, Ms. Rao successfully represented clients before U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services and the Executive Office for Immigration Review in Immigration Court. In addition, Ms. Rao has volunteered her time to various organizations providing free legal services to some of New York City’s most vulnerable populations, including refugees, undocumented and detained immigrants, and abused women at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, NYC City Bar Justice Center’s NYC Know Your Rights Project at the Varick Street detention facility and The New York City Immigrant Advocacy Initiative, and DWA Fanm. Ms. Rao is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.Ms. Rao has been an advocate of workers’ and immigrants’ rights for nearly a decade. At Loyola, Ms. Rao took an active role in the well-regarded Immigration Law Clinic Program, during which she was able to prevent the deportation of a long-term lawful permanent resident. She also participated in the New Orleans Students United for Worker Justice, Student Hurricane Network in New Orleans, Louisiana, and worked summers at the New Orleans Legal Assistance and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) in New York.
Practices Areas
Immigration
Language
Hindi Kannada
Contact
The Law Office of Sowmya Rao, PLLC192 LEXINGTON AVENUESUITE 206New York, NY, 10016192 LEXINGTON AVENUESUITE 206SUITE 206New York, NY, 10016
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Not only do I respect Ms. Rao on a professional level, I respect her on a personal level as well. She was given our case from another attorney and at first I was concerned, but her compassion and professionalism assured me she would get the job done. It is apparent that Ms. Rao is passionate about what she does and it shows in her speediness to respond to emails and returning phone calls. She does not make you wait a week for a response, most of her responses were within 24-48 hours. Whenever we spoke, she made me feel like I was just as important as any other case she was working on. She was never short during our phone conversations and always followed up when I needed to gather information for our case. Ms. Rao is the prime example of what a lawyer should be. I do not believe that lawyers need to be "cold" in order to gain respect or feel superior to their clients or peers. Ms. Rao will be straightforward and very honest with you. Although it might not be exactly what you want to hear, she is realistic and informs you of every possible outcome....the good, the bad and the ugly. If you want the job done, seek her help. Her work is thorough and she will spend as much time as needed to make sure everything is correct before submitting. Ms. Rao was the third lawyer who worked on our case and lets just say, third time's a charm. I will forever be grateful for all of her hard work.
Not only do I respect Ms. Rao on a professional level, I respect her on a personal level as well. She was given our case from another attorney and at first I was concerned, but her compassion and professionalism assured me she would get the job done. It is apparent that Ms. Rao is passionate about what she does and it shows in her speediness to respond to emails and returning phone calls. She does not make you wait a week for a response, most of her responses were within 24-48 hours. Whenever we spoke, she made me feel like I was just as important as any other case she was working on. She was never short during our phone conversations and always followed up when I needed to gather information for our case. Ms. Rao is the prime example of what a lawyer should be. I do not believe that lawyers need to be "cold" in order to gain respect or feel superior to their clients or peers. Ms. Rao will be straightforward and very honest with you. Although it might not be exactly what you want to hear, she is realistic and informs you of every possible outcome....the good, the bad and the ugly. If you want the job done, seek her help. Her work is thorough and she will spend as much time as needed to make sure everything is correct before submitting. Ms. Rao was the third lawyer who worked on our case and lets just say, third time's a charm. I will forever be grateful for all of her hard work.
Not only do I respect Ms. Rao on a professional level, I respect her on a personal level as well. She was given our case from another attorney and at first I was concerned, but her compassion and professionalism assured me she would get the job done. It is apparent that Ms. Rao is passionate about what she does and it shows in her speediness to respond to emails and returning phone calls. She does not make you wait a week for a response, most of her responses were within 24-48 hours. Whenever we spoke, she made me feel like I was just as important as any other case she was working on. She was never short during our phone conversations and always followed up when I needed to gather information for our case. Ms. Rao is the prime example of what a lawyer should be. I do not believe that lawyers need to be "cold" in order to gain respect or feel superior to their clients or peers. Ms. Rao will be straightforward and very honest with you. Although it might not be exactly what you want to hear, she is realistic and informs you of every possible outcome....the good, the bad and the ugly. If you want the job done, seek her help. Her work is thorough and she will spend as much time as needed to make sure everything is correct before submitting. Ms. Rao was the third lawyer who worked on our case and lets just say, third time's a charm. I will forever be grateful for all of her hard work.