Omar Adel Abuzir

Omar Adel Abuzir is a founding member and managing partner of Khalaf & Abuzir, LLC, bringing over two decades of dedicated legal experience to the practice of immigration law. Based in Palos Hills, Illinois, he handles all facets of immigration matters with a particular focus on complex litigation before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (Immigration Court) and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Fluent in English, Arabic, and Spanish, Mr. Abuzir serves a diverse clientele and provides critical counsel in both deportation defense and affirmative immigration petitions.

Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Abuzir has successfully represented individuals and families in removal and deportation proceedings, as well as hundreds of clients pursuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas, naturalization, and relief before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). He earned his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology in 1999 after completing his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1995. Prior to founding his current practice, he served as a managing partner at Horn, Khalaf, Abuzir & Mitchell, LLC and as a senior associate attorney at Azulay, Horn & Seiden, LLC.

Committed to passionate and personalized advocacy, Mr. Abuzir believes in safeguarding the rights and futures of immigrants through diligent preparation and steadfast courtroom representation. He is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Arab-American Bar Association of Illinois, continually contributing his insights through legal publications and active community involvement.