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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"Throughout the process they kept me informed on the filing’s updates."Communication was prompt, and I felt well-served by the team- Karthik
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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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"Timely response, dedication towards the work"
We are an IT consulting firm. Kavitha helped us to get critical H1 case approvals and saved employees from running out of status which leads them to travel to their home country permanently. Timely response, dedication towards the work, having proper immigration knowledge, solving cases with logical thoughts, and the best team are the positives. Thanks!- Zuven Technologies -
"This firm was the ONLY firm that gave me hope"I want to thank Akula & Associates for helping me adjust my status. After seeing many law firms in the Dallas area, this firm was the ONLY firm that gave me hope. I was able to adjust my status in record time. I want to especially thank lawyer Kathy Brady for working hard on my case. She was very patient and hard working. She was the only one that gave me hope when many other lawyers didn’t. Thank you again!- Hilda 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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"Awesome service, excellent follow up, very quick and affordable"Awesome service, excellent follow up, very quick and affordable, professional, prompt. Ansreen Aijaz Ali was my representative, highly satisfied with her response and service, will surely recommend.- Shahab Q.
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"This is the best immigration law firm in Dallas"This is the best immigration law firm in Dallas in my opinion. Ms. Kate Brady provided awesome and prompt service in my case. She is very knowledgeable and experienced in the field and her expertise gave me immense confidence!! I will recommend this firm to everyone looking for immigration services :)- Vega B.
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"Cannot recommend them enough!"They explained each process and answered all our questions- Quinton M
