To determine whether I can be of service to you, I first need to get to know you (not just as a lawyer who has skills or expertise you need, but as a person who walks the same earth and breathes the same air as you do).
What I bring to the table
I’m tremendously curious about you and your situation.
What really prompted you to reach out to me? What needs, fears, and concerns do you expect me to help you resolve? What hopes, goals and dreams do you imagine I will help you fulfill?
As counsel, my duties include simplifying complicated things, discovering and crafting solutions, and empowering you to meet your objectives and create your ideal situation. In my work, I use key skills that have been honed through experience, as well as God-given strengths, for your benefit.
As an immigrant, I have direct experience with U.S. immigration laws. For me, the immigration process was uncertain and sometimes stressful. My journey helps me to better understand foreign nationals seeking to study, work, or live lawfully in the U.S. I was born and raised in Jamaica before I moved to the United States to attend college and later became a naturalized citizen.
Practicing immigration law also gives me unique insight into helping other lawyers avoid and respond to ethics complaints. Some ethics rules are clear. Some involve gray areas that don’t really have right or wrong answers but require a judgment call. I apply my direct encounters with the rules of professional conduct to help other lawyers steer clear of ethics pitfalls.
Why I started Dyan Williams Law
The ability to provide wise, sound and accurate advice usually takes years of dedicated practice and lots of real-world experience. I struck out on my own, in October 2014, after I had over 10 years in the field handling hundreds of cases at two other law firms.
Being a managing attorney at a well-established firm had its perks. But I yearned to go deeper into certain areas of immigration law, instead of covering the full spectrum, and to expand into counseling other lawyers on legal ethics issues.
I started Dyan Williams Law with a deep sense of calling and a strong desire to work directly with clients instead of supervising delegated work. At Dyan Williams Law, we leverage our strengths in areas that tend to have no easy fixes but can be resolved with careful deliberation and strategic decision-making. We stay up to date with changes in laws, regulations and policies that affect you. We do meaningful and engaging work that provides high value to you.
We’re not tied to a brick-and-mortar office with a fixed work schedule. Although we have a Downtown Minneapolis office, we serve clients from all over the world and across the United States. We’re more interested in serving a select clientele than in growing our client base.
Delivering returns on your investment. Turning your case into a true success story.
We provide exceptional service that delivers returns on your investing in us as your advocate and advisor. We strive to turn your case into a true success story.
We do not have an expensive office with a big, full-time staff. Instead, we operate as a virtual office where I communicate with clients and handle their cases directly. By keeping overheads low, we get to focus on clients whose needs and goals match best with our skills and expertise.
We leave money on the table when we determine our approach does not match your preferences or expectations or when the current facts, laws, rules or policies do not support the relief you want. We carefully select clients and cases that will benefit most from our guidance.
Contact me to get a case evaluation or schedule a consultation on your immigration or legal ethics issues. Check my updates on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Subscribe to my e-newsletters on immigration or legal ethics.
Inquiries and communications are personally handled by me. I look forward to connecting with you and helping you (or someone you know) in the areas of U.S. immigration or legal ethics.