DALLAS TEXAS IMMLAW MEMBERSHIP Feature

Michelle Saenz-Rodriguez • July 13, 2021

Michelle Saenz-Rodriguez Accepts IMMLAW Invitation

Michelle Saenz-Rodriguez IMMLAW Membership

"Becoming part of IMMLAW has proven to be much more than just being part of one of the most distinguished immigration lawyers in the field. It is the place where I get to collaborate with the best of the best to analyze, assess and strategize in real time as immigration policy is changing. We don’t have to wait to see what the experts think because we are the experts. I am proud to call IMMLAW my professional family." - Michelle Saenz-Rodriguez



Michelle Saenz-Rodriguez IMMLAW Invitation

IMMLAW Membership Feature Excerpt


"MICHELLE L. SAENZ-RODRIGUEZ is the co-founder of Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates in Dallas, Texas. Now in her 30th year of practice, Michelle is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of Texas. She started as a Judicial Law Clerk under the Attorney General’s Honor Program for 7 Immigration Judges in Harlingen, Texas. She began her immigration practice shortly thereafter and has remained a passionate advocate for immigrants from around the world.


Michelle is former Chair for the Texas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers. She currently sits on the AILA Board of Governors and is on the AILA ICE Liaison Committee. Michelle also sits as an Advisory Member of the ABA Commission on Immigration. Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates has been has been named one of the “Top Tier Immigration Law Firms in America” for the last several years and being named “Top Lawyer in the Field of Immigration for 2018” by Best Lawyers in America. In 2020, Michelle received The W Page Keeton Award for Excellence in Continuing Legal Education from the University of Texas Law School."

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What is IMMLAW?


From the IMMLAW website:


"IMMLAW was established 30 years ago as a consortium of prominent, highly experienced immigration lawyers strategically located in centers of business and economic growth and major gateway cities throughout the country.


IMMLAW attorneys are recognized as top attorneys, being listed in some of the world's most established ranking services for immigration lawyers, including Best Lawyers in America, Martindale Hubbell AV and Preeminent ratings, International Who's Who of Business Immigration Lawyers, and Super Lawyers, as well as by peers.


IMMLAW attorneys are leaders. Our members have served on the Board of Governors of AILA (the American Immigration Lawyers Association) as officers and directors, AILA is the bar association for immigration lawyers, with 15,000-members in the U.S. and around the world. A number of our members have served as AILA national President, a nationally elected, top position within the bar association.


IMMLAW attorneys have served on various federal government agency liaison committees through AILA and other bar associations and organizations. Our members include national leaders, well-known authors, professors, and lecturers in immigration law.


IMMLAW attorneys serve the immigrant community and work with other professional and government groups. Our members support and volunteer at agencies that serve the immigrant community through charitable and pro-bono efforts.


IMMLAW attorneys are dedicated to advancing the profession of immigration law by utilizing our combined knowledge base and pooled resources. We strive to increase public awareness in the immigration community and to the public at-large. This is accomplished through frequent participation and speaking engagements at immigration law conferences, business seminars, and public presentations and through book authorship, articles, commentary, and editorial input of numerous books and articles in professional journals and online publications.


IMMLAW is reserved for the best of the best, and membership is by-invitation only."

Practice Areas

  • Asylum
  • Citizenship and Naturalization
  • Consular and Border Processing
  • Family Immigration
  • Immigration Court, Removal and Deportation

Awards & Recognitions

  • Best Lawyers in America (2001-present)
  • W. Page Keeton Award for Excellence in CLE (UT Law School) Leadership Texas Alumni
  • Attorney Generals Honor Program (EOIR-1991)

Memberships & Associations

  • American Immigration Lawyers (AILA)
  • Board Certified (Immigration) State Bar of Texas
  • ABA Fellow
  • Texas Bar Fellow
  • ABA Commission on Immigration (AILA Rep. House of Delegates)

Pro-bono & Community Service

  • Pro bono College State Bar of Texas
  • Bishop’s Immigration Task Force (Dallas Diocese)
  • National Hispanic Institute (Board Chair)
  • Vecina Volunteer Mentor (pro bono asylum representation)
  • Attorneys Serving the Community

Education

  • 1985- Weslaco High School
  • 1987- University of Texas at San Antonio, BA English
  • 1991-Thomas M. Cooley Law School, JD

Languages


Spanish and English

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