Kavitha Akula
Managing Attorney & Founder
Overview
Kavitha Akula, the founder and managing attorney of Akula & Associates, completed her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA USA and Masters of Law (LLM) from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, USA, Ms. Akula is admitted to practice as an attorney in Texas and represents clients including individual entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses and private/public companies. Ms. Akula’s legal experience includes intellectual property, immigration, mergers & acquisitions, corporate law, taxation, and estate planning.
Representative Experience
Ms. Akula has extensive experience in a wide variety of employment-based immigration, focusing on H-1B, labor certifications, permanent residence options for foreign investors/entrepreneurs (EB-5), professionals, academics, international managers and executives, heath care providers including international medical graduate physicians, religious workers, and individuals of extraordinary ability, as well as nonimmigrant applications for professional workers, managers and executives (L-1, TN, E-3), treaty investors and essential employees (E-2), and religious workers (R-1).
Ms. Akula represents corporations in due diligence considerations for mergers and acquisitions affecting large numbers of foreign national employees and assists corporations in developing immigration policies and in implementing visa strategies and programs that result in fast processing times and cost savings.
Education
- Master of Law (L.L.M.) Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Bachelor of Technology (Computer Science) P.D.A College of Engineering, Gulbarga, India
Professional Affiliations
- American Immigration Lawyers Association “AILA”
- Member State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Speaking Engagements
- IT Serve Alliance on FDNS Site Visits, November 4, 2021
- American Progressive Telugu Association Immigration Panel, October 25, 2021
A Reputation of Excellence Our Success
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"Excellent experience working with the team at Akkula Associates!"I would highly recommended Akkula Associates- Gampa S.
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"First class service all round"Seasoned lawyers with a great ability to navigate all areas of immigration. First class service all round. Highly rate the professional expertise of Kate Brady in particular.- Martin G.
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"Always patient and resourceful."We could not have picked a more wonderful, professional team. Akula & Associates helped us with obtaining our green cards at every step. The team was always patient and resourceful, explaining every process and answering all questions. Cannot recommend them enough!- Quinton M.
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"I am consistently impressed by Ms. Akula’s knowledge"I recommend Akula & Associates, P.C. to information technology companies needing diligent immigration services. Whether it be an Department of Labor investigation, ICE investigation or a site visit from USCIS they have always come through with excellent representation for our company. Unlike other immigration law firm merely doing visa processing, Akula & Associates offer many other services to IT companies such as debt collection, litigation, patents and trademark fillings. I am consistently impressed by Ms. Akula’s knowledge of immigration law and her prompt follow through.- Satish Eleti, President, Enternet Business Systems, Inc
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"Great and quick service"Great and quick service, thank you all ladies.- Maria V.
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"Five stars are not enough to represent the excellent work"I recommend it to everyone, especially the Brazilian community.- Fernando M.
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"Your expertise and diligence have been instrumental in navigating our complex case with efficiency and effectiveness."Your expertise and diligence have been instrumental in navigating our complex case with efficiency and effectiveness.- "T" Family
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"We are blessed to have your team on our side"We strongly recommend Akula & Associates for your immigration needs.- Radhika K.
