Location
Austin, Texas
Also travels to New York and Houston, Texas offices.
Areas of Expertise
Immigration
Emigration
International Law
Experience
2004 to Present Partner, Lee Lane Smith LLP, New York and Austin, Texas
2003 to 2004 Managing Associate, Allen Kaye, P.C., New York, New York
2002 to 2003 Attorney, Law Offices of Myron R. Morales, Louisville, Kentucky
2000 to 2002 Associate, Head of Latin American Emigration, Tindall & Foster, P.C., Houston and Austin, Texas
1999 to 2000 Law Clerk, Tindall & Foster, P.C., Houston, Texas
1999 Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Immigration Court, Houston, Texas
1998 to 1999 Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas
1995 to 1996 Research Assistant, Tómas Rivera Policy Institute, Austin, Texas
Mr. Morales has mentored with two Past Presidents of the American Immigration Lawyers Association while associated with firms in Houston, Texas and New York City.
Notable Representative Matters
- Represented a global petroleum services company with transferring engineers from Australia to Brazil to oversee the installation of offshore sub-sea systems.
- Represented an information technology company in maintaining H-1B visas for software engineers beyond the six-year time limit.
- Represented a telecommunications company with the establishment of a training visa program in the United States for its European employees.
- Represented geophysicists and petroleum engineers at nonimmigrant visa interviews at the American Consulates in Cd. Juarez and Matamoros, Mexico.
Publications and Editing
Content Editor, LeapLaw, Boston, Massachusetts
Articles Editor, Currents International Trade Law Journal, Houston, Texas
Contract Editor, Bender’s Immigration Law and Policy Desk Book, Newark, New Jersey
Contract Author, Bender’s Immigration Bulletin, Newark, New Jersey
Contract Author, Lexis-Nexis Case Reporter, Newark, New Jersey
“Russian Customs Laws as Barriers to Foreign Direct Investment” Currents International Trade Law Journal
“The Future of Brazilian Immigration Law” Currents International Trade Law Journal
“Preguntas y respuestas sobre el tema de la inmigración” Ahora Sí
“Permisos de trabajo en EEUU” Ahora Sí
“Preguntas sobre inmigración” La Revista de Victoria
“Preguntas sobre inmigración para los ciudadanos de El Salvador” La Revista de Victoria
“Immigration Reform Worries Hispanic Business Owners” El Paso Times
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
Master of Arts Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Memberships
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Society for Human Resources Management
Free Trade Alliance of San Antonio
Kentucky Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar
Capitol City Careers, Coordinating Board Member
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, Advisory Council Member
Awards
- Kentucky Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education Award
- Who's Who in American Law
2005 Kentucky Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Award
Speaking Engagements
- Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce, Annual Conference, El Paso, Texas
2005 Capitol City Careers, Guest Speaker
Professorships
2006 Virginia College, Professor of Immigration Law
Languages
English
Spanish
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