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Sofia Avilova

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Licensed for 13 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Business

Language

Russian Hindi

About

Attorney Sofia Avilova graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science minoring in philosophy.  After she completed her undergraduate studies, Ms. Avilova worked at a non-profit organization as a Community Care Program supervisor working with the Illinois Department on Aging. ​In 2008, Ms. Avilova graduated from Michigan State University School of Law (“MSU Law”).  While at MSU Law, she was a Note and Comment Editor for the MSU Law’s Journal of International Law.​Ms. Avilova’s passion for immigration law stems from her own experience in navigating the U.S. immigration system.  Since 2008, Ms. Avilova successfully represented clients before the United States Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State. Ms. Avilova has experience in working on a variety of immigration matters including, but not limited to: asylum, removal defense, family-based  immigration, employment-based immigration, and naturalization.  She has extensive experience with Waivers of Inadmissibility.  In addition to immigration, Ms. Avilova has a general practice where she handled domestic relations cases, real estate closings, and contract review.​​Ms. Avilova is fluent in English, Russian and Assyrian. 

Practices Areas

Business

Immigration

Family

Language

Russian Hindi

Contact

Law Office of Sofia Avilova350 S. Northwest Highway, Suite 300Park Ridge, IL, 60068

Office: (773) 918-2183

Website: N/A

Reviews

Christina
July 23, 2021

Special Thanks to the best attorney in Chicago area who went beyond our thoughts with our difficult case her wisest advices and helpful skills in law we really appreciate your time and efforts that you put it to go with our case in successful way .

Daniel
January 25, 2021

My wife and I had some minor difficulties regarding her green card interviews over the course of 3 and a half years. Our previous attorney had made some unprofessional errors causing our interview to be postponed. After searching through reviews on avvo.com, we found Sofia, and a new interview was scheduled just weeks after hiring her. All our affairs and documents were put together, and my wife's immigration card was approved pretty much immediately.

Volha Bruessel
December 3, 2020

there are not enough stars in the entire universe to denote the professionalism of the lawyer Sofia Avilova! from the first minutes to the last, my husband and I interview on the green card was in good hands, and the result was not long in coming, at the end of the interview we were informed that my green card was approved !! I want to note that this was our third interview, for some reason after the first we were assigned a second one a year later, and after the non-professional work of our first lawyer, the second interview was postponed! so I want to give good advice for someone who is currently looking for a good lawyer who really knows his business: - do not waste your time, nerves and money on other lawyers (tested on my own unfortunate experience) feel free to contact Sofia and sleep peacefully - your cases are reliable hands !!! Thank you Sofia for the opportunity for our little family to exist.

Diyorbek
October 20, 2020

Sofia was the person behind my successful case. She was extremely helpful in every single step, and she went above and beyond to help me with everything what I needed. The way she cares for her client is what sets her apart from other lawyers. She is very detail-oriented and careful about each of her actions. She went on helping with stuffs where she was not even obligated to help with as a lawyer. Apart from her dedication and commitment to her profession, she’s also got a great personality which makes it very easy to get along with her. Will definitely recommend her to anyone as she will fight for you as if she does it for her own family!

anonymous
October 3, 2020

I hired Sofia two years ago for an immigration case. She made almost impossible possible. Sofia filed all of my papers, went through the interview process with me, and importantly supported and always kept me up to date on my case. Now a few weeks ago, I received an approval on my case. She is a very knowledgeable, detail-oriented, honest, and hard working lawyer. You can always reach her through email or phone. I would highly recommend Sofia Avilova to anyone seeking legal representation; she is the best in her field.

Zara
September 1, 2020

I hired Sofia to file an appeal for my citizenship case after three rejections from the Immigration office over the past eight years. She handled the case very well and wrote an amazing brief that the officer had to say YES. If it was up to me I will give Sofia ten stars.

Lia
April 9, 2020

We hired Sofia years ago for an immigration case and she handled it perfectly! This time we hired her for a real estate closing and we could not be happier. She worked very well. She reviewed documents carefully and because of that saved us over $1500 in tax proration. I highly recommend her!

anonymous
September 15, 2019

My husband and I hired Sofia to represent us in our immigration case. I can say that she’s honest, diligent and handled it perfectly. We highly recommend her to anyone who needs a lawyer.

Ivan
March 9, 2018

Long story short: In some circumstances, we had to leave our daughter back in our country when she was two years old. When we immigrated to the US we immediately realized that we desperately need our child to be here with us. First, we hired a lawyer, who promised a lot but didn`t do anything to help and we lost the most crucial 6 months of our time and money with no result. All other lawyers we spoke to, were giving us 10+ years of waiting time to bring our child. Then, thank God, we met Sofia Avilova. She took our case, she was easy to reach and talk to, with the highest professional attitude we have ever seen. 2(!) years later our daughter`s small feet have touched the Land of Lincoln, making us the happiest parents in the world. And we understand that this miracle happened as a result of Sofia Avilova thorough work. She is always our #1 immigration lawyer to any of our friends or to people who contacting us and seeking a lawyer to help solve issues or protect in immigration law. Again and always - Thank you to our lawyer Sofia Avilova for reuniting our family.

Ioana
January 31, 2018

I will highly recommend Sofia as an immigration attorney to anyone. She is knowledgeable, professional, easy to get a hold of when you need too, and was beside us through the whole journey. Sofia shows great interest in all her cases, and we couldn’t have picked a better attorney to walk us through this process!

Christina
July 23, 2021

Special Thanks to the best attorney in Chicago area who went beyond our thoughts with our difficult case her wisest advices and helpful skills in law we really appreciate your time and efforts that you put it to go with our case in successful way .

Daniel
January 25, 2021

My wife and I had some minor difficulties regarding her green card interviews over the course of 3 and a half years. Our previous attorney had made some unprofessional errors causing our interview to be postponed. After searching through reviews on avvo.com, we found Sofia, and a new interview was scheduled just weeks after hiring her. All our affairs and documents were put together, and my wife's immigration card was approved pretty much immediately.

Volha Bruessel
December 3, 2020

there are not enough stars in the entire universe to denote the professionalism of the lawyer Sofia Avilova! from the first minutes to the last, my husband and I interview on the green card was in good hands, and the result was not long in coming, at the end of the interview we were informed that my green card was approved !! I want to note that this was our third interview, for some reason after the first we were assigned a second one a year later, and after the non-professional work of our first lawyer, the second interview was postponed! so I want to give good advice for someone who is currently looking for a good lawyer who really knows his business: - do not waste your time, nerves and money on other lawyers (tested on my own unfortunate experience) feel free to contact Sofia and sleep peacefully - your cases are reliable hands !!! Thank you Sofia for the opportunity for our little family to exist.

Diyorbek
October 20, 2020

Sofia was the person behind my successful case. She was extremely helpful in every single step, and she went above and beyond to help me with everything what I needed. The way she cares for her client is what sets her apart from other lawyers. She is very detail-oriented and careful about each of her actions. She went on helping with stuffs where she was not even obligated to help with as a lawyer. Apart from her dedication and commitment to her profession, she’s also got a great personality which makes it very easy to get along with her. Will definitely recommend her to anyone as she will fight for you as if she does it for her own family!

anonymous
October 3, 2020

I hired Sofia two years ago for an immigration case. She made almost impossible possible. Sofia filed all of my papers, went through the interview process with me, and importantly supported and always kept me up to date on my case. Now a few weeks ago, I received an approval on my case. She is a very knowledgeable, detail-oriented, honest, and hard working lawyer. You can always reach her through email or phone. I would highly recommend Sofia Avilova to anyone seeking legal representation; she is the best in her field.

Zara
September 1, 2020

I hired Sofia to file an appeal for my citizenship case after three rejections from the Immigration office over the past eight years. She handled the case very well and wrote an amazing brief that the officer had to say YES. If it was up to me I will give Sofia ten stars.

Lia
April 9, 2020

We hired Sofia years ago for an immigration case and she handled it perfectly! This time we hired her for a real estate closing and we could not be happier. She worked very well. She reviewed documents carefully and because of that saved us over $1500 in tax proration. I highly recommend her!

anonymous
September 15, 2019

My husband and I hired Sofia to represent us in our immigration case. I can say that she’s honest, diligent and handled it perfectly. We highly recommend her to anyone who needs a lawyer.

Ivan
March 9, 2018

Long story short: In some circumstances, we had to leave our daughter back in our country when she was two years old. When we immigrated to the US we immediately realized that we desperately need our child to be here with us. First, we hired a lawyer, who promised a lot but didn`t do anything to help and we lost the most crucial 6 months of our time and money with no result. All other lawyers we spoke to, were giving us 10+ years of waiting time to bring our child. Then, thank God, we met Sofia Avilova. She took our case, she was easy to reach and talk to, with the highest professional attitude we have ever seen. 2(!) years later our daughter`s small feet have touched the Land of Lincoln, making us the happiest parents in the world. And we understand that this miracle happened as a result of Sofia Avilova thorough work. She is always our #1 immigration lawyer to any of our friends or to people who contacting us and seeking a lawyer to help solve issues or protect in immigration law. Again and always - Thank you to our lawyer Sofia Avilova for reuniting our family.

Ioana
January 31, 2018

I will highly recommend Sofia as an immigration attorney to anyone. She is knowledgeable, professional, easy to get a hold of when you need too, and was beside us through the whole journey. Sofia shows great interest in all her cases, and we couldn’t have picked a better attorney to walk us through this process!

Christina
July 23, 2021

Special Thanks to the best attorney in Chicago area who went beyond our thoughts with our difficult case her wisest advices and helpful skills in law we really appreciate your time and efforts that you put it to go with our case in successful way .

Daniel
January 25, 2021

My wife and I had some minor difficulties regarding her green card interviews over the course of 3 and a half years. Our previous attorney had made some unprofessional errors causing our interview to be postponed. After searching through reviews on avvo.com, we found Sofia, and a new interview was scheduled just weeks after hiring her. All our affairs and documents were put together, and my wife's immigration card was approved pretty much immediately.

Volha Bruessel
December 3, 2020

there are not enough stars in the entire universe to denote the professionalism of the lawyer Sofia Avilova! from the first minutes to the last, my husband and I interview on the green card was in good hands, and the result was not long in coming, at the end of the interview we were informed that my green card was approved !! I want to note that this was our third interview, for some reason after the first we were assigned a second one a year later, and after the non-professional work of our first lawyer, the second interview was postponed! so I want to give good advice for someone who is currently looking for a good lawyer who really knows his business: - do not waste your time, nerves and money on other lawyers (tested on my own unfortunate experience) feel free to contact Sofia and sleep peacefully - your cases are reliable hands !!! Thank you Sofia for the opportunity for our little family to exist.

Diyorbek
October 20, 2020

Sofia was the person behind my successful case. She was extremely helpful in every single step, and she went above and beyond to help me with everything what I needed. The way she cares for her client is what sets her apart from other lawyers. She is very detail-oriented and careful about each of her actions. She went on helping with stuffs where she was not even obligated to help with as a lawyer. Apart from her dedication and commitment to her profession, she’s also got a great personality which makes it very easy to get along with her. Will definitely recommend her to anyone as she will fight for you as if she does it for her own family!

anonymous
October 3, 2020

I hired Sofia two years ago for an immigration case. She made almost impossible possible. Sofia filed all of my papers, went through the interview process with me, and importantly supported and always kept me up to date on my case. Now a few weeks ago, I received an approval on my case. She is a very knowledgeable, detail-oriented, honest, and hard working lawyer. You can always reach her through email or phone. I would highly recommend Sofia Avilova to anyone seeking legal representation; she is the best in her field.

Zara
September 1, 2020

I hired Sofia to file an appeal for my citizenship case after three rejections from the Immigration office over the past eight years. She handled the case very well and wrote an amazing brief that the officer had to say YES. If it was up to me I will give Sofia ten stars.

Lia
April 9, 2020

We hired Sofia years ago for an immigration case and she handled it perfectly! This time we hired her for a real estate closing and we could not be happier. She worked very well. She reviewed documents carefully and because of that saved us over $1500 in tax proration. I highly recommend her!

anonymous
September 15, 2019

My husband and I hired Sofia to represent us in our immigration case. I can say that she’s honest, diligent and handled it perfectly. We highly recommend her to anyone who needs a lawyer.

Ivan
March 9, 2018

Long story short: In some circumstances, we had to leave our daughter back in our country when she was two years old. When we immigrated to the US we immediately realized that we desperately need our child to be here with us. First, we hired a lawyer, who promised a lot but didn`t do anything to help and we lost the most crucial 6 months of our time and money with no result. All other lawyers we spoke to, were giving us 10+ years of waiting time to bring our child. Then, thank God, we met Sofia Avilova. She took our case, she was easy to reach and talk to, with the highest professional attitude we have ever seen. 2(!) years later our daughter`s small feet have touched the Land of Lincoln, making us the happiest parents in the world. And we understand that this miracle happened as a result of Sofia Avilova thorough work. She is always our #1 immigration lawyer to any of our friends or to people who contacting us and seeking a lawyer to help solve issues or protect in immigration law. Again and always - Thank you to our lawyer Sofia Avilova for reuniting our family.

Ioana
January 31, 2018

I will highly recommend Sofia as an immigration attorney to anyone. She is knowledgeable, professional, easy to get a hold of when you need too, and was beside us through the whole journey. Sofia shows great interest in all her cases, and we couldn’t have picked a better attorney to walk us through this process!