Northbrook Law Firm

Dworsky Law Firm is the Northbrook law firm that clients turn to for EB-1A petitions, O-1 visas, PERM, and employment-based immigration. Ashley Dworsky has practiced immigration law for more than twenty-five years, holds admissions to the State Bars of Illinois and New York as well as the United States Supreme Court, and has been selected to Super Lawyers each year from 2019 through 2026. He is also an immigrant who earned an extraordinary ability green card himself, so the standard our clients are measured against is one he has already met. These cases are difficult on the people living through them. Requests for evidence arrive without warning, priority dates move in ways nobody can forecast, and a career built over decades can come to rest on one adjudicator’s reading of a single file. Everyone in that position needs somewhere to set the case down for an hour, and the parks around our office give them the room to do it. Take a look at places we recommend to relax, and then contact an immigration lawyer at the law firm of Dworsky Law Firm for help today.

Wood Oaks Green Park Northbrook

Located just five minutes away from the Northbrook law firm of Dworsky Law Firm, Wood Oaks Green Park is a broad stretch of open ground on Sanders Road built around a fishing pond and a wooded hill. A paved loop circles the property and carries walkers, runners, and cyclists past most of the amenities, which include tennis courts, a basketball court, soccer and baseball fields, and a playground sized for younger children. Picnic tables are set throughout the grounds, restrooms are maintained on site, and parking is generous outside of peak weekend hours. The hill at the center of the park is the highest point in the immediate area and offers a clear view across the surrounding neighborhood, making it a common turnaround for anyone walking the full circuit. Dog walkers use the trail year-round, and the wooded stretches hold their shade well into summer afternoons. Camp grounds and open field space are available for larger gatherings, and the loop is short enough to finish on a lunch break. The park opens at six in the morning and closes at ten at night, which accommodates early risers as well as clients who want somewhere to go once a workday ends. Between the pond, the hill, and the quiet at the edges of the property, it is a practical place to step away from the pressure of an extraordinary ability petition and reset before the next round of evidence gathering with an EB-1A lawyer begins.

Village Green Park Northbrook

Located just ten minutes away from the law firm of Dworsky Law Firm, Village Green Park sits at the center of downtown on Walters Avenue with shops, coffee, chocolate, and ice cream within a short walk of the grass. That location makes it the easiest of these parks to combine with errands, and there are usually other families on the grounds rather than an empty field. The playground carries structures scaled for several age groups, including a tot area, climbing walls, slides, and a wide variety of swings, and a sand pit stocked with digging machines draws younger children. A small fountain sits nearby. A paved path runs the perimeter of the property, public restrooms and a water station are available near the baseball diamond, and a bike repair station on site is stocked with a tire pump and basic tools. Large shade trees cover much of the open lawn, so the space stays comfortable through the warmer months, and the Northbrook Park District schedules organized events here throughout the year. Hours run from six in the morning to roughly nine-thirty in the evening depending on the day. For anyone waiting on a petition tied to a production schedule or an academic term, a short walk around this park is an easy way to clear an afternoon of paperwork before the next call with an O-1 visa lawyer.

Techny Prairie Park and Fields Northbrook

Located just ten minutes away from the law firm of Dworsky Law Firm, Techny Prairie Park and Fields is the largest park in the area and runs along Techny Road on the eastern side of the village. A stormwater basin sits at the center of the property, and the walking loop that circles it measures roughly seven-tenths of a mile, drawing steady foot traffic at dawn and again at dusk. The grounds hold soccer and softball fields, baseball diamonds, a skate park, a nine-hole golf course, fishing access, and playgrounds, with the Techny Prairie Activity Center adjacent to the fields. There is enough acreage here to walk for a full hour without retracing the same ground, and the open prairie sections give the park a different character than the wooded parks closer to the village center. Parking is ample across several lots, trail surfaces are well maintained, and the basin path stays flat for anyone who would rather skip a hill. The park is open around the clock, which sets it apart from every other option nearby and makes it available to clients whose schedules do not fit ordinary park hours. Labor certification runs on a timeline measured in quarters rather than weeks, and a long walk here is a reasonable way to spend part of that wait while your PERM and employment-based immigration case moves forward.

Find a new favorite spot to relax, and then contact an immigration lawyer at the law firm of Dworsky Law Firm for help today.

Northbrook Statistics

Employment-based immigration moves slowly, and the federal data shows why. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification reported 117,849 PERM applications received in fiscal year 2025, a decline of 22.4 percent from the prior year, while issuing final determinations on 148,227 applications during the same period. Of those, 138,093 were certified, 3,404 were denied, and 6,730 were withdrawn. Even at that processing volume, 157,669 applications remained pending as of September 30, 2025, which is the queue every employer and worker entering the process today joins. Denials and withdrawals together account for roughly one in fifteen decisions, and in a program where recruitment errors generally cannot be corrected after filing, that share represents cases that in many instances have to start over from the beginning. The demand is not abstract here. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau put the foreign-born share of the local population at roughly one in five residents, well above both the Illinois and national rates, and the surrounding area supports thousands of business establishments employing tens of thousands of people. Those two facts sit on top of each other: a workforce with deep international ties and a certification system that punishes procedural mistakes. Numbers like these are the reason these filings are worth handing to a lawyer rather than working through alone.

Northbrook Success Stories

“We needed to obtain a work visa for a prospective employee who is a non -USA citizen. The Dworsky Law firm explained all our options with different types of visa applications. We went with their suggestion and obtained the visa in record time. Saurabh Sharma and Ashley Dworsky advised us through the whole process . Everything they mentioned happened. This is the second time we have utilized their services and once again their service, opinions and professional advice were top quality! We will definitely continue using this Law Firm!” — Brian Birkan

Wood Oaks Green Park, Village Green Park, and Techny Prairie Park and Fields all sit within ten minutes of our office on Dundee Road, and each offers something different depending on what the day calls for: a quick loop around the pond at Wood Oaks, a downtown stop at Village Green that pairs easily with an errand, or an hour on the prairie trails at Techny when the walk needs to be longer. Our office serves clients across the surrounding communities, and we have spent more than two decades on employment-based work and have seen it from both sides, representing individuals building a record of achievement and companies trying to keep a hire from falling through. We will tell you what the evidence supports before you commit to a strategy, and we will tell you plainly when it does not support the filing you had in mind. When you are ready to take that next step, contact an immigration lawyer at the Northbrook law firm of Dworsky Law Firm for help today.