Biography

San Antonio

A native of the Rio Grande Valley, Monica was born and raised in McAllen, Texas, where she developed strong awareness of the challenges facing the immigrant population. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Monica then pursued her Juris Doctorate from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2008. She has been Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law since December 2014. While in law school, Monica was the Executive Articles Editor and Staff Writer for The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues. She also studied abroad at St. Mary’s Institute on World Legal Problems in Innsbruck, Austria. Monica joined DMCA as an Associate Attorney in December 2011 and was named a Partner in July 2023. She has volunteered with the Bexar County Staff Attorney’s Office, in addition to working with ProBAR representing unaccompanied immigrant children. Monica has experience in family-based immigration, naturalization, VAWA and U visa petitions, consular processing, and removal defense. As DMCA’s head of the Consular Department, Monica has represented thousands of clients before U.S. embassies worldwide, guiding them through the visa application process and obtaining waivers for any grounds of inadmissibility that may apply. Monica served as the Chair of the San Antonio Bar Association’s Immigration and Nationality Section from 2015-2017. She is currently serving her second term on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Advisory Commission. Monica is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the San Antonio Bar Association.

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