$ 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 Ranjan | April 19, 2012 | Immigration
EB-1A Premium processing successful
Bill Schiller and his case manager Kristen Johnson were absolutely fantastic while handling my case under the category of EB-1A (premium processing). Their job was so thorough that my case was successful and it was really a great relief to see my I-140 approved in 2 weeks. The aspect that i liked the...
Posted by anonymous | February 23, 2012 | Immigration
Thanks! Good Job! Bill
As a researcher in the field of gene delivery and radiopharmaceutical sciences in the university, Bill helped me successfully filed EB1B. With little question about the fulfillment of those criteria, the RFE requested me to provide some documentation about title. With my recent publications of 3 firs...
Posted by Surabhi | February 17, 2012 | Immigration
Excellent and thorough attorney
Bill Schiller handled my application for permanent residency as outstanding researcher (EB1) while I was employed as a researcher in an academic institution. My case took longer than average for approval, but Mr. Schillers office was always prompt in calling up the USCIS to follow up. He himself was ...
Posted by Meng | February 05, 2012 | Immigration
Excellent immigration lawyer
I am a researcher in the cancer research field and working for a state University. Mr. Schiller and his colleges helped me with my NIW I-140 case. Their expertise and skills are extremely impressive to me. Each of their staff is very nice and efficient. The draft letters they prepared for me are so p...
Posted by Xinlu | February 03, 2012 | Immigration
He is an excellent expert in immigration
I have been a postdoc in plant sciences for several years. I filed my EB2-NIW in July 2007,and received RFE from USCIS for my qualification. I had to return RFE in 30 days! I felt hopeless. My friend recommended me to seek help from Mr. William Brian Schiller. I was luckily to find the right attorne...
"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)
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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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