Team
Fiona McEntee
Managing Attorney
Raymond McEntee
Partner, Immigration Attorney
Natalia Blauvelt
Associate Attorney
Natalia started practicing law by representing small and medium-size companies in tax and legal issues. She then continued advising international clients who were establishing and expanding business operations outside of their home countries. She has been living in Chicago since 2011, when she moved here to pursue a Master of Laws at Chicago-Kent College of Law. In 2018, Natalia received her J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Following graduation, she began practicing immigration law in a law firm located in downtown Chicago, where she gained experience working with family-based immigration, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals applications, removal defense (for both detained and non-detained clients), provisional waivers, and J-1 waivers. She has experience representing clients before USCIS, EOIR, and ICE. When not engaged in her practice, Natalia enjoys traveling, drawing, and spending time with her husband and two children. Natalia is fluent in Russian.
Katherine Del Rosario
Associate Attorney
Elena Diaz
Associate Attorney
Elena Diaz is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She came to the US on her own as international student to study English. She attended college at the University of California at Davis and then the University of New Hampshire Law School where she received her J.D. Elena’s experience as an immigrant inspired her to attend law school with the goal of serving the immigrant community. After law school, Elena opened a law office at Casa Aztlan where she practiced family-based immigration and family law, working entirely with Spanish-speaking clients. Elena’s office was showcased by Univision 5PM news. Outside of the law, Elena has a background in the entertainment industry as a commercial actor, where she has starred in industrials, commercials and print work. Her hybrid professional and personal background gives her the ability to understand and represent creatives and clients with extraordinary ability. This is why, at McEntee Law Group, Elena’s main focus are the O visas and EB-1A petitions. In her free time, Elena enjoys swimming, going to the movies, and spending time with her dog, Balthazar. Elena is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
Michael Ibrahim
Of Counsel, Immigration Attorney
Paulina Okreglak
Legal Manager (Sports, Entertainment, Business Division)
As a proud Polish immigrant and U.S. citizen, Paulina enhances McEntee Law Group’s legal services with her personal immigrant experience. Paulina is fluent in Polish. She is a recent graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Bianka Shavers-Rivera
Senior Immigration Case Manager
Bianka received her bachelor’s degree in International Relations-History and Japanese from Wellesley College in the spring of 2017. She now helps our broad spectrum of clients navigate the immigration system.
Susie Garibay
Immigration Case Manager
During college and after graduation, Susie worked with the law school’s Human Trafficking Clinic as a Spanish interpreter and also worked with Legal Aid Chicago. Susie’s hands-on experience with vulnerable communities, along with her close familiarity of her family’s immigration stories, significantly enhances McEntee Law Group’s legal services.
Megan Delaney
Operations & Analytics Manager
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Megan comes from a family of immigrants and has experienced the citizenship process firsthand. During her time at Loyola University Chicago, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Global & International Studies with a focus on human rights, Megan received a grant for her work at a Chicago-based non-profit that worked with international delegates and visitors. Megan’s own immigrant background coupled with her work experience have shown her the importance of a compassionate approach to immigration, something that she carries in her work as a Client Coordinator with McEntee Law Group.
James Compton
Client Coordinator
As a recent graduate with a Bachelor’s in History from the University of Illinois at Chicago, James joined McEntee Law Group as Client Coordinator in the Spring of 2022. Being raised by his native Croatian mother and grandmother has given him an unshakeable empathy for immigrants and the unique troubles they may face before, during, and after obtaining a visa or green card. He strives to enhance McEntee Law’s team through accessibility and compassion for all, regardless of circumstance.
Karolina Krajewska
Senior Immigration Paralegal
Karolina’s own American immigration journey as well as true passion for helping others have led her to become an immigration paralegal. After studying sociology in Poland, she received her paralegal certificate and degree from Oakton Community College. She now has more than six years of experience working for immigration law firms in the Chicago and Silicon Valley areas. While working full-time at McEntee Law Group, Karolina is also pursuing a degree in management from Golden Gate University. Karolina specializes in corporate immigration law and both immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. She is fluent in Polish.
Hilary Hatton
Law Clerk
Hilary has a BA in English from Elmhurst University and a paralegal certificate from Loyola University Chicago, along with over eight years of immigration and global mobility experience. She fell into immigration work by chance early in her paralegal career and quickly found it was where she wanted to be. Hilary is also working towards her Juris Doctor at University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, with a focus on international law. With this experience, she enhances McEntee Law Group’s legal services as she helps our clients navigate the immigration system.