Mai Dao
Associate attorney
Asylum, DACA and work permits, in English and Vietnamese.
Mai grew up in southwest Houston, where her parents' friends brought letters they could not read to the kitchen table. She works on asylum applications, DACA and work permits, and meets clients in English or Vietnamese.
She does not speak Spanish; Spanish-speaking clients meet her with Berenice or a case coordinator.
Where she works
- Asylum applications
- DACA
- Work permits
- Consultations in Vietnamese
Titles and licenses
Bar admissions
State Bar of Texas
2020
Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
2021
Immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
2019
B.A., The University of Texas at Austin
2015
Languages
English
Fluent
Vietnamese
First language
Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Matters like yours
Granted
Asylum application
A year of preparation, with witnesses and country evidence.
2024
Approved
DACA renewal
Filed well inside the renewal window.
2025
Approved
Work permit for a green card applicant
Filed with the application so work could continue.
2025
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 Mai 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.