Desh Law

If Google allowed me to leave zero stars, I would. I don’t normally leave reviews like this, and I want to start by saying that my intention is not to hurt anyone’s business. I sincerely hope this attorney has helped other families, and I’m genuinely glad to see positive reviews from people who had good experiences. Unfortunately, that was not our experience. We retained this firm specifically to handle a matter in Immigration Court. My husband’s proceedings were administratively closed, and we needed a motion filed with the court. We paid the firm and trusted that they knew the proper EOIR procedure and that our matter was being handled. Six months went by. After all that time, we received a brief email stating that they were unable to file the motion and that our money would be refunded. There was no phone call to explain what happened or why six months had passed without the matter being resolved. Considering how serious an immigration court matter is for a family, I found the lack of communication extremely unprofessional and upsetting. What frustrated me even more was the explanation afterward. We were told that they were unable to file because my husband’s prior attorney “refused to substitute” their firm as counsel. I was an immigration paralegal, so I was familiar with the process and knew that explanation did not make sense. There are EOIR procedures for a new attorney to seek substitution of counsel, including notifying prior counsel and documenting the respondent’s consent. A client’s case should not simply sit for six months because prior counsel supposedly would not cooperate. Instead of acknowledging that the proper procedure had not been completed, they continued placing responsibility on our prior attorney. That was incredibly frustrating because for those six months, we were under the impression that the matter we hired and paid this firm to handle was being taken care of. I ultimately went back to our prior attorney myself, addressed the representation issue directly, and moved forward with the necessary steps. That made the six months of lost time even more difficult to accept. Maybe this firm is great with other types of immigration matters. I sincerely hope they are, and I’m glad that some people here have had positive experiences and received the help they needed. I can only speak about what happened to our family. However, if your case specifically involves Immigration Court and EOIR procedures, I would strongly encourage you to think twice and ask very detailed questions about the attorney’s experience handling court procedure, substitution of counsel, and filings before retaining this firm. Immigration matters affect real families. Six months is not insignificant, especially when you are spending that time believing an important matter is being handled. They refunded our money, but no refund can give us back the six months we spent believing our case was being handled.

They’re great! Amit and Alana helped my brother to be release of ice detention. They gave us the support we needed at the moment, very professional, the communication with them 10/10. He is very honest, he won't deceive you just to get your money. I highly recommend them.

I would not recommend this place. I had a very unpleasant experience, and I feel I was unfairly charged for something. The staff member I dealt with, Michael, was extremely rude and unprofessional when I tried to address the issue. Please be careful and check your charges before paying. Based on my experience, I would recommend going somewhere else.

Please DO NOT retain this attorney/firm for representation. I would absolutely not recommend this attorney based on my continued frustrating and disappointing experience with this firm. I retained this attorney (Amit Deshmukh) on March 30, 2026 for my immigration case. Since the signature of my retainer with Desh Law, the level of communication and transparency I have received has been unacceptable and disappointing. Despite repeated e-mails to Amit Deshmukh since August 5, 2026 to obtain basic information about my case, I have struggled to get clear and transparent answers, updates, or documentation regarding the legal work I paid in full for. I should not have to repeatedly chase my own attorney for information about my immigration case. I personally needed confirmation that the Motion to Substitute Attorney, Motion to Recalendar, and Motion to Terminate had been filed with the Newark Immigration Court. Because I could not get a clear answer from the attorney's office, my wife contacted the court directly on September 4, 2026. According to the Immigration Court Clerk she told my wife that the Immigration Court HAD NOT received any motion since 2021. When Amit Deshmukh e-mailed a written response to my wife on August 5th stating the following, “Hello, the motion is still pending. Hopefully we have a response soon!” My wife immediately contacted the attorney's office and spoke with Claudia. My wife communicated what the court had told her to Claudia. Clauda told my wife that attorney and the paralegal assigned to my case were in court and that the attorney would be informed and would call her back. No one ever called back. On September 8, 2026 I sent a detailed written request asking for basic information on my immigration case: Proof that the motions were filed and received by the court and TA; Full refund or partial refund of unearned portion of my legal fees; and a complete copy of my case file and documents. On September 9, 2026 Amit Deshmukh e-mailed me pictures of the Motion to Substitute and Motion to Terminate with dates of September 9, 2026, but no pictures of the Motion to Recalendar as the signed retainer and legal fees that I have paid in full stated that Amit Deshmukh would submit. The most concerning and frustrating part is that six (6) months have past without submission of the motions when Amit stated in writing on August 5th that the motions were pending. Even with the September 9th submission of the motions it was not fully completed since 2 out of the 3 motions were allegedly submitted to the Newark Immigration Court. This is very unprofessional and very incompetent on their part. I responded to Amit’s e-mail stating this in frustration and disappointment and formally requested a full or at minimum, substantial partial refund of the fees I paid for the services that were delayed, incomplete, or not performed as agreed as per our retainer signed on March 30, 2026. Amit did not respond, I sent a follow-up on September 11, 2026. Still NO answer. I called Desh Law Office on September 14, 2026 to receive answers (Tracking #, alternatively the EOIR Stamp on the firm's copy of the motions, and full or at minimum, substantial partial refund of the fees I paid for the services that were delayed, incomplete, or not performed as agreed). The guy I spoke to said he will retrieve the tracking number and give it to me today (September 14, 2026). Since I did not hear back from him, my wife proceeded to call Desh Law Office the same day. My wife spoke to Claudia again. Claudia indicated that the Motions (Motion to Sub and Motion to Terminate) were hand delivered. My wife asked for the proof of the EOIR stamp. Claudia said she will ask for the proof once the team was out of the meeting. As of September 15, 2026 - I am still waiting for proof of submission and a refund! I am leaving this review because I believe prospective clients deserve to know about my experience before entrusting this office with their immigration case and their money.

Thank you very much to the Desh Law team, especially Michael and Amit, for their very successful work (they released my husband before deportation in 3 hours, which another lawyer could not do in 8 days). I am very grateful to you for returning my family to me!