About
Attorney Stephen R. Miller (Steve) grew up on a farm in Ohio, where he learned to work hard and long. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Urbana University and his Law Degree from Capital Law School in Columbus, Ohio in 1995. His motivation for going to law school was that he wanted to help people and families in need.
After Law School, he applied for work at low-income clinics, but when they weren’t hiring, he got his first law job at a Family Law Firm. The experience of client divorces and custody battles only affirmed his desire to help families stay together.
Having also seen firsthand the effects of poverty and exclusion, and tired of seeing immigrants languishing in the shadows, he started his immigration practice in Salem, Affordable Immigration, in 2009. In 2016, he opened an office in Woodburn to make it easier on clients in Portland, Vancouver and Clackamas County.
His goal was to help families stay together and empower immigrants to come out of the shadows. He has based his practice on the Bible and refers to the Lord’s words, “I was a stranger, and you took me in,” as the guiding principal of the practice.
As one of the few attorneys who offer a free consultation, Attorney Miller and his staff has seen over 10,000 aspiring immigrants in order to inform them of their possibilities under U.S. Immigration Law. The office has helped over 6,000 young people obtain DACA and countless others with the immigrant visas and deportation issues.
In his spare time, Steve is a Prison Fellowship volunteer at the local state prison, mentoring and coming alongside inmates with the goal of helping them succeed as they get ready to reintegrate back into society. As a singer and songwriter, Steve also serves as a mentor for the Inmates Worship Team.
He is married to Sissel Miller, an immigrant from Norway and they have three children, Richard, Glenn, and Julianna (who has gone home to the Lord).
Admissions
- Minnesota Supreme Court 1995
- North Dakota Supreme Court 1996
- Washington Supreme Court 2014
- Oregon Supreme Court 2015