Thomas J. Arkell

Dunn, Willard, Arkell, Bugg, Patterson & Herr, LLP

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Practice Areas

Employment Law: Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Immigration Law: Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas

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Professional Experience

Partner: Dunn, Willard, Arkell, Bugg, Patterson & Herr, LLP; 1997 - Current; Mr. Arkell focuses his practice in immigration and employment law primarily representing institutions of higher education, hospitals, corporations and highly skilled professionals. He counsels and assists his higher education and corporate clients with obtaining and retaining talented employees from throughout the world. A former international student and permanent resident who went through the immigration process himself, he has a great deal of experience working on complex immigration issues with federal agencies such as the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Labor, and United States Department of State. His background in employment law and litigating cases before agencies such as the Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Human Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal appellate and district courts provides practical context for advising his clients.

Education

Awards

Leading Lawyer in Illinois: Leading Lawyers; 2009; Recommended by peers as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois in Immigration, Employment and School law.

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