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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 anonymous | February 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
EB2 NIW accepted!
From the get-go, we knew Jim was our guy after speaking to several lawyers in consultation. What we liked about him was his blunt honesty and transparency. He was clear in what he thought were the potential challenges in our case and drafted out a thoughtful plan for us. Throughout the preparation pr...
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 anonymous | November 14, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Green Card approved
I highly recommend Jim because he helped throughout the entire process to obtain my Green Card. I was still a PhD Candidate when I contacted Jim for a NIW consultation. After carefully analyzing my case, he was very honest with me and told me the strengths and weaknesses of my application. I hired hi...
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...
Posted by Anura | October 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Expert in NIW
I had a remarkably positive experience working with Jim Arkell and the rest of the Arkell Immigration Team. My case was handled expertly and efficiently from the first filing of the I-140 all the way through to the issuance of the green cards for my family and me. Jim showed great compassion and genu...
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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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English
Legal Answers
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