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

• "Back to the Basics: Corporate Immigration Strategies and H-1B Alternatives"
• 5 More Things to Know about the Presidential Proclamation Impacting H-1B Visas
• Be Prepared for New H-1B Lottery Rule Effective April 1, 2019
• Business Law Training / Immigration, I-9 and E-Verify Compliance for Employers
• Citizens of India Eligible to Avoid Long Immigration Inspections Lines When Entering U.S.
• Immigration Document Retention and Storage Requirements
• Immigration Updates for Employers: Travel Guidelines and I-9 Compliance in the Midst of COVID-19
• Navigating U.S. Immigration in 2026 - Creating Your Own Luck in a Shifting Policy Landscape
• New USCIS Benefit for Employers and Their Foreign National Employees with Family Members
• The Top 5 Things to Keep in Mind While Cooperating with an ICE or FDNS Visit
• The Top Five Areas of Business Immigration Likely to be Impacted by and How to Prepare for the Second Trump Administration
• Top 5 Travel Considerations for Holiday Travel and Beyond
• Trump Administration's Changes to Work Visa Programs
• U.S. State Department Confirms Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps
• U.S. State Department Unveils Details of Pilot Program for Domestic Renewal of H-1B Visa Stamps

Seminar

• 28th Annual Quarles Employment Law Update
• Back to the Basics: Corporate Immigration Strategies and H-1B Alternatives
• Business Immigration - What To Expect Under a Second Trump Administration
• Business Law Training | Immigration, I-9 and E-Verify Compliance for Employers
• Business Law Training | Spring Cleaning: Tidying up Immigration Compliance for Employers
• Complex Legal Issues - Recreational & Medical Cannabis
• Paving Pathways: Women Leaders of Chicago
• State of Play in U.S. Immigration Law: Adjudicatory and Enforcement Trends
• The New Immigration Landscape - Lessons Learned and What May Lie Ahead in 2026