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About Fiona McEntee:

Fiona McEntee is the Founding & Managing Attorney of McEntee Law Group.

Fiona first moved to Chicago from Dublin, Ireland, back in 2002, as an international exchange student at DePaul University’s College of Law. Having fallen in love with Chicago, she returned to study at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor in 2007.

Fiona and her team of passionate advocates represent individuals and families, as well as the world’s leading musicians, artists, athletes, innovative entrepreneurs, and multinational and U.S. companies. They counsel their clients on the ever-changing immigration policies and help them achieve the American Dream.

Fiona is a member of the Media & Advocacy Committee for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the bar association of over 15,000 immigration lawyers. As a national spokesperson for AILA, Fiona is regularly tapped for her immigration thought-leadership by major media outlets including MSNBC, BBC, CNN.com, The New York Times, Politico, Chicago Tribune, Irish Central, Irish Times, & RTÉ.

Fiona has won many awards and honors including the ISBA Elmer Gertz Award for Human Rights; 2023 Best Lawyers in America; 2022, 2020 & 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers List, Immigration; Chicago Women of Influence 2019; and, the Irish Legal Top 100. In 2019, Fiona was inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame in the Irish American Heritage Center.

Fiona has a great amount of experience on the O-1 visa and the EB-1 green card, as well as startup visa legislation. She regularly presents on the O-1 visa including leading panel discussions at various AILA Conferences.

Fiona has recently published her second book- U.S. Immigration Options for Startups: Accelerate Your American Dream. With her extensive experience on successfully navigating a pathway to immigration for many startup founders, Fiona wrote this book as a guide for potential and current startup founders to navigate the U.S. immigration system.

Her first book is a children’s book- Our American Dream – an award winning book on immigration. As a mom of two young children, an immigrant, and an immigration lawyer who fights for justice every day, Fiona wrote Our American Dream to explain the importance of a diverse and welcoming America.

Education:

  • Chicago-Kent, College of Law: Juris Doctor 2007
  • University College Dublin: Honours Bachelor of Civil Law (International) 2005
  • DePaul College of Law: Exchange Program 2002 – 2003

Media Commentator & Contributor:

  • MSNBC
  • CNN.com
  • The New York Times
  • BBC
  • Politico
  • Inc. Magazine
  • Chicago Tribune & Chicago Sun-Times
  • WGN TV & Radio
  • LA Times
  • Irish Central, Irish Times & Irish Independent
  • RTÉ News & Radio
  • The Journal.ie

Awards & Accolades:

  • Best Lawyers In America, 2023
  • AILA Pro Bono Champion, 2022
  • IL Super Lawyers List, Immigration, 2020, 2019
  • Salute! Women in Law Awards, 2020
  • Chicago Women of Influence, 2019
  • Irish American Hall of Fame, Hometown Hero, 2019
  • Chicago’s Notable Women’s Lawyers, 2018
  • Elmer Gertz Award, Human Rights, IL State Bar Association, 2018
  • Pro Bono Service Award, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Airport Attorneys re: Travel Ban, 2017
  • IL Super Lawyers List, Rising Star, Immigration, 2017
  • Irish Voice, Irish Legal 100, 2015
  • Irish Echo, 40 Under 40, 2015

Membership:

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Media & Advocacy Committee,
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Spokesperson
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago Chapter, Chair, Media & Advocacy Committee
  • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, Immigration Committee Chair
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Member
  • IL Tech University, Alumni Board of Directors, (Former Member)

Mentorship, Incubators, Universities:

  • 1871 Mentor, Voted #1 Incubator in World
  • 2112 Mentor, Music/Entertainment Incubator
  • FinTech Mentor, Financial Tech Incubator
  • Northwestern University, Speaker & Mentor
  • Chicago-Kent Law Students, Advisor & Mentor
  • IL Tech University, Speaker
  • DePaul University, Speaker
  • Portershed Incubator, Galway, Ireland, Speaker

National Speaker:

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association, National & Chicago Conference:
    • AILA National Conference, 2019, Discussion Leader: Unconventional Uses of the O-1 & EB-1
    • AILA Chicago Midwest Conference, Discussion Leader:
      Representing the Outstanding & the Unusual (canceled COVID)
    • AILA National Conference, 2020, Panelist: The Show Must Go On: Strategies for Jumping Through the Hoops of an O-1 Petition
      (canceled COVID)
  • IL Technology Association
  • World Business Chicago
  • Women’s Bar Association of Illinois
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Irish International Business Network

Advocacy & Pro Bono:

  • Founding Member & Media Spokesperson “O’Hare Airport Attorneys” (Travel Ban)
  • Pro Bono Litigation in Federal Court re: Travel Ban
  • National Day of Action on Capitol Hill, American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Frequent Advisor to Irish Government Representatives on Immigration Issues
  • Host Pro Bono Clinic w/ Irish Community Services
  • Host Pro Bono DACA Workshops & Clinics
  • Vote Mama, Advisory Committee – Immigration
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