Bharinee Chestapanich

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Bharinee Chestapanich

Immigration Attorney

Bharinee was born in Thailand. After earning her law degree at Thammasat University, she began working at PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand) in Bangkok until 2008. Then Bharinee transferred to the United States to work at the PricewaterhouseCoopers Milwaukee office in 2008. The company accomplished that transfer with an L-1 visa.

Bharinee assisted foreign companies and individuals as a lawyer in Thailand. One of her primary roles was to assist clients navigating Thailand’s Foreign Business Act (“FBA”).

In 2003, Bharinee earned an L.L.M. Degree at the University of Illinois College of Law. Bharinee entered the United States for this degree with an F-1 visa. That is where she met the firm’s original founder, and they both graduated in 2004.

In 2010, Bharinee moved to Chicago. She has been licensed to practice law before the United States Federal Court for the Northern District of Illinois, as well as the state courts of New York, since 2014. She has maintained an active immigration practice since 2015. In October of 2024, Bharinee joined as a member of American Immigration Law Group.

Bharinee’s family maintains an active property development business near Pattaya, Thailand, building single-family homes for mostly foreign residents. On several occasions, Bharinee has assisted United States clients seeking to obtain immigration status in Thailand.

Bharinee Chestapanich receiving her law diploma from King Bhumibhol of Thailand at Thammasat University

Bharinee Chestapanich received her law diploma from King Bhumibhol of Thailand at Thammasat University.

Education

  • B.A. University of Wisconsin – 2002
  • J.D. University of Illinois College of Law cum laude – 2005

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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Bharinee Chestapanich is an immigration attorney with international legal experience. She was born in Thailand, earned her law degree there, and later moved to the United States on an L 1 visa. She has worked with global companies, studied US law, and has been practicing immigration law in the US for several years.

Yes. Bharinee has personally navigated multiple visa types, including F 1 and L 1 visas. She has also helped clients with immigration matters in both the United States and Thailand. Her background allows her to understand immigration challenges from both a legal and real life perspective.