Kevin L Dixler

Kevin L Dixler

Law Office of Kevin L. Dixler
  • Immigration Law
  • Illinois
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Mr. Dixler specializes in immigration, visa law, citizenship and related matters since 1993. He is a 31 year member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He now serves on the AILA National Committee for the 2025 Annual Convention in Denver. Mr. Dixler was nominated and named a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer in immigration for the last eleven consecutive years. Many are marriage-based and family immigration clients. However, he is experienced in all aspects of immigration and visa law, which includes practice in the Immigration Courts. He has exceptional insight on cancellation of removal and waiver work.

Mr. Dixler represents those in Immigration Court facing asylum referrals, criminal conviction based deportation and challenging family matters, among other issues. Criminal defense attorneys contact him about the immigration consequences of a criminal record for their foreign born clients. He has significant experience with waivers of inadmissibility for crime, J-1 visas, misrepresentation, and unlawful presence.

He has served as a speaker and writer for AILA on these topics, among others. Mr. Dixler successfully defends clients in the Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals and Federal Courts. He has filed successful lawsuits against the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service in Federal Court to challenge unreasonable delays with adjudication, naturalization denials, and name checks. He is also functionally bilingual in Spanish. Mr. Dixler is a Native Chicagoan, who is originally from the Central Rogers Park neighborhood.

Practice Area
Immigration Law
Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    Appointment required for new clients. General information provided over phone.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Illinois
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Languages
  • Hindi: Spoken
  • Spanish: Spoken, Written
  • Urdu: Spoken
Professional Experience
Principal
Law Office of Kevin L. Dixler
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Immigration, visa and citizenship practice working with applicants and respondents at DHS, Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Courts.
Education
The John Marshall Law School
J.D. | Law
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University of Illinois - Chicago
B.A. | Liberal Arts and Science - History
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University of Illinois - Chicago
B.S. | College of Business Administration - Marketing
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Awards
SuperLawyer
Thomson Reuters
Super Lawyer
Thomson Reuters
Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Super Lawyer
Thompson Reuters
Super Lawyer
Thompson Reuters
Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
Super Lawyers
Thomson Reuters
Super Lawyers
Thomson West
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations
Super Lawyer
Thomson West
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. This selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Super Lawyer
Thomson West
Super Lawyer
Thomson West
Nominated by Peers in Practice
Professional Associations
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Active Member
- Current
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American Immigration Lawyers Assn., Chicago Chapter, Ethics Committee
Co-Chair
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Activities: Organize and facility Annual Ethics Conference, Liaison with CLE Committee, National Ethics and UPL Committees, and related responsibilities.
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Naturalization and Citizenship Requirements, Updated with Phillip Hornik, et. al.
Annual Conference Materials, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
The Most Compelling and Exigent Circumstances: Humanitarian Parole Requests Outside the Ports of Entry
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Speaking Engagements
NSEERS Special Registration; Chicago Regulations and Memos, AILA Chicago Chapter CLE
AILA Chicago Chapter
Humanitarian Parole and Public Interest Parole - Is This Even Possible?, AILA's 2002 Annual Conference on Immigration Law
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Crimes - 212(h) Waivers of Inadmissibility, The Berlin Wall: Inadmissibility, Waivers and Port of Entry Issues
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter
Mock Naturalization Interview, AILA's 2006 Annual Conference on Immigration Law
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Immigration Legal Ethics, Interactive Legal Ethics 2010: Immigration Practitioners R U Ready?
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chicago chapter)
Client Contact, Management, Conflicts, Internet, and Social Networking Panel, 2nd Annual Ethics Conference
American Immigration Lawyers Assocation (Chicago Chapter)
Introduction, Family-Based Visas, Victims of Crime and VAWA Seminars, Immigration Law Fundamentals - Chicago
LawReviewCle
Some Kind of Trouble: Problem Issues in Naturalization Cases, Annual Conference Nashville, TN, Nashville, TN
American Immigration Lawyers Association
The End of the Road: Basics of Naturalization Applications, Fundamentals Track, 2017 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Websites & Blogs
Website
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Blog
Kevin Dixler, Updates on Immigration and Visa Law
Legal Answers
603 Questions Answered
Q. Customs intercepted benzos shipment from Europe; no charges yet. What to expect?
A: The Federal Government will take whatever action it deems appropriate, given its priorities, as a matter of prosecutorial discretion. You have the right to remain silent, anything that you say or do can be used against you in court, you have the right to representation from an attorney at any time, if you cannot afford an attorney, then an attorney may be assigned to you free of charge, perhaps, after it is too late to make a difference. It seems that you ought to be protecting yourself at this point by retaining both criminal defense and removal defense attorneys. It is unclear what will happen and if anything happens, when! Good luck.
Q. How crucial is accurate residency dating for form I-129F?
A: You do the best that you can based upon your best recollection. Estimates where nothing else is available is wise. Use a calendar; sometimes, that can help. Some prefer to work with experienced counsel to suggest ways to get more precise information to answer some questions on the forms.

Most of all, don’t lie! If asked a question, more often the best answer is I don’t remember or I don’t know in some situations. Use a question mark if appropriate!
Q. Can my mother who's been an illegal immigrant for over 25 years be deported for filling a I-130?
A: She has a final order of removal with the Department of Justice, so ICE has the responsibility to execute the order. However, this will depend on Agency discretion and policies.

This means that DHS, as a whole, must decide what to do. Her petition and case are pending with two different agencies within DHS. Her final order is from the Department of Justice.

The challenge is that Congress continues to cut taxes for those who can afford to pay more. It provides ways for the wealthiest to shelter their money from taxes.

As a result, the executive branch is unable to do its job enforcing the immigration and deportation laws. New laws and anger do little to help. The new laws become more intolerant of common civil disobedience and minor mistakes. More Americans are hurt as a result!

Any efforts to undue the damage of a final can prove frustrating. Some who try are tolerated despite a final order. This upsets people, but for families like your’s, the best option is to seek legal help. That is, if you want to afford to make a good faith effort to undue the damage to your mom’s civil rights despite the final removal order.
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Law Office of Kevin L. Dixler
9000 W. Chester St.
1st Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53214
US
Telephone: (414) 751-8986
Notice: By appointment, only
Law Office of Kevin L. Dixler
542 S. Dearborn St.
Suite 590
Chicago, IL 60605
US
Telephone: (312) 588-0500
Monday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Thursday: 8 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 8 AM - 6 PM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed