Counsel

Ana F. Olivares practices Immigration Law and represents foreign individuals and corporations in various employment-based and investor-based immigration matters. Ms. Olivares has substantial prior experience in filing family-based immigration petitions for individuals and victims of crime and domestic violence; preparing naturalization applications, including complex derivative and acquired citizenship cases; and she has represented individuals in Immigration Court and appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Representative Experience

• Immigrant petitions for EB-5 investors and the related petitions for removal of the conditions on residence
• Nonimmigrant visa petitions for treaty traders, treaty investors, and intra-company executive and manager transferees
• Immigrant petitions, adjustment of status, and consular processing for family-based immigration
• Representation in custody redeterminations, removal proceedings, and appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals
• Applications for naturalization and citizenship
• Immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions under the Violence Against Women Act for noncitizen victims of domestic violence and crime

Education

J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 2006
B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2002

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas

Court Admissions

Texas Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations

• Texas Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association

Civic & Community Involvement

• Opening Doors Immigration Services, Inc. (Board Chair, Development Committee Chair, Program Committee Chair)

Previous Legal Experience

• Davis & Associates
• Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc.