{"id":28243,"date":"2026-07-07T21:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/?post_type=team&#038;p=28243"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:29:53","slug":"courtney-wachal","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.colombohurdlaw.com\/es\/abogados\/courtney-wachal\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Wachal"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-team-intro\" id=\"block_06aaa2f7e1f08346be1153dcdf300cf1\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-team-intro__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-acf-team-intro__content\">\n\n    <div class=\"read-more__text\"\n    id=\"read-more-6a53645f583d1\"\n    >\n    <p>Courtney Wachal es Abogada de Inmigraci\u00f3n en Colombo &#038; Hurd. La Sra. Wachal se especializa en inmigraci\u00f3n basada en empleo y maneja una amplia gama de casos de no inmigrantes e inmigrantes, incluyendo peticiones EB-1, EB-2 por Inter\u00e9s Nacional (NIW), L-1, O-1 y H-1B. En particular, la Sra. Wachal cuenta con experiencia en peticiones de inmigraci\u00f3n para profesionales altamente calificados, tanto en casos individuales como en peticiones patrocinadas por empleadores. <\/p>\n<p>La Sra. Wachal aporta a su pr\u00e1ctica casi una d\u00e9cada de experiencia en inmigraci\u00f3n empresarial. M\u00e1s recientemente, como Abogada Asociada en una firma de inmigraci\u00f3n con sede en Chicago, gestion\u00f3 presentaciones tanto de no inmigrantes como de inmigrantes, incluyendo peticiones H-1B, R-1, O-1, L-1, I-140, I-485 y N-400. Entre sus responsabilidades se encontraban la preparaci\u00f3n y presentaci\u00f3n de peticiones iniciales y de respuestas a Solicitudes de Evidencia (RFE) y Avisos de Intenci\u00f3n de Denegar (NOID), as\u00ed como la asesor\u00eda a clientes y su representaci\u00f3n en entrevistas ante USCIS. Al inicio de su carrera, la Sra. Wachal gestion\u00f3 asuntos de inmigraci\u00f3n empresarial, incluyendo casos EB-1, EB-2 NIW, O-1 e I-485, desde la admisi\u00f3n hasta la presentaci\u00f3n. Ha obtenido con \u00e9xito aprobaciones en diversos casos EB-1A, O-1A y EB-2 NIW para clientes de una amplia variedad de industrias y \u00e1reas de especializaci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n<p>La formaci\u00f3n jur\u00eddica de la Sra. Wachal incluye su experiencia como Asistente Legal (Law Clerk) en el Departamento Jur\u00eddico de la Ciudad de Chicago, y como Pasante Legal de Verano en la Divisi\u00f3n de Responsabilidad Civil (Torts), donde realiz\u00f3 declaraciones (depositions) y brind\u00f3 apoyo en la preparaci\u00f3n de juicios y arbitrajes. Tambi\u00e9n pas\u00f3 un verano en la Oficina de Pol\u00edtica y Estrategia de USCIS en Washington, D.C., donde colabor\u00f3 en el trabajo de pol\u00edticas de visas humanitarias de no inmigrantes y contribuy\u00f3 a la elaboraci\u00f3n de directrices para la aplicaci\u00f3n de normativas. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-acf--spacing-sm wp-block-acf wp-block-acf-team-experience\" id=\"block_e72035c052b0a4fdbf600fbc19d7a8dc\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-team-experience__container\"><div class=\"wp-block-acf-team-experience__content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conocimientos y Experiencia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formaci\u00f3n Acad\u00e9mica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>J.D. (Doctorado en Jurisprudencia), Facultad de Derecho de Wake Forest University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Licenciatura (B.A.) en Franc\u00e9s y Estudios Internacionales, University of Mount Union, cum laude<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matr\u00edcula Profesional<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Corte Suprema de Illinois (2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membres\u00edas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asociaci\u00f3n Estadounidense de Abogados de Inmigraci\u00f3n (AILA), Delegaci\u00f3n de Chicago<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miembro del Comit\u00e9 2026 de ILSOS y MRC (Conferencia Regional del Medio Oeste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reconocimientos Profesionales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Super Lawyers Rising Stars, de 2024 a 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Idiomas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ingl\u00e9s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franc\u00e9s (nivel avanzado)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vida Personal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A la Sra. Wachal le apasionan el teatro musical y los viajes. Disfruta asistir a musicales de todo tipo, desde producciones de teatro regional hasta espect\u00e1culos de Broadway. 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