Mrs. Ana M. Mencini
Owner/Principal of Ana M. Mencini & Associates, P.C.
Attorney Ana Mendez Mencini is an experienced and knowledgeable immigration attorney with a history of strong advocacy in service to her clients. Herself the daughter of a Colombian immigrant, Ms. Mencini understands the many challenges immigrants face while dealing with immigration matters. She has the knowledge and experience needed to guide clients through the often-difficult immigration process.
Ms. Mencini began her legal career working for the legal content provider, Lexis-Nexis. She then joined the firm of A. Traub & Cadiz where, as a staff attorney, she worked on family law, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant, and real estate cases. At the same time, she pursued her interest in immigration law by representing, on a pro bono basis, clients seeking asylum in the United States.
In 2005, Ms. Mencini left the firm of A. Traub & Cadiz to open her own law office, which primarily represented clients in immigration cases. In 2011, Ms. Mencini expanded her practice by joining the Chicago-Kent College of Law as an Assistant Professor of Law and the supervising attorney for their Immigration Clinic. In that role, Ms. Mencini supervised law students working on Immigration cases and taught Immigration law. She left Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2014 to concentrate on her private practice.
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiance Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Citizenship & Natralization
- Deportation/Removal Defense
- Asylum
- Family Based Immigration
- Fiancé Visa
- Employment-Based Immigration
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Credit Cards Accepted
For attorney fees, our office accepts all major credit cards (Visa, Master Card, Discover), cash, personal check, and money orders. Attorney fees are generally billed on a flat rate basis and can be paid on a payment plan. You can discuss your individual payment plan with the Attorney during your consultation. No interest or fees are assessed on payment plan options. Our office does charge a consultation fee for all consults, but if you retain our office to assist you, the consultation fee is applied to your attorney fee. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Criminal defense: Our lawyers offer representation in criminal proceedings involving DUI, drug charges, violent offenses, and traffic violations; Immigration matters: We can assist with applications for family-based immigration, employment-based, and all types of non-immigrant visas, as well as deportation defense; Divorce: Dissolution of marriage proceedings in DuPage County typically involves issues related to asset division, spousal maintenance, child custody, and child support; Estate planning: At our firm, we can help you create a comprehensive estate plan that includes wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and more; and Residential real estate concerns: Our attorneys can assist you in buying your next home and selling your current home. No matter what kind of legal issue you may have, our team is equipped to help protect your rights and your best interests at every stage of the proceedings.
- Illinois
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Volunteer
- World Relief DuPage/Aurora for their citizenship workshops
- Current
- Volunteer
- Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center
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- where I won asylum for my clients who had escaped persecution in Colombia to come to the United States
- Volunteer to represent family law clients
- DuPage County Legal Aid Foundation
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- Owner
- Ana M. Mencini & Associates, P.C.
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- Principal
- Immigration Law Group
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- Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
- Law Offices of Chicago-Kent College of Law
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- Legal Editor
- Lexis-Nexis
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- Contract Attorney
- A. TRAUB & CADIZ
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- Vice-President Documentation and Training
- SunGard Futures
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- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
- J.D. (2001) | Law
- Rank: 45/349; Top 13%; GPA: 3.49/4.0 Chicago-Kent Law Review, Managing Editor 2000-2001 Finalist Charles Evans Hughes Moot Court Competition CALI Award for Highest Grade in Bankruptcy, Summer 2000 DuPage Association of Women Lawyers Scholarship Recipient Chicago-Kent Merit Scholarship Recipient for 4 years
- DePaul University
- M.A. (1993) | Master of Arts in Non-Fiction Writing
- Lake Forest College
- B.A. (1990) | Bachelor of Arts in English, cum laude
- Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship
- DuPage Association of Women Lawyers Foundation
- DuPage County Bar Association
- Member
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- Division Street Safety Committee, City of Wood Dale,
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- Chicago Bar Association
- Member
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- American Immigration Lawyers
- Member
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- Illinois State Bar Association
- Member
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- DuPage County Bar Association
- Chairperson Immigration Law Committee
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- Immigration Law (excluding Tax chapter)
- Illinois Jurisprudence
- Some suburban immigrants see hope, some don't in Obama plan
- Daily Herald
- New Technology Raises a New Question: What is the Definition of a Broker-Dealer?
- CORPORATION, SECURITIES & BUSINESS LAW FORUM
- Internet Road Shows: Oral or Written Prospectus Under the Securities Act of 1933
- Illinois Bar Journal
- Adoption Law and Immigration, Adoption Law Committee
- Particular Social Groups in the Asylum Context, Chicago Bar Association
- Crimmigration 101, DuPage County Bar Association
- Commercial Real Estate Closings for Paralegals, National Business Institute, Inc., Institute for Paralegal Education
- Mentor/Mentee Orientation, DuPage County Bar Association
- Website
- Ana M. Mencini & Associates, P.C.
