Jesus Clemente Rios III

Jesus C. Rios III is In-House Counsel for Lone Star Regional Centers, a USCIS-Designated EB-5 Regional Center.  Prior to joining Lone Star Regional Centers, Jesus’s practice focuses on wage and hour, EEOC investigations, immigration compliance, business immigration, family-based immigration and naturalization law matters. Prior to licensure, Jesus interned with a Texas State Representative during the 79th Legislature, a criminal defense attorney in Houston, Texas, a business immigration law firm in Austin, Texas, as well as one of the most prominent non-profit immigration centers in Houston, Texas.

 

Admitted to Practice

• State Courts of Texas
• Eastern District of Texas
• Southern District of Texas

 

Professional Activities

• American Immigration Lawyers Association 
• Hispanic National Bar Association
•  Hispanic Bar Association of Houston
•  Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston

 

Education and Professional Background

• Texas Southern University, J.D., 2011
  • Treasurer, Hispanic Law Student Association
  • Co-Treasurer, Board of Advocates
  • President, Newman Center
  • Student Bar Association
  • Member, League of United Latin American Citizens
  • TSU TMSL Diversity Spotlight
    • Section Delegate
    • Section Representative
    • Criminal Law Team Member, Section 1 Battle of the Sections
• St. Edward’s University, B.A., Political Science; Minor, Religious Studies, 2007
  • St. Edward’s University “Member of the Year”
  • Spanish Language Study Abroad Program: Universidad de Guadalajara, 2005

  Languages

• English
• Spanish