Why Choose Us?

At Nwokocha & Operana Law Offices we relentlessly pursue results for our clients through the immigration, family, and criminal law services we provide. We work to develop an individual plan to meet each of our client’s needs. We respond to all telephone calls and emails promptly, within 24 hours, preventing emergencies by planning ahead. Our turnaround time on routine, non-immigrant applications is a maximum of 3 business days. Nwokocha & Operana Law Offices are quite credible, as a member of the Midwest Minority Supplier Development Council and a bona fide minority business enterprise.

For our business immigration clients, we ensure that immigration is a benefit to our clients and not a problem for their employees. We believe–and more importantly our many loyal clients believe — that what sets us apart are the ways we lessen the burden on HR and legal departments by making making the immigration process smooth and easy to navigate. We work with our clients to develop an immigration policy that aligns their need for the talents of professionals from around the globe with their overall business strategy, and help them implement that policy when a new hire needs immigration assistance. We work with companies in a variety of industries, large and small.  Our expertise includes routine H-1Bs to developing Corporate Immigration Policies, defending corporations in I-9, LCA, and/or PERM audits.

For our family-based immigration clients, we focus on ensuring that families can stay together.  We develop an individual plan for each of our clients in order to ensure the best outcome possible.  We have experience filing petitions for parents, children, spouses, and fiancés.  We work to file petitions as quickly as possible in order to minimize the time that families spend apart.  We guide clients through every step of the process to ensure the best results.

Personal Experience: The attorneys in our firm are immigrants who understand the anxiety and complications our clients’ experience. This experience has helped us develop unique insights in immigration law and family law that many clients appreciate.

Reputation: The principal of our firm, Paschal Nwokocha, has earned the highest rating (10) by AVVO, the largest online directory of attorneys around the world. We believe that this ranking is well deserved and speaks to our untiring commitment to the practice of law; contribution to the profession; reviews by peers and clients and dedication to excellence. Paschal Nwokocha is a very experienced immigration lawyer who has served as Chair of American Immigration Lawyers Association, MN/Dakota Chapter; served on the Board of Directors of AILA; served as an Assistant Attorney General for Minnesota, and volunteers on the board that investigates and reviews ethics complaints against attorneys in Minnesota. He has taught and spoken at seminars on immigration law is also often spoken of and recommended by other immigration lawyers in MN because of his expertise.

Included in our legal fees are many added services:

  • Annual meeting, including in house seminar and/or training
  • Problem resolution for delays or errors with government agencies
  • Rescheduling interviews or biometrics
  • Responding to non-substantive Requests for Evidence
  • Initial application for employment authorization
  • Initial application for advance parole
  • Upgrade to premium processing
  • Letter to DMV, mortgage companies, etc.
  • Change of address reports
  • Customized case status reports upon request
  • Client newsletters