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Contact
Email
Phone
(312) 584-6712
Address
10 South La Salle Street, Chicago, IL, 60603, US
Professional
About
Born in Chicago, Illinois, and admitted to the Illinois Bar (1983); Admitted U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1995). University of Michigan (B.A. 1978); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D. 1982). Chapter Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago Chapter (2000-2001); Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter (1997-2001). Past Chicago Bar Association, Chair of the Immigration Law Committee (1996-1997). Chair of District Director Liaison, Asylum and Student Liaison/Community Outreach Committees of the Chicago Chapter of AILA & AILA Litigation Roundtable (2008-2011). Spoken and organized numerous conferences on immigration law at both the national and local level.
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
1982 University of Illinois College of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1978 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
Albanian | Arabic | Belarusian | Italian | Russian | Spanish | Turkish | Ukrainian
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
2016 Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers Network 2016 Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers 2016 Nominee, Who's Who Legal 2010 Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine 2009 Super Lawyer, Super Lawyer Magazine
Associations
2008 - Present International Boutique Law Firms Member 1983 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association Chapter Chair (2000-2001)
Speaking
2015 Guest Lecturer, DePaul University Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic Asylum Workshop: Cross Examination 2012 Chicago AILA Fall Conference Special Handling & Schedule A NonPerm Immigrant Processes 2012 AILA Midwest Regional Conference Difficult Hearings 2011 AILA Midwest Regional Conference Marriage Fraud & I-751 Cases 2010 AILA Immigration Litigation Workshop AILA Immigration Litigation Workshop
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Updated: Jul 26, 2026