Thomas Esparza Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Austin

Thomas Esparza Bio
Thomas Esparza, Jr., Attorney at Law, A Professional Corporation. Board Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law. La Madrid Building , 1811 So. 1st., Austin, Texas 78704. /. EDUCATION. •      McAllen High School-1970.. •      Texas A & M University-1974, Worked part time. •       University of Texas, School of Law-1977.  Edited the Law school paper, Worked part time. LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. •      Licensed to practice November, 1977.. •      Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association since 1980. •      Board Certified Specialist - Immigration and Nationality Law, October 1985 to present. •      Waco-McLennan County Legal Aid-1977-1978.. •      Private Practice in Austin, Texas, 1978-present.. •      Capital Area Mexican-American Lawyers, President, 1988-1989.. •      State Bar Committee-Laws Relating to Immigration, 1985-1988 & 1998 to 2001.. •      Member, State Bar College-1997 to present.. •      Member, University of Texas Immigration and Nationality Law Conference Planning Committee, 1996 to 2010.. •     Chairperson, Texas Oklahoma & New Mexico chapter of the American Immigration Lawyer’s Association, 2005-2005. Chairman - Austin Commission on Immigrant Affairs  2008 to present.. Executive Committee - Immigrant Services Network of Austin 2008 to present.. PUBLIC OFFICE. •      Justice of the Peace, Precinct Four, Travis County, Texas 1981-1982.. LEGAL & CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS. •      Becker Community School Advisory Council, 1982-Present.. •      Austin Community Education Volunteer of the Year 1995.. •      Center for Battered Women, Founding Member, Board Member 1988.. •      Austin Mardi Gras, President, 1982, Founding Member 1981.. •      Austin Police Department-Task Force on Crimes Against Foreign Nationals.. •      "Citizenship, the 100 Questions" video for Political Asylum Project and ACTV.. •      Travis County Bar Association Conference; Immigrant Crimes and Criminal Law, 1999.. •      Host "Ask an Attorney" and "Dialogue" Sponsored by Travis County Television. •      Manager Oak Hill Youth Sports Association 12U Bronco Girls All Stars. PUBLICATIONS. • Family Based Immigration and Criminal Activity 2011 prepared for the State Bar of Texas Advanced Criminal Law Seminar. • Immigration Law and Crimes, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 for the Advanced Criminal Defense Lawyer Conference. • Nueva Vida Con Inglés, Co-written with his mother, Esther La Madrid Esparza, this book teaches English as a Second Languages, ©1987, 1990, 1992 and 1997.. • El Camino: A Guide to Amnesty or Legalization Benefits (English and Spanish)©1986.. • Humpty Dumpty & Friends in the Southwest, A bilingual three book series with cassettes.. • Rocking Horse Rhymes, A two book bilingual series with matching cassettes.. • Esther’s Playhouse, Interactive preschool learning software.. • Citizenship, The 100 Questions, Book & Cassette, bilingual citizenship self study guide ©1998, 2002. 2010, and 2011. or