If you find that your immigration attorney is acting unethically, for example by, 

• Refusing to give you a copy of your file
• Not keeping you routinely updated and informed with the details of your case
• Missing immigration deadlines
• Demanding more money for work already done, or work not agreed upon, etc.

Your first route of action should always be to attempt to directly resolve the matter with the attorney.

Respectfully put your complaint/issue in writing (an email or letter), then follow it up with a phone call.  You should always give the attorney a chance to resolve the matter. Perhaps there is an issue you, as the client, misunderstood, or perhaps your expectations and demands are unrealistic. Should this be the case, a thorough response by your attorney will more oft than not clarify and/or resolve your issue. The savvy client who insists on being informed is usually the most satisfied client. 

However, if your attorney's actions are outright egregious and you have exhausted all diplomatic avenues to resolving the matter, you can report your attorney to a designated grievance committee of their state bar, who will in turn commence investigative proceedings into your complaint. Rest assured that by doing so, you are not in danger of 'outing' yourself to immigration authorities.   

Please refer to the following links for steps on what to do: 

• If your attorney is barred in Maryland: http://www.courts.state.md.us/attygrievance/index.html

• If your attorney is barred in Virginia: http://www.vsb.org/site/regulation/inquiry/

• If your attorney is barred in D.C.: http://www.dcbar.org/for_the_public/working_with_lawyers/when_problems_arise/filing.cfm

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