Perez & Malik, PLLC - San Antonio, TX
Founded in 2011, Perez and Malik, PLLC is a premier San Antonio immigration boutique featuring Texas Board of Legal Specialization board-certified counsel, providing comprehensive employment visas, family green cards, deportation defense, and citizenship representation.
Dedicated Immigration Legal Advocates in San Antonio
Navigating the complex maze of United States immigration law can be daunting and emotionally taxing for foreign nationals, families, and American employers. Established in 2011 by founding partners Andres Perez and Shahid I. Malik, Perez and Malik, PLLC provides sophisticated legal solutions tailored to individual and corporate immigration needs across South Texas. Co-founder Andres Perez 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 Texas lawyers. Together with managing partner Shahid Malik, the firm brings extensive courtroom experience, deep administrative insight, and personal dedication to every case. When clients urgently need an attorney to secure their legal status or challenge federal actions, this team provides clear, honest counsel and vigorous representation.
Business and Employment-Based Immigration Visas
Attracting international talent and maintaining regulatory compliance requires strategic legal foresight. The firm serves corporate entities, healthcare institutions, investors, and specialized professionals as knowledgeable business and work visa lawyers.
- Non-Immigrant Employment Visas: Assisting companies and workers with H-1B specialty occupation visas, L-1 intracompany transferee petitions, TN NAFTA visas, and O-1 extraordinary ability classifications.
- Investor and Trade Visas: Strategic guidance on E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor visas, as well as EB-5 immigrant investor programs.
- Permanent Residency Through Employment: Managing PERM labor certifications, EB-1 priority worker petitions, EB-2 National Interest Waivers, and EB-3 skilled worker green cards.
Family-Based Immigration and Permanent Residency
Keeping families united is central to the firm mission. As experienced family immigration lawyers, they assist clients in overcoming consular delays, status complications, and regulatory hurdles.
- Spousal and Relative Petitions: Filing I-130 immigrant petitions for spouses, children, parents, and siblings of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents.
- Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing: Guiding applicants through domestic green card adjustments, advance parole travel permits, and consular interviews worldwide.
- Hardship Waivers: Preparing compelling provisional unlawful presence waivers (I-601A) and general inadmissibility waivers to facilitate lawful reentry.
Zealous Deportation Defense and Asylum Protection
Facing removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) carries severe consequences. The firm deportation defense lawyers advocate fiercely in immigration courts and before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), seeking cancellation of removal, withholding of removal, asylum protection, and bond hearings for detained immigrants.
Naturalization and United States Citizenship
The journey to citizenship is a milestone achievement. As dedicated citizenship lawyers, Perez and Malik, PLLC assists permanent residents with N-400 naturalization applications, resolving complex issues surrounding continuous residence, physical presence, tax compliance, and criminal history concerns.
Why Choose Perez and Malik, PLLC
When you need to hire a lawyer to protect your immigration rights, experience and accessibility are vital. With multilingual representation in English, Spanish, Hindi, and Urdu, Perez and Malik, PLLC ensures language is never a barrier to exceptional counsel. Recognized by Super Lawyers Rising Stars and the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the firm offers transparent consultations and tailored payment plans. When you need to find an attorney committed to your American dream, Perez and Malik, PLLC delivers the trusted advocacy your future deserves.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Located in the North Central area of San Antonio, near the Winston Churchill High School campus and within easy reach of major highways like Loop 410 and Wurzbach Parkway.
Building Location
A three-story garden-style professional office building located at 12042 Blanco Rd, completed in 1982. It is situated directly across the street from the campus of Winston Churchill High School.
Parking Details
An extensive open surface parking lot provides abundant free public parking for clients and visitors, with covered parking options also available on-site.
Public Transit
Served by VIA Metropolitan Transit Route 2 (Blanco Frequent); nearest stop is at Blanco & Sir Winston.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter through the building's professional main lobby, use the stairs or take one of the two elevators up to the second floor, and proceed down the hallway to locate Suite 205.