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Adaeze M. Ashford

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Principal Lawyer, Vance & Sterling LLPSeattle

In practice
31 years
Languages
English, Arabic, Urdu
Reviews
3.7 (3)
Last verified
23 Apr 2025

About

Rankings

Score ledger

Immigration in Seattle · ranking v1.0.0
60.0

Each row shows the component score (0–100), its weight and the points it adds. Open a row to see the records it is based on.

Credentials70 × 20%

1 verified active licence(s).

  • Washington licence — verified
  • 1 verified qualification(s)
Relevant experience100 × 15%

26 years practising in this area.

  • Relevant years counted: 26
Specialization85 × 15%

Primary practice area; practises in 3 area(s) in total.

  • Practice areas: 3
Verified reputation51 × 15%

3 review(s) from 2 source(s), 0.529 effective after recency, verification and authority weighting. Adjusted rating 3.03/5.

  • Source #4: 0.162 effective reviews
  • Source #3: 0.367 effective reviews
Professional recognition4 × 10%

1 recognition(s); weighted value 0.063.

  • Immigration Advocacy Award (2017) — unverified
Relevant track record13 × 10%

2 sourced matter(s); weighted value 0.416.

  • Employer-sponsored petition appeal (demo record) (2018)
  • Commercial vehicle collision verdict (demo record) (2017)
Client experience34 × 5%

Too few enquiries to measure responsiveness; neutral value blended with verified review volume.

  • Verified reviews: 1
Profile & data quality80 × 5%

8 of 10 profile fields complete.

  • Missing: Biography (150+ characters)
  • Missing: Photo
Data freshness64 × 5%

Last verified 510 days ago.

  • Verified: 2025-04-23

Ranking history

Position in immigration rankings in Seattle, most recent first.

CalculatedPositionScore
13 Oct 2026#3 of 760.0

Licences and qualifications

JurisdictionIssuing bodyNumberAdmittedStatus
WashingtonWashington State Bar AssociationDEMO-US-1066151995activeVerified 23 Apr 2025
  • J.D., Cascade University School of Law (1994) verified

Recognition

  • Immigration Advocacy Award (2017)

    Migration Law Circle (fictional)

    Unverified

Sourced matters

  • Employer-sponsored petition appeal (demo record)

    Seattle appellate court · 2018 · Immigration

  • Commercial vehicle collision verdict (demo record)

    Seattle trial court · 2017 · Personal Injury

Reviews

3.7

3 reviews

  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)

    3.0 from 1 review, 1 verified

  • Open review platform (demo fixture)

    4.0 from 2 reviews, 0 verified

  • Chloe K.17 Jun 2024Verified client

    Helpful, but communication was slow at times.

  • Yasmin K.22 Jan 2024Unverified

    Thorough and calm under pressure. Would hire again.

  • Zara K.28 Nov 2021Unverified

    Responsive by phone and email; the fee estimate matched the final bill.

Offices

  • SeattleMain office

    Vance & Sterling LLP

    800 Harbor Way, 98190

Data sources

Every fact on this profile is linked to the record it came from. Profile last changed 3 Oct 2025.

  • Licensing registry import (demo fixture)Licensing registry1 record
  • Verified client reviews (demo fixture)Review source1 record
  • Open review platform (demo fixture)Review source2 records
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