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Beata Leja is a Partner at the law firm of Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. Beata's practice includes both employment-based and family-based immigration law. She is an active member of the Chicago Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), where she has served on the LGBT Committee, the Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Liaison Committee, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) & Department of Labor (DOL) Liaison Committee, as well as many others. She is also a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Women's Bar Association, and the Advocates Society for Polish lawyers. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, she was named an Emerging Lawyer in Immigration Law by Leading Lawyers, a distinction given to only 2% of lawyers licensed to practice law in Illinois. She has also been recognized as a Rising Star in Immigration by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, and awarded the Pro Bono Guardian award by AILA for her pro bono services to the immigrant community. Beata has conducted seminars about immigration law for students, employers, employees and attorneys. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois and in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Beata is a 2007 graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was a member of the Niagara International Moot Court Team (3rd Best Oralist). Prior to law school, she was a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools as a corps member of the national service corps Teach for America. She has a Master of Education from National–Louis University and two Bachelor's degrees in Spanish and International Relations from the University of Southern California. She is fluent in Polish and conversant in Spanish.
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210 S. Clark St. Suite 2025, Chicago, IL, 60603-4053
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Posted by Efrain | November 27, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Beta Leja, flawlessly helped me throughout the process of becoming a permanent resident based on marriage, also with the removal of the conditions on my green card and all the way to obtaining my Citizenship through Naturalization. I can not recommend her services enough, but I also want to highlig...
Posted by Ian | November 1, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Prior to moving to Chicago, my partner and I faced plenty of uncertainty about the visa application process due to our unique family circumstance. However, meeting Beata was truly a turning point in what would have been a daunting process! From the get-go, it was clear that Beata was attentive, carin...
Posted by anonymous | November 1, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Beata was able to help me in a very complicated case. I started working with another attorney from a different law firm. Things were not going well until I moved my case to Beata's practice. She is professional in every matter and very easy to communicate with. What is most important she is up to da...
Posted by Abhishek | November 1, 2017 | Hired Attorney
Beata is a wonderful professional who help me immensely against all odds. I had an EB based green card case but I was running my own business. All the "so called" leading immigration lawyers were telling me it is impossible to do and the quoted me enormous amount of money. However, Beata looked at...
Posted by Mariia | February 9, 2014
My experience with Beata Leja was exceptional. Attorney Leja and her team have done an outstanding job in my H1-B petition, she was working on my case even after business hours because it was time-sensitive. They also did a fantastic job advising my employer on how to handle the case correctly and in...
"I know Beata Leja through a professional organization. I have found her comments and input to be informative and helpful. She is a person who cares about her clients. I endorse Beata."
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2016
2016 Rising Star - Immigration, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Emerging Lawyer: Immigration Law - Individual, Leading Lawyers Network
2015
2015 Illinois Rising Star - Immigration, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Emerging Lawyer: Immigration Law - Individual, Leading Lawyers Network
2014
Illinois Rising Star 2014 - Immigration, Super Lawyers
2013
Illinois Rising Star - Immigration 2013, Super Lawyers Magazine
2012
Illinois Rising Star 2012 - Immigration, Super Lawyers Magazine
2011
Illinois Rising Stars 2011 - Immigration, Super Lawyers
2008
Pro Bono Guardian, American Immigration Lawyers Association
2006
3rd Best Advocate, Niagara International Moot Court Competition
2005
CALI Award - Appellate Advocacy, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
2007 - Present
Attorney, Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C.
2017 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chicago chapter) - Midwest Regional Conference Planning CommitteeMember
2017 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Texas Service Center Liaison CommitteeMember
2013 - Present
Chicago Ideas Week - The Cooperative (Co-Op)Member
2013 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - Customs & Border Protection (CBP) CommitteeMember
2013 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - LGBT CommitteeCo-chair
2010 - Present
Federal Bar Association (Chicago chapter)Member
2010 - Present
Women's Bar Association of IllinoisMember
2007 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2007 - Present
Advocates Society (Chicago)Member
2015 - 2016
American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chicago chapter)Co-chair - Fall Conference Planning Committee
2013 - 2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - Fall Conference Planning CommitteeMember
2013 - 2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - Media CommitteeMember
2011 - 2012
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - Social Security Administration (SSA) Liaison CommitteeCo-Chair
2011 - 2012
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - Continuing Legal Education (CLE) CommitteeChair
2010 - 2014
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - Continuing Legal Education (CLE) CommitteeMember
2008 - 2010
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Chicago Chapter - Illinois Department of Employment Security & Department of Labor (IDES/DOL) Liaison CommitteeMember
2007
Juris Doctor
2003
Master of Education
2001
Bachelor of Arts
2016
EB1, NIW and O Visas For Professors, Scientists and Researchers
2016
Hot Topics: Business Immigration Updates
2015
2015
2013
2013
2013
Same-Sex Couples & Immigration Benefits After the Fall of DOMA
2012
2012
Immigration Law & The Workplace
2011
Maintenance of Status
2011
Immigration Law & The Workplace
2011
IDES Updates
2010
2010
2009
Maintaining H-1B Employees During a Recession
2008
Immigration 101
2008
Immigration 101
2015
2015
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2014
2014
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Polish
Spanish
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