Meet the Partners

Meet the professional and skilled staff of U.S. Immigration Law Group, LLP.

Monica E. Lukoschek, Attorney at Law

(949) 480-9345, monica@usilg.net

Ms. Lukoschek is a first generation American. Her father is an immigrant from Germany; and her mother was born in Cuba to Spanish parents. Ms. Lukoschek  is proud to be the product of her family’s American Dreams.

After more than a decade working in the immigration law departments of two major law firms, Ms. Lukoschek helped found a boutique immigration law firm in Irvine and helped to grow the firm from 13 to 40 employees in less than one and a half years. In December 2001,                  Ms. Lukoschek started a solo practice representing mid- to small-sized businesses, as well as individuals, in matters involving U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law.

 Ms. Lukoschek’s primary focus is in the area of employment-based immigration law, assisting businesses to hire and retain foreign personnel, helping entrepreneurs to invest in the US and providing advice to employers and employees of small, mid-sized and large companies. Her specialties are E-2, H-1B, L-1 visas and Labor Certification (PERM) applications.

Ms. Lukoschek enjoys the challenges and creativity of immigration law. She feels personal satisfaction knowing that she is assisting someone’s American Dream become a reality.

Ms. Lukoschek has served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Orange County Bar Association Immigration Section, and has presented at several legal education conferences. Ms. Lukoschek joined the Board of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association in 2007 and was elected President for the 2009 term. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Ms. Lukoschek was selected as a “Super Lawyer”™ in 2010-11.

Ms. Lukoschek is fluent in Spanish.

Lisa D. Ramirez, Attorney at Law

(714) 543-5185, Lisa@usilg.net

Ms. Ramirez was born and raised in the United States; however she traces her roots and cultural identity to Ecuador and Italy from where her family immigrated. A daughter of an immigrant mother, she was always intrigued with people from other countries and cultures. Ms. Ramirez has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe having spent summers in Italy and Venezuela where she worked in the legal department of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

As an attorney, Ms. Ramirez has always practiced exclusively in the area of U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. She believes it is a privilege to help immigrants achieve their dreams and goals to the enrichment of this country. As a lawyer, she believes that while she may not litigate for damages or monetary gain, she accomplishes something far greater and richer – helping businesses thrive, individuals obtain freedom or contribute to the American dream and reuniting families. Nothing could be more priceless – or more American.

Early in her career, Ms. Ramirez served at Catholic Charities of Orange County as the Director of Legal Services and Advocacy, and later at the Public Law Center where she developed the legal immigration services program. She is most proud of the work she has done pro bono on behalf of the poorest and most vulnerable immigrants including asylum seekers, trafficking victims and battered women and children.

Ms. Ramirez was responsible for spearheading the Orange County Bar Association’s INFO presentation on immigration, is a Past President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County and serves on the District Attorney’s Hispanic Advisory Commission.

Ms. Ramirez is fluent in Spanish.