Nadeen Aljijakli
Partner @Aljijakli, Kosseff & Prendergast, Llc
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WORK HISTORY
Partner @Aljijakli, Kosseff & Prendergast, Llc
Cleveland/Akron, OH, US
Nadeen Aljlijakli practices exclusively in the area of immigration law with a focus on family-based immigration, asylum, and complex deportation and removal defense.Nadeen is a recognized expert on Syrian asylum claims, and has been featured in numerous news media, including The Washington Post, Forbes, Al Jazeera, and the The Plain Dealer. In addition, The Huffington Post named her to its “Top Ten List: Muslims Who Save Lives.” Ms. Aljijakli received the 2016 Pro Bono Champion Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Ohio Chapter.Nadeen represents clients in matters involving adjustment of status and naturalization, asylum and refugee status, detention and bond, cancellation of removal, waivers of inadmissibility, and federal court litigation. She has also handled business immigration matters in the medical and university research sectors.In 2019, Nadeen joined the faculty at Case Western Reserve University School of Law as an Adjunct Professor teaching the law school’s Immigration Law course.Ms. Aljijakli is a native Arabic speaker.
EDUCATION
New York University
B.A., Economics, Computer Applications
Brooklyn Law School
J.D.
SKILLS
ABOUT NADEEN ALJIJAKLI
Nadeen Aljijakli is a partner at Aljijakli, Kosseff & Prendergast, LLC, where she practices exclusively in the area of immigration law with a focus on family-based immigration, citizenship, asylum and deportation defense. Nadeen is a recognized expert for Syrian asylum claims and was featured in a Huffington Post article,\"Top Ten List: Muslims Who Save Lives\", as well as the Washington Post, Forbes, Al Jazeera, and Brian Lehrer’s show on CUNY TV. Nadeen developed her expertise in immigration law working with nationally recognized lawyers at leading law firms in the country, including Duane Morris\' Immigration Practice Group and Maggio & Kattar, PC, in Washington, DC, as well as Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP, in New York. She received her undergraduate degree in Economics from New York University; and her law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2005. During law school, she was a finalist in a national family law moot court competition; she was selected as a Sparer Public Interest Law Fellow; and she interned with the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review. Nadeen has served as Coordinator of American Immigration Lawyer’s Association (AILA) Middle Eastern Interest Group (MEIG). She received the 2016 Pro Bono Champion Award by the AILA Ohio Chapter. She is also a co-founder of the NY Chapter of the Network of Arab-American Professionals, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to strengthening the Arab-American community, and serves on the organization\'s Advisory Board. Nadeen is a native Arabic speaker.Lastly, as a yoga instructor and holistic wellness practitioner, Nadeen leads various corporate wellness initiatives and trainings aimed at supporting lawyers and other professionals in building sustainable self-care regimens to create better work-life balance.
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