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John W. Lawit | Irving Immigration Lawyer

Mr. John W. Lawit

Mr. John W. Lawit

John W. Lawit LLC

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

Irving Immigration Attorney

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About John

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.

Call 214-609-2242 to learn more about my fee structure.

Experience

Founder and Principal Attorney

John W. Lawit, LLC

Present

Irving, TX

Admission

Verified Canada

2010

Verified Texas

1992

Verified New Mexico

1980

Verified Pennsylvania

1978

Education

University of New Mexico

Bachelor of Arts

1973

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Recognitions & Achievements

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

Notable Work

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 ", Business Outlook, Albuquerque Journal,

1986 / 1987


"Immigration Reform and Control Act of Employer Sanctions", Occu-Med Report, Center for Occupational and Preventive Medicine, March/April,

1986 / 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 : A Statutory Analysis of Social Service Restrictions Based on Immigration Status.", The Torch, New Mexico Civil Liberties Union,

1984 / 1984

Additional Info

Founded 1980

John W. Lawit LLC Highlights

Immigration, Deportation, Visa, Employment, 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

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