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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We can help innocent homeowners targeted by forfeiture actions

As The Philadelphia Inquirer recently reported, every year, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office institutes numerous forfeiture actions aimed at taking control of and selling properties where alleged narcotics-related crimes occurred. This is so even when the owner of the property was not arrested for and charged with the crime. The law protects innocent homeowners! In the past, we have successfully represented innocent homeowners who were targeted by these kinds of forfeiture actions and saved their homes and all their wealth contained therein. If you know someone who is an innocent property owner who is facing such an action, we can help them as well!