About Julia
Julia Sverdloff built a legal trajectory that begins in the classroom and moves steadily into courtroom practice. She earned a J.D. from the University of Illinois - Chicago John Marshall Law School in 2007 after completing an M.A. in International Relations at Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus in 2004 and a B.A. in Government and Politics from St. John’s University in 2003. Those years of study laid a foundation of law, policy and international affairs that inform her practice today.
After law school she entered private practice and in 2009 founded Sverdloff Law Group P.C. The firm has handled matters across state and federal forums. Sverdloff is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York and Illinois. She is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, and to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2015 she took a turn back to academia as an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School, teaching students while maintaining her practice.
Her practice is rooted in immigration law. Sverdloff represents clients in a range of immigration matters and appears in federal courts and tribunals where client needs require it. She has volunteered with the National Immigrant Justice Center, providing pro bono legal services, and membership in the American Immigration Lawyers Association reflects a sustained engagement with the professional community that governs immigration practice.
Sverdloff’s professional affiliations extend beyond immigration circles. She is a member of the American Association of Russian Speaking Lawyers and served on its founding board. She maintains memberships in the Chicago Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Nassau County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. Those ties reflect a practice that crosses jurisdictions and professional perspectives, and a willingness to participate in organizations that shape legal practice.
Colleagues and former students describe a lawyer who moves between courtroom advocacy and classroom instruction. She leads Sverdloff Law Group P.C., managing the firm’s cases and supervising its lawyers. Her admissions to multiple federal district courts and the U.S. Supreme Court support work that at times requires litigation in higher forums. She currently leads Sverdloff Law Group P.C., where she represents clients in immigration matters.
