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As of January 1, 2026, my entire immigration team and I have transitioned from the Dunn Law Firm to Husch Blackwell. We will continue to serve immigration clients in the area of highly skilled immigration. I have over 35 years of legal experience, including spending 16 years as a law professor. I am exclusively focused on handling immigration matters for clients, primarily filing EB-1A Extraordinary Ability, EB-1B Outstanding Professor Researcher, and EB-2 NIW petitions on behalf of my clients who come from top research institutions and companies from around the world.
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Posted by Ole | May 08, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great support - very pleased with Jim Arkell and his team
I hired Mr. Arkell to assist with my EB2 NIW petition. The process began with a very pleasant and informative phone conversation with Mr. Arkell, detailing the process going forward. From that point on I felt I was in good hands. I received great support from Kayla Clark throughout the process, with...
Posted by anonymous | May 06, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great experience and a winning case
I hired Jim Arkell's office based upon a referral and worked with their immigration paralegal team for a NIW EB2 case. Everything worked smoothly, communications were professional and detailed. they did not hesitate to give me any detail I was asking them. I emailed them a lot due to the nature of ...
Posted by anonymous | April 28, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Very pleased with the lawyer and firm
Mr. Jim Arkell has been absolutely great, after an initial phone conversation where the details about how exactly the green card petition process works , he immediately started working on it. The petition (I140) was accepted without any problems, and Mr. Arkell and colleagues were extremely respons...
Posted by Shamal | April 26, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Extremely Fast and Reliable Service
I filed our permanent residency applications through Dunn Law firm about 13 months ago and we received our green cards last week! No premium processing too. Obviously, filing green card application is a tedious process but the Dunn law firm was extremely helpful and quick to assist me. I had to reque...
Posted by Nahui | April 25, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
NIW
Mr. Arkell and his team were super helpful since the beginning, answering all my questions about the process. They were very careful to explain me how things and NIW process works. They took me all the way so it could be an easy process. Thanks to his expertise and dedication, I was able to obta...
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2014 - 2019
Assistant Professor, University of Alaska - Fairbanks
2003 - 2014
Professor, Shenzhen University School of Law
2002 - 2021
Of Counsel, Dunn Law Firm
Won the Appeal
Won the Appeal
Jury Verdict in favor of Client. Upheld on Appeal.
Jury Verdict in favor of Client.
1989
JD - Juris Doctor
2021
Immigration
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Immigration
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How easy it is to get US Citizenship and become a Naturalized Citizen again for the 2nd time after renouncing it?
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Will using I-485 EAD terminate F1 status if I still maintain it?
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N 400 application evidence?
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