Silvia R. Graves

Silvia Graves has been practicing immigration law exclusively in Houston, Texas for 27 years

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Graves has received an AV Peer Rating from Martindale & Hubbell, the highest possible rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, for the last 10 years

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She is a frequent speaker at a number of AILA, NAFSA, Rice University, and Houston Bar Association conferences on consular practice and other immigration issues

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Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

AILA), Texas Chapter (2001-2002 · membership

Liaison between the American Immigration Lawyers Association

AILA) and the Department of Homeland Security, USCIS in Houston, Texas, (1995 to 1998 and 2007 to 2009 · membership

Member of the AILA National Committee with the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection

2008 · membership

Member of the AILA Houston Liaison Committee with the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection

CBP) (2005 to 2010 · membership

Member of the AILA Houston Liaison Committee with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ICE) (2008 to 2010 · membership

Member of the AILA National Committee with the U

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Department of State

2006-2008 · membership

Member of the Texas State Bar Committee on Immigration Laws

2002-2005) Program Planning Co-Chair for the AILA National Spring Conference in Aruba (January 2009 · membership

Co-Chair of AILA National Spring Conference, Washington, D

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1998

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Member of the AILA National Program Planning Committee for the 1999 and 2003 AILA Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington and New Orleans, LA

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Program Chair for the AILA Texas Chapter 2000 Spring Conference in Santa Fe, N

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AILA Texas Chapter Secretary, Treasurer and Vice Chair

1998-2000 · membership

Graves is a member or Board member of the following associations: State Bar of Texas Advisory Board Member of the Mexican Institute of Culture, Houston, TX Mexican-American Bar Association American Immigration Council

AIC) Alumni Taskforce Member of the Houston Coalition for Immigration Reform Board Member of Amigos Por Vida Charter School (2002 to present) Board Member for the University of Houston, Legal Clinic, in Houston, TX (2011 · membership