Robert A. Perkins is an EB-5 immigration attorney and is the founder of the law firm Robert A. Perkins & Associates located in Los Angeles. He is known as “the immigration professor” because of his vast knowledge and years of experience in handling U.S. immigration concerns and lawsuits.
Robert A. Perkins & Associates is an immigration law firm that was founded in 1994. The law firm has existed for almost two decades thanks to the firm’s loyal clientele. The firm is considered one of the biggest immigration law firms in Los Angeles, and is known for its high success rate in handling immigration-related cases. Its services include representing clients in immigration courts, perm labor certification, green card application and services, family-based and employment-based visa applications, and consular services.
Attorney Perkins has been practicing his profession, particularly in the area of U.S. immigration law, for almost 20 years. Aside from practicing in the area of U.S. immigration, Attorney Perkins worked as an adjunct professor of immigration law at his alma mater, the University of Illinois College of Law. He also frequently writes articles about U.S. immigration for different publications and is a frequent speaker about U.S. immigration law for radio, television, and at different seminars around the globe.
Attorney Perkins is called as “the immigration professor” because he never fails to educate his clients about the complexities of U.S. immigration law. He explains the laws as simply as he can and provides an educational video to his clients so they fully understand the laws that affect them. Furthermore, he educates other people through his articles in newspapers, magazines, and other publications.
Attorney Perkins has already helped hundreds of clients; Hhe has helped families reunite in the country, helped professionals and skilled workers find jobs and work in the United States legally, and helped businessmen and investors establish their businesses in the country. He has two decades of handling cases regarding removal/deportation defense, federal appellate work, family-based immigration, and business based immigration (PERM, H-1Bs, E-2s, J-1s, and EB-5s).
He finished his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at Beloit College in 1986. He continued his studies and completed his Juris Doctor degree, and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law. After graduating from law school, he worked at McCullough Campbell and Lane, and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, a well-known national firm. Attorney Perkins learned and gained experience in handling complicated and high-profile immigration cases while working for those two large law firms.
Attorney Perkins is an active member of the National Immigration Project and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). He served as the chairperson of AILA’s Young Lawyers Division Chicago Chapter. He is currently on of the board of directors of the Gilbert Hall School, a school for children with autism, located in Culver City, California.