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Aaron Lawee
Aaron Lawee
Senior Attorney
Aaron Lawee is a Senior Attorney and joined Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C in 2019. His practice areas include removal defense and family-based immigration, family-based petitions, waivers, adjustments of status, and naturalization applications. His practice also includes asylum, U-visas, and VAWA self-petitions. Aaron has practiced immigration law in the Chicago area since 2011. He is an active member of the Chicago chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has been named Rising Star in Immigration by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2017-2023.
Aaron developed a passion for immigration law in his first year of law school and has worked for immigrant communities ever since. He is a fluent Spanish speaker, having spent time in multiple South American countries, and has worked consistently in Spanish-speaking communities since 2008.
Practice Areas
- Family-Based Immigration
- Removal and Deportation Defense
- Green Card Through Consular Processing or Adjustment of Status
- Waivers of Inadmissibility
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Asylum and Humanitarian Relief (asylum, U-visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA))
- Deferred Action and DREAMers
- Federal Litigation and Immigration Delays
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association Committees:
- Enforcement and Removal Operations Liaison Committee – Member (2024-present)
- Litigation Committee – Co-chair (2023-present, 2016-2018), Member (2014-2016)
- Midwestern Regional Conference planning committee – Litigation track (2024-2025)
- Executive Office for Immigration Review Liaison Committee – Member (2019-2024)
- District Director Liaison Committee – Member (2017 to 2019)
- Office of Chief Counsel Liaison Committee – Member (2016-2017)
- LGBT Committee – Member (2014-2016)
- American Immigration Lawyers Association Mentor – 2023-Present
Languages
- Spanish
Education
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, May 2010
- BA, University of Pennsylvania, Cum Laud, May 2005
Admissions
- State Bar of Illinois, 2010
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2023
Professional Accomplishments
- Presenter, Beyond Legal Aid, Introduction to Waivers of Inadmissiblity – September 13, 2024
- Discussion Leader, AILA Chicago Ethics Conference – “Help! I made a Mistake! – Information and Next Steps” – April 18, 2024
- Presenter, Chicago Bar Association, “Introduction to the Child Status Protection Act”, October 19, 2023
- Presenter, AILA Midwest Regional Conference – “Complex Inadmissibility and Deportability Issues in Adjustment of Status”, March 11, 2022
- Presenter, Chicago Bar Association, “How the Practice of Immigration Law is Expected to Be Impacted as a Result of the Election of Joe Biden!” – November 20, 2020
- Presenter, Chicago Bar Association, “Crim-Imm Issues in the Midwest”, January 23, 2020
- Discussion Leader, AILA Chicago Family and Litigation Conference – Pereira: Peaks and Valleys, November 9, 2018.
- Presenter, Oakton Community College, Latinx Expo – Immigration in the Trump Era, September 12, 2018 (in Spanish).
- Presenter, DePaul Asylum and Immigration Clinic, Practitioner Roundtable – Recent USCIS memos, August 31, 2018.
- Presenter, Illinois State Bar Association, DUI and Traffic Law Update – The Intersection of Immigration and Traffic Law, April 13, 2018.
- Presenter, Indivisible Evanston – Brief Summary of Immigration Laws, April 10, 2018.
- Presenter, Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Women’s Law Committee – Nuts and Bolts of Immigration, November 16, 2017.
- Presenter, Chicago Bar Association, Domestic Relations Committee – Immigration Law Basics for Family Law Attorneys, November 8, 2017.
- Presenter, Chicago Bar Association, LGBT Committee – Immigration for Same Sex Couples and Their Families, December 18, 2013.
- Presenter, Chicago Bar Association, Immigration & Nationality Law Committee – How to Practice Successfully in Immigration Law, September 19, 2013.
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Anna Buskila is UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST immigration attorney we've ever consulted with. She had exceeded our expectations, and provided MUCH more useful information and advice than we even asked for. Super grateful. Will come back again definitely.
Had a one-hour consultation only, but were very professional and solved all my doubts.
I am so thankful to Aaron Lawee and all the team for doing the best job in my adjustment status. I recommend Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan 100%
I would like to thank Minsky McCormick & Halligan, P.C. for their help with my citizenship application and my mother's Green Card. Attorney Amanda Rizzo and her assistant Evelyn Diaz were very knowledgeable and professional. They provided practical advice that and answered our questions / managed our...
From the moment we started our process with attorney Aaron Lawee, he provided exceptional guidance and support throughout our entire immigration process. Aaron was incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, and attentive to every detail. He made what could have been a stressful experience much smoother with clear communication and...
I would like to thank Minsky McCormick & Halligan, P.C., and especially Anna Buskila and Albena Daskalova for their help in reinstating my case for reuniting with my family, which I thought was irretrievably lost. Anna and Albena proved to be super professionals, they were always in...
I highly recommend Minsky McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. Aaron Lawee and his legal assistant Ron Montana were so helpful throughout my whole immigration process. They were extremely professional by keeping me updated with my case and always explained everything clearly. I am so thankful for all the...
I am incredibly grateful for the fantastic immigration legal services provided by Attorney Anna Buskin and her assistant, Maria Espinoza. Attorney Buskin's expertise made a huge difference. Maria Espinoza's quick communication and organization made everything so much easier. Thank you both for your outstanding work!
Their service was excellent, they helped my mother in the process of obtaining her residence. It took only 8 months! Thanks to their amazing team my mother and I are very thankful and appreciative for their team and the services they provided. Luis Borrero was extremely helpful...
I had a wonderful experience. They are always swift in response and give professional explanations to everything we were not sure about during our green card application process. The process went extremely smoothly. They even mailed me a heart-warming card together with helpful documents after we received...
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