Shelley J. Kalita

Shelley J. Kalita

4.4
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 25 years

Immigration Lawyer Practice Areas: Immigration

About Shelley

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Concentration in Family ImmigrationL: Adjustment of Status, Permanent Residence, Conditional Permanent Residence, Removal of Conditions from Green Card, Naturalization, Visitors Visas, Fiance visas, Consulate Processing. Concentration in Immigration Court Proceedings: Cancellation of Removal and other forms of relief, Voluntary Departure, Bond Hearings

26 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 10 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 25 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2000

Retired

No misconduct found

Location

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Shelley J. Kalita's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | October 12, 2019

Consultation

My consultation was very stressful with Kalita , she just pass under review my business, the birth certificate and all papers that I had like all was fake . She given me very negative comments and interviewed me more like she is was a immigration officer more than an lawyer . I paid 250$ for to liste...n someone a front of me who was telling me that because I don’t live with my husband so my petition will be denied , she doesn’t seems to find any another solution for me she just talked to me about denials and how I could opened a business in USA being foreigner without greencard . This consultation was so stressful and a big waste of time where I had to justify myself more than to get advice from a lawyer that I paid 250$ after all negative comments and after she wanted to no more about my online shop !! I just couldn’t talk more to this woman as it looks like she already made her judgement and accused me of mariage fraude just because my husband live more at my place than me at his place and we waiting to get a new place which was difficult for me to justify and to explain . 250$ in the trash .

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Experience

Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

Honors

2014

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2001 - 2011

General Counsel, Illinois Racing Board

Associations

2001 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Education

2000

DePaul University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1986

University of Illinois, Chicago

MS - Master of Science

Languages

Spanish

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