Grand Rapids Immigration Lawyer | Michigan Attorney

Richard Gilbert Kessler
Law Office of Richard Kessler
280 Valley Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

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Phone:

(616) 235-4577

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(616) 235-4723

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http://www.lawkessler.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Affiliations	Representative Clients
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In 1979, Mr. Kessler received his bachelor of arts degree, summa cum laude, from Ohio University and then his juris doctorate from University of Michigan Law School in 1982. Before opening his immigration law firmthe Law Office of Richard Kessler, P.C.in 1987, Mr. Kessler had been a staff attorney at the Michigan Migrant Legal Assistant Project since 1982. Mr. Kessler is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the National Lawyers Guild Immigration Project, the director of the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, and past chair of the Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Project (MMLAP). Michigan Coalition for Immigrant Rights and Protection Incorporation, Participated in lawyers Human Rights delegation to El Salvador and Nicuragua during the 1980s and 1990s.

Current Employment Position(s):: Managing Partner

Areas Of Practice:: Criminal Law; Family Law; Immigration & Naturalization Law; Litigation & Appeals; Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff; Personal Injury -- Defense

Certifications/Specialties:: N/A in Michigan

Bar Admissions:: Michigan, 1982; U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1983; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1983

Education:: The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; J.D.; Law Review: The University of Michigan Law Review, 1979 - 1982; Ohio University, Honors Tutorial College, Athens, Ohio; B.A.; Honors: summa cum laude

Representative Cases:: Bueno v. Mattner, 829 F.2d 1380 (U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit 1987); Ramirez v. Webb, 719 F. Supp. 610 (US Federal District Ct. W.D. of Michigan 1989)

Representative Clients:: Immigrants From Over 60 Countries; Exploited Workers

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Hispanic Center of Western Michigan, 1999 - 2005; Director; Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance Project, Inc., 1992 - 2000; Chair-Person

Past Employment Positions:: Michigan Migrant Legal Assistant Project, Staff Attorney, 1982 - 1987

Pro Bono Activities:: Community Education Programs and Articles for the Spanish Speaking Community., 2000 - Present; Free Legal Counsel to Farmworkers and Mushroom Harvesting Workers.

Languages:: Spanish

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Beta Kappa

Birth Information:: 1958, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America