Timothy Gambacorta
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Immigration
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English Spanish Tagalog Vietnamese Thai
About
Mr. Gambacorta was born, March 12, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois, not too far from Northwestern University flagship campus. He attended high school at Loyola Academy, in Wilmette, Illinois, attended college at the University of Arizona with a major in history and a split minor in political science/economics, went on to graduate school at the University of Illinois at Chicago with a major in secondary education, and finally attended The Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. for his legal education. During law school, Mr. Gambacorta worked for the U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Maritime and International Law drafting appeals concerning disciplinary action against merchant mariners, researched the daily enforcement of federal law in the areas of drug interdiction, immigration, marine environmental protection, marine safety, living marine resource law, and general federal laws applicable at sea and performed legal research involving the amount of evidence necessary to rebut a presumption of negligence in maritime law. He also drafted a detailed legal memo useful in addressing the issue whenever it arises in a U.S. Coast Guard administrative proceeding. Mr. Gambacorta also worked as a Legal Specialist for International Labor Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Office of International Labor Affairs. At the State Department, Mr. Gambacorta conducted domestic and United Nations legislative research of statutory mandates and assisted in the formulation of statutory construction guidelines to guide upper management on the eligibility criteria used in U.S. statutes to mandate conditioning of aid and trade benefits, outlined relevant legal issues and approaches in solving problems related to maritime port security and negotiated with representatives of the International Labor Organization the effect of revised maritime treaties on workers' legal rights. Mr. Gambacorta further researched international maritime law and domestic immigration law to inform U.S. Government participation in negotiations to revise maritime treaties to expedite use of crews by shipping industry insofar as may be consistent with the requirements of U.S. immigration law, drafted response letters to Congressional inquiries pertaining to international labor human rights legal issues and instructed non-legal personnel in legislative historical research. In 2002, he received the U.S. Department of State award for professional contributions to U.S. efforts to promote respect for rule of law and human rights worldwide. After graduation from law school, Mr. Gambacorta came back to Illinois and successfully passed the Illinois bar exam. Mr. Gambacorta did not practice immigration law immediately after he became a licensed attorney. Rather, he worked at a commercial law firm, Shelist and Schwartz, LLP where he evaluated, managed, and litigated matters pertaining to class action and commercial litigation. Caseload commonly involved consumer fraud and deceptive practices; fraudulent schemes involving business/corporate, healthcare, medical billing, insurance, and bank/trustee/lender; whistleblower (Qui Tam) litigation; and execution on large judgments and awards. Mr. Gambacorta researched and drafted, legal briefs, motions for summary judgments, and motions for bad faith and sanctions, as well as responses to affirmative defenses, motions to dismiss, and motions for summary judgments. He prepared Disclosure Statements in Qui Tam matters involving criminal schemes resulting in kickbacks and double-billing for Medicare/Medicaid services and interviewed clients in connection with drafting Qui Tam Disclosure Statements. After Shelist and Schwartz, LLP, Mr. Gambacorta worked for another commercial law firm where he represented clients in state courts in a wide range of commercial disputes including: contract; fiduciaries; negligence; employment contracts; slander and defamation; post-judgment collection via supplementary proceedings; preliminary and permanent injunctive relief; and representation of union members engaged in disciplinary misconduct. He also researched and drafted substantive and procedural issues pertaining to pleadings, motions, discovery requests, citations to discover assets on third parties, and legal memoranda, including trial briefs. He has also has extensive written discovery, deposition, and motion practice experience, including appearances before arbitrators in mandatory arbitration proceedings. In 2006, Mr. Gambacorta decided to go back to the area of law where his heart is, immigration and nationality law. He has successfully defended many foreign nationals in immigration court and who were subject to deportation as a result of either criminal and/or immigration violations. Mr. Gambacorta additionally has successfully handles waiver cases to enable those foreign nationals who are forever barred from coming to the United States to reunite with their families here. Mr. Gambacorta spends considerable amount of time in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam) where he advises clients on consular processing as well as a host of other immigration legal issues. He is licensed in Arizona and Illinois and when not practicing law spends family time with his spouse and 7 year old daughter. Mr. Gambacorta enjoys reading, traveling, running, cooking, learning about different cultures and languages and walking through airports and train stations.
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Immigration
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English Spanish Tagalog Vietnamese Thai
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Reviews
He is wonderful Lawer. He made sure everything go smooth before you have a interview. He is very carefully for your case and preparing all your documents are completely no mistakes. Thank God I found him for my case and I got approved from USCIS. Thank Tim for all your help.
Timothy. Es un excelente abogado, recomendado 100%. mi proceso fue rápido y muy fácil, siempre me tuvo al tanto de mi caso, y cada cambio que hubo. Muchas gracias!
In 2014, my conditional green card was terminated after my first marriage failed. I was in deportation proceeding after. When I saw Atty. Tim Gambacorta for a consult, he told me what I should do and documents I will need. While I was in removal proceedings, I got married. We filed a new petition for an alien relative with my new husband. It was approved with the help of Atty. Tim, my deportation proceeding was terminated. We then filed to adjust my status. Just last week we had the interview and the immigration officer told us I should get my 10 year green card right away. Atty. Tim was with me from my court hearings until last week at AOS interview. He is very knowledgeable, kind and made sure I understood everything what we were doing. Before the AOS interview, he asked us possible questions the officer would ask and gave me a list of things to bring. During the interview, he was there to help me when there were things I was confused about or needed clarification. I highly recommend Atty. Tim Gambacorta not only to my family and friends but also to all who needs help with immigration concerns. I am so happy I just received my green card today!
Mr. Gambacorta went above and beyond to help move our case forward through the immigration process. Mostly, importantly he was available and willing to answer any questions and concerns we had throughout the stressful process.
I found Mr. Gambacorta here on Avvo and after reading many of his positive reviews and visiting his very professional and informative website I decided to hire him to help my fiance and I with her K-1 visa. I had previously contacted another lawyer who was wanting to charge me outrageous fees to handle our case. I explained to Mr. Gambacorta that I felt as though I was being overcharged and he overwhelmingly agreed and said he would be glad to assist us and provided a flexible and generous payment schedule. Mr. Gambacorta was very professional through our entire process. From beginning to end he was there for us and I can happily report my wife and I are here in the US together and she already has her green card. I cannot thank Mr. Gambacorta enough and highly recommend his services to anyone needing help with immigration. In fact my wife and I are going to hire him again to assist with my wife's sister immigration case. Thank you again Mr. Gambacorta!! Your kindness and professionalism has been a blessing.
Mr. Gambacorta is the most professional and helpful Immigration attorney I ever met. He listened to his clients, put the problem analysis, and set the work progress into the perfect timeline. My complex case would not go anywhere without his help. I highly recommend him.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Gambacorta for his hard work in my case. I am initially from Thailand and I married an American citizen but I was beaten and sexually mistreated by my husband. My husband (my ex now) told me that he wanted to kill me but he was afraid to go to jail. He threw me out of his house and told me I should go back to the poor country where I came from. I did not know what to do. I managed to get my conditional green card but after I received this card is when all the trouble with my ex-husband started. I knew that I had to do something because once my conditional card expires I would be forced to leave the country. I met this man, Mr. Gambacorta who took me in his office and explained the entire process of getting a permanent green card based on abuse. I was nervous because the stakes were high, if my application to renew my conditional card got denied Mr. Gambacorta told me that the regulations provided that the U.S. immigration service would put me in proceedings. Mr. Gambacorta told me not to worry and that we would solve this problem one step at a time. After doing an extensive interview with me Mr. Gambacorta took his copious notes and compiled the waiver application. He submitted everything on time. When it was time to interview he accompanied me to the interview and answered any of the questions the officer had. Now, a couple of days ago I finally received my permanent card. I never have to face an immigration judge and so relieved that I have my life back. This Attorney is great! He is articulate when he talks to you and given my case the fees were more than reasonable. Check out this guy next time you are facing deportation or any kind of immigration problem. His initial meeting is free and he does not charge for additional consults or telephone calls. Mr. Gambacorta, thank you for being on my side these last 3 years. You have changed my life for the better.
Tim provided me such an excellent service. He dedicate his time to make sure that me an my wife understand situation and go through all the documents before the interview. My wife got approval on the same day of the interview.
Timothy is a great lawyer who knows the field of immigration really well, he has competent lawyers working for and with him who guide you throughout the process. The process of obtaining my greencard took roughly 5 months from start to finish. Timothy helped me prepare really well for the interview and had already provided all the necessary documents needed to the interviewer before hand. Smooth sailing throughout the process.
Tim, One of the great lawyer you can have. He listens to you very carefully. Does paperworks very nicely and also reply timely manner. His suggestions are very useful and it help has our case a lot. I would recommend him to family and friends who are in need of good immigration Lawyer. (He is the one)
He is wonderful Lawer. He made sure everything go smooth before you have a interview. He is very carefully for your case and preparing all your documents are completely no mistakes. Thank God I found him for my case and I got approved from USCIS. Thank Tim for all your help.
Timothy. Es un excelente abogado, recomendado 100%. mi proceso fue rápido y muy fácil, siempre me tuvo al tanto de mi caso, y cada cambio que hubo. Muchas gracias!
In 2014, my conditional green card was terminated after my first marriage failed. I was in deportation proceeding after. When I saw Atty. Tim Gambacorta for a consult, he told me what I should do and documents I will need. While I was in removal proceedings, I got married. We filed a new petition for an alien relative with my new husband. It was approved with the help of Atty. Tim, my deportation proceeding was terminated. We then filed to adjust my status. Just last week we had the interview and the immigration officer told us I should get my 10 year green card right away. Atty. Tim was with me from my court hearings until last week at AOS interview. He is very knowledgeable, kind and made sure I understood everything what we were doing. Before the AOS interview, he asked us possible questions the officer would ask and gave me a list of things to bring. During the interview, he was there to help me when there were things I was confused about or needed clarification. I highly recommend Atty. Tim Gambacorta not only to my family and friends but also to all who needs help with immigration concerns. I am so happy I just received my green card today!
Mr. Gambacorta went above and beyond to help move our case forward through the immigration process. Mostly, importantly he was available and willing to answer any questions and concerns we had throughout the stressful process.
I found Mr. Gambacorta here on Avvo and after reading many of his positive reviews and visiting his very professional and informative website I decided to hire him to help my fiance and I with her K-1 visa. I had previously contacted another lawyer who was wanting to charge me outrageous fees to handle our case. I explained to Mr. Gambacorta that I felt as though I was being overcharged and he overwhelmingly agreed and said he would be glad to assist us and provided a flexible and generous payment schedule. Mr. Gambacorta was very professional through our entire process. From beginning to end he was there for us and I can happily report my wife and I are here in the US together and she already has her green card. I cannot thank Mr. Gambacorta enough and highly recommend his services to anyone needing help with immigration. In fact my wife and I are going to hire him again to assist with my wife's sister immigration case. Thank you again Mr. Gambacorta!! Your kindness and professionalism has been a blessing.
Mr. Gambacorta is the most professional and helpful Immigration attorney I ever met. He listened to his clients, put the problem analysis, and set the work progress into the perfect timeline. My complex case would not go anywhere without his help. I highly recommend him.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Gambacorta for his hard work in my case. I am initially from Thailand and I married an American citizen but I was beaten and sexually mistreated by my husband. My husband (my ex now) told me that he wanted to kill me but he was afraid to go to jail. He threw me out of his house and told me I should go back to the poor country where I came from. I did not know what to do. I managed to get my conditional green card but after I received this card is when all the trouble with my ex-husband started. I knew that I had to do something because once my conditional card expires I would be forced to leave the country. I met this man, Mr. Gambacorta who took me in his office and explained the entire process of getting a permanent green card based on abuse. I was nervous because the stakes were high, if my application to renew my conditional card got denied Mr. Gambacorta told me that the regulations provided that the U.S. immigration service would put me in proceedings. Mr. Gambacorta told me not to worry and that we would solve this problem one step at a time. After doing an extensive interview with me Mr. Gambacorta took his copious notes and compiled the waiver application. He submitted everything on time. When it was time to interview he accompanied me to the interview and answered any of the questions the officer had. Now, a couple of days ago I finally received my permanent card. I never have to face an immigration judge and so relieved that I have my life back. This Attorney is great! He is articulate when he talks to you and given my case the fees were more than reasonable. Check out this guy next time you are facing deportation or any kind of immigration problem. His initial meeting is free and he does not charge for additional consults or telephone calls. Mr. Gambacorta, thank you for being on my side these last 3 years. You have changed my life for the better.
Tim provided me such an excellent service. He dedicate his time to make sure that me an my wife understand situation and go through all the documents before the interview. My wife got approval on the same day of the interview.
Timothy is a great lawyer who knows the field of immigration really well, he has competent lawyers working for and with him who guide you throughout the process. The process of obtaining my greencard took roughly 5 months from start to finish. Timothy helped me prepare really well for the interview and had already provided all the necessary documents needed to the interviewer before hand. Smooth sailing throughout the process.
Tim, One of the great lawyer you can have. He listens to you very carefully. Does paperworks very nicely and also reply timely manner. His suggestions are very useful and it help has our case a lot. I would recommend him to family and friends who are in need of good immigration Lawyer. (He is the one)
He is wonderful Lawer. He made sure everything go smooth before you have a interview. He is very carefully for your case and preparing all your documents are completely no mistakes. Thank God I found him for my case and I got approved from USCIS. Thank Tim for all your help.
Timothy. Es un excelente abogado, recomendado 100%. mi proceso fue rápido y muy fácil, siempre me tuvo al tanto de mi caso, y cada cambio que hubo. Muchas gracias!
In 2014, my conditional green card was terminated after my first marriage failed. I was in deportation proceeding after. When I saw Atty. Tim Gambacorta for a consult, he told me what I should do and documents I will need. While I was in removal proceedings, I got married. We filed a new petition for an alien relative with my new husband. It was approved with the help of Atty. Tim, my deportation proceeding was terminated. We then filed to adjust my status. Just last week we had the interview and the immigration officer told us I should get my 10 year green card right away. Atty. Tim was with me from my court hearings until last week at AOS interview. He is very knowledgeable, kind and made sure I understood everything what we were doing. Before the AOS interview, he asked us possible questions the officer would ask and gave me a list of things to bring. During the interview, he was there to help me when there were things I was confused about or needed clarification. I highly recommend Atty. Tim Gambacorta not only to my family and friends but also to all who needs help with immigration concerns. I am so happy I just received my green card today!
Mr. Gambacorta went above and beyond to help move our case forward through the immigration process. Mostly, importantly he was available and willing to answer any questions and concerns we had throughout the stressful process.
I found Mr. Gambacorta here on Avvo and after reading many of his positive reviews and visiting his very professional and informative website I decided to hire him to help my fiance and I with her K-1 visa. I had previously contacted another lawyer who was wanting to charge me outrageous fees to handle our case. I explained to Mr. Gambacorta that I felt as though I was being overcharged and he overwhelmingly agreed and said he would be glad to assist us and provided a flexible and generous payment schedule. Mr. Gambacorta was very professional through our entire process. From beginning to end he was there for us and I can happily report my wife and I are here in the US together and she already has her green card. I cannot thank Mr. Gambacorta enough and highly recommend his services to anyone needing help with immigration. In fact my wife and I are going to hire him again to assist with my wife's sister immigration case. Thank you again Mr. Gambacorta!! Your kindness and professionalism has been a blessing.
Mr. Gambacorta is the most professional and helpful Immigration attorney I ever met. He listened to his clients, put the problem analysis, and set the work progress into the perfect timeline. My complex case would not go anywhere without his help. I highly recommend him.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Gambacorta for his hard work in my case. I am initially from Thailand and I married an American citizen but I was beaten and sexually mistreated by my husband. My husband (my ex now) told me that he wanted to kill me but he was afraid to go to jail. He threw me out of his house and told me I should go back to the poor country where I came from. I did not know what to do. I managed to get my conditional green card but after I received this card is when all the trouble with my ex-husband started. I knew that I had to do something because once my conditional card expires I would be forced to leave the country. I met this man, Mr. Gambacorta who took me in his office and explained the entire process of getting a permanent green card based on abuse. I was nervous because the stakes were high, if my application to renew my conditional card got denied Mr. Gambacorta told me that the regulations provided that the U.S. immigration service would put me in proceedings. Mr. Gambacorta told me not to worry and that we would solve this problem one step at a time. After doing an extensive interview with me Mr. Gambacorta took his copious notes and compiled the waiver application. He submitted everything on time. When it was time to interview he accompanied me to the interview and answered any of the questions the officer had. Now, a couple of days ago I finally received my permanent card. I never have to face an immigration judge and so relieved that I have my life back. This Attorney is great! He is articulate when he talks to you and given my case the fees were more than reasonable. Check out this guy next time you are facing deportation or any kind of immigration problem. His initial meeting is free and he does not charge for additional consults or telephone calls. Mr. Gambacorta, thank you for being on my side these last 3 years. You have changed my life for the better.
Tim provided me such an excellent service. He dedicate his time to make sure that me an my wife understand situation and go through all the documents before the interview. My wife got approval on the same day of the interview.
Timothy is a great lawyer who knows the field of immigration really well, he has competent lawyers working for and with him who guide you throughout the process. The process of obtaining my greencard took roughly 5 months from start to finish. Timothy helped me prepare really well for the interview and had already provided all the necessary documents needed to the interviewer before hand. Smooth sailing throughout the process.
Tim, One of the great lawyer you can have. He listens to you very carefully. Does paperworks very nicely and also reply timely manner. His suggestions are very useful and it help has our case a lot. I would recommend him to family and friends who are in need of good immigration Lawyer. (He is the one)
He is wonderful Lawer. He made sure everything go smooth before you have a interview. He is very carefully for your case and preparing all your documents are completely no mistakes. Thank God I found him for my case and I got approved from USCIS. Thank Tim for all your help.
Timothy. Es un excelente abogado, recomendado 100%. mi proceso fue rápido y muy fácil, siempre me tuvo al tanto de mi caso, y cada cambio que hubo. Muchas gracias!
In 2014, my conditional green card was terminated after my first marriage failed. I was in deportation proceeding after. When I saw Atty. Tim Gambacorta for a consult, he told me what I should do and documents I will need. While I was in removal proceedings, I got married. We filed a new petition for an alien relative with my new husband. It was approved with the help of Atty. Tim, my deportation proceeding was terminated. We then filed to adjust my status. Just last week we had the interview and the immigration officer told us I should get my 10 year green card right away. Atty. Tim was with me from my court hearings until last week at AOS interview. He is very knowledgeable, kind and made sure I understood everything what we were doing. Before the AOS interview, he asked us possible questions the officer would ask and gave me a list of things to bring. During the interview, he was there to help me when there were things I was confused about or needed clarification. I highly recommend Atty. Tim Gambacorta not only to my family and friends but also to all who needs help with immigration concerns. I am so happy I just received my green card today!
Mr. Gambacorta went above and beyond to help move our case forward through the immigration process. Mostly, importantly he was available and willing to answer any questions and concerns we had throughout the stressful process.
I found Mr. Gambacorta here on Avvo and after reading many of his positive reviews and visiting his very professional and informative website I decided to hire him to help my fiance and I with her K-1 visa. I had previously contacted another lawyer who was wanting to charge me outrageous fees to handle our case. I explained to Mr. Gambacorta that I felt as though I was being overcharged and he overwhelmingly agreed and said he would be glad to assist us and provided a flexible and generous payment schedule. Mr. Gambacorta was very professional through our entire process. From beginning to end he was there for us and I can happily report my wife and I are here in the US together and she already has her green card. I cannot thank Mr. Gambacorta enough and highly recommend his services to anyone needing help with immigration. In fact my wife and I are going to hire him again to assist with my wife's sister immigration case. Thank you again Mr. Gambacorta!! Your kindness and professionalism has been a blessing.
Mr. Gambacorta is the most professional and helpful Immigration attorney I ever met. He listened to his clients, put the problem analysis, and set the work progress into the perfect timeline. My complex case would not go anywhere without his help. I highly recommend him.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Gambacorta for his hard work in my case. I am initially from Thailand and I married an American citizen but I was beaten and sexually mistreated by my husband. My husband (my ex now) told me that he wanted to kill me but he was afraid to go to jail. He threw me out of his house and told me I should go back to the poor country where I came from. I did not know what to do. I managed to get my conditional green card but after I received this card is when all the trouble with my ex-husband started. I knew that I had to do something because once my conditional card expires I would be forced to leave the country. I met this man, Mr. Gambacorta who took me in his office and explained the entire process of getting a permanent green card based on abuse. I was nervous because the stakes were high, if my application to renew my conditional card got denied Mr. Gambacorta told me that the regulations provided that the U.S. immigration service would put me in proceedings. Mr. Gambacorta told me not to worry and that we would solve this problem one step at a time. After doing an extensive interview with me Mr. Gambacorta took his copious notes and compiled the waiver application. He submitted everything on time. When it was time to interview he accompanied me to the interview and answered any of the questions the officer had. Now, a couple of days ago I finally received my permanent card. I never have to face an immigration judge and so relieved that I have my life back. This Attorney is great! He is articulate when he talks to you and given my case the fees were more than reasonable. Check out this guy next time you are facing deportation or any kind of immigration problem. His initial meeting is free and he does not charge for additional consults or telephone calls. Mr. Gambacorta, thank you for being on my side these last 3 years. You have changed my life for the better.
Tim provided me such an excellent service. He dedicate his time to make sure that me an my wife understand situation and go through all the documents before the interview. My wife got approval on the same day of the interview.
Timothy is a great lawyer who knows the field of immigration really well, he has competent lawyers working for and with him who guide you throughout the process. The process of obtaining my greencard took roughly 5 months from start to finish. Timothy helped me prepare really well for the interview and had already provided all the necessary documents needed to the interviewer before hand. Smooth sailing throughout the process.
Tim, One of the great lawyer you can have. He listens to you very carefully. Does paperworks very nicely and also reply timely manner. His suggestions are very useful and it help has our case a lot. I would recommend him to family and friends who are in need of good immigration Lawyer. (He is the one)