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EXPERIENCE
Anuj Shah has practiced law since 2002, and his primary area of practice is Immigration and U.S. Nationality Law.  Anuj has practiced in a variety of arenas over the years, however, including international law, energy regulatory law, commercial litigation, and labor and employment law.  Since 2002, Anuj has successfully represented and counseled both individual and business clients. 

Before starting The Law Office of Anuj A. Shah in 2007, Anuj was a founding member of Skadden, Woo, Shah & Azimpoor, PLLC, as well as of a boutique law firm specializing in Labor and Employment and Immigration Law.  Anuj also worked as an associate attorney in the energy regulatory section of the international law firm of Vinson & Elkins, LLP.  In addition to working in the private sector, Anuj served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Marcia A. Crone of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Anuj has traveled and lived around the world, and is proficient in Spanish, French, Gujarati, Hindi, and Classical Sanskrit. 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
  • Houston Bar Association
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Asian American Bar Association
  • South Asian American Bar Association
  • Animal Legal Defense Fund
ADMISSIONS
  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
EDUCATION
  • 2002 - J.D., University of Southern California School of Law
  • 1999 - Ph.D., East-West Center/University of Hawaii
  • 1995 - M.A., University of Houston
  • 1993 - Certificats de Premier et Deuxième Degrès, La Sorbonne, Université de Paris
  • 1992 - B.A., Rice University, Wesleyan University
ACCOLADES/PUBLICATIONS
  • Senior Editor - Southern California Law Review
  • Winner:  Warren J. Ferguson Prize for Best Essay on Social Justice, 2002
  • Senior Editor - Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies
  • "Invented Cages:  The Plight of Wild Animals in Captivity," with Alyce Miller,
Journal of Animal Law  (Vol. I, 2005)



LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES
  • Spanish - Proficient
  • French - Proficient
  • Hindi - Proficient
  • Gujarati - Proficient
  • Classical Sanskrit - Proficient
Why THE LAW OFFICE OF ANUJ A. SHAH

There are a myriad of ways in which foreign nationals (FNs) can enter and remain in the United States, both on a temporary basis (as non-immigrants) and on permanent one (as immigrants). And once here, there are a number of pathways to Legal Permanent Residence and Citizenship for those who are eligible and choose to pursue those avenues.

At The Law Office of Anuj A. Shah, based in Houston, Texas, our mission is to provide superior hands-on, client-centered Immigration Law services in order to achieve clients' Immigration-based objectives.  Put simply, we offer Global Immigration Services for an International Community, and we do it with Integrity, Commitment, and Excellence.

When I first met Anuj and he told me that there was a possibility to get my greencard...
"--Baltazar H.--"

Words cannot express our gratitude to you for going above and beyond what any other attorney would do to to help us... -Laurent and Jennifer L.

When we first met Anuj Shah, my husband and I were in dire straits. Although we had always done everything by the book...
"--Carla D.--"

I took a flight from Mumbai to Los Angeles in December 2007, for a vacation, little knowing that I would eventually fall in love and get married to a US Citizen....
"--Ashwini J.--"

Because of Anuj we were able to stay in the United States and be with our loved ones in a very....
"--Amit D.--"

I  had a complicated case and I don't know what we would have done without Anuj....
"--Rash M.--"

It has been a pleasure to work with a lawyer who is genuinely interested in helping his clients. ....
"--Manu B.--"

We really appreciated and enjoyed Anuj's services, especially because he went out of his way on a few things ....
"--Pierre and Samanci Zohy--"