$ 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
107 Client Reviews
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Posted by anonymous | November 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Excellent Immigration Attorney.
Mr. Bill Schiller has been our family attorney for over 35 years. It is my pleasure to have this opportunity to write this testimonial for him on behalf of my family and myself. Mr. Bill’s first case that he handled for us goes back to the 90’s when he handled my dad’s Immigration case and subsequ...
Posted by Victor M. | October 31, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
EXCELLENT ATTORNEY, EXELLENT HUMAN, EXCELLENT TEAM, PROFESSIONAL AND EFFICIENT.
If you are looking for a professional and knowledgeable lawyer, William B. Schiller is the best! He helped me, my relatives and friends with excellent results. He is an honest and hard working professional in the field. He assisted us with the preparation of all of the required documents for the enti...
Posted by anonymous | September 08, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
A miraculous Diversity visa case!
I believe it was destined for me to meet Bill solely by accident so my life can change 180 degrees. I was randomly selected for a diversity visa (DV) and I wanted to adjust my status (AoS) while in the US as I had a job with an H1-b visa then. Initially, I filed my DS-260 application requesting to ha...
Posted by Raina | July 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Honest, professional and highly recommended.
I was standing at the crossroad of my life figuring out the next step in my life. This is when one of my friend introduced me to Bill Schiller. After carefully studying my case he agreed to represent it. During the course of meetings I found him very professional, detail oriented and knowledgeable ...
Posted by Sami | May 02, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Asylum
Mr. Schiller is the Best attorney
My friend confidently recommended Mr. Schiller to me and it was the best recommendation he gave me! Mr Schiller is very capable and knowledgeable in his field, and the best attorney period! I worked with Mr. Schiller on my asylum case and I did not have a clue about the asylum process and that scared...
"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."
Immigration lawyer
2018
Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2017
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
2017
Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Illinois Super Lawyers
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Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
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Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
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Illinois Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
2014
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
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Illinois Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
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Illinois Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
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Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network
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Illinois Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
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Illinois Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
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Illinois Super Lawyer, Law & Politics Magazine
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Illinois Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
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Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition, Law & Politics Magazine
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Illinois Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
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Illinois Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
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Illinois Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine
2000
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
2009
2007
Immigration Law
2007
Employment-Based IVs - Non-Labor Certification Preferences
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