2008
Southern Methodist University -Dedman School of Law
We understand the stress and confusion that often accompanies acquiring the rights to legally work or live in the United States. It is difficult and frequently intimidating to navigate these matters on your own.
You’ve come to the right firm. For years, our attorneys have helped clients get the approval they need to work and live here in the United States.
2011
George Washington University Law School
De Mott, McChesney, Curtright & Associates (www.demottusa.com) is a seven-lawyer law firm dedicated to practicing Immigration law exclusively. Our Main Office, headed by Joseph B. De Mott, is located across the parking lot from the U.S. Immigration Service in San Antonio, Texas. The Business Immigration section of our firm, led by Ruth L. McChesney, is also on the same floor. Finally, the Court section of our law firm is headed by Lance E. Curtright, and is located in the same building as the Immigration Courts in downtown San Antonio.
Joseph B. De Mott, our founding partner, has been practicing immigration law in San Antonio since 1976. In 1981 he was certified as a specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The firm handles all types of Immigration cases including employment based, family based, labor certifications, all non-immigrant visas including E, F, H, L, J, O, and R Visas, outstanding professor/researcher petitions, National Interest Waiver petitions, asylum applications, deportation hearings, bond hearings, citizenship applications. In addition to English, we are fluent in Spanish, and also speak some French and German.
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2005
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
2010
St. Mary's University School of Law
We represent individuals, corporations, investors, employers, athletes, and entertainers in all aspects of immigration both family and employment based. Partner is currently AILA Liaison for the USCIS San Antonio District Office. We have vast experience in immigrant and nonimmigrant visas. We strive to provide up-to-date and accurate legal advice to all of our clients.
2001
Texas Tech Univ 1999
Morales & O'Connor, PLLC provides business and family-based immigration services to companies and individuals, including removal/deportation defense and global migration to Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. We serve the Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio areas, as well as Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2002
South Texas College of Law
The Law Office of Marisa C. Balderas-Flores offers personalized and confidential legal representation in the areas of immigration and naturalization law, criminal defense and federal law.
2009
University of Oregon
We are immigration experts with over 170 years combined experience, and a team of experienced attorneys including 7 Board Certified Immigration Specialists. Widely recognized as a leader in the field, DMCA continues to set the standard for excellence in immigration law. Our clients range from families to Fortune 100 and Global 500 companies who choose us because of our reputation for fairness and proven ability to achieve outstanding results even with very difficult cases. Our commitment to fair pricing and our proven track record before the Immigration Service and in Immigration Court have won us a devoted and growing referral-driven client community across the country.
Since its origins in 1976, DMCA has endeavored to provide outstanding and cost-effective legal assistance in the field of immigration. Our vision has consistently recognized the dignity of the individual and the value of families, while our employment-based and global immigration services strive to facilitate the great contributions to business and community afforded through immigration channels. Successful client representation and commitment to professionalism have helped DMCA evolve to our current standing as one of the largest immigration and criminal defense firms in Texas.
Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, we also have established offices in Austin, Houston, The Woodlands and San Angelo to allow convenient representation of clients throughout the State; however, the worldwide scope of immigration and the reach of technology have enabled DMCA to become a global law practice serving an international clientele. The diverse experience of our team of attorneys is fully engaged when addressing a matter at the nearest courthouse or assisting a qualified foreign national at the most remote foreign consulate. Whether called upon to perform local or international services, we remain dedicated to providing the highest quality legal solutions to our clients.
In addition to English, we are fluent in Spanish, and also speak French, German, Portuguese. www.dmcausa.com
2002
St. Mary's University
We are immigration experts with over 193 years combined experience, and a team of 21 attorneys including 5 Board Certified Immigration Specialists. Widely recognized as a leader in the field, DMCA continues to set the standard for excellence in immigration law. Our clients range from families to Fortune 150 companies who choose us because of our reputation for fairness and proven ability to achieve outstanding results even with very difficult cases. Our commitment to fair pricing and our proven track record before the Immigration Service and in Immigration Court have won us a devoted and growing referral-driven client community across the country.
Since its origins in 1976, DMCA has endeavored to provide outstanding and cost-effective legal assistance in the field of immigration. Our vision has consistently recognized the dignity of the individual and the value of families, while our employment-based and global immigration services strive to facilitate the great contributions to business and community afforded through immigration channels. Successful client representation and commitment to professionalism have helped DMCA evolve to our current standing as one of the largest immigration and criminal defense firms in Texas.
Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, we also have established offices in Austin, Houston, The Woodlands and San Angelo to allow convenient representation of clients throughout the State; however, the worldwide scope of immigration and the reach of technology have enabled DMCA to become a global law practice serving an international clientele. The diverse experience of our team of attorneys is fully engaged when addressing a matter at the nearest courthouse or assisting a qualified foreign national at the most remote foreign consulate. Whether called upon to perform local or international services, we remain dedicated to providing the highest quality legal solutions to our clients.
DMCA: Building community one person, one family and one business at a time.
2005
Saint Louis University
Dedicated to the exclusive practice of Immigration & Nationality Law representing a broad range of clients encompassing a whole spectrum of immigration matters: including Removal hearings, Naturalization applicants, Family based, and Employment based.
2005
St. Mary's Law School
We understand the stress and confusion that often accompanies acquiring the rights to legally work or live in the United States. It is difficult and frequently intimidating to navigate these matters on your own.
You’ve come to the right firm. For years, our attorneys have helped clients get the approval they need to work and live here in the United States.
2008
St. Mary's Law School
Daniel P. McCarthy is recognized for his expertise in immigration law. He has over ten years experience in handling a broad range of complex immigration matters for clients, and more than twenty years experience in civil litigation. His immigration law experience includes counseling scholars, professional, and other client on matters relating to applications for visas and permanent residency. He has an outstanding record of success in developing strategies for clients in obtaining work visas. He has directed and supervised the processing of immigration visas, both family-based and employer-based and has counseled clients on matters with the Citizenship & Immigration Services offices.
Having lived, worked, and studied in foreign countries, Dan brings a strong multicultural awareness to his practice. Dan has served as the designated school official at the University of Texas at San Antonio for the processing of International Student visa applications. His responsibilities included ensuring institutional and individual compliance with the laws pertaining to the student visa program and he worked with international scholars. He served as the responsible officer to represent UTSA under the Exchange Visitor Program, coordinated activities of staff in the Office of International Programs, and oversaw the orientation of international students.
Board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Dan also has substantial experience resolving civil claims for clients involving I-9 worksite enforcement actions, personal injury, Texas Deceptive Trade Practices, contracts, and real estate. He is admitted to practice before all state courts and the United Stated District Court for the Western District of Texas. Dan is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a Sustaining Member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. He belongs to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the National Association of International Educators, the San Antonio Bar Association (Immigration Section), and the Bexar County Bar Association.
Dan holds a Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s University School of Law (1984) and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Houston (1981). He has studied abroad at Cambridge University, England, and has been an exchange student with Fukuoka Sogo Bank in Japan.
1998
St. Mary's University
I am committed to providing professional, responsive and excellent service to my clients. I offer a free initial 30 minute consultation and very reasonable rates.
2004
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Aaron Haas is an immigration lawyer in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard International Law Journal, in 2006. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago in 2000. He grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, but now makes his home in San Antonio. From 2003 to 2005, he was a volunteer in the Peace Corps, where he served as a teacher in Bulgaria.
In 2006, he started working for the indigent as a staff attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), the primary legal aid organization in South Texas. At TRLA, he served on the Immigration Team, and handled a wide variety of immigration cases, including family-based petitions, deportation defense, and assistance to victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.
In 2010, he was awarded the Oliver Hill law fellowship at Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia. Washington and Lee is the 17th oldest active law school in the U.S. It was ranked the 24th best law school in the country by U.S. News and World Report and its faculty was ranked the 10th most influential in the country by National Jurist magazine.
As part of this fellowship, he founded a new immigration clinic and directed the clinic for three years. This clinic handled a wide variety of immigration cases, with many involving juveniles or refugees. He also published several articles on immigration law that were accepted for publication at academic law journals, and has spoken at conferences at several universities around the country.
He has presented oral arguments at the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, Virginia, and at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. He is licensed to practice law in Texas, and before all immigration courts and agencies in the country. He has been qualified to testify as an expert in immigration law. In 2010, he was appointed a member of the State Bar of Texas Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality. He is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
In 2013, he returned to San Antonio and opened this law practice with his wife, Shannon Salmon-Haas. He lives in San Antonio with his wife and two children.
2009
Harvard