My EAD expires March 2018. I don't care what any lawyer says. Different lawyers say different things. This is for my peace of mind. If they don't take it, that's fine they can send it back to me. I have sent it in earlier before like 6-7 months earlier and it was approved. Your lawyer is not working in your best interest if he told you that. My last renewal got approved in a month. And anything is possible, so it's worth a try. Better to do something than nothing.