General Information

Year founded: 1993
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Overview

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Trow & Rahal is a preeminent law firm in our nation’s capital that practices exclusively in the field of U.S. immigration and nationality law, with a primary focus on solving immigration issues for employers in the U.S. and around the world.

  • We help businesses obtain work visas, green cards, and other immigration benefits when hiring foreign nationals to work in the US.
  • We guide employers in complying with federal immigration requirements.
  • We assist multinational companies with relocating workers from abroad.
  • We help individual clients obtain immigration benefits based on employment, investment, marriage, or other family relationships.
  • We serve a growing practice of athletes and entertainers.
  • We collaborate with other law firms, financial managers, and accountants in integrating their clients’ needs with business and tax objectives.

    As your immigration law firm, Trow & Rahal will stay on top of rapidly changing regulations and craft a customized solution to your immigration challenges.

    Guiding the firm with their winning attitudes and capabilities, Steve Trow and Linda Rahal have a solid reputation within the legal community and are widely recognized as leading business immigration attorneys. Their reputation for high ethical standards earned them recognition in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. They have been recognized in the Best Lawyers in America since 2006; Washingtonian Magazine and Washington D.C. Super Lawyers have named Steve and Linda among the DC area’s top immigration lawyers.

Rankings

Trow & Rahal, P.C. is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 1 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Immigration Law

Metro Rankings

Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Immigration Law

Highlighted Client Comments

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Immigration Law
I have worked with Trow & Rahal at three companies and always am very happy to recommend them. They are diligent and always bring spectacular expertise to cases as well as being willing to speak to me as the employer and my sponsored employees. My employees have great feedback on them, and I trust Trow & Rahal to keep track of these important deadlines.

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Immigration Law

Regional Rankings

Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Immigration Law

Practice Areas

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  • Immigration Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Trow & Rahal, P.C. has 3 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Trow & Rahal, P.C. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Awards

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  • U.S. News/Best Law Firms, Tier 1, Immigration

Main Location

Bethesda, MD
Three Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 610
Bethesda, MD 20814
United States
202-537-4830 Call our Bethesda, MD location at 202-537-4830 Get Directions Get directions to our Bethesda, MD location

Management and Personnel

Contacts

Executive Director
Gwen Guion
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