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: Johnston obtains favorable sentence & treatment for drug offender

Peter L. Johnston, Esquire represented Philadelphia man who was accused of selling drugs in Philadelphia and who had a substance abuse problem which led to him being in the situation in which he was arrested. The District Attorney’s Office initially pushed for a state prison sentence of at least one and a half years. However, Johnston was able to convince the office that a more reasonable sentence would be a shorter county sentence with parole to an inpatient drug program which his client agreed to accept. Now, instead of incarceration, client is getting the help that he needs.

If you or someone you know is arrested for a drug offense in and around Philadelphia, contact us for good, compassionate legal help.