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John Shine has practiced exclusively in the field of immigration law since 2005. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and was raised in Chicago. He practiced in downtown Chicago for 8 years and is now located in Brookfield, Illinois. His practice focuses on deportation defense, family-based visas, waivers, deferred action for children and parents, U visas, VAWA, naturalization, and appeals. He was named a Super Lawyer in Immigration by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2016. He previously was named a Rising Star in Immigration by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, he also received the honor of Illinois Emerging Lawyer in the field of Immigration Law by Leading Lawyers Network. John is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). He chaired AILA's Department of Homeland Security Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) Liaison Committee from 2010 until 2012. He also served on AILA's USCIS Chicago District Office Liaison Committee in 2012 and 2013. John has worked pro bono with the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS), and has spoken at many seminars for attorneys and organizations. John speaks Spanish and has a large Hispanic clientele. While in law school, he completed an internship with the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel in Chicago. John graduated cum laude from the University of Chicago with a degree in Philosophy in 2000 and received his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2005.
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8500 Brookfield Ave., Brookfield, IL, 60513
19 Client Reviews
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Posted by Emilia | May 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney
The best lawyer
Mr. Shine is the best lawyer. He has fixed many of mistakes that my first lawyer had made. I would recommend John Shine to represent them. I have have spoken highly about him. Thank you John Shine and your staff. You guys are very helpful when I had any questions.
Posted by T.A | April 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Best dedicated attorney ever!!!
Let me first start by thanking John for all of his hard work on my case, I can't thank him enough of what he have done for us. I know John for past 8 years, I just wish that I had found him earlier. John brought back my case to life and took proper steps to resolve it. My case was so complicated that...
Posted by Alan | March 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Excellence and professionalism
First of all I want to express my gratitude to John for helping and guiding us with our case. We we're aware of the difficulty of our case since it was previously denied, but then we were referred to john and thanks to his expertise and professionalism our case has been approved. Not only he is a...
Posted by Nena.S | November 06, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Excellent Immigration Attorney
I just wanted to express my appreciation on your excellent and quality services . John has always exceeded my expectations when it comes to client service. He is very thorough with his cases and handles it very carefully. John is a very professional and knowledgeable immigration attorney. ...
Posted by Henry | April 18, 2016 | Hired Attorney
AN AWESOME AND TRUSTWORTHY LAWYER
Since I met John, I have actually seen a lot of things that make him a stand out lawyer. He is a humble and straight forward person. Throughout the period he handled my case, he was "EXCELLENT" in professionalism and at the same time "RESULT DRIVEN". He handles difficult cases very well by his car...
"I strongly endorse this lawyer. I have known John for years and I have witnessed him successfully represent clients in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review in addition to helping his clients obtain lawful permanent residency before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. John is an outstanding lawyer who uses his intelligence, experience, and knowledge of the law to work tirelessly on behalf of his immigration clients."
"I endorse this lawyer. John is a fellow immigration lawyer who knows his way around our complex immigration system. He is dedicated to his clients and to his community. He has extensive experience in removal defense, as well as other areas of immigration law."
"I have gotten to know John through the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He has the experience, skills, and dedication to his client that make him an excellent attorney."
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2020
2020 Illinois Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2019
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2019
2019 Illinois Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2018
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2018
2018 Illinois Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2017
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2017
2017 Illinois Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2015
Super Lawyer-Immigration, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2014
Rising Star-Immigration, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Rising Star-Immigration, Super Lawyers Magazine
2004
CALI Award - Appellate Advocacy, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
2013 - Present
Attorney, The Law Offices of John F. Shine, Ltd.
2005 - 2012
Associate Attorney, Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, PC
2005 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2010 - 2012
ChairAILA Chicago Liaison Committee for DHS Office of Chief Counsel
2005
JD
2000
B.A.
2014
Child Status Protection Act
2013
Seeking the Waiver before the Immigration Judge
2011
Introduction to Federal Litigation
2010
I-601 Waivers
2009
The Anatomy of a Deportation Case: from the Notice to Appear (NTA) to Waiver or Deportation
Spanish
English
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