Maria Tu Law Office - Plano, TX

Dedicated Criminal Defense and Family Law in Plano, Texas

Facing criminal charges, navigating a family breakdown, or resolving immigration challenges can turn your life upside down. In these pivotal moments, you need an attorney with exceptional courtroom insight, deep community respect, and an unwavering commitment to your future. At the Law Offices of Maria Tu, P.C., clients receive zealous, compassionate, and straightforward advocacy. Founder Maria Tu has practiced law for over three decades and has served the North Texas community as an assistant district attorney in Collin County and as a prominent civic leader on the Plano City Council. Whether you need an attorney urgently after an arrest or plan to hire an attorney for a contentious divorce or visa petition, attorney Maria Tu delivers courtroom grit and no-nonsense evaluations of your case.

Strategic Criminal Defense with Former Prosecutor Insight

A criminal conviction carries life-altering consequences, from jail time to permanent marks on your record. Having prosecuted cases for the Collin County District Attorney Office, Maria Tu knows how the prosecution builds its case and where weaknesses can be exploited. If you need to find a lawyer who will aggressively defend your rights, the firm handles a wide spectrum of criminal matters:

• DWI and Traffic Defense: Defending individuals charged with driving while intoxicated, breath test refusals, felony repeat offenses, driver license suspensions, and commercial traffic citations.
• Drug Crime Defense: Defending clients against allegations of possession of controlled substances, intent to distribute, marijuana offenses, and prescription drug violations.
• Assault and Domestic Violence: Formulating assertive defense strategies for domestic assault allegations, protective order violations, and self-defense incidents.
• Theft and Property Offenses: Handling misdemeanor shoplifting, grand larceny, burglary, fraud, and white-collar allegations.
• Expunctions and Record Sealing: Assisting eligible individuals in clearing their criminal records through petitions for nondisclosure and statutory expunctions.

Comprehensive Family Law and Immigration Advocacy

Families undergoing difficult life transitions require both firm legal guidance and sensitive personal support. When you consult a lawyer at the Law Offices of Maria Tu, P.C., you receive comprehensive legal representation across interrelated family and immigration areas:

• Divorce and Property Division: Managing contested and uncontested divorces, community property allocations, spousal maintenance, and post-divorce enforcement.
• Child Custody and Child Support: Establishing parental rights, primary custody, fair visitation schedules, and child support determinations under Texas guidelines.
• Family-Based Immigration: Assisting immigrant families with green card applications, adjustment of status, family sponsorship petitions, and consular processing.
• Citizenship and Naturalization: Guiding lawful permanent residents through the naturalization process, interview preparation, and citizenship eligibility.
• Bilingual Translation and Interpretation: Providing certified Mandarin Chinese and English legal document translation and courtroom interpretation for non-native English speakers.

A Trusted Pillar of the Plano Legal Community

Selected among the Nation Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and honored as one of the Top Women in Law by the Texas Diversity Council, Maria Tu is known throughout Plano as a common people lawyer who truly cares. Her unique background as a former prosecutor, bilingual advocate fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and Plano civic leader gives her clients an unmatched advantage in Collin County courts. You do not have to face difficult legal battles alone. Reach out to the Plano office today to arrange an initial consultation.