Christopher Elmore Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

I represent individuals and families before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as they seek to obtain immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, become legal permanent residents, and become United States citizens. I also represent individuals in removal proceedings. I prepare petitions and applications for immigration benefits, including waivers of inadmissibility, and I assist individuals preparing to consular process.

Chicago

Help clients seeking to stay in the United States with a visa or as a legal permanent resident, and clients seeking to become United States citizens. Put together a variety of petitions and applications for immigration benefits including: VAWA self-petition and VAWA adjustment, U-Adjustment, Petitions for Relatives, U-visa extension, and Naturalization.

Chicago, Illinois

Researched legal issues and drafted memorandum regarding client eligibility for immigration benefits. Prepared U-Visa Petitions and Requests for Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. Drafted briefs in support of Form I-601 Applications for Permission to Reapply for Admission. Covered for staff attorneys in master calendar and simple family law hearings.

Chicago

Interacted with client and drafted brief in support of Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission. Researched various legal issues in support of immigration benefits for clients

Chicago, Il

Aided law students in conducting legal research using the Westlaw databases.

Chicago, Il

Researched state and city immigration laws to assess their validity under the United States Constitution. Drafted history of Indiana laws addressing immigrants within Indiana for a complaint seeking injunctive relief in Federal Court. Researched and analyzed potential tort relief for medical malpractice claim that involved repatriation.

Chicago, Il

Drafted briefs to the Board of Immigration Appeals in support of government decisions on visa applications. Researched and analyzed legal issues pertaining to visa applications and eligibility. Drafted recommendations regarding applications for accreditation to represent immigrant clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Chicago, Il

Researched and analyzed client eligibility for visas, asylum, voluntary departure, naturalization, and other forms of immigration relief. Drafted briefs in support of applications for relief, internal legal memorandum, and correspondence to clients and the government.

Chicago, Il

Drafted briefs to support appeals of Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") decisions for submission to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Drafted exhibit lists and assembled exhibit packets for submission to EOIR. Researched and analyzed immigration law regarding asylum and removability under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Chicago, Il

Drafted court opinions for removal proceedings at the instruction of five individual Immigration Judges. Researched and analyzed application of law in removal proceedings, including: asylum, eligibility for cancellation of removal, and immigration relief in accord with the Violence Against Women Act.

Austin, Tx

Developed and edited educational testing materials and instructional manuals used for standardized tests for grades one through twelve in various states.

Chicago, Il

Directed and delegated catalog production teams in Chicago and Bangalore, India. Oversaw design, development and production of catalogs for diverse array of industries. Conferred with clients to ascertain catalog needs and develop production strategies to reach their marketing goals. Wrote documentation on workflow and catalog construction. Supervised and coordinated all stages of catalog production to successfully meet established deadlines with a superb product.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Immigration Law

Activities and Societies: • Student representative for 2L and 3L years on the board for the Immigration Law Society • CALI Award.

Bachelor Of Arts, Music Business And Management

Telecommunications, Theatre