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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 Pragalv | March 29, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Approved NIW application
I retained the Dunn law firm for my NIW case. The primary lawyer for my case was Jim Arkell and the paralegal was Kayla Clark. My case was approved and both of them did a fantastic job from beginning to end in preparing my application and communicating with me. In fact, even before I signed the contr...
Posted by Chris | March 04, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
NIW Green Card
I was extremely pleased with my experience with Mr Arkell. He handled my NIW Green Card application. I was approved in 10 months which was much quicker than I had expected. He has a expert understanding of the process and was available for any extra questions I had. I would recommended him 100%.
Posted by anonymous | February 24, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great NIW support
Hired to support my I-140 application for a NIW green card as a finishing Ph.D. student in the USA. Jim is very knowledgeable on the case details and very attentive to any questions or concerns I had. He was willing to consider my specific situation and provide clear options forward. The entire proce...
Posted by Ujjal | November 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Excellent team at Dunn Law - Surpassed my expectation several times.
My experience with Dunn law firm has been excellent. Dunn law has a very knowledgeable, capable and helpful team of lawyers. I worked with Dunn law (Jim Arkell, Kayla Clark and Stacy Rinkenberger) my and my family's EB1 green card starting from the beginning to the very end. They helped me with filin...
Posted by Samir | November 08, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Thanks to Mr Arkell for a successful GC application!
I retained the services of Mr Arkell in filing my EB2-NIW petition during the first COVID summer. The filing process was very smooth, and the Arkell team was detail-oriented, responsive, and prompt at each step of the process. I received my green card in 14 months from the time of submission (includi...
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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
2021
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?
05 May 2025
Will using I-485 EAD terminate F1 status if I still maintain it?
05 May 2025
N 400 application evidence?
13 Feb 2023