• IMMIGRATION LAW
• Deportation Defense
• Family Based Immigration
• Employment Based Immigration
• Investment Based Immigration
• Appeals/Petitions
• Asylum Applications
• Labor Certifications
• Naturalization/Citizenship
• Complex Immigration Problems
• Immigration Bonds
• Criminal/Immigration Defense
• CONSTRUCTION LAW
• Construction Disputes
• Construction Defects
• Construction Accidents
• Contractor/Subcontractor Issues
• Bonds
• Liens
• Lien Enforcements
• Bid Protests
• Mediation/Arbitration

In The News

March 6, 2008, Houston, Texas. Derek Obialo, Attorney-at-Law, welcomes two new assistants, Elizabeth Herrera and Minhky Tran to a growing aggressive legal team providing outstanding legal services to people and businesses of all kinds in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio Austin and all over Texas and the US. These additions were meant to boost the image and appeal of the law firm within the community. Both candidates are seasoned business women with deep roots in the hispanic and Vietnamese communities. They have tremendous media and business background and are committed to defending and fighting for the rights of the injured, the ordinary, and the victimized.

March 3, 2008, San Antonio, Texas. Houston attorney Derek Obialo scored a huge victory in San Antonio immigration court when he won a termination of deportation proceedings in favor of a 23-year old immigrant with multiple felony and possession of controlled substance convictions. The woman, a legal permanent resident of the U.S., was in custody in San Antonio facing mandatory detention and expedited deportation to her home country. The immigration judge terminated the deportation proceedings, granted unconditional release and gave her a shot at U.S. citizenship.