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The Chicago law firm Zneimer & Zneimer.p.c. handles serious personal injury cases and broad-range immigration cases.

Our office is in the near north part of Chicago and is easy to reach by car or by public transportation. Our new office is conveniently located just half a block north of the intersection of Irving Park and Western close to Lincoln Square. We speak Spanish, Hindu, Urdu, Bulgarian, and Russian.

Peter Zneimer is a Chicago personal injury trial lawyer and an aggressive advocate on behalf of his injured clients. Peter Zneimer has brought numerous cases to jury verdict and has collected millions for his clients and their families. He represents seriously injured plaintiffs as a result of:

Sofia Zneimer is a passionate advocate for fair application of immigration laws and due process. With broad experience in both business and family immigration, Sofia Zneimer has represented clients in complex treaty trader and investor business visas, blanket L visas, to U visas, removal and deportation defense, asylum, parental kidnapping, immigration appeals, and federal litigation. Sofia Zneimer represents clients before USCIS, ICE, CBP, State Department, Board of Immigration Appeals, Department of Labor and the federal courts. Sofia Zneimer handles all types of visas, including:

H-1B Specialty Occupations Visa
E Treaty Trader and Investor Visas
TN for Canadian and Mexican Citizens
O Visas
L Visas
P Visas
PERM
National Interest Waiver
Family Based Petitions, Including Permanent Residence
K Fiance and US Citizen Spouse Visas
U Visas
T Visas
Immigration Appeals

Sofia Zneimer also litigates in the Illinois state court and handles state appeals. She has publications on immigration matters and is a frequent speaker on immigration issues. Download our Brochure here.

We believe that everyone has a right to aggressive and honest representation. We will work on your behalf ethically, efficiently, and confidentially to ensure you receive justice.

We are trial lawyers who represent injured victims whose lives have been devastated by the negligent or intentional conduct of others. We have witnessed the tragedies that many families face after a loved one suffers an injury, that include mounting medical bills, loss of wages, pain and suffering. Our law firm is involved in a number of personal injury cases against persons or companies, which through negligence and carelessness, have taken away an innocent person's health, independence, or life, and plunged one more American family into social, financial, and medical crisis. We will not hesitate to bring the case to trial. Our office will do everything possible to help you recover for your harms and damages.

Our law firm also handles family immigration, business immigration, and appellate immigration matters. We will not hesitate to litigate against the Department of Homeland Security if we believe that our clients are entitled to an immigration benefit or have a legal basis to fight removal or deportation from the United States. We litigate before the Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, Administrative Appeals Office, and federal courts. We know that the pain and separation caused by the deportation or removal of a loved one can destroy a family and can have an especially devastating effect on children. We are fighting to fix the broken immigration system for our clients one case at a time.

18-Month Designation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status from 3/29/2012 through 9/30/2013

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano designated Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months.

The registration period starts on 3/29/2012 and will end on 9/25/2012. If you are Syrian or last habitually resided in Syria and wish to see if you qualify for TPS, contact our office.

Locate your loved one arrested by ICE

Foreign students, find out if your degree is on the STEM list.

The National Center for Education Statistics published the NCES CIP codes that have been designated by ICE as science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degrees for the purpose of approving a 17-month STEM extension of optional practical training (OPT) under the provisions of 8 CFR 214.2(f)(10)(ii)(C). In order for F-1 students to qualify for this 17-month extension, the code for the student’s degree program must be on this list.

Notify USCIS of Your New Address Online
Aliens with pending applications before the USCIS must notify USCIS of an address change as soon as possible after moving. The law requires most non-U.S. Citizens (including permanent residents) to report a change of address within 10 days of moving by completing form AR-11. You can now notify USCIS of your new address on a pending case and can complete Form AR-11 online.

Check your USCIS Case Status Online

If you have a pending application or petition with the USCIS, you can check its status online.

Locate a Designated Civil Surgeon for Immigration-Related Medical Exam