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
Case Types:
- EB5
- Employment-based visas
Expedited/Emergency appointment requests please email Inella.coleman@akulalaw.com
A Reputation of Excellence Our Success
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"I have nothing but good things to say about our experience with your firm."Just a quick note to let you know how pleased we were with the services we received from your law firm. Akula & Associates provided us with an amazing, valuable resource and experience. I have worked with numerous law firms in my 10 year as a business owner but the experience with your firm was professional and personal. Frankly speaking, you and your staff were available, down to earth, and cut through a lot of the B.S. lines. I have nothing but good things to say about our experience with your firm.- Ramesh M, President – Vertucom Inc.
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"Too bad there are only 5 stars... I like to give them 10"Too bad there are only 5 stars cos I like to give them 10. Practically the best Immigration attorneys in Dallas or Texas and possibly the best in country. I like to thank Ms Katrina Moore especially she was more than helpful in my case. She was a life saver.- Oluwatobi O.
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"Thank you all!"
The attorneys and paralegals and their assistants at Akula Law in Dallas handled my immigration case for the US efficiently, with care and with attentive responses to questions. Katrina was our lawyer for the remaining few months of our case, originally started by Daniele. Also with Erika and Christie helping us, and despite COVID-19 I finally arrived in the US in June and we couldn’t be happier. Thank you all!
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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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"Great Law firm competent and professional"We are glad to be their clients and hope to continue the relationship as we grow.- Arun S.
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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.
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"I truly say sincere THANKS for their great service."My journey started with Akula & Associates exactly 10 months ago. Came to know about them through a friend, casually called, impressed with their profile and signed up contract for services. Last 10 months we filed several cases and each case they treat like a completely new customer and examine each document thoroughly, advise and make us on top of the things. I truly say sincere THANKS for their great service. I truly love their staff. My paralegal Yezenia is awesome, attorney Toki is wonderful. Yet to work more with GC team, Shirin and Christie, great work experience so far. Last but not least Attorney Kavitha is Great!!! I hope I get the same level of service for me and employees for coming years!!! Good luck to Akula & Associates !!- Venkat C.
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"Attentive and kind service."We are grateful to Akula & Associates, P.C. for helping me obtain a K1 fiance visa and now, a green card in a very short time. The team was attentive, kind, and always provided the right information. We are very happy to have completed our process with you and will continue working together. Thank you for your patience.- Anais & Christian L.