Kelli A. Fennell

Kelli A. Fennell

HUGHES SOCOL PIERS RESNICK DYM, LTD. • Chicago, IL
ImmigrationEmployment LawPersonal Injury

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Contact

Email
Phone
(312) 584-6712
Address
70 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL, 60602, US

Professional

About

Kelli A. Fennell is an Partner at Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. She concentrates her practice in the areas of immigration and nationality matters. These include family-based immigration issues, naturalization, asylum, U visa, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival applications. Ms. Fennell represents clients in removal proceedings before the Department of Homeland Security, including clients with various criminal issues. Her practice also encompasses a wide breadth of business-related immigration topics, including nonimmigrant work visas, and employment based permanent residence applications. Ms. Fennell currently serves as a co-chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Advocacy Committee. She previously served as a co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Immigration and Nationality Law Committee. She has provided volunteer services to women and children refugees detained in Dilley, Texas through the CARA Probono Project and is an advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.

About Immigration Law

Immigration attorneys help individuals and families navigate the complex immigration system. They assist with visas, green cards, citizenship, and deportation defense. Common matters include visa applications, green cards, citizenship, deportation defense.

Credentials

Education
2012 DePaul University College of Law JD - Juris Doctor, cum laude 2006 Butler University BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
Spanish | French

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2021 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2021 Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyer 2020 Rising Star, Super Lawyers 2020 Emerging Lawyer, Leading Lawyers 2019 Rising Star, Super Lawyers
Associations
2017 - Present Illinois State Bar Association Member 2013 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association Co-chair Advocacy Committee 2015 to Present 2013 - Present Chicago Bar Association Co-chair Immigration Law Committee 2016 to 2018
Speaking
2019 National Annual Conference Documenting Hardship: Thinking Outside the Box 2018 Relief from Removal Overview USCIS Filings in Proceedings, Adjustment of Status, and Criminal Waivers 2018 Chicago Fall Family & Removal Conference Strategies & Best Practices in an Enforcement-Centered Era 2017 U.S. Supreme Court: 2016-2017 Year in Review U.S. Supreme Court: 2016-2017 Year in Review 2017 ICLE General Practice Boot Camp Immigration
Updated: Mar 11, 2026