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Richard G. Kessler

2.3
Rating: 4.2

Licensed for 43 years

Immigration Lawyer at Grand Rapids, MI
Practice Areas: Immigration, Unknown

280 Valley Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI

About Richard

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 75%

All areas of immigration including Removal Deportation Defense, bond hearings Detroit Immigration Court ,Asylum ,Family including Marriage and fiance,naturalization, green card tps, Daca

43 years | 5,000 cases

75%

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Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 43 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1982

Active in Good Standing

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2024

Location

Law Office of Richard Kessler PC

280 Valley Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504

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Richard G. Kessler's Reviews

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2.3 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Posted by Marion | January 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Immigration Lawyer

Richard Kessler is a fantastic, very professional Immigration Lawyer, he is fair kind and caring about his clients. I would honestly and highly recommend Mr. Kessler. Richard Kessler is a Lawyer that truly knows the immigration laws. I would give 10 Stars if I could, but there were only 5; so, yes I ...believe Richard Kessler is a 5 star fantastic Lawyer. I would highly recommend Mr. Kessler. Thank you Richard Kessler for a job greatly done and helping Leo receive his work permit you’ve been a great help and I appreciate you very much, you’ve gone above and beyond your job and helping Leo. Thank you for your excellent job very well done. I promise to tell anyone whom may need an Immigration Lawyer about you as I will also pass your number along to those whom are in need of help with Immigration. PS. The no comment lol, was meant for a different person same first name as I might of accidentally click on your name. I’m also a local guide for google and I know it was an honest mistake I apologize and as soon as I can remove it I will. Trying to figure it out now. Thank you. Sincerely, Marion..

Posted by anonymous | January 10, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Every case is different

Things are looking bad for my brother and when Mr Kessler stepped in..things took a turn for the best! My brother was allowed to stay in the USA!

Posted by anonymous | November 27, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Don't hired him

I file of my husband and he never did his job good and thanks to him my husband ended up in Mexico..

Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Horrible Lawyer

We hired Mr Kessler to take on our immigration case. We spent over $10,000 and was a waste of time and money. He was unsuccesful in winning or case and didn't even appeal decision. He didn't review case first and just submitted the applications without supporting evidence.

Posted by anonymous | November 25, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Don't waste your time or money with him!

My ex-husband and I went 1 time to Mr. Kessler about bringing his son here. He gave us a list of documents we needed and we gave him one thousand dollars. He did not do any work on the case. Things fell through and my then-husband left me. He refused to give our remaining money we gave him back . In...stead he told us to come in and give him another hundred dollars. We couldn't afford it and we can't get our money back.

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Gary Gershon

Immigration lawyer | Feb 09

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"Rick and I have enjoyed all of the listed categories with the exception of opposing counsel. I have know him for 30 years. I have supervised him, worked with him and worked for him. Rick is a fgine lawyer and a wonderful human being. He really cares about clients, and injustices and inequities in our society. For most of his life, he has done what he can to address such matters. I endorse him to clients, colleagues, opposing counsel and the various benches."

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Experience

Rating:  4.2 (Concern)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2024.

Reprimand issued in MI, 2024

updated on 03/21/2024

Reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney, Law Office Of Richard Kessler P C

Associations

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Education

1982

University of Michigan Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

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