Specializing in Immigration Law for over 18 years, the Chapman & Roberts, P.A. prides itself in keeping up-to-date with all current laws and reform. We know that the immigration process can be overwhelming and sometimes intimidating, but we are here to serve foreign nationals and their families with whatever their needs may be. Gerry Chapman has been a Board Certified Immigration Specialist since 1997. He graduated from UNC-CH in 1973 with a BA in International Studies, and in 1978 he received his JD, cm laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. He is a past Trustee of the American Immigration Law Foundation (2000-2008). He served as Chair of the Carolinas' Section of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), as a member of AILA's Board of Governors from 1998-2000, and as Chair or Co-Chair of three national AILA Committees: the Immigrant Investor Committee (1990-93), the Committee on Intracompany and International Managers and Executives (1993-94) and the Essential Worker Committee (1999-2004). More recently he served on AILA's Liaison Committee with EOIR and on AILA's Essential Worker Committee (2007-08), and as an Ethics Mentor for AILA (2003-present), and on AILA's 2008 National strategic Planning Committee to evaluate Missions, Goals and Programs. Chapman has authored articles in several AILA publications, co-edited an AILA workbook on Workplace Enforcement Strategies, and has lectured at immigration seminars in the US and abroad; he also served as Immigration Commentator for the Triad Business Journal in 2011. He has been heavily involved in AILA's efforts to secure immigration reform on a national level. He has been included in the 2007-2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the Specialty of Immigration Law, and has been chosen for inclusion in the Super Lawyers list for immigration specialists in North Carolina each year since 2007. Adam Roberts joined Chapman & Roberts, P.A. in October of 2018. He was born and raised in Newberry, South Carolina. He graduated from Newberry College in 2014 with a BA in International Studies, and in 2017 he received his JD from Elon University School of Law. He gained experience in the courtroom through internships with the Guilford County Public Defenders’ Office and the Federal Public Defenders’ Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina in summer of 2016. That summer, he also wrote an article about the importance of criminal attorneys understanding the effect a client’s criminal case can have on their immigration status, which was published in The Zealous Advocate. Roberts competed on the Elon Law School Competition Trial team, was awarded the International Academy of Trial Lawyer’s Student Advocate Award, and was inducted into the Order of the Barristers. He was also a staff member of the Elon Law Review, which published a Note he wrote about Constitutional arguments for sanctuary cities. After graduating from law school in 2017, Mr. Roberts has been focused on assisting clients with their immigration needs. During his time away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Ashley, and their dog. The Firm handles cases involving permanent residency in the United States, Nonimmigrant (temporary) visas, Naturalization, Derivative Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Asylum, VAWA (Violence Against Women) and I-9 Compliance. For more information about Chapman & Roberts, P.A. please visit us at http://chapman-immig.com/
