Lawyer Profile

Harlan G. York

Attorney Bio

The only attorney in New Jersey to win "Immigration Lawyer of the Year" in 2012 from Best Lawyers, Harlan York is Former Immigration Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association. For more than fifteen years, Mr. York has worked in all areas of immigration law and represented clients all over the US.

Mr. York has spoken on a variety of topics for the Federal Bar Association, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, at Rutgers and New York Law Schools as well as Lawline.com and ILW.com.

He has made numerous National media appearances including on Univision, NBC, PBS and a host of other electronic and print media. A graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall, the State University of New York at Albany and the Tulane Law School, Mr. York is fluent in Spanish.

He is admitted to courts in New Jersey and Connecticut as well as the United States Supreme Court.

Practice Areas

• Immigration Law

Lawyer of the Year

• Immigration Law (2012, Newark)

Client Comments

• When I first came to Mr. York, I was overwhelmed by the American immigration process, lost and confused by the complexity of this matter, but he was able to start quickly and move me forward through the paperwork. He was very reassuring and professional in his handling of my case that finalized exactly the way Mr. York told me from the beginning. I had and I will continue to highly recommend him to anybody who needs help in immigration.

  Alina J

• I was introduced to Mr. York's office back in 2002 and he was willing and did take on a case that other attorneys were not capable of handling or even figuring out an angle of approach. Mr. York is honest, straight forward, and knows the law. In addition, he's interesting to talk to and an extremely kind individual that you can consider a friend and not just your attorney.

  Tarek Ismaeil
  
  Client

• I have hired many professionals for many different services and Mr. York has to be at the top of the list. Not only is he an expert in current immigration law, but he is well versed in changes that have occurred in the last 20 years. I have always found his rates to be fair and reasonable. Some of the cases that I have referred to Mr. York have been difficult ones, and every time he has found several creative ways to find a satisfactory resolution. Through my dealings with Mr. York, I have found him to have the utmost integrity. I recommend him wholeheartedly

  Alberto Artasanchez
  
  Smart Components, Inc.

Education

• Tulane University (J.D.) (1994)

Organizations & Affiliations

• NJ State Bar Association — Former Chair, Immigration Section
• American Immigration Lawyers Association — Fomer Chair, YLD

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