Nicole Ezer is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She practices in the areas of employment and family-based immigration, and participates in activities that provide education to industries and communities regarding immigration issues. Nicole develops, implements and updates immigration policies for multinational corporations. She has a thriving USMCA (formerly NAFTA) practice and her experience includes all non-immigrant visas, B-1/OCS issues, including Coast Guard exemptions for individuals and for vessels, national interest waivers, multinational managers, outstanding researchers, extraordinary ability relinquishment of legal permanent residence, and short and long term immigration strategies for foreign national employees and family members. She focuses on immigration policies and planning and consulting for companies of all sizes. She has experience in work site enforcement matters. She primarily represents clients in the oil and gas, IT and specialty construction industries. Her article, “The intersection of immigration and Family Law” is frequently cited and appears in the Fall 2006 ABA Family Law Quarterly, and the ABA’s GP Solo Publication’s “The Best Articles Published by the ABA” in September 2007. Nicole has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, teaching “Business Immigration Basics”. She is has been voted as SuperLawyer, and she and her firm have been voted amongst the Best Law Firms for several years running. She is currently accepting clients.
PAST/PRESENT PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Hawaii State Bas Association
- Member, American Immigration Lawyer’s Association
- Member of AILA committee that drafted comments to DHS No-Match Regulations
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member , Houston Bar Association, Minority and Speaker Committee
- Member, College of State Bar of Texas
- Member, AILA Social Security Administration Committee
- Member, Houston CBP Working Committee
- Member, Executive Committee for the University of Houston Arrival Awards
- University of Houston Law Center Clinic Sponsorship/T Visa Training Program, 2008
- AILF 5th Grade Essay Contest Committee (Texas Chapter)
- Member TBLS Immigration & Nationality Law Advisory Commission 2014- Present
ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS & LECTURES
Articles
- Author, “Worksite Enforcement – Employer’s Perspective”, UT CLE 2007, 2008
- Author, “Keep and Eye on Hiring Practices to Avoid Problems with the DHS”, Houston Business Journal, 2007
- Author, “Formal Immigration Policy is Becoming a ‘Must’ for Many Firms”, Houston Business Journal,2006
- Author, “The intersection of Immigration Law and Family Law”, ABA Family Law Quarterly, Vol 40, No. 3, Fall 2006
Lectures
- Faculty, State Bar of Texas Immigration Law Institute, 2007-2008
- Faculty, The University of Texas School of Law Immigration Conference, San Antonio, Texas, Winter 2007
- Executive Committee, University of Texas School of Law Immigration Conference, San Antonio, Texas, Winter 2008
- Speaker, University of Texas Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law, 2007-2008
- Speaker, Houston Bar Association Family Law Institute, March 2007
- Speaker, Houston Bar Association Construction Law Institute, September 2007
- Speaker, SHRM International HR Roundtable, 2007
- Speaker, Texas Association of Homebuilders, 2007
- Speaker, University of Houston Small Business Center, 2008, 2009
- Speaker, AILA National Conference
- State Bar of Texas Planning Committee
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- Selected by Super Lawyers Magazine and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Rising Star, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2024
- Best Lawyers 2010-2024
- Women in Law 2008-2024
- Center for Houston’s Future Leadership Forum, Class of 2008
- Named one of “Houston’s Professionals on the Fast Track”, H Inside Houston Magazine, 2009
EDUCATION
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1994
- B.A., Smith College, 1991
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Supreme Court of Hawaii
- Supreme Court of Texas
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