Ms. Fatima Patino joined Parikh Law Group as a paralegal in October of 2021. Prior to joining our team, Fatima worked at a small immigration law firm in downtown Chicago where she gained a great deal of experience in handling both family and employment visas. Fatima’s area of expertise is immediate family/relative petitions, consular processing, 245I, DACA, fiancé(e) visas, removal of conditional residency status, in addition to assisting with citizenship and naturalization cases.

Fatima graduated from University of Illinois-Chicago in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Law and Justice and was on the Dean’s List. She also obtained a degree in Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies and is fluent in Spanish. Before graduating, Fatima was an Intern with Alderman Brendan Reilly from the 42nd Ward in the City of Chicago. Fatima’s experience combined with her ability to speak with our Spanish-speaking clients has been invaluable to our firm and to our clients in their pursuit of their immigration goals. In her free time, Fatima enjoys watching Netflix series shows, taking her dog to the park for long walks, and spending time with her family.

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish