The
immigration law practice of Holmes & Lolly is unique among law
practices in the United States. Ours may very well be the most specialized
law practice in the US. Larry Holmes started the practice in 1991
when he was hired for and obtained what we believe was the first
fiancee visa (K1 visa) ever obtained for a fiancee from the USSR.
Soon after he obtained the first fiancee visa, the television publicity
regarding "Russian Brides" began in the U.S. and Larry,
being the "Russian Fiancee Visa expert" after obtaining
the grand total of one Russian fiancee visa and having appeared
on ABC's "Prime Time Live" television show, was contacted
through word of mouth by eight more American men who wanted K1 visas
for their Russian fiancees. After successfully obtaining the ninth
fiancee visa for immigration to the USA, Larry decided to specialize
in the K1 visa and not practice any other type of immigration law.
By this time he was also engaged to a Russian lady who is today
his wife.
The
practice continued to grow every year. For the first several years
it was mostly restricted to fiancees from the by then former USSR
(such as Russia and the Ukraine). In 1995 Larry placed a site on the Internet. That is when his
practice expanded to cover ALL COUNTRIES of the world.
By
1998 the practice had grown to the point where even with the several
secretaries Larry had working with him plus his staff in Moscow,
he still needed more help. That is when he brought his son, Christopher,
into the firm as a legal assistant. Under Larry's direction Chris
became extremely knowledgeable in the fiancee visa process
and thus the practice had two people who could work with clients.
The
fiancee practice continued to grow and by 2000 it was too much for
Larry and Chris to handle. That is when Allan Lolly, a
California attorney, was brought into the firm as a partner. Allan
already had more than 10 years experience as an attorney, and was
experienced in obtaining the fiancee visa for Asian fiancees.
To
date, the firm of Holmes & Lolly has successfully obtained over 10,000
K1 visas and K3 visas, and currently obtains more than 1,200
fiancee visas and marriage visas per year for fiancees and spouses from ALL COUNTRIES.
