Of Counsel

Jacqueline Lentini is Of Counsel with SmithAmundsen and a member of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. She handles all matters of employment based immigration case management, including the following: H-1B, Labor Certification (PERM), L-1A, L-1B, L-1 Blanket, E-1/E-2, TN, B-1, F-1, J-1 students, researchers and trainees, and I-140 (EB-1, EB-1a, EB-2, and EB-3). She counsels clients on consular processing and Client Adjustment interviews, and has filed Adjustment of Status applications, including Advance Parole and Employment Authorization. Prior to joining SmithAmundsen, Jacqueline gained business employment immigration experience with a local Chicago area based law firm where she was employed for approximately ten years.

Previously, Jacqueline was an Immigration Specialist for World Relief, for which she obtained Board of Immigration Appeals accreditation, filed VAWA petitions, Adjustment of Status and Citizenship applications, with continued involvement volunteering at World Relief sponsored Naturalization workshops.

Prior to her law degree, Jacqueline was employed by the University of Houston and Purdue University as an F-1 and J-1 student counselor. She possesses over twelve years of experience with immigration issues as both an attorney and foreign student advisor. She is fluent in Italian.