Yes, it does.
Yes it does.
For example, last week when I called the INS I learned that they sent request for evidence at July 10th to my attorney. And my attorney did not call me about this whatsoever. I called him and learned what the RFE was for. If I did not follow up this with INS, maybe my attorney would tell me about the RFE later ( may be next year who knows !!!) And losing one week or so in this process may put you back in the queue about one month or more ( again who knows!!)
-Bosco *8)