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Ms. Maria McIntyre was born near Columbus, Ohio in 1975. Her mother is of Vietnamese descent and immigrated to the United States in the late 1960s. Ms. McIntyre has resided in the Dallas- Fort Worth area since childhood. She graduated with honors from Texas Christian University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Political Science. In 2002, Ms. McIntyre earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.

Ms. McIntyre realized her passion for U.S. immigration law at an early age. Ms. McIntyre observed the challenges her mother faced as her mother began immigrating her siblings from Vietnam to the United States in the early 1980s. Ms. McIntyre began practicing immigration law in 2003, when she became a staff attorney for a local non-profit organization that focused on providing low-cost and effective legal representation to undocumented immigrants. Ms. McIntyre moved into private practice in May 2004 when she joined a full-service immigration firm in Dallas, Texas. Ms. McIntyre became a senior associate of this firm in 2005 and remained in this position until 2008. Ms. McIntyre has also served as an expert witness on the practice of immigration law for the State of Texas.

Ms. McIntyre has extensive experience in many facets of U.S. immigration law. Her practice initially focused on H-2A Agricultural and H-2B Seasonal Visas. Ms. McIntyreâs expertise quickly expanded to include deportation defense (including bond redetermination hearings, cancellation of removal, asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture), family-based immigration (including adjustment of status, conditional residence, and immigrant visas), citizenship and naturalization, relief under the Violence Against Womenâs Act (VAWA), nonimmigrant visas, humanitarian relief attained from Citizenship and Immigration Services (C.I.S.) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.), and federal court representation.

Ms. McIntyre is admitted to practice in Texas and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Bar Association and Dallas Bar Association.

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Nayar & McIntyre, LLP is a full-service immigration law firm located in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex dedicated to providing competent, compassionate and affordable legal representation to immigrants and their families. Our lawyers have over 13 years of combined experience in the field of immigration law and have represented thousands of individuals before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, and the Immigration Court.

For many immigrants, the U.S. immigration experience is daunting, overwhelming, and often, distressing. Our goal is to relieve that burden and navigate the complicated immigration maze on our clients’ behalf to protect their rights and secure their legal immigration status in the United States.

Nayar & McIntyre, LLP offers a range of legal services to immigrants and their families, including:

Family sponsored immigration including Immigrant Visa Petitions, Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Removal of Conditional Residency, Fiancée Petitions (K-1), K-3 and K-4 Visas, and V Visas;

Deportation and Removal Defense before the Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals, including applications for cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, 212(c), asylum, relief under the Convention Against Torture, TPS de novo relief, voluntary departure, termination of proceedings, waivers for crimes, fraud and unlawful presence, and NACARA;

Bond hearings;

Naturalization and citizenship, including N-648 disability waivers and N-336 appeals;

Asylum;

Relief for Victims of Crime, I-360 self-petitions and U visas;

Waivers, including I-601 waivers for criminal activity, fraud, health issues and unlawful presence, I-212 waivers for prior deportations, and nonimmigrant visa waivers;

Nonimmigrant Visas, including B1-B2 (visitors), F-1 (students), H1-B (professional workers), P (performers), O (individuals of extraordinary ability), and R (religious workers);

Change and Extension of Status;

NACARA;

Humanitarian Parole;

Temporary Protected Status;

Deferred Inspection Representation.

Although Ms. Davis specializes in construction litigation, she has a general practice which includes handling all problems from corporate inception to dissolution, partnership formation and disputes, real estate law, consumer litigation, contract disputes, and appeals.

Karen A. Alexander is a graduate of Baylor University, School of Law. Mrs. Alexander is the owner of Alexander & Associates and specializes in criminal cases. Since opening her own law office, Ms. Alexander has successfully negotiated and tried criminal cases in both County Courts and District Courts throughout Denton, Dallas and Tarrant Counties. A prosecutor has described Ms. Alexander as "a damn good lawyer" and a Judge commented that Ms. Alexander demonstrated superior trial skills and even went so far as to discuss the quality of Ms. Alexander's closing argument with other defense lawyers in chambers.

Prior to opening her own firm, Mrs. Alexander worked for the Denton County District Attorney's Office as a criminal prosecutor. Mrs. Alexander has conducted fifty or more court hearings as a prosecutor and as a defense attorney, more than fifty jury trials. The court room is where Mrs. Alexander feels at home. When negotiations fall through or a prosecutor just doesn't want to see their case for what it is, Mrs. Alexander is ready to play ball inside of the courtroom. Alexander & Associates is a trial lawyers firm.

Since leaving the DA's office in 2003, Mrs. Alexander has expanded her firm and has hired multiple associate attorneys to work along side of her. She has been the President of the Denton County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, including starting a public information website at www.dccdla.org. Additionally, Karen has been a director on the board of lawyers for the Denton County Bar Associations and a member of the College of the State Bar. Karen has been active in the defense community, attending both local and State wide continuing education programs, including but not limited to: the 26th and 27th Annual Prairie Dog Conference, DWI Boot Camp, Domestic Violence Seminar, Advanced DWI Cross-Examination, 3rd Annual Juvenile Review Course, Intoxication Manslaughter School, Objection Sustained Competition (where I placed second) and Prosecutors Trial Skills Course. Mrs. Alexander remains up to date on all activity with the appeal court regarding criminal matter because it may effect your case.

Handles divorce, child support, child custody, adoptions, name changes, and other family law matters. Practice focused on collaborative divorce, mediation, and negotiation. Committed to resolving disputes in the manner that is most beneficial to the family.

A trained mediator with the ability to bring parties to workable solutions to challenging problems. Expertise in employment claims, personal injury cases, and business disputes.

Former Dallas Chief Felony Prosecutor aggressively takes on Personal Injury, Drunk Driving, Car & Truck Wrecks or Wrongful Death cases with compassion & over 20 years of serious trial experience. Call in English/Español 214-646-6688.

Mr. Miller represents individual consumers and serves as a consultant in consumer rights cases. Mr. Miller was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Culver Military Academy, graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, and matriculated from Austin College with a dual major B.A. Degree. Mr. Miller attended the University of Texas School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor degree. He received various honors while in law school, including the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity Outstanding Student Award. Within a week of graduation, Mr. Miller was licensed and began to practice law in Dallas, Texas. He was certified as a Consumer Bankruptcy Law Specialist from 1994 through 2003 and also certified as a Commercial Real Estate Law Specialist from 1983 through 1998. Mr. Miller is the husband of Alice S. Miller, another Austin College graduate. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have three daughters, two sons, two daughters-in-law, a son-in-law, three granddaughters, and three grandsons. He is General Counsel for the Legal Aid Society of Texas (214-352-5757). Mr. Miller’s past admissions include:

1. Supreme Court of the United States of America.
2. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
3. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
4. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
5. United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
6. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
7. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
8. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
9. United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
10. United States Tax Court.
11. Texas Supreme Court and all other Texas state courts.

Mr. Miller is enrolled in Who's Who in the World; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America; Who's Who in American Law; and the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas.

Mr. Miller lectures frequently about Poverty Law and Consumer Law issues.

Mr. Miller was featured in the September 2, 1996 issue of the Texas Lawyer and in the August 1999 issue of Collections & Credit Risks.

Mr. Miller belongs to the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, and National Association of Consumer Advocates. He is also serves on the State Bar of Texas Housing Law Task Force and on the Dallas Bar Association Pro Bono Activities, and Legal Ethics Committees.

Buffie Campbell is a highly skilled attorney practicing in the areas of oil and gas, real estate and estate planning/probate. Through her firm Campbell & Castillo, she provides title opinions and abstracts to oil and gas companies all throughout Texas. She is experienced in understanding and researching title chains and has performed title research in Tarrant, Dallas, Nacogdoches, Gregg & Upshur counties. Her knowledge of Texas title law has provided Buffie with greater resources as she aides clients in the acquisition and negotiation of real estate transactions and when preparing estate plans. Whether it be a simple deed or a complex wills and trusts matter, Buffie strives to provide clients with the most beneficial resolution.

Buffie is a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association, the Tarrant County Energy Law Section, the Denton County Bar Association and the Flower Mound Bar Association. She regularly volunteers as a mediator with the Denton County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and serves as an Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem for the Denton County Probate Court.

Dan Street, a former Dallas County prosecutor and judge, has practiced exclusively personal injury and wrongful death litigation since 1982, representing those injured, and the families of those killed, by the negligence of others. Dan has successfully resolved over 8,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases and has collected over $60,000,000 in damages for his clients.

Moore Law Offices is a firm focused on providing aggressive legal representation to clients who are in need of a strong voice to protect their rights.

Most of the cases we handle have been referred to our lawfirm by other lawyers who are familiar with our reputation, skill and experience in handling large and complex cases as well as our reputation and experience in trial. The majority of our practice involves representing victims and their families who have been injured in various types of incidents.