About Swati S.
Swati S. Desai built a varied academic foundation before entering private practice. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, followed by graduate work at Syracuse University where she completed a Master of Arts in Journalism and a Juris Doctor at Syracuse University College of Law. She later pursued an LL.M. in Taxation at The John Marshall Law School. Her records show study and degree dates spanning the early 2000s through the end of that decade.
Her early career included a position at the U.S. Small Business Administration in 2006, where she worked as a lawyer. The following year she established the Law Office of Swati S. Desai and has practiced through that firm since 2007. In 2016 she contributed as an immigration writer for NOLO.com, producing consumer-facing content on immigration topics. Those roles reflect a mix of government service, solo practice, and public writing.
Her training covers both legal and journalistic disciplines. The LL.M. in Taxation speaks to formal study in tax law. Her J.D. and subsequent practice provide the usual grounding in civil and administrative matters. The journalism degree informs how she communicates complex legal ideas to nonlawyers, a skill she applied at NOLO.com while writing about immigration.
Colleagues and clients have encountered her in a range of settings: at the SBA, in private consultations at her office, and through published articles aimed at the general public. She maintains current professional memberships and remains active in legal circles in Illinois. Those connections keep her engaged with changes in state and federal rules that affect individuals and small businesses.
She practices from the Law Office of Swati S. Desai at 250 Parkway Drive. Her current practice focuses on tax matters, immigration issues, and legal concerns that affect small businesses.
