By a 4-1 vote, a state appeals panel has reinstated a malpractice complaint against an immigration attorney who allegedly offered incorrect advice about a visa matter that would have put a client at great personal risk.
The attorney, solo practitioner Mark C. Kalish of Manhattan, advised electrical engineer Abeyakaran Janakan Suppiah in 2002 that he had to return to war-torn Sri Lanka to complete the application process for a new U.S. work visa. But Mr. Suppiah argued that all he really needed was a simple extension that he could have obtained in this country.
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