Mana Yegani

Mana Yegani is an immigration lawyer who stands up for liberty and takes measured approaches in protecting the rights of immigrants, foreign nationals and their families. She offers a variety of immigration and criminal law services in the greater Houston area, including family-based immigration, visa and naturalization assistance. The Law Office of Mana Yegani is located near the Houston Contract Detention Facility (CDF or CCA)/Centro de Detención del Contrato de Houston.

• Ms. Yegani is fluent in three languages: English, Farsi, and Arabic.
• She is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas.
• She attended law school at Louisiana State University's Paul Hebert Law Center.
• She has served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Duke Welch at the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana.
• She worked for the United States Department of Justice at the Office of International Affairs. Her work focused on international criminal cases and extradition treaties.
• She was also a law clerk for the Honorable Federal Judge James J. Brady at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
• While in law school she founded the International Law Society (ILS), which promoted human rights law.
• She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and National Immigration Lawyers Association.
• She is a member of the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association and the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
• She has received the Avvo Client Choice Award.

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Mana Yegani is a fighter and a thorough, detail-oriented lawyer who cares about her clients. She works hard and aggressively to represent her clients in immigration court and criminal court.

Areas of Practice

• Immigration Law
• Airport Detention
• Naturalization & Citizenship
• Deportation
• Green Cards
• ICE Holds
• Immigration Bonds
• Fiancé Visas

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Education

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • J.D. - 2010
• Louisiana State University Bachelor of Civil Law - 2010
• North Carolina State University Bachelor of Biological Sciences - 2006
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: University Honors Degree

Honors and Awards

• The National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Sharon Levine Unsung Heroes Award of 2017

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Executive Office of Immigration Review; Immigration Court
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
• State Bar of Texas Immigration & Nationality Law Section Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
• Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Past Employment Positions

• Judicial Law clerk at the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana for to the Honorable Judge Duke Welch
• Legal Intern for the United States Department of Justice at the Office of International Affairs
• Judicial Law clerk at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana for the Honorable Federal Judge James J. Brady
• Chevron Corporation working on joint operating oil and gas agreements

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono work with Catholic Charities
• Pro Bono work on asylum cases
• Volunteer airport lawyer during 2017 Travel Ban

Languages

• Arabic
• Farsi
• English