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Tahreem Kalam
Tahreem Kalam
Principal
Tahreem Kalam serves as a Principal attorney at Minsky, McCormick & Hallagan, P.C. She has been named a Rising Star in Immigration by Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2017 and has been awarded Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch since 2024. She serves on notable AILA Chicago Committees such as liaison with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
Tahreem practices all aspects of immigration law with a passion for employment-based immigration law. Tahreem is experienced in non-immigrant work visa petitions such as H-1B Visas, L-1 intercompany transfer visas, TN work visas for Canadian and Mexican nationals, and employment-based Green Cards, including the PERM labor certification process and EB-1 Managerial or Executives for Green Cards. She works with various business clients, from small local employers to Fortune 500 multinational corporations across multiple industries, including technology, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, engineering, and architecture. She has significant experience working with IT professionals, Actuaries, Accountants, Architects, and high-level Executives. Her practice also covers Religious Workers under the R-1 visa category, ranging from Priests, Imams and Nuns, and family-based immigration, including marriage-based green cards and citizenship and naturalization applications.
Tahreem strives to provide her clients with excellent communication and fast turnarounds while building the strongest case possible. Having gone through the immigration process herself, Tahreem can relate to clients’ needs and concerns and understands the life-changing opportunities that come with the U.S. Immigration process for individuals and their families for generations to come.
Prior to joining the firm, Tahreem practiced individual and family-based immigration law at another local Chicago firm. While in law school, Tahreem worked for a Chicago family law firm and clerked for the Circuit Court of Cook County in the Domestic Relations Division and the Chancery Division. Tahreem also volunteered to mentor and tutor adolescent refugee girls to guide them in adjusting to their new life in the United States.
Tahreem is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She graduated from DePaul University College of Law in 2013.
Practice Areas
Professional Associations and Memberships
- 2024 Committee Liaison Member, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, AILA
- 2017 Committee Member, Citizenship and Naturalization, AILA
- 2015 Committee Member, Ethics, AILA
- 2015 Committee Member, Social, AILA
- 2015 Committee Member, New Members Division, AILA
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
Admissions
- Bar of the State of Illinois, 2013
Languages
- Fluent in Urdu and Hindi
Education
- J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 2013
Professional Accomplishments
- Author, 2023-24 Ed. of Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law
- Author, 2022-23 Ed. of Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law
- Author, 2021-22 Ed. of Navigating the Fundamentals of Immigration Law
- Speaker, 2023 AILA Chicago Fall Employment Conference
- Speaker, 2021 AILA Midwest Regional Business Immigration Conference
- Featured Story, 2018 Super Lawyers Magazine, An oral history of immigrants in Illinois law
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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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