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Houston, Texas

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Berenice Zavaleta

Founding attorney

Spanish and English. Family petitions, green cards and immigration court.

Berenice started the firm after watching families pay by the hour for work that took the same steps every time. She set a price for each kind of case instead, and put it on the first page of every agreement.

She works on family petitions, green cards and immigration court, and she takes the Spanish-language calls herself.

Where she works

  • Family petitions
  • Green card applications
  • Immigration court
  • Consultations in Spanish

Titles and licenses

  • Bar admissions

    • State Bar of Texas

      2017

  • Courts

    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

      2019

    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

      2020

    • Immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals

  • Education

    • J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston

      2016

    • B.A., University of Houston

      2012

  • Languages

    • Spanish

      First language

    • English

      Fluent

  • Memberships

    • American Immigration Lawyers Association

Matters like yours

  • Approved

    Green card, spouse of a citizen

    Preparation by video, then approval at the first interview.

    2025

  • Approved

    Petition for a parent

    Filed with a full set of evidence; no request for more.

    2025

  • Terminated

    Removal case

    The judge ended proceedings after the client's application was granted.

    2024

Sample matters, written to show the kind of outcome this section holds. Every case is different, and past results do not predict a future outcome.

Ask Berenice about your case

A 45-minute review, by video or in Houston. You leave with what we would file and the flat fee in writing.

The case review is credited to your flat fee if you hire us within 30 days.