Kathie represents clients in acquiring nonimmigrant and immigrant visas in a variety of categories, including investors, multinational transfers, specialty occupation workers, extraordinary artists and performers, students and researchers, among others. She also assists clients in acquiring U.S. citizenship and conducting immigration audits, as well as counseling on the immigration ramifications of mergers and acquisitions and other immigration-related employment issues. Her clients consist of publicly traded and privately owned corporations and individuals located throughout the U.S. and on six continents. She has represented companies from a variety of industries including transportation, construction and equipment, food, banking and financial, healthcare, high tech and automotive.
As a frequent speaker on immigration and related legal issues, she presents at webinars, conferences, and seminars across the country and abroad. Her recent speaking engagements include events in New York, Palm Springs, Charleston, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Sydney, Australia and Vietnam. She has been quoted in both print and broadcast media, including National Public Radio, and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, Illinois Super Lawyers “Top Women Lawyers,” and Leading Lawyers. Kathie plays an integral role in the firm’s immigration practice, contributing to the oversight and strategic direction of a team of more than 15 attorneys and paralegals who collectively file approximately 2,500 petitions and applications each year with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Department of State (DOS), and the Department of Labor (DOL).
Prior to joining the firm, Kathie was employed with the Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) as a General Attorney in the Chicago District Office, and as Assistant General Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel in Washington, D.C. She also represented the INS as Appellate Counsel before the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, Virginia.