Angela M. Lopez
Attorney at Law
Email: alopez@badmuslaw.com
Phone: 469-916-7900 x 205
Attorney Angela M. Lopez joined Badmus Law Firm in April 2003. Since that time, she has exclusively concentrated her legal practice to the immigration field.
As an immigrant herself, Angela understands the importance of competent and cost-effective legal advice for businesses and individuals. At a personal level, she enjoys building long-term relationships with each person she represents.
Angela has successfully developed a large national practice representing numerous foreign nationals, their employers, and our rapidly growing segment of Spanish-speaking clients in a broad range of immigration matters. Her extensive experience in corporate and employment-based immigration includes employer labor certifications, religious workers (R-1), executives/managers (L-1), Investors (E), professional workers (H-1B) nurses, and physicians. Ms. Lopez has also represented numerous clients in family-based immigration cases.
In the medical industry, Angela’s clients range from individual physicians to small private practices to Hospitals and National Health Centers. she has guided physicians and their employers through J-1 waivers, H1-B, O-1 and permanent residence applications based upon labor certification, extraordinary ability aliens and national interest waivers nationwide.
In 1989, Angela began her career as a Deputy District Attorney and Town Solicitor in Colombia, South America. In 1993, she worked with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Hampden County, as a Family Service Officer, gaining experience in Family Law, mediation and investigative services. In 1997, Angela was a founding partner in “Mediation Works,” a mediation center and dispute resolution service in Springfield, MA.
After relocating to Texas in 1998, Angela completed her Masters in International and Comparative Law (LLM) at SMU in Dallas. During and after her Masters work, Angela worked with Alcon Laboratories, a Fortune 500 Company, in their International Legal Department, assisting Alcon affiliates worldwide on a broad range of issues related to International Business transactions.
Angela is licensed to practice in Colombia, South America and State of New York. She continues her education by participating in various immigration seminars and focused continuing education courses. Ms. Lopez is also a frequent speaker about immigration issues to interested groups such as Chambers of Commerce and other community organizations.
Education
J.D., Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellin, Colombia, Minor in Political Science (1988)
L.L.M., Southern Methodist University, Masters in International and Comparative Law (2000)
Presentations
- Visa Options for Foreign Students – The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) – 2005
- Immigration Prescription – Physician Teleseminar series – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Immigration issues and pending legislation before congress - The International Group Of Dallas (GID) - 2006
- Strategies for Success: How to Win the Race to Secure H-1B Visas – Badmus Immigration Law Firm, P.C., Tele-seminar, February 2006
- Protecting your Practice: Immigration Pitfalls to Avoid (CLE) – Dallas Bar Association, 2006, Minority Development Program
- Critical Immigration Issues for Employers, Retaining Foreign Workers and I-9 Compliance - Collin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - 2007
- Day Coordinator - American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Conference, July 2007
- Hot Topics in I-9 Compliance - Badmus Law Firm, November 2007
- Immigration Workshop - Hispanic Contractions Association of DFW, January 2008
- I-9 Compliance and E-verify Seminar - Badmus Law Firm, CLE, July 2008
- International Business Summit Conference - Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, August 2008
- Educational Series Panelist - HWNT, Richland College, September 2008
- Lawful Immigration Symposium - US Mexico Chamber of Commerce, October 2008
- Sponsoring Foreign Workers-International US Mexico - New Business Forum, January 2009
- 10 Immigration Rules Every Physician Recruiter Should Know- Badmus Law Firm, February 2009
- I-9 Audits and Avoiding the High Cost of Noncompliance- CLE by Badmus Law Firm, September 2009
- “The I-9 Audit and How to Prepare for It,” CCHCC, September 2009
- “How to Emigrate your Workforce from Mexico,” Hispanic Marketing and Sales Mega-trends 2010- 2nd Annual Summit, October 2009
Memberships & Affiliations
Dallas Bar Association
New York Bar Association
The American Immigration Lawyers Association
The Fifth Circuit
Collin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce-Board of Directors
Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce