Immigration Law Associates

What Immigration Law Associates does

Immigration Law Associates, P.C. is a Chicago-area immigration law firm founded in 1993 and headquartered at 8707 Skokie Blvd., Suite 305, Skokie, Illinois. The firm provides legal representation across the full spectrum of U.S. immigration matters, including family-based sponsorship, temporary work visas (H-1B, L-1, O-1, E-1/E-2, E-3, TN, P-1, R-1, B-1/B-2), employment-based permanent residence (PERM, EB-1 through EB-5), scientist/researcher pathways (NIW, EB-1A, EB-1B, Schedule A Group II), students and trainees (F-1, J-1, H-3, M-1), citizenship and naturalization, humanitarian protections (U visa, VAWA, DACA), and I-9/employer compliance. The firm serves both individuals/families and corporate clients, with particular depth in scientific and research-based immigration cases supported by an in-house Arts and Sciences Specialist with laboratory and science writing credentials.

The firm operates as a privately held professional corporation led by President Renee M. Burek, who has more than twenty years of immigration law experience. The staff roster includes the President, an Arts and Sciences Specialist (Lee Price), an Associate Attorney (Karen Medina Zinn, JD DePaul 2012), and a Paralegal (Anita K.), with multilingual capabilities in English, Korean, Polish, and Spanish. The firm differentiates through strategic, case-by-case development rather than volume processing, accepting clients only when it believes an approvable case can be built, and explicitly does not publish pricing. There is no proprietary technology platform, mobile application, public API, or disclosed AI tooling; operational technology is described in terms of attorney expertise, RFE response preparation, and USCIS case preparation workflows.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional service fees for case representation, consultations, and case management. The firm has no external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A activity. Marketing and distribution are entirely direct-to-client, supported by community engagement (weekly appearances on Polish radio station Polski FM 92.7, seminars through KSEA), educational content (75+ immigration blog posts), organic social media (Facebook, LinkedIn), and professional referrals within Chicago's Korean and Polish immigrant communities. Firm attorneys are active members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).

Name

Immigration Law Associates

Legal name

Immigration Law Associates, P.C.

Website

https://immig-chicago.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Immigration Law Associates, P.C. is a Skokie, Illinois-based immigration law firm founded in 1993 serving individuals, families, and employers in the Chicago area with full-spectrum U.S. immigration services including family-based sponsorship, work visas, employment-based green cards, scientist/researcher pathways, and citizenship matters, with bilingual capabilities in English, Korean, Polish, and Spanish.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF), Immigration Legal Advisory & Representation (Student Visas) (EDAIADAB), Immigration, Visa & Work Authorization Support (HSAKAJAF)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Family-based immigration
• Employment-based visas
• Naturalization assistance
• USCIS case representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Skokie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Immigration legal services billed through attorney fees for case representation, filing preparation, consultations, and ongoing case management. Revenue generated through professional service fees for family-based sponsorship, employment visas, permanent residence applications, naturalization, and related immigration matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Immigration Law Associates provides U.S. immigration legal representation across family-based sponsorship, temporary and permanent employment-based visas, naturalization, humanitarian protections (U Visa, VAWA, DACA), and employer compliance. The firm builds cases persuasive to USCIS, develops tailored strategies for each client from initial consultation through filing, and prepares RFE responses. It operates as a direct attorney-client law practice serving both individuals and employer clients in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Product overview

Immigration Law Associates, P.C. is a premier Chicago area immigration law firm providing comprehensive U.S. immigration legal services. The firm offers a unified service portfolio organized by immigration category rather than a modular software platform. Services include Family-Based Sponsorship for relatives of citizens and permanent residents, Temporary Work Visas (B-1/B-2, E-1/E-2, H-1B, H-2, L-1, O-1, P-1, R-1, TN), Employment-Based Permanent Residence (PERM, EB-1 through EB-5), Scientist/Researcher Options (NIW, EB-1A, EB-1B), Students/Trainees (F-1, H-3, J-1, M-1), Citizenship/Naturalization, Crime Victims/DACA (U Visa, VAWA, DACA), and I-9/Compliance Center services. The firm is located in Skokie, Illinois and has served clients since 1993, with staff fluent in Korean and Polish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family-Based Sponsorship Immigration legal services for family sponsorship, including options for relatives of U.S. citizens and LPRs, I-751 petitions to remove conditions on permanent residence, and provisional waivers. Targeted at individuals and families seeking family-based immigration benefits.
• Temporary Work Visas Legal services for temporary work visas including B-1/B-2, E-1/E-2, H-1B for professionals, H-2 temporary workers, L-1 intra-company transferees, O-1 extraordinary ability, P-1 athletes and entertainers, R-1 religious workers, and TN visas for Canadians and Mexicans. Targeted at foreign workers and the U.S. employers sponsoring them.
• Employment-Based Permanent Residence Legal representation for employment-based green cards through PERM labor certification, EB-1, EB-2 for advanced degree professionals, EB-3 for professional/skilled/unskilled workers, EB-4 for religious workers, and EB-5 investor visas. Targeted at foreign workers and the U.S. employers sponsoring them.
• Scientist/Researcher Options Immigration legal services for scientists and researchers including National Interest Waiver (NIW), EB-1A extraordinary ability, EB-1B outstanding researcher, and Schedule A Group II. Targeted at academic and industry researchers seeking self-sponsored permanent residence.
• Students/Trainees Legal services for international students and trainees including F-1 academic student visas, H-3 trainee visas, J-1 exchange visitor visas, and M-1 vocational student visas. Targeted at foreign students, trainees, and the institutions hosting them.
• Citizenship/Naturalization Legal assistance for naturalization including general requirements, military naturalization benefits, and Child Citizenship Act applications. Targeted at lawful permanent residents pursuing U.S. citizenship and eligible family members.
• Crime Victims/DACA Legal representation for U visas for crime victims, VAWA for domestic violence victims, and DACA/deferred action programs. Targeted at victims of qualifying crimes, victims of domestic violence, and eligible undocumented individuals.
• I-9/Compliance Center Employer compliance services including I-9 compliance verification and H-1B public access file compliance. Targeted at U.S. employers sponsoring or hiring foreign workers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful case outcomes across EB-1A, EB-1B, NIW, O-1, H-1B, L-1, E-2, U-visa, and VAWA categories documented in 58+ case studies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Korean American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) Chicago ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership providing immigration education seminars to KSEA members. Director Grace Lee works with KSEA on National Math and Science Competitions for young students. Firm supports KSEA community events and provides immigration services to association members.
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirm attorneys are active members of AILA, a national association of more than 13,500 attorneys and law professors practicing immigration law. Membership provides access to policy updates, continuing education, and professional networking.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP: Global immigration law firm with deep U.S. employment-based immigration practice serving corporate clients on H-1B, L-1, PERM, and EB categories. Comparable service portfolio but at vastly larger scale and with a primarily enterprise client motion.
• Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP (BAL): Major U.S. immigration law firm serving corporate immigration programs including H-1B, L-1, O-1, PERM, and green card sponsorship. Comparable employment-based immigration work but operating at firm-wide scale rather than as a boutique practice.

Direct peers

• Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP: Chicago-based immigration law firm serving individuals and businesses across family-based, employment-based, and extraordinary ability categories. Highly comparable given shared Chicago geography, similar client mix (scientists, researchers, professionals), and overlapping service lines (NIW, EB-1, H-1B).
• Klasko Immigration Law Partners: Immigration law firm focused on employment-based immigration, EB-1, NIW, and corporate immigration matters for skilled workers and researchers. Closely comparable technical expertise on extraordinary ability and NIW cases that Immigration Law Associates also handles.
• Maggio Kattar Nahajjer + Dexter: Washington D.C. immigration law firm handling employment-based visas, family immigration, naturalization, and humanitarian cases (U-visa, VAWA, DACA). Comparable service mix including humanitarian protections covered by Immigration Law Associates.
• Erickson Immigration Group: Mid-size U.S. immigration law firm serving individuals, families, and employers on family-based petitions, employment visas, and citizenship. Similar mid-market positioning and comparable individual + corporate client mix.
• Foster Immigration Law: Immigration law practice focused on family-based immigration, waivers, naturalization, and removal defense. Comparable boutique-scale immigration law firm serving individuals and families with personalized attorney service.
• Reddy & Neumann P.C. Houston-based immigration law firm with substantial practice in employment-based immigration, H-1B, PERM, and family-based cases. Comparable mid-size firm profile focused on immigration law as sole practice area.

Emerging players

• RapidVisa: Online immigration service provider assisting U.S. citizens with family-based immigration petitions (CR-1, IR-1, K-1 fiancé visas). Addresses the same family-based green card segment as Immigration Law Associates but via technology-enabled delivery rather than full-service attorney representation.
• Boundless Immigration: Tech-enabled immigration services platform streamlining family-based green card, naturalization, and citizenship filings via software-assisted attorney workflow. Partially overlapping with Immigration Law Associates' individual/family immigration practice but represents the technology-enabled delivery model the incumbent does not use.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ImmigrationLawAssociates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/immigration-law-associates-p.c.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Immigration Law Associates