Criminal Law

• Sex Crimes
  Our firm represents immigrants who suffered from substantial mental or physical abuse as a victims of certain criminal activity including rape, torture, trafficking, incest, domestic violence, sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, prostitution, sexual exploitation, female genital mutilation, being held hostage, peonage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment, blackmail, extortion, manslaughter, murder, felonious assault, witness tampering, obstruction of justice, and perjury; and possess information concerning that criminal activity. Provided that the immigrant has been helpful or is likely to be helpful to a Federal, State or local authority in investigation or prosecution, the immigrant can apply for U interim relief. One of the benefits of the U non-immigrant visa is ability to apply for adjustment of status after 3 years of residing in the US on the U visa.
• Assault
• Murder
• Kidnapping
• Manslaughter
• Prostitution
• Extortion

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  For a free consultation and evaluation of your entitlement to medical and temporary total disability benefits please contact our office. Please note that your immigration status has no bearing on whether or not you are entitled to the workers' compensation benefits.

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization
• Family Immigration
  U.S. Immigration and Citizenship law has been at the core of Ms Salata’s practice for last five years. In addition to her experience in removal cases, she also works extensively in family immigration matters. She is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is currently serving as a Vice Chair of the New American Initiative Committee as well as a member of the Ethics Committee. She was selected as a chair of the Immigration Law Committee of the DuPage County Bar Association in 2012-2013.
• Student Visas
  Academic students who maintain foreign residence and do not intent to abandon it may seek to enter the U.S. temporarily and solely for the purpose of pursuing such a course of study at an established institution of learning or other recognized place of study in the United States. Our office can assist with filing the original application, change of status issues and/or obtaining extension of stay.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Provided that you have been hurt due to the negligent actions of other then you might be entitled to recover for a personal injury claim. Our office can help the injured parties in collecting compensatory damages with a goal of putting the injured party in the same position they would have been had the injury not occurred. We are determined to ensure that our clients are compensated for their damages to the fullest extent allowed by law.