Responsive and personal business immigration counsel

Nneka Umeh manages corporate immigration programs. With clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including professionals in finance, fashion, sports, music, healthcare, higher education, food and beverage, marketing, journalism and manufacturing, Nneka advises on:

Employment-based immigration program building

U.S. work authorization

Permanent residence and naturalization to U.S. citizenship

I-9 compliance

Nneka leverages both in-house and outside counsel experience to provide practical and business savvy advice to clients. Responsive and always with a big-picture strategy in mind, Nneka brings a personal touch to her interactions with employers and employees.

Nneka is highly engaged in the community, serving as the Quarles Women's Forum Chicago office chair and African American Business Resource Group national chair. Through her engagements with the community, Nneka maintains an impressive network of professional contacts.

Bar Admissions
Illinois

Education
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D., 2007)

Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, member

Student Bar Association, member

Yale University (B.S., 2004)

Chemistry

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