Honors and Awards:

• Certificate of Special Competence from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Citizenship Volunteer Awards (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) awarded by Mayor's Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs -Houston
• Houston's Top Lawyers for the People 2009, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization-Texas State Bar

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, American Immigration lawyers Association (AILA), 1982
• Member, Texas State Bar Association, 1979
• Board Director, Vice President, and President of the Camara de Empresarios Latinos of Houston (CELH)
• President of Consejo Hispano from 1987-1988
• Founder and an Initial Director of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 1984
• Co-Chairmen, Texas Chapter Conference in in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2004
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• Member, Immigration & Nationality Law Section, State Bar of Texas

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Member of the Mayor's (Houston, Texas) Advisory Committee On Immigrant & Refugee Affairs (2002-present)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Lecturer, Immigration Issues,  The University of Texas, August 23, 1988
• Lecturer, Immigration Issues, American Immigration lawyers Association, August 23, 1988
• Associate Editor since 2002 to 2009 of the publication " Visa Processing Guide" published by AILA., American Immigration Lawyers Association

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Lead counsel in Noe de Jesus Gonzalez- Garcia v. R. Gonzales US Attorney General, 431 F3d 324   , 2005

Newsletters:

• Our law office publishes a quarterly newsletter covering immigration related issues. A subscription is available to the public for free.

Educational Background:

• Rice University, B.A., 1976