Dallas Immigration Lawyer │ Wendy Whitt

Immigration AttorneyImmigration lawyer Wendy Whitt provides counsel to individuals and businesses on all matters pertaining to immigration law through her firm, The Whitt Law Firm, PC.  The Whitt Firm is located in Dallas, Texas, and provides immigration assistance to clients in all 50 states and abroad.

Ms. Whitt has a decade of legal experience in government practice, criminal law and international law.  Following graduation from Cornell Law School in 2001, she was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG).  Her experience working closely with senior officers, peers and subordinates led to rapid promotions, leading to her final role as Attorney Advisor, Criminal Investigation Task Force.  Arkansas immigraiton attorney

Ms. Whitt’s years of military service have reinforced her commitment to client service and interest in human rights.  During her deployment to Baghdad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, she mentored and trained Iraqi criminal investigators and investigative judges preparing high profile terrorism, corruption and torture cases before the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, Al Rusafa.

After she returned from Iraq, Ms. Whitt assisted Iraqis who were imperiled due to their affiliation with the US mission to obtain special immigrant visas for resettlement in the US on a pro bono basis.  She continues to provide immigration assistance to Iraqi refugees through her pro bono Iraqi Refugee Resettlement Project.

As she transitions to civilian life, Ms. Whitt is excited about the opportunity to apply her knowledge of immigration law and experience working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds to the representation of The Whitt Firm clients.

EDUCATION

1998 – Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Politics, Lyon College, Batesville, AR

2001 – Juris Doctor,Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY

BAR ADMISSIONS:

Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

State of Tennessee

MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Tennessee Bar Association

Arkansas Bar Association

Collin County Bar Association

The List Project, Dallas Chapter