The Law Offices of Peter L. Johnston, LLC

The Law Offices of
Peter L. Johnston, LLC

How do I keep my family member in the United States?

What if, however, your relative or loved one is already in the United States but on a temporary visa, or what’s officially called a Non-Immigrant Visa? Depending upon their relationship to you, there may be a solution called as Adjustment of Status which allows some aliens in this situation to change — or adjust — their status from non-immigrant to immigrant and get a Permanent Resident Card, more colloquially known as a “green card”.

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CLIENT SUCCESS STORY: Client released from custody, receives probation

Peter L. Johnston, Esquire represents a Philadelphia man accused of selling drugs in the city and obtains for him probation which freed him from pretrial incarceration. Police allegedly observed him transact with other individuals who were subsequently arrested with controlled substances on their person. Subsequently, he was arrested after police searched a trash can he was retrieving objects from before handing them to the alleged buyer. Unable to post bail, the man remained in custody for several months. However, at a pretrial conference was able to obtain for him a probationary sentence in which he accepted responsibility for his actions and was freed from pretrial incarceration to serve his term of probation and begin to put the case behind him.

If you or someone you know is charged with a crime, contact us so that we can provide you with competent representation which ensures that the system treats you fairly and reasonably.