I have been practicing law since 2017 and am an accomplished and zealous immigration attorney. I was selected as a 2024 and 2025 Rising Star in Immigration by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state (no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the Rising Stars list). The Rising Stars selection process takes into account peer recognition, professional achievement in legal practice, and other cogent factors. I have extensive experience with a broad range of immigration case processes (e.g., adjustment of status, asylum (and withholding of removal and deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture), bond hearings, citizenship/naturalization, deferred inspections, removal defense (immigration court hearings), U visas, etc.). I am highly skilled at affirmative and defensive immigration case processes, and especially enjoy defending my clients in immigration court (detained and non-detained). I also have substantial experience handling matters before various federal immigration agencies, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)); and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) (within the Department of Justice (DOJ)). I use my Spanish language skills to communicate with my clients and explain complex legal matters. I pride himself on my attention to detail and excellent and prompt client communications. I am a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the AILA Chicago Chapter, and the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA). In 2023, I conducted a CLE Seminar on “Best Practices Before the Chicago Immigration Court” in conjunction with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS). I earned a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign prior to graduating from DePaul University College of Law in 2016. In law school, I earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award® for excellence in the study of Immigration Law & Policy, and a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law. I am admitted to practice in Illinois and am also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.