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Michael Stephen Linn
About Michael
Biography
As an attorney on Ellis Porter’s High-Skilled Immigration Services team, Michael helps clients seeking green cards and nonimmigrant visas in the EB-1A, EB-1B, NIW, and O-1 categories. Michael has experience working both with clients seeking self-petitioned green cards, as well as employers in employer-sponsored immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions. He focuses on close communication in order to prepare the strongest case for each client’s unique achievements and credentials.
Before joining Ellis Porter, Michael worked as an attorney in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the high-skilled immigration field with Ellis Porter attorneys David Allen, John Goslow, Andy Ingebritson, and Allyn Sinicropi, helping to manage the legal strategies for EB-1A, EB-1B, NIW, and O-1 cases.
In addition to his current work, Michael has experience with a number of other employment-based immigration categories, including H-1B Specialty Occupation, L-1 Intracompany Transfer, TN NAFTA Professional, and EB-2 PERM-based green card petitions.
Outside of the office, Michael enjoys cooking, board games, and watching sports, as well as spending time at the gym. Additionally, Michael loves live music and traveling, both in the US and abroad.
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Licensed in Illinois for 9 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 2016
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Ellis Porter, PLC
755 West Big Beaver Road, Ste. 1100, Troy, MI, 48084
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Posted by Parisa | April 23, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
NIW case
I had a really great experience working with Michael Stephen Linn on my NIW green card case. He was super helpful, always quick to respond, and really knew what he was doing. Whenever I had questions (and I had a lot!), he took the time to explain things clearly and made the whole process feel much l...
Posted by anonymous | April 20, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Best team
He is a great lawyer to rely on. I remember going through such a hard time during my application, and Michael and Jake's support played a pivotal role in my application's progress. I recommend this team to anyone with a stressful situation and wants a supportive team during their journey.
Posted by Md Arshadul | April 18, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Michael Linn, My NIW case, RFE and Successful approval
Michael Linn is a talented attorney and very responsive and fast in his work. He took very short time for my NIW-140 case preparation. His RFE strategy and response was awesome and finally my case was approved. Also, Michael Lin listened to my financial condition as I am an International PhD student ...
Posted by anonymous | April 10, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Kudos to Michael!
Mr. Michael Linn is very professional and he always respond me with empathy, transparency, and expertise. He helps me with my NIW and he makes the whole process easy.
Posted by anonymous | April 01, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Cordial and quick
Michael helped cordially throughout the entire timeline of my I-140 application. He responded to each of my queries quickly. He was pretty fast with reviewing the documents. I had a great experience filing my documents with him. I would recommend any aspirants to hire him.
Michael Stephen Linn's Lawyer Endorsements
"I am happy to endorse this lawyer. Michael Linn is an accomplished and expert attorney with experience in multiple fields of immigration law. He is tenacious, hardworking, quick to assist and answer questions, and has a handle on the most complex immigration issues."
"Michael's dedication to clients and his ability to think outside of the box when presenting immigration cases makes him a valuable asset to the legal community. He takes the extra time to ensure clients understand their options and the reasoning behind his suggestions and I give him my highest recommendation."
"Michael is an excellent attorney. I would recommend him to anyone seeking business immigration services."
"Michael is an exceedingly talented attorney. He has extensive experience in a broad array of complex immigration issues. He is dedicated to his clients and in finding innovative ways to approach each individual case. I strongly endorse him."
"Michael is a talented, knowledgeable, and thoughtful attorney who is particularly skilled at clearly communicating the complicated immigration process to his clients. I give him a strong endorsement."
"Michael has extensive experience with high-skilled immigration matters and has deep insight into the intricacies of immigration law. I highly endorse him for his immigration services."
"Michael Linn is a fantastic immigration attorney. The combination of his work ethic and knowledge of immigration law is unparalleled. His clients are well served."
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Experience
Work Experience
2018 - Present
Attorney, Ellis Porter, PLC
2017 - 2018
Associate Attorney, North America Immigration Law Group
Associations
2017 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Education
2016
Indiana University
JD - Juris Doctor
Languages
English