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Sverdloff Law Group

Immigration · Family immigration · Deportation and removal defense · Asylum

Sverdloff Law Group is a Chicago immigration firm led by Julia Sverdloff, with a Northbrook office. Its site covers family-based immigration in detail, along with deportation and removal defense. Sverdloff Law Group appears on our Chicago guides to immigration lawyers (#3), family immigration lawyers (#1), deportation defense lawyers (#2), asylum lawyers (#2).

Firm details

Office: 120 S State St, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60603 Map
Other offices: 707 Skokie Blvd, Suite 6, Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: 312-238-9090
Website: sverdlofflaw.com
Practice areas it lists: Immigration, Family immigration, Deportation and removal defense, Asylum
Lawyers it names: Julia Sverdloff

Taken from the firm's own website when this page was last updated in November 2026. Confirm details with the firm. This profile is not an endorsement, and we did not contact the firm to write it.

Where Sverdloff Law Group appears on our guides

#3 on The 10 Best Immigration Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

Very detailed guidance on family-based categories.

Sverdloff Law Group is led by Julia Sverdloff, and its site breaks family immigration down by relationship, such as spouses, adult children and siblings of citizens. It also handles deportation and removal defense, including bond proceedings and cancellation of removal.

Focus: Family immigration and removal defense · Best for: Spouses, parents and children of citizens or residents

#1 on The 6 Best Family Immigration Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

Pages by family relationship.

Sverdloff Law Group breaks family immigration down by relationship and has a page on marriage fraud issues under section 204(c). It has offices in the Loop and Northbrook.

Focus: Family-based visas by relationship · Best for: Spouses and children of citizens or residents

#2 on The 7 Best Deportation Defense Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

Covers bond proceedings and cancellation of removal.

Sverdloff Law Group's removal page covers bond proceedings, political asylum, adjustment of status in removal and cancellation of removal for permanent and non-permanent residents. It has offices in the Loop and Northbrook.

Focus: Removal, bond and cancellation of removal · Best for: Detained immigrants and long-term residents

#2 on The 6 Best Asylum Lawyers in Chicago (2026)

Handles political asylum in its removal practice.

Sverdloff Law Group includes political asylum in its removal defense work. That's relevant if you're asking for asylum in immigration court rather than through a USCIS interview.

Focus: Asylum and removal defense · Best for: Asylum sought in removal proceedings

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