English & van Horne was founded as a Detroit based corporate law firm in 1977, located in Detroit's historic Penobscot building. At its creation, the firm's practice was concentrated in labor, corporate and immigration law. As its experience and reputation, both locally and nationally, grew in its success in immigration law matters, the firm was drawn exclusivly into the immigration law field by the volume of work it received. Throughout the years, it has been recognized for its accomplishments in immigration law and serves as counsel to fortune 500 corporations, corporate employees, private individuals, and through referrals from other attorneys, as well as private and public institutions. We are recognized as skilled immigration practitioners with an extensive knowledge of the consistently changing US Immigration Laws and practices.

Our firm holds the highest objectively based evaluation ratings by noted recognized national and international law firm rating services including:

• Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, the highest possible in the law directory.
• Martindale-Hubbell: List of US Pre-Eminent Lawyers
• Best Lawyers in America - Selected and Listed Best Lawyers in America (Immigration)
• Law Business Research UK, International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers