$ 150-350 per hour
William Schiller represents individuals, corporate, and university clients in a broad array of immigration matters. Many of the clients he represents are professors, researchers, scientists and post-doctoral scholars who apply for permanent residence as outstanding researchers and professors, and via national interest waiver and extraordinary ability immigration petitions. In addition, Wiliam's law practice involves the representation of highly-skilled professionals and individuals in a wide range of non-immigrant visa matters, as well as family-based immigration involving applications for permanent residence in the United States, asylum matters, removal, naturalization, consular processing, and other complex areas of immigration law.
As universities, medical centers, international students, faculty and postdoctoral scholars face increasingly complex and evolving immigration policies, William also leads Hinshaw’s Higher Education Immigration Team.
William lectures and publishes extensively on immigration law, and his client base is national and worldwide. He is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, where he teaches a senior-level course on international human rights and U.S. refugee law.
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33 years
33 years
$ 150-350 per hour
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Acquired: 1987
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State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1989
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151 North Franklin Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL, 60606
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Posted by anonymous | April 10, 2011 | Immigration
Trustworthy
My wife and I have worked with Bill Schiller to apply for permanent resident status. Bill and his staff were very competent and easily reachable. As we never had to deal with immigration law before, we really appreciated that his billing practices were fair and clear. He and his staff did take the ...
Posted by Ehsan | April 07, 2011 | Immigration
The Definition of Professionalism and Success
I was facing serious immigration problems and was reaching out to different attorneys, but no one gave me a single bit of hope. That was until I was referred to William Schiller. We met after our first phone conversation and he gave me his word and hope when I needed it the most. With his knowledge a...
Posted by O. | March 21, 2011 | Immigration
Excellent immigration lawyer
Bill Schiller was recommended to me by a close friend of mine. Already in the country under an H-1B visa, I was selected for the Diversity Visa program last year. After a first meeting where Bill explained the process of the adjustment of status, the likelihood of succeeding and the billing (fair...
Posted by anonymous | January 24, 2011 | Immigration
Impressed and eternally grateful GC case client
I am a software and research engineer, who works for one of the major US public universities. Last year I successfully applied for National Interest Waiver (NIW) Green Card with the help of Bill and his law firm. What I liked about working with Bill and his assistants is that they were trying to kee...
Posted by Mike | January 10, 2011 | Immigration
A guiding light in the turbulent waters of U.S. immigration
Prior to meeting Bill, I was referred to another immigration lawyer who apparently had as much knowledge of our immigration procedure as we did. She filled us with fear and dread, gave us no meaningful info and offered no course of action, then billed us for wasting OUR time. Enter Bill; he assess...
"I strongly endorse Bill’s work. Bill has a broad range of expertise in all aspects of immigration law, including employment-based, family-based and asylum cases. Having worked with Bill in both the law firm and academic settings, I can only echo the praise heard universally from his clients, colleagues and students."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I have worked with Bill for many years. He is an recognized expert in the area and extremely well respected. Clients are without exception extermely satisfied with Bill. I highly recommend Bill."
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Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
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Pro Bono Leadership Award, Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center
2017 - Present
Illinois State Bar AssociationMember, International and Immigration Law Section Council
2004 - Present
NAFSA Association of International EducatorsMember
1995 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
1987 - Present
Chicago Bar Association, Immigration and Nationality Law CommitteeMember (Past Chair)
Member
2008 - 2017
International Network of Boutique Law FirmsMember
2007 - 2011
Immigration ProjectVice President/Board Member
1991
LL.M - Master of Laws
1987
JD - Juris Doctor
1984
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2014
Immigration Remedies - DOMA and Beyond
2010
Asylum
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Immigration Law
2007
Employment-Based IVs - Non-Labor Certification Preferences
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