Shelley Kalita received her Juris Doctorate with Honors from DePaul College of Law in Chicago, Illinois in June 2000. She graduated in the top 10% of her law class, achieving the honors of the Order of the Coif, and served on the DePaul Law Review. In addition, Shelley has a Master of Science degree from the University of Illinois in Forensic Science. In her previous career, Shelley served as the Laboratory Director of the Illinois Racing Board, directing horse racing’s drug testing programs, and also served as the General Counsel for the Illinois Racing Board specializing in horse racing and administrative law matters for 10 years. Most recently, Shelley was appointed by the Governor of Illinois to serve as a member of the Illinois Racing Board.
Shelley’s immigration and family law practice has spanned over 17 years. She has brought hundreds of immigration cases before the USCIS, the Department of State, National Visa Center, Foreign consulates, and the Federal District Court and immigration court. In addition, she provides personal and individualized attention to family law matters in the areas of divorce, child support and custody and foreign and domestic adoption in Cook County Illinois and the surrounding collar counties. She is known for her personal and compassionate approach to family immigration and family law problems. Shelley is available to speak to personally – you will get her on the phone (not a legal assistant) to answer your questions and give you advice on your case.
- Family Law
- Immigration Law
- Divorce
- Free Consultation
Free Phone Consultation
- Illinois
- U.S District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- English
- Managing Partner
- Kalita Law Group P.C.
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- General Counsel
- Illinois racing Board
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- DePaul College of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: Graduated with Honors, Order of the Coif
- University of Illinois - Chicago
- M.S.
- Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
- Member
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- Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA)
- Member
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- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
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- Kalita Law Group P.C. Website
- Blog
- Chicago Immigration Lawyer Blog
- New ICE Policy in Effect Today July 23, 2019
23 July 2019 - Know Your Rights if ICE Comes to Your Home
23 June 2019 - Trump Announces Mass Deportation of Undocumented Aliens
19 June 2019 - U.S. Department of State Initiates Screening Applicant’s Social Media and Email Accounts
5 June 2019 - The State of DACA in January 2018
17 January 2018 - Chicago Immigration Enforcement Activity in 2017
4 December 2017 - More Immigration Detentions are Happening in Chicago Area
16 November 2017 - About Fraud and Misrepresentation on Immigrant Applications
10 November 2017 - Little Time Left to Renew your DACA Work Permit
22 September 2017
