Your case is not a form. It's your family.
We handle family petitions, green cards, work visas, citizenship, and removal defense — in English and Spanish, with an attorney who returns your calls.
Detained or facing a hearing date? Call now — do not wait for a callback.
Immigration is all we do
We don't take car accidents or divorces on the side. Immigration law changes constantly, and following it properly is a full-time job.
Family-Based Petitions
Petitions for spouses, children, parents, and siblings. Adjustment of status, consular processing, and waivers for unlawful presence.
Learn more →Green Cards & Residency
Permanent residency through family, employment, or marriage — including the interview preparation most people underestimate.
Learn more → UrgentDeportation Defense
Removal proceedings, bond hearings, cancellation of removal, and appeals. If there is a hearing date, time matters more than anything else.
Learn more →Work Visas & Employment
H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, and employment-based residency for both workers and the companies sponsoring them.
Learn more →Citizenship & Naturalization
N-400 applications, civics and English test preparation, and cases complicated by criminal history or long absences.
Learn more →Humanitarian Relief
Asylum, U visas for crime victims, VAWA self-petitions, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.
Learn more →You'll know what's happening with your case.
The most common complaint we hear about previous attorneys isn't about the outcome. It's that nobody explained anything, nobody called back, and months passed with no word.
- An attorney reviews your case, not an assistant. Sofía or Daniel reads every file personally before we quote you.
- Flat fees, quoted in writing. You'll know the total before you commit, including which government filing fees are separate.
- Bilingual from first call to final hearing. Not a translator brought in for meetings — both attorneys practice in Spanish.
- Status updates every 30 days, even when the update is "still pending." Silence is what makes waiting unbearable.
- We tell you when your case is difficult. Some are. You deserve to hear that before you pay anyone.
What happens after you call
No surprises, and no meter running while you decide.
Free case review
Thirty minutes by phone, video, or in the office. You describe your situation and we tell you what options exist — including when the honest answer is "wait" or "not yet."
Written strategy & flat fee
You receive a written plan: which petition or defense applies, what evidence we'll need from you, the expected timeline, and one flat fee.
We build the file
We gather documents, prepare declarations, and file. You get a checklist of exactly what we need from you and nothing you don't.
Interview or hearing
We prepare you properly — mock interviews, likely questions, what to bring — and we appear with you. You are never in that room alone.
Two attorneys. Both of them will know your name.
Sofía Alvarez
Founding Attorney
Fourteen years in immigration practice, the last eight running this firm. Former staff attorney at a Houston legal aid organisation.
English · Spanish
Daniel Okonkwo
Associate Attorney
Focused on removal defense and humanitarian relief. Appears regularly before the Houston Immigration Court.
English · Spanish · Igbo
What clients say
“Three years of waiting and no lawyer had ever explained the process to me in Spanish. Sofía did it in the first meeting.”
“My brother had a hearing in eleven days. They took the case that afternoon and I finally understood what was happening.”
“They told me honestly that I should wait eight months before filing rather than risk a denial. Nobody else had said that.”
Client names have been shortened at their request. Every immigration case turns on its own facts and its own record. These experiences describe individual matters and are not a guarantee, warranty, or prediction of the outcome of any other case. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Before you call
If your question isn't here, bring it to the free case review — that's what it's for.
Is the case review really free?
Yes. Thirty minutes, in English or Spanish, with no obligation to hire us. If we don't think we can help, we'll tell you and suggest where to go instead.
What does an immigration case cost?
Flat fees, quoted in writing after the review, so you know the total before committing. As a general range: family petitions run $1,800–$3,500, naturalization $1,200–$2,000, and removal defense $4,500–$9,000 depending on complexity. Government filing fees are set by USCIS and are separate — we always show you those as a separate line so nothing is hidden inside our fee.
Can you help if I'm undocumented?
Yes, and it's a large part of what we do. Conversations with an attorney are confidential and protected. We can't promise every situation has a path forward, but many people believe they have no options when they do — and that assumption is worth checking.
Someone in my family has been detained. What do I do first?
Call us today rather than tomorrow. Detention cases move on a different timeline than everything else, bond hearings can be scheduled quickly, and the first days matter. Have the person's full legal name, date of birth, and A-number if you know it.
Do I have to come to Houston?
Not for most of it. Reviews and case meetings happen by phone or video, and we represent clients across Texas and in consular cases abroad. Some hearings require appearance, and we'll tell you clearly which ones.
¿Hablan español?
Sí. Ambos abogados practican en español — no usamos traductores. Puede llamar, escribir, y llevar todo su caso en español si lo prefiere.
Find out where you actually stand.
Thirty minutes, English or Spanish, no obligation. Most people leave the call knowing more about their options than they've learned in years of asking around.