Nicolas Chavez

Nicolas Chavez is a co-founding partner of Chavez & Valko, LLP. Nick is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a recognized expert in the immigration and naturalization field, specializing in helping individuals obtain legal status or citizenship in the U.S. With nearly 20 years of immigration law experience, he has represented a spectrum of clients in securing their immigration status including a Grammy-nominated artist. He has successfully litigated immigration cases before the U.S. immigration courts as well as the federal appellate courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals.For 14 years, he investigated and fought unauthorized practice of law activities as a member of the Texas Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. He proudly served on the Amicus Curiae Committee for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) for seven years, advocating in court for legal interpretations that support immigrant rights. He is a legal advisor to the Consulate General of Mexico in Dallas, TX, responsible for advising the Consulate of important legal or policy changes affecting the immigrant community.Nick is co-host of various English and Spanish internet shows on his firm's YouTube and Facebook pages ("Migracion en Minutos," "Immigration Wrap-Up") that discuss immigration topics, offer tips, and provide news alerts to thousands of viewers.Nick is co-founder of LawPilot, an immigration case management software. He is also a cartoonist who has published legal and immigration-related cartoons for Immigration Law Today and The National Jurist.