team-member

Robert Carpenter

Chicago, IL

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Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Immigration

Language

English

About

Mr. Carpenter has represented individuals and various organizations before the Department of Homeland Security and the Departments of Labor and State. His thirty (30) years of immigration experience includes representing professional athletes, Coaches and Managers (Major League Baseball and National Hockey League) in acquiring permanent residency. He frequently defends foreign nationals in removal proceedings, focusing on asylum, withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture Relief, cancellation of removal and adjustment of status applications in front of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and the Board of Immigration Appeals, as well as challenging denials in federal court. His work includes litigating dozens of federal court cases involving undue delays and unfair applications of the law by the government, and prevailed in the precedent-setting decision of Ming Wei Chen v. Sessions, 864 F.3d 536 (7th Cir. 2017). His work also includes high profile, successful efforts to prevent the US government from executing removal orders where changed country conditions exist, meriting reopening for fear-based claims. He is a member of multiple Federal District Courts and United States Courts of Appeals, and is a long-time Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, whose fellow members he often mentors. Mr. Carpenter spent significant time in 2021 assisting with Afghan evacuees on a pro bono basis. He is passionate about protecting human rights for all people, and assuring the rule of law is followed by all courts in the United States.

Practices Areas

Litigation

Immigration

Language

English

Contact

53 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1515Chicago, IL, 60604-3717

Office: (312) 675-4577

Website: N/A

Reviews

anonymous
January 6, 2021

We highly recommend Robert Carpenter! Robert was recommended by a friend who credited Robert for guiding a family member through a very difficult immigration case. We had a very difficult husband/wife immigration situation that was made even more difficult when our first attorney had already made a grievous error on advice given to one of us. Robert expertly guided us through the process that had many detours. Now, one of us is a U S citizen; the other a Green Card holder. It is difficult to put into words our feelings of appreciation for what Robert did for us. He was always available and kept us current. We attended multiple meetings with him in his office for updates and reviews. He was always attentive and answered questions and explained everything in terms we all could understand. Plus, emails and telephone calls were usually directly with him, and he was prompt in every aspect. We would very highly recommend Robert Carpenter and his staff for any type of immigration case!

Delmy
October 13, 2020

I had a very very difficult immigration case. I was actually in deportation proceedings. After many years dealing with other attorneys an an exorbitant fees paid, I got referred to Robert Carpenter. Since the beginning I trusted him. He was great, I was able to stay in the USA get a greencard and able to raise my two daughters. a few years later he got me USA citizenship.. He did possible what other attorneys didn't.. He is a very honest person. I will recommend Robert with my eyes closed.. He is worth every penny he charge. He gets the job done..I am thankful to God that I found him. Thank you Robert..

Sandra R.
September 12, 2020

My family are very satisfied with the professionalism, care and effectiveness of the Carpenter firm, even though we are in different states and never meet in person our communication by phone and emails was enough to let us always feel the closeness of his action in our case. Thank you ROBERT.

Md Shamsul Arefin
November 3, 2021

Mr. Robert and his team is one of the best immigration attorneys I have ever seen in my life. He and his team are professional, knowledgeable and have excellent communication skills. I am so thankful to him and his team.

Jenn
October 16, 2021

Robert is professional, knowledgeable and has excellent communication skills. Him and his team answered any questions I had promptly and they stayed on top of my case. Robert was with me every step of the way, and I am so thankful to him and his team for making a difficult and scary process as easy as possible on me. I recommend Robert Carpenter 100%.

Emilija
July 6, 2021

I am thankfull for having Robert as my lawyer during the green card process thru a marriage. Everything went smooth and i have received my green card. Me and my husband are very happy with how everything went. Robert was very helpful throughout the entire process. Very clear with the instructions and was responding fast to all of my emails. Very experienced and knew exactly what had to be done. I would recommend him to anyone who needs help regarding immigration cases.

Yuksel
May 20, 2021

I recently had the pleasure of working with Mr. Carpenter while going through the process of becoming a legal U.S. citizen. He was very professional and very helpful in my finally getting my green card for permanent residency. I would highly recommend Mr. Carpenter.

Carmen
March 20, 2021

I recommend Carpenter & Capt lawyers. They are a family team of lawyers. They helped my husband Bolivar Dorantes with getting his green card. There were a lot of ups and downs but the carpenter family helped us with every step. They are very nice people. So we decided to keep working with them. So my husband can become a citizen. So we kept working with them and now my husband is a citizen. We recommend them to everyone, who wants the immigration process to be done correctly. You can call them or email them as many times as you would like with questions and they are happy to answer it for you, with no problems. They don’t charge extra for questions Lol. We have had a very good experience with them. Thank you Robert, Patricia, and Mike Carpenter for your hard work and dedication to me and my family. You guys are great.

Mussa
March 10, 2021

In our consultation, He listened me well and told me He will clean the mess that other attorneys made on my case, he will re-write everything from begining and we will win in this time frame. You wont hear from an attorney about the time, the succes you will reach. So he is the one who wants to terminate your case ASAP and get your Green Card !

anonymous
January 20, 2021

They work hard in my case they did everything possible the results were pleasant I am happy because thanks to them I have my residence I recommend them with confidence

anonymous
January 6, 2021

We highly recommend Robert Carpenter! Robert was recommended by a friend who credited Robert for guiding a family member through a very difficult immigration case. We had a very difficult husband/wife immigration situation that was made even more difficult when our first attorney had already made a grievous error on advice given to one of us. Robert expertly guided us through the process that had many detours. Now, one of us is a U S citizen; the other a Green Card holder. It is difficult to put into words our feelings of appreciation for what Robert did for us. He was always available and kept us current. We attended multiple meetings with him in his office for updates and reviews. He was always attentive and answered questions and explained everything in terms we all could understand. Plus, emails and telephone calls were usually directly with him, and he was prompt in every aspect. We would very highly recommend Robert Carpenter and his staff for any type of immigration case!

Delmy
October 13, 2020

I had a very very difficult immigration case. I was actually in deportation proceedings. After many years dealing with other attorneys an an exorbitant fees paid, I got referred to Robert Carpenter. Since the beginning I trusted him. He was great, I was able to stay in the USA get a greencard and able to raise my two daughters. a few years later he got me USA citizenship.. He did possible what other attorneys didn't.. He is a very honest person. I will recommend Robert with my eyes closed.. He is worth every penny he charge. He gets the job done..I am thankful to God that I found him. Thank you Robert..

Sandra R.
September 12, 2020

My family are very satisfied with the professionalism, care and effectiveness of the Carpenter firm, even though we are in different states and never meet in person our communication by phone and emails was enough to let us always feel the closeness of his action in our case. Thank you ROBERT.

Md Shamsul Arefin
November 3, 2021

Mr. Robert and his team is one of the best immigration attorneys I have ever seen in my life. He and his team are professional, knowledgeable and have excellent communication skills. I am so thankful to him and his team.

Jenn
October 16, 2021

Robert is professional, knowledgeable and has excellent communication skills. Him and his team answered any questions I had promptly and they stayed on top of my case. Robert was with me every step of the way, and I am so thankful to him and his team for making a difficult and scary process as easy as possible on me. I recommend Robert Carpenter 100%.

Emilija
July 6, 2021

I am thankfull for having Robert as my lawyer during the green card process thru a marriage. Everything went smooth and i have received my green card. Me and my husband are very happy with how everything went. Robert was very helpful throughout the entire process. Very clear with the instructions and was responding fast to all of my emails. Very experienced and knew exactly what had to be done. I would recommend him to anyone who needs help regarding immigration cases.

Yuksel
May 20, 2021

I recently had the pleasure of working with Mr. Carpenter while going through the process of becoming a legal U.S. citizen. He was very professional and very helpful in my finally getting my green card for permanent residency. I would highly recommend Mr. Carpenter.

Carmen
March 20, 2021

I recommend Carpenter & Capt lawyers. They are a family team of lawyers. They helped my husband Bolivar Dorantes with getting his green card. There were a lot of ups and downs but the carpenter family helped us with every step. They are very nice people. So we decided to keep working with them. So my husband can become a citizen. So we kept working with them and now my husband is a citizen. We recommend them to everyone, who wants the immigration process to be done correctly. You can call them or email them as many times as you would like with questions and they are happy to answer it for you, with no problems. They don’t charge extra for questions Lol. We have had a very good experience with them. Thank you Robert, Patricia, and Mike Carpenter for your hard work and dedication to me and my family. You guys are great.

Mussa
March 10, 2021

In our consultation, He listened me well and told me He will clean the mess that other attorneys made on my case, he will re-write everything from begining and we will win in this time frame. You wont hear from an attorney about the time, the succes you will reach. So he is the one who wants to terminate your case ASAP and get your Green Card !

anonymous
January 20, 2021

They work hard in my case they did everything possible the results were pleasant I am happy because thanks to them I have my residence I recommend them with confidence