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Patricia Jean Freshwater
also known as Tricia Freshwater
About Patricia
Biography
I focus my law practice on helping immigrants to understand the complicated United States immigration system. I represent immigrants when they would like to apply for benefits before the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, when they are arrested by Immigration & Customs Enforcement, and when they must go to Immigration Court. I believe strongly that all immigrants deserve to have an attorney who will really listen to their problems and will offer honest and accurate legal advice.
Before opening Schwamkrug, Freshwater, & Lopez, PLLC, I directed a special program to help detained immigrants at a non-profit organization. As part of this program, I represented immigrants in many different kinds of cases, and I also trained volunteer attorneys to help immigrants.
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
Immigration
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17 years | 144 cases
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Licensed in Texas for 16 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 18 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Licensed in Virginia for 19 years
State: Virginia
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Location
Schwamkrug, Freshwater, & Lopez PLLC
Schwamkrug, Freshwater & Lopez PLLC, PO Box 832827, Richardson, TX, 75083
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Posted by Eduardo | June 24, 2015
Outstanding!
I highly recommend Tricia Freshwater to anyone who is needing help with their case. She represented me in an extremely difficult one.There are not enough words to describe how professional,organized, and masterful she is.
Patricia Jean Freshwater's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer.i have represented a number of criminal defendants where Patricia and her partners represented my client on immigration issues. She is a top notch attorney. She is smart, caring aggressive and imaginative. I highly recommend her."
"I very much respect Tricia as an attorney. She is an extremely intelligent and honest person. I feel very comfortable sending people to her office."
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Experience
Honors
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Best Lawyer, D Magazine
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Partner, Schwamkrug, Freshwater & Lopez PLLC
2009 - 2011
Staff Attorney/Equal Justice Works Fellow, Catholic Charities of Dallas Immigration & Legal Services
2007 - 2009
Associate Attorney, Crowell & Moring LLP
2006 - 2007
Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Associations
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Education
2006
University of Virginia School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2002
University of Notre Dame
BBA
Speaking Engagements
2018
Continuing Legal Education Presentation to the Criminal Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association
Best Practices for Representing Non-Citizen Clients
2018
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Conference on Crimes Against Women
Protecting Your Undocumented Client: Immigration Options, Recent Changes in Immigration Enforcement, and Strategies for Protecting Immigrant Victims of Crime
2018
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Conference on Crimes Against Women
Immigration 101: Family-Based Immigration, U and T visas, VAWA, Special Immigrant Juvenile Visas, and Asylum
2018
CLE Presentation: Human Rights Initiative, Catholic Charities, RAICES, & the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
Legal Remedies as a Response to the Border Crisis,
2017
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at the Dallas Bar Association
Representing Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
2017
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at the Dallas Bar Association
Understanding the Notice to Appear in Immigration Court
2017
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at the Dallas Bar Association
President Trump’s Executive Orders
2017
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Conference on Crimes Against Women
Asylum Law, Protecting Women Fleeing Violence in Their Home Countries
2017
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Conference on Crimes Against Women
Immigration Q&A: Recent Changes in Interior Immigration Enforcement,
2016
Presentation for the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
Legal Clinic for Immigrant Children
2016
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at the Dallas Bar Association
Introduction and Updates to Immigration Relief for Immigrant Children and Families, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
2016
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at the Conference on Crimes Against Women
Representing Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes
2015
Continuing Legal Education Presentation at the Conference on Crimes Against Women
Representing Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes
2013
Presentation to Dallas Bar Association, Criminal Law Section
Representing Non-Citizen Clients After Padilla v. Kentucky
2012
Presentation at St. Michaels Catholic Church
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
2012
Presentation at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
2011
Presentation at Comunidade Crista Brasileira de Lewisville
Immigrants: Know Your Rights!
2010
Pro Bono Attorney Training
Representing Immigrants in Removal Proceedings
2010
Immigration Law and Crimes: Defenses to Removal
Immigration Law and Crimes: Defenses to Removal
2010
Dallas Pro Bono Attorney Program
Applying for Asylum in Immigration Court: How to Assist Clients Fleeing Persecution
Publications
2015
Dallas Bar Association Headnotes
Headnotes article: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Foreign-Born Children
2006
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal
The Obligation of Non-Refoulement Under the Convention Against Torture: When has a Foreign Government Acquiesced in the Torture of Its Citizens?
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
What to expect now after I360 approved I485 filed what is the time.frame for the next ste and whats the next thing to expect
29 Dec 2013
Q&A
My DACA got lost in the mail
10 Sep 2013
Q&A
I-360 approved today,How much time it will take to get my GC after I-485 filed?and when will be eligible for naturalization?
11 Sep 2013