Team

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.

Elena Diaz is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She attended the University of California at Davis where she majored in Human Development and Sociology. She then attended the University of New Hampshire Law School where she received her J.D. Elena’s own experience as an immigrant and speaking English as her second language inspired her to attend law school with the goal of serving the immigrant community. After law school, Elena opened a legal clinic at Casa Aztalan where she practiced family-based immigration working entirely with Spanish-speaking clients. Outside of the law, Elena has a background in the entertainment industry as a commercial actor. Her passion for the industry inspired her to start working with clients seeking extraordinary 0-1 visas. 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.

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.

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.

Thomas graduated from North Park University in 2017 with a BA in History and Secondary Education. Thomas joined McEntee Law Group as a Case Manager in 2020. He is also currently studying at Loyola University of Chicago and anticipates completing his paralegal certification in the summer of 2021. Being born and raised in Chicago – a city with countless immigrant stories – and marrying to a daughter of Filipino immigrants has shaped his view and appreciation of the immigration journey.

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.

Claudia is originally from Mexico City and was raised in Illinois. As a proud DACA recipient, Claudia has experienced the immigration system firsthand. Claudia has worked as an Immigration Paralegal for over five years. She loves engaging in the immigration process and interacting with each person she gets to help.

After receiving her dual Bachelor’s degree in Communication & History from Saint Louis University in 2015, Deirdre began working with non-profit immigration organizations. With this experience and her own proud Irish heritage, she enhances McEntee Law Group’s legal services as she helps our clients navigate the immigration system.