"An exceptionally friendly team of lawyers who offer excellent service for visa applications. They skillfully assist in securing the type of visa best suited for your situation."
Associate Attorney
Jacob S. Klaiman
Mr. Klaiman joined Scott D. Pollock & Associates in the fall of 2024. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in May of 2024 and was a law clerk in both the public and private sectors before passing the bar.
Jacob has experience assisting attorneys on a vast variety of employment-based, family-based, and humanitarian immigration cases. As a clerk, he concentrated on I-601A provisional waivers, I-601 waivers, I-212 waivers, U-visas, VAWA, Asylum, Withholding of Removal, CAT, H-1B, L-1, O-1, DACA, and naturalization.
For his volunteer work with ProBAR along the Mexican border in Texas, Jacob was recognized as a 2024 ABA Commission on Immigration Pro Bono Champion and was featured on the 2024 Pro Bono Honor Roll. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Spanish from the University of Maryland and is fluent in Spanish.
More About Jake
EXPERIENCE
- Adjunct Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Jake teaches the Professional Identity Formation course at his alma mater law school, a required course for all first-year law students.
- Teacher’s Assistant, Immigration Practicum. Jake led a group of his peers from Loyola University Chicago School of Law to the Mexican-American border in Harlingen, Texas, to help assist new arrivals, volunteer at the Port Isabel Detention Center, and participate in various immigration clinics along the southern border in partnership with the American Bar Association’s ProBAR.
- Rapid Response Refugee Clinic, Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Jake represented clients in partnership with Loyola University Chicago School of Law, School of Social Work, and the Kovler Center in a holistic approach to Immigration relief.
ADMISSIONS
- Illinois Supreme Court
EDUCATION
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., May 2024. Received Dean’s List honors Spring 2023 and Fall 2023
- University of Maryland, B.A. in Public Policy and Spanish, May 2021
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