S2E11: Fiona McEntee - American Immigration Attorney
A legal advocate for immigration in America, Irish-born, Chicago-based Fiona McEntee is a recognizable media-friendly face and voice in the U.S. immigration conversation through interviews by MSNBC, BBC, CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Chicago Tribune…and now Irish Stew.
She is the founding and managing attorney of McEntee Law Group which represents individuals, families, and some of the world’s leading musicians (including the Coronas), artists, athletes, and entrepreneurs.
As a proud Irish immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen, Fiona has dedicated her career to the advancement of immigrants’ rights from lobbying in Washington, D.C., to suing the Trump Administration over the controversial travel ban.
Inducted into the Chicago Irish-American Heritage Center Hall of Fame in 2019, Fiona recently published Our American Dream, a children’s book on immigration.
Fiona McEntee links:
· Bio:https://www.mcenteelaw.com/fiona-mcentee
· Twitter:https://twitter.com/USVisaLawyer
· LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionamcentee/
· Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/usvisalawyer/
· McEntee Law Group website:https://www.mcenteelaw.com/
· McEntee Law Group Twitter:https://twitter.com/McEnteeLawGroup
· Our American Dream children’s book:https://www.ouramericandreambooks.com/
Fiona McEntee
Managing Attorney of McEntee Law Group
Fiona McEntee is the Founding & Managing Attorney of McEntee Law Group.
Fiona first moved to Chicago from Dublin, Ireland, back in 2002, as an international exchange student at DePaul University's College of Law. Having fallen in love with Chicago, she returned to study at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor in 2007.
Fiona and her team of passionate advocates represent individuals and families, as well as the world’s leading musicians, artists, athletes, innovative entrepreneurs, and multinational and U.S. companies. They counsel their clients on the ever-changing immigration policies and help them achieve the American Dream.
Fiona is the Chair of the Media & Advocacy Committee for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the bar association of over 15,000 immigration lawyers. As a national spokesperson for AILA, Fiona is regularly tapped for her immigration thought-leadership by major media outlets including MSNBC, BBC, CNN.com, The New York Times, Politico, Chicago Tribune, Irish Central, Irish Times, & RTÉ.
Fiona has won many awards and honors including the ISBA Elmer Gertz Award for Human Rights; 2020 & 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers List, Immigration; Chicago Women of Influence 2019; and, the Irish Legal Top 100. In 2019, Fiona was inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame in the Irish American Heritage Center.
Fiona has particular expertise and experience on the O-1 visa and the EB-1 green card. She regularly presents on the O-1 visa including leading panel discussions at various AILA Conferences.
Fiona has recently published her first book - Our American Dream - an award winning children’s book on immigration. As a mom of two young children, an immigrant, and an immigration lawyer who fights for justice every day, Fiona wrote Our American Dream to explain the importance of a diverse and welcoming America.