John W. Lawit | Irving Immigration Lawyer
Irving Immigration Attorney
Adoption, Immigration, Employment, Health Care, Business, Asylum, Family-Based Immigration, Fiance Visas, Immediate Relative Visas, Provisional Waivers, Employment-Based Immigration and Non-Immigrant Visas, Investor Immigration, Non-Immigrant Visas (Workers, Students, Tourists, etc), Student Visas, DACA, Adjustment of Status, Waivers of Inadmissibility / 212(i) Waivers, Green Cards, Citizenship & Naturalization, Humanitarian Relief, Temporary Protected Status, U-Visas, VAWA Petitions, Removal Defense, Bond Hearings, Immigration Detention, Appeals
- Law Office: John W. Lawit LLC
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- Law School: University of New Hampshire School of Law, J.D. 1977
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John W. Lawit has been an advocate for immigration law in Texas and New Mexico since 1980. Early in his career, John served as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico School of Law & Texas Tech University School of Law until 1988. Over the past 40 years, John has successfully assisted tens of thousands of clients through the immigration process at John W. Lawit, LLC.
To schedule an initial consultation with an Irving immigration attorney, call 214-609-2242.
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Experience
Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
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Founder and Principal Attorney | John W. Lawit, LLC | Irving, TX | Present |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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University of New Hampshire School of Law | J.D. | Law School | 1977 |
University of New Mexico | Bachelor of Arts | 1973 |
Admission
State / Court | Date |
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Canada | 2010 |
Texas | 1992 |
New Mexico | 1980 |
Pennsylvania | 1978 |
Associations
- Canadian Bar Association | Member
Immigration Law Section | State Bar of New Mexico | Chair
Immigration Section | Dallas Bar Association
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee | Member
Board of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico
Honors & Awards
- Elite Lawyer | 2022
U.S. Immigration Judge
AV Preeminent | Martindale-Hubbell | 2022
Listed in Best Lawyers in America | recognized since 1991
Named to Southwest Super Lawyers List | 2008 | 2009 | 2011-2014
Cases
Publications
- "Proposition 187-Trashing the Constitution, Torch-American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, vol. XXIX, no.3, 1995
"New Mexico Immigration and Nationality Law Practice Act", Author and Lobbyist, NMSA, 36-3-1, 1987
"A Look at the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986", Business Outlook, Albuquerque Journal, 1987
"Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986-Employer Sanctions", Occu-Med Report, Center for Occupational and Preventive Medicine, March/April, 1987
"Immigration Law for the General Practitioner" , New Mexico Bar Association, 1986
"SIN Adopta Nuevas Medidas Para Detectae el Fraude Matrimonial, El Hispano, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1986
"Welcome to 1984: A Statutory Analysis of Social Service Restrictions Based on Immigration Status.", The Torch, New Mexico Civil Liberties Union, 1984
Office Hours
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9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
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Fee: Call 214-609-2242 to learn more about my fee structure.
Service Type: Private
Language: Spanish | English
Update Date: 2017-05-26
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4324 N. Belt Line Rd.
Bldg C, Suite 110
Irving, TX 75038