Outstanding Immigration Attorney and Best Lawyer:

Mr. Eckdish is outstanding and clearly the best in the field of immigration law hands down.
Stephen provided professional advice on my case. He is very knowledgeable and experienced in the field. From the first conversation, he correctly predicted what to anticipate in my case. His expertise gave me confidence to continue with his firm, immediately after I talked with him.

Stephen believes that immigrants have played a pivotal role in making the United States one of the greatest nations on earth, so he will work to help those he believes will contribute to the greater good of this country. Stephen truly care and once your case has been settled, you’ll likely continue to hear from him. His genuine warmth and kindness make it near impossible not to become his friend.

A little bit info about my case; I’ve had my green card for 18 years and have been trying to get my citizenship for a several years. After being stuck in the black hole of immigration backlog for many years, and trying to understand what’s the problem on my own and through other lawyers and had almost given up hope for any resolution soon, until we got in touch with Mr. Eckdish. He took over my case and had a clear plan on how to successfully complete the case. Throughout the course of our consultations, I came to know Mr. Eckdish as an extremely knowledgeable and experienced attorney. His approach was realistic coupled with optimism. He coached me through the entire process and went far beyond what an attorney would do to make sure my case was resolved successfully. I sometimes regret that I could’ve easily shaved off years of waiting in the backlog if we had approached them earlier. Can’t thank them enough. Highly recommended!

From your first conversation with Stephen, you immediately become aware of his integrity and commitment, and moreover, the passion he exudes for his work. Any concern I raised was immediately addressed. Phone calls were answered in a timely manner, even when he was vacationing in Switzerland.

During my citizenship interview, Mr. Eckdish was there before me and was attentive and very supportive during the interview.

Bottom-line, I consider Stephen a one of a kind lawyer that I personally look up to and would be honored to continue to know him and use his services.

HAPPY TO CONCLUDE THAT I GOT THROUGH MY CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY AND PROUD TO SAY THAT I’M A US CITIZEN :)

I had wasted money and time to look for an immigration/criminal attorney before I met Mr. Eckdish. He got my two cases vacated and dismissed and helped me obtained green card. Thank you.
N. Truong

Stephen Eckdish is an expert immigration and criminal attorney, making him the perfect lawyer for my complex case. I immigrated to the U.S. with my parents thirty years ago when I was a young boy. I became a permanent resident at the beginning of the recent economic downturn, also known as the great recession. I lost a high paying job and had a very difficult time finding another job. I took it fairly hard and resorted to drugs which consequently got me in trouble with the law in two different counties.

I have since gone back to school to start a new career in the medical field. I have turned my life around, but my past mistakes posed a major roadblock in becoming an American citizen. Mr. Eckdish worked tirelessly to have both of my drug related criminal cases vacated in order to pave way for my citizenship. I have since applied for my citizenship and now awaiting an interview. I have the utmost confidence that my dream of becoming an American citizen will become reality in the coming months, all with the help of Mr. Eckdish. I am extremely satisfied with the work that Stephen Eckdish has done for me so far and I highly recommend him for your complex immigration and criminal cases.

I'm very thankful for the help and support that Stephen gave to me. He was a caring and understanding person throughout the whole process and made this hectic time period bearable. I would highly recommend Stephen for anyone else that is in the process of attaining citizenship! Thank you Stephen!

Mr. Eckdish has many years of experience and his expertise helped my husband’s dream come true of becoming an American citizen. Hiring Mr. Eckdish for his services was a true blessing. My husband had several convictions from many years ago that were able to be vacated and dismissed. Mr. Eckdish is truly the best immigration and criminal lawyer around. The expert advice and overall expertise of Mr. Eckdish is the reason this was able to happen. My husband’s case was not an easy one; it was complex. All our family and friends are forever grateful to him for all of his hard work, determination, guidance, compassion and most of all his patience with my husband and me throughout the years. Mr. Eckdish worked on my husband’s case for 4+ years with great professionalism. When we had additional questions he was always available 24/7 to answer them. When we were in a panic he was always there to reassure us. Mr. Eckdish was not only our lawyer but he became a good friend to us. My family and I are now living happy stress free lives thanks to Mr. Eckdish. My husband and I highly and truly recommend Mr. Stephen Eckdish to anyone who has immigration and criminal issues to deal with.

I can't thank Stephen Eckdish enough for all his great work. I had an Order of Removal against me and an overall complicated case but he got things sorted out and I was finally able to adjust for status and am now a Permanent Resident in the U.S. All because of his help and knowledge. Stephen Eckdish is very professional, thinks outside the box and doesn't take no for an aswer! Also his kind and friendly demeanor make it very pleasant to work with him and his rates are very reasonable. I found a great ally and friend in Stephen Eckdish. Thank you again!

I Had a Warrant out San Francisco and currently live in a different state, Mr Eckdish handled my case quickly and efficiently withouth my presence in court, was always very professional and to the point. Iam very satisfied and Happy with the outcome.

Let me just start by saying Thank you! Thank you! And many more times Thank you! To Stephen Eckdish. And now let me say to whoever is reading my review: If you are looking for Immigration and criminal defense attorney please stop and do yourself a favor pick up your phone and call Stephen, I promise you will not be disappointed. The short of it is that Mr Eckdish very knowledgeable with over 30 years of experience, straightforward honest, compassionate and caring person!, who I believe God sent to me in my most worst nightmare times in my life. My husband's case was very difficult...And after consulting with numerous immigration attorneys and getting burned by few of them who took or wanted to take thousands of dollars and done nothing I was crying myself to sleep every night. None of these lawyers had knowledge of criminal and immigration defense at ones (it was one or the other but not both). After little to no hope I decided to give another shot and consulted with Stephen Eckdish. Mr Eckdish is amazing lawyer who worked really hard for my husbands case. Hi has many years of both criminal and immigration court experience. Hi has personal handling of all of his cases and knowing them by memory without looking at the paper and for his obvious tenacious approach. Our case was not easy, it was very proactive one thing led to another...He stayed on top of his game he works really hard and he's always ready to pick up the phone when you call. He actually calling you! he is also very respectable in ICE. So through the sound guidance of Mr. Eckdish, we won the case and our family remains together in the United States and today I'm overjoyed with happiness and gratitude my husband driving to pick up his green card from Mr Eckdish office as I'm writing this review . We my husband and I highly recommend him to anyone with immigration and criminal legal issues. Mr Stephen Eckdish desires review of 100 stars because at the end of the day he was the only person that made the impossible, possible. STEPHEN is like family to us we can never thank him enough.
Forever grateful!

I hold Attorney Stephen Eckdish in my highest regard. I not only admire his legal acumen but also his compassionate, kind and generous nature. It was his humane spirit that made me open up to him regarding the domestic violence I had suffered by my former husband. Mr. Eckdish helped me apply for and obtain my U. S. permanent residence through a VAWA petition. It was a very difficult and complex case considering the lack of physical evidence available when we filed. Stephen guided me to corroborate and present the evidence from my treating physicians of my post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. He was always there supporting me and giving me hope to keep fighting. Seeing him so determined to win my case, made me stronger and more confident in my ability to fight for my rights. Stephen was a true partner for me in my case. The professional relationship we grew to have has made me a better more confident person. He was a genuine, emphatic and a highly skilled advocate for me. I wholeheartedly recommend all immigrants in need to retain Mr. Eckdish. He is the best immigration lawyer that you will find out there!

Stephen Eckdish is a fantastic attorney. My husband needed Stephens’s criminal defense expertise to stay out of immigration court. At first the courts didn't want to have anything to do with my husband’s case and when they finally agreed to look at it they said ‘sorry we can't help you’. Well Stephen did not give up and tried a different approach and succeeded in obtaining the post-conviction relief we needed to get past this trying time.

January of 2012, my husband was detained by ICE for a criminal conviction from fifteen years ago. After consulting with numerous immigration attorneys, my husbands future was to accept that he had no choice but to be deported to a country he does not know. After almost giving up, we decided to give it another shot and consulted with Stephen Eckdish, Attorney at Law.

Mr. Eckdish reviewed all the possibilities and came to the conclusion we had one shot at beating this. Even though this case was difficult, Mr. Eckdish was the only lawyer to give us the fighting chance we needed.

After 3 months of detainment, my husband was reunited with his family. And now, 15 moths later, my husband is no longer in deportation proceedings. All this is a HUGE thanks to Mr. Eckdish and his legal experience. I would highly recommend him to anyone with immigration legal issues. He was the only person that made the impossible, possible.

Forever grateful,

Rodriguez Family

"I recently got approved by a judge in San Francisco, California. I was in deportation proceedings because I had 2 CIMT's. I was hopeless and I went to several lawyers that kind of made my case worst because they were not specialized in criminal and immigration.
After 2-3 years of been in the process I found Stephen Eckdish in San Francisco. He helped me sooooo much. He is the best when you are dealing with deportation and criminal immigration. Before him I had to do a waiver witch was denied I didn't appeal the decision and they send me to court for deportation.
MY lawyer Stephen was able to vacate one of my CIMT's and that made me admisabe to USA and the judge granted my permanent residence on July 11 2012. It was a miracle! Thanks to him!!!
Stephen is generous, kind, always there when you need him, and simply the best. I can't never thank him enough.
Truthly,
Paola Fierro

My family was going through the worst nightmare of our lives when my father was picked up by ICE for a past conviction that fell under the aggravated Felony category, I spoke to many attorneys and all gave me little to no hope. I am so thank full I went to Mr Stephen Eckdish he was honest since day one he informed us of the severity of the case but he was willing to take it and do his best.He was very informative through out the whole case worked very hard to get my father out of custody and fight his case from the outside now the case is closed and my father has been granted to stay in the us. THANK YOU MR ECKDISH