Robert Milla has been an immigration attorney since 2006, dedicating his career to helping clients.
I have been an immigration attorney since 2006, and am the founding attorney of Milla & Associates, LLC, an immigration firm dedicated to serving immigrant communities. My focus on immigration law has included family and employment cases, as well as removal defense, through which I have earned approvals for asylum, cancellation of removal, and adjustment of status. My work on applications for provisional waivers and standard waivers of inadmissiblity has earned approvals for clients worldwide, including for countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. I have developed a federal litigation practice and have successfully represented clients in federal court actions, including mandamus delay cases and challenges to improperly denied immigration applications.
As an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago Kent College of Law, I teach a legal writing course that I designed to focus on unique issues of immigration law. I am an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, serving as the Vice-Chair of the Chicago Chapter Litigation Committee. Over the years I have been an invited speaker on immigration reform, policy, and litigation.
My personal background has given me great appreciation for the immigrant experience and perspective. My mother immigrated to the United States from the Philippines as a graduate student, and my father was born into impoverished circumstances in Brooklyn, New York to Spanish and Italian immigrant parents, to eventually serve in the United States Marine Corps and New York City Police Department. With such a foundation, I was raised to admire the immigrant experience and dream. While my background is unique to me, I have always found great similarities to my clients. I have created my own immigrant stories when I spent extensive time abroad, receiving my Master's degree in Auckland, New Zealand; working in Niigata, Japan; and completing a legal internship in Beijing, China. My wife, also an attorney, is a first-generation Indian-American, and together we have two children.
Practice areas
16 years
Languages spoken
Spanish, English
Milla & Associates, LLC
180 N. LaSalle Street Suite 3700
Chicago, IL, 60601
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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IL | Active And Authorized To Practice Law | 2006 | 03/13/2022 |
Legal answers | 51 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Rising Star in Immigration Law | Illinois Super Lawyers | 2016 |
Rising Star in Immigration Law | Illinois Super Lawyers | 2015 |
Rising Star in Immigration Law | Illinois Super Lawyers | 2014 |
CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Legal Writing | CALI | 2005 |
CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Trial Advocacy | CALI | 2005 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Milla & Associates, LLC | 2013 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | Chicago-Kent College of Law | 2010 - Present |
Attorney | Kempster, Keller & Lenz-Calvo, Ltd. | 2006 - 2013 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chicago chapter) | Litigation Committee Vice-Chair | 2012 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chicago chapter) | Litigation Committee Member | 2011 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Federal Court Litigation Section, Member | 2011 - Present |
United States Supreme Court Bar | Member | 2011 - Present |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Member | 2008 - Present |
Filipino American Bar Association | Member | 2006 - Present |
Asian American Bar Association | Member | 2006 - Present |
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois | Member | 2006 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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The Immigration Pages: News, Laws, and Lives in U.S. Immigration | The EB-5: Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirit in U.S. Immigration | 2013 |
The Immigration Pages: News, Laws, and Lives in U.S. Immigration | The Start of Something: The Provisional Waiver | 2013 |
The Immigration Pages: News, Laws, and Lives in U.S. Immigration | Deferred Action and North Carolina's Driver's License Mark: The Scarlet Letter Redux | 2013 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology | JD - Juris Doctor | 2006 |
University of Auckland (New Zealand) | MA - Masters, with honors | 2002 |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1998 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Immigration Policy in Transition | Presidential Executive Orders on Immigration | 2017 |
WBEZ Afternoon Shift | Immigration Reform and Deportation | 2013 |
Marshall Square Resource Network | Immigration Reform and News | 2013 |
Immigration Court Training Seminar | Immigration Court & Removal Defense: Cancellation of Removal | 2013 |
Fall Litigation Workshop | Immigration Court Waivers | 2013 |
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Panel Discussion | Immigration Reform | 2013 |
AILA Fall Litigation Workshop | Waivers in Immigration Court | 2013 |
AILA Chicago Litigation Committee Roundtable | 2012 BIA Precedent Decisions | 2013 |
AILA Chicago Chapter Litigation Seminar | Litigation Update: Recent Trends in Case Law | 2012 |
ABA Pro Bono Training: The Essentials of Immigration Court Representation | Adjustment of Status and Waivers in Removal Proceedings | 2012 |
AILA Chicago: Introduction to Federal Litigation | Fundamentals of Filing in Federal District Court | 2011 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Matter of B- | Appeal Won & Green Card Approved |
Moore et al v. Medina-Maltes et al | Within two months of the case being filed, USCIS re-interviewed the couple and approved the I-130 Petition and I-485 Application. The couple is happily moving on with their life together. |
H- and D- v. Napolitano, et al | Within three months of the case being filed, USCIS approved the I-130 Petition and I-485 Application. The couple is happily moving on with their life together. |
S- v. Napolitano, et al. | Motion for Summary Judgment Granted; Petitioner Granted Permanent Resident Status |
K- v. Dorochoff, et al. | USCIS's Motion to Dismiss Denied; Petitioner Granted Permanent Resident Status |
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Kenny Bhatt, Immigration Attorney on Sep 16, 2018
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Yllka Seseri, Immigration Attorney on Dec 5, 2014
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Kenny Bhatt, Immigration Attorney on Sep 16, 2018
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Yllka Seseri, Immigration Attorney on Dec 5, 2014
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Justin Rearick-Hoefflicker, Immigration Attorney on Jun 25, 2014
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Robert provides outstanding representation that is both highly passionate and professional. He is an excellent attorney that explores all options when handling a client's case in order to obtain the best result possible.
Andrew Cherkasky, Immigration Attorney on Jan 31, 2014
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Mr. Milla is an outstanding attorney -- I know from personal experience. He brings the perfect blend of legal skill and ability to engage personally with clients to shape his cases. He's also recognized by the academic community, recently becoming an adjunct professor at an outstanding law school.
Ganesh Kalyanaraman, Immigration Attorney on Oct 3, 2013
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I endorse this lawyer.