Mary Khano Foteh

MARY KHANO FOTEH
ATTORNEY AT LAW
6542 Greatwood Parkway, Suite A
Sugar Land, Texas 77479 

EXPERIENCE:

• SOLO PRACTITIONER 05/2000 – PRESENTLAW OFFICE OF MARY KHANO FOTEH, PC, 6542 GREATWOOD PARKWAY,SUITE A, SUGAR LAND, TX 77479 (PRESIDENT/OWNER)

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• BOARD CERTIFICATION IN IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY LAW, TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION – 12/2006 – PRESENT
• LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW BY SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS—5/2000 – PRESENT
• NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY TRAINING (NITA) FOR IMMIGRATION TRIAL SKILLS – 08/2017
• HOUSTONIA MAGAZINE TOP LAWYER IN IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY LAW 2019

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:

• AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (AILA) 2000 – PRESENT
• COLLEGE OF THE STATE BAR 2005 – PRESENT
• FORT BEND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 2001 – PRESENT
• FORT BEND COUNTY FAMILY BAR ASSOCIATION 2017 – PRESENT
• FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE—IMMIGRATION
  WORKING COMMITTEE 2019 – PRESENT
• STATE BAR OF TEXAS FAMILY LAW SECTION 2011 – PRESENT
• STATE BAR OF TEXAS IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY LAW SECTION 2011 – PRESENT
• AILA, TEXAS CHAPTER—HOUSTON SECTION COORDINATOR 2005 – 2008

VOLUNTEER WORK:

• NATIONAL CENTER FOR REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT CHILDREN—MENTOR ATTORNEY
• CITIZENSHIP COALITION OF HOUSTON—VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY
• CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON—VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY
• KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE (KIND)—VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY
• DAYA—VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY
• ASIANS AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE (AADA)—VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY

PRESENTATIONS:

• WHAT A FAMILY COURT CANNOT DO FOR SIJ PURPOSES; PREPARED FOR AND CO-PRESENTED WITH HONORABLE JUDGE RYAN SALFITI TO ABA’S 3RD ANNUAL TEXAS CHAMPIONS FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH SYMPOSIUM; MAY 2021
• FAMILY & EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION-INVESTOR & STUDENT VISAS, ASYLUM; CO-PRESENTED TO EGYPTIAN AMERICAN SOCIETY; SEPT. 2020
• IMMIGRATION LAW & BONDS; PRESENTED TO PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN OF FORT BEND; NOV. 2019
• IMMIGRATION & FAMILY LAW: CURRENT ISSUES; PREPARED FOR & PRESENTED TO FT. BEND COUNTY FAMILY BAR ASSOCIATION (FOR THE 505TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT); MAY 2019
• IMMIGRATION ISSUES IN FAMILY LAW; PREPARED FOR & PRESENTED TO COLLABORATIVE LAW SECTION-HOUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION; APRIL 2017
• IMMIGRATION: CURRENT ISSUES & HOW IMMIGRATION LAW AFFECTS
  OUR CLIENTS; WRITTEN FOR & PRESENTED TO HOUSTON BAR ASSOC.; MAY 2016
• FAMILY LAW ON ICE: IMMIGRATION WITH A TWIST; CO-PRESENTED TO RHODA BURNS INNS OF COURT, HOUSTON, TX; NOV. 2015
• IMMIGRATION: IMPACTS ON THE WORK OF THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS OFFICE; PREPARED FOR & PRESENTED TO THE 31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF TEXAS DOMESTIC RELATIONS OFFICES, HOUSTON, TX; OCT. 2015
• IMMIGRATION 101: SOME BASICS & CURRENT ISSUES; PREPARED FOR & PRESENTED TO HARRIS COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS OFFICE; MAY 2014 & JUNE 2014
• FAMILY LAW & IMMIGRATION—CURRENT ISSUES; PREPARED FOR & PRESENTED TO FORT BEND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION; NOV. 2011
• EMPLOYING ILLEGAL WORKERS: CURRENT LAW; WRITTEN FOR & PRESENTED TO HOUSTON CPA SOCIETY; DEC. 2007

EXPERT CONSULTATIONS & WITNESS TESTIMONY:

• RETAINED EXPERT CONSULTATIONS ON IMMIGRATION ISSUES AFFECTING FAMILY LAW AND CRIMINAL LAW
• RETAINED EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY IN FAMILY LAW CASES
• EXPERT WITNESS (LIVE TRIAL) TESTIMONY

EDUCATION:

GRADUATE: SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW—HOUSTON, TEXAS
DOCTOR OF JURISPRUDENCE, 1999

UNDERGRADUATE: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON—HOUSTON, TEXAS
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, 1996

LANGUAGES:

• ENGLISH
• ARABIC