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James C Ten Broeck Jr.

Principal Attorney
Jim C Ten Broeck Jr.

Education

  • University of Dallas, BA, Political Philosophy

    1987

  • Loyola University Chicago, School of Law, Juris Doctor

    1992

Licenses

  • Illinois Supreme Court
    1992
  • United States Supreme Court
    1996
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    1993
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    Trial Bar
    1995

Biography

Mr. Ten Broeck was raised in Rogers Park in Chicago and, after high school, left Chicago for Texas to study at the University of Dallas where he studied ancient philosophy and literature. He attended the school’s Rome Program where he spent one-half year studying in Rome and traveling in Europe and North Africa. Mr. Ten Broeck attended law school at Loyola University School of Law.

His experience includes working at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office and, from 1992 onward, he developed a criminal defense practice in the State courts. Mr. Ten Broeck’s experience includes conducting jury trials in which he obtained six findings of not guilty by juries and approximately 40 not-guilty findings in judge-held trials. This practice also included federal civil right trials in the federal courts, as well as other civil matters such as real estate disputes, trademarks, partnership litigation.

Mr. Ten Broeck’s immigration practice began in 2001. Since that time, he has represented hundreds of persons before the Immigration Courts in Chicago, New York, Texas, Michigan, and Minnesota. He has successfully fought for his clients’ right to remain in the United States in spite of prior immigration violations and criminal offenses. His fundamental approach to all of his immigration cases is to never make any assumptions about the facts nor the law, and to strictly hold the government to its burden of proof when it attempts to remove (deport) a non-citizen from the United States.

Mr. Ten Broeck’s commitment to protecting his clients comes from an understanding that the U.S. Government must be held to account to its own laws and that all persons are equal under the law. He takes great satisfaction in keeping families together.

Christine Varghese

Attorney

Jim C Ten Broeck Jr.
  • Languages

    Español, English

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law, Juris Doctor
    2012
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *Magna Cum Laude
    2008

Licenses

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    2021
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    2019
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
    2019
  • Illinois Supreme Court
    2012

Specialized Programs

  • Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)
    Asian Legal Studies

Biography

Christine Varghese was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the western suburbs of Chicago. A first-generation daughter of immigrants, she has developed a deep compassion for the immigrant experience early in her life. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she received her Bachelor’s of Art in History with a minor in Spanish. While still an undergraduate she assisted pro se individuals at the Champaign County Courthouse in small claims and family law. She then obtained her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law where she active in the school’s mediation team and won an award for her mediation skills at the 2012 International Mediation Competition.

At DePaul, Christine was honored to be chosen to work at the International Human Rights Institute in Beijing, China assisting HIV positive individuals, women and children, and other marginalized groups in Chinese society. Upon returning from Beijing, she was inspired by her experience abroad to produce a documentary on comparative public interest law meant to encourage legal practitioners in China to engage in advocacy for vulnerable populations. She was also able to successfully garner support in the United States to hold an educational conference on public interest law for Chinese law students and attorneys in Beijing.

Prior to joining the firm, she worked for one of the city’s most well-known workers’ rights litigation firms. However, her true calling was human rights work and she found that she was able to make a both a local and an international impact in immigration deportation defense. Ms. Varghese is a dedicated and zealous advocate for her clients. She has worked on hundreds of cases and successfully represented clients in a wide range of immigration cases – specifically waivers, VAWA petitions, U-Visas, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal for non-permanent and permanent residents, asylum, and U.N. Convention against Torture (CAT)

Marc Jacome

Attorney

Marc Jacome
  • Languages
    Español, English

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles – School of Law
    2019
  • University of Michigan
    2015

Licenses

  • ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois
    2020
  • State Bar of California
    2019

Jennifer Churay

Attorney

Jennifer Churay - Attorney at Chicago Immigration Advocates Law Office
  • Languages
    Español, English

Education

  • Michigan State University College of Law
    2023
  • Grand Valley State University
    2018

Licenses

  • Michigan State Bar
    2023