PROFILETexas licensed Attorney with over 20 years of experience practicing U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law. Substantial experience handling all areas of Employment-Based (EB) immigration, Family-Based (FB) immigration and Non-Immigrant Visa matters. Proven track record of success with a high approval rate of labor certifications cases with the U.S. Department of Labor (hundreds of cases approved), and thousands of combined approvals of various types including both, non-immigrant and immigrant visa petitions with USCIS.​As a Venezuelan-American attorney licensed in both jurisdictions, Mr. Lopez has bold experience handling Venezuelan ASYLUM cases, both, affirmative applications with USCIS and defensive applications with the U.S. Immigration Court. He represents individuals from any nationality facing removal proceedings in the United States.Mr. Lopez is admitted to practice law in all courts of the State of Texas, all Immigration Courts throughout the United States and the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Texas. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree from the University of Houston Law Center (2002), a Juris Doctor (JD) and another Master’s Degree in Tax Laws (2000). He is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and the Venezuelan Bar Association.Specialties: - Asylums (Affirmative/Defensive)- Deportation Defense and Bond Hearings- Individuals of Extraordinary Ability & National Interest Waiver cases- Unlawful Presence Waivers- Employment-Based Immigration PERM - 1-140 (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3) and EB-5 (investment)- Family Immigration [Immediate Relatives of USC's & LPR's - Fiance Visas (K)]- Adjustment of Status & Consular Processing- Work Permits (EAD) & Advanced Paroles (AP)- Work Visas (H-1B - L-1A/B - TN's - O's & P's)- Investor Visas [E-1 (Treaty Trader) - E-2 (Treaty Investor)]- Citizenship & Naturalization