Lourdes Monteagudo 1

Ms. Monteagudo is a private attorney in Chicago dedicated to defending the rights of immigrants and low income families with a concentration in the areas of immigration, civil litigation and business law. She is licensed to practice in the State of Illinois, in the Federal Courts, and in the Immigration Courts of the United States presently representing over 2,500 families going through immigration processes. From 2005 to 2015 she also served as a Commissioner for the Court of Claims, where all claims against the State of Illinois are litigated. In her first professional endeavors she was a bilingual teacher, principal and educational leader serving as the FIRST DEPUTY MAYOR for Education of the City of Chicago and a founding member and Executive Director of the Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science in Chicago, a teacher development center providing hand-on, classroom based professional development in Mathematics and Science to elementary school teachers.

Ms. Monteagudo received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the Chicago Kent College of Law in May 2001. She also holds an Advanced Certificate in Administration and Supervision from Chicago State University, a Masters Degree in Urban Education from Governors State University and a Bachelors Degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Mundelein College in Chicago.