Chavez & Valko LLP - Dallas, TX

Strategic Immigration Advocacy and Citizenship Solutions in Dallas

Navigating the United States immigration system is an intricate journey that directly influences personal freedoms, family unity, and professional futures. Because federal regulations and procedural rules change constantly, having an experienced legal advocate is essential for securing favorable outcomes. Chavez and Valko LLP has served as a cornerstone of immigration excellence across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex since 2003. Founded by attorneys Nicolas Chavez and Martin Valko, the firm provides sophisticated, client-centered representation tailored to families, individuals, high-profile artists, and multinational corporations.

As trusted immigration lawyers, the legal team blends profound courtroom advocacy with meticulous attention to administrative detail. Nicolas Chavez is board certified in immigration and nationality law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a prestigious distinction earned by only a select fraction of practitioners. Both partners have advised diplomatic missions, including serving as legal advisors to the Consulate General of Mexico and diplomatic representatives of the Slovak Republic. When individuals and corporate sponsors seek to hire an immigration lawyer with a proven track record, Chavez and Valko LLP delivers unmatched diligence and strategic insight.

Family-Based Immigration, Green Cards, and Citizenship

Keeping families united is central to the firm mission. The team guides clients through every phase of family-sponsored green card applications, adjustment of status, and consular processing across foreign embassies worldwide. With extensive experience in sensitive waivers of inadmissibility, including provisional unlawful presence waivers, the attorneys help overcome obstacles that might otherwise separate loved ones.

• Permanent residency petitions: Facilitating immediate relative petitions, marriage green cards, and family preference categories.
• Citizenship lawyers representation: Guiding lawful permanent residents through naturalization interviews, residency requirements, and complex continuous presence issues.
• Humanitarian relief: Representing survivors through Violence Against Women Act self-petitions, U and T nonimmigrant visas, Temporary Protected Status, and affirmative asylum claims.

Business Immigration and Employment-Sponsored Visas

Texas is a premier economic hub attracting international talent, entrepreneurs, and global investors. Chavez and Valko LLP represents emerging startups and established enterprises seeking to secure foreign talent across diverse industries. The attorneys manage petition filings for nonimmigrant specialty occupations, intracompany executive transfers, and treaty investor credentials.

Additionally, the firm structures permanent employment-based pathways, including permanent labor certification, immigrant petitions for priority workers, outstanding researchers, and national interest waivers. Each petition is crafted to withstand heightened scrutiny from federal agencies, ensuring seamless transitions for executives, engineers, researchers, and world-class athletic performers.

Deportation Defense and Federal Immigration Litigation

When an individual is placed in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, swift and assertive legal intervention is vital. The deportation defense lawyers at Chavez and Valko LLP vigorously defend clients in immigration courts across Texas, seeking bond releases, cancellation of removal, and administrative relief. If you or a loved one urgently need an attorney to halt removal proceedings or appeal an adverse decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals, the firm provides aggressive, compassionate representation in Dallas.