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About me
Attorney & Counselor at Law at Maria Elena Castellanos, Texas Lawyer
Education

University of detroit mercy school of law
1977 - 1980Juris doctor (j.d.) doctor of law degree graduate studiesActivities and Societies: Women & Minorities Law Students Alliance; UD School of Law; 1977; co-founder University of Detroit School of Law Alumni Scholarship-Winner; 1977-78 Latino Law Students Assoc: UD & Wayne State Univ. (Schools of Law); 1977 Federal Internship in Immigration Law: Wayne County Legal Aid-Immigration; Detroit. INTERN- ...employee, 1977-1980 National Lawyers Guild Student Chapter, UD School of Law; co-founder 1977-1980. Wagner Labor Law Moot Court Competition; 1st place Award; UD School of Law, 1979. Co-Founder of Women & Minorities Law Students Alliance at UD School of Law; 1977;1977 Winner of University of Detroit School of Law- Alumni Scholarship;Co-Founder of Latino Law Students Association at University of Detroit...and at Wayne State University (Schools of Law) in 1977;Winner of Federal Internship in Immigration Law with the Wayne County...Legal Office for Immigrant Assistance; Detroit, Michigan; 1977 through 1979.Co-founder of National Lawyers Guild Student… Show more Co-Founder of Women & Minorities Law Students Alliance at UD School of Law; 1977;1977 Winner of University of Detroit School of Law- Alumni Scholarship;Co-Founder of Latino Law Students Association at University of Detroit...and at Wayne State University (Schools of Law) in 1977;Winner of Federal Internship in Immigration Law with the Wayne County...Legal Office for Immigrant Assistance; Detroit, Michigan; 1977 through 1979.Co-founder of National Lawyers Guild Student Chapter at the University of Detroit...School of Law, 1977 through 1980.1978 Winner of the Wagner Labor Law Moot Court Competition; UD School of Law, …Detroit Michigan. Show less
Experience

Maria elena castellanos, attorney and counselor at law
May 1982 - nowAttorney and counselor at law
Maria elena castellanos, texas lawyer
May 1982 - nowAttorney & Counselor at Law
May 1982 - nowAttorney and Counselor at Law
May 1982 - now

Maria elena castellanos, lawyer-abogada
May 1982 - nowAttorney MARIA ELENA CASTELLANOS currently practices in the fields of both criminal and civil law as a private attorney in the Houston, Texas area. Attorney Castellanos has been practicing law since 1982, mostly in Harris County and in adjoining Texas Gulf Coast counties. In June, 2015, Attorney Castellanos briefly practiced law in Colin County, Tarrant County and Dallas County, Texas which include the DFW ( Dallas/Fort Worth) metropolitan area. Attorney Castellanos resumed her Houston-based practice in November of 2015. Attorney Castellanos’ has maintained her professional status as a lawyer in “good standing” with the Texas Bar Association and with the Texas Supreme Court throughout her ongoing legal career. Attorney Castellanos has practiced predominantly in the field of felony criminal defense. She has had a long association with the Harris County Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (HCCLA) based in Houston, Texas. Attorney Castellanos has also practiced in the fields relating to: IMMIGRATION, CHILD CUSTODY, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE & EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION and in particular areas of PROBATE LAW, SMALL BUSINESS and REAL PROPERTY LAW. Attorney Castellanos is now obtaining additional expertise in the field of law that pertains to people with mental health issues and intellectual disabilities. Attorney MARIA ELENA CASTELLANOS has been licensed and certified for practice in both federal and state courts in Texas for over 15 years. ATTORNEY CASTELLANOS HAS MAINTAINED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HAS BEEN IN "GOOD STANDING" WITH THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT THROUGHOUT HER LENGTHY LEGAL CAREER. Attorney Maria Elena Castellanos' email is: [email protected]. [This description was updated on 5.28.18.] Show less Attorney MARIA ELENA CASTELLANOS currently practices in the fields of both criminal and civil law as a private attorney in the geographical areas of Dallas-Fort-Worth (DFW) Texas and in the greater Houston, Texas region. Beginning in June, 2015, Attorney Castellanos established a law practice in the far-north-Dallas-&-Plano areas while continuing to maintain professional ties with clients and with the Harris County Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (HCCLA) based in Houston, Texas. Attorney M.E. Castellanos continues her long-standing membership in the HCCLA, a criminal defense lawyers association. Attorney Castellanos also practices in the fields relating to: IMMIGRATION, CHILD CUSTODY, EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE & EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION and in particular areas of PROBATE LAW, SMALL BUSINESS and REAL PROPERTY LAW. Attorney MARIA ELENA CASTELLANOS has been licensed and certified for practice in both federal and state courts in Texas for over 15 years. ATTORNEY CASTELLANOS HAS MAINTAINED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HAS BEEN IN "GOOD STANDING" WITH THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT THROUGHOUT HER LENGTHY LAW CAREER. Attorney M.E. Castellanos' email is: [email protected] Show less
Attorney & Counselor at Law; bilingual (Spanish-English) lawyer.
May 1982 - nowAttorney and Counselor at Law (Bilingual-Spanish-English)
May 1982 - now

Manual solis and associates, houston, texas
Jun 1996 - Jun 1997Immigration attorney
Licenses & Certifications

Licensed & certified for law practice in federal & state courts of texas
Texas supreme court and the u.s. district court of the u.s. southeastern judicial district of texasDec 1996
Volunteer Experience
Pacifica Radio Network- KPFT-90.1 FM Radio, Houston, TX; Elected LSB Delegate,2012 - present
Issued by KPFT 90.1 FM, Houston, TX on Dec 2012
Associated with MARIA ELENA CASTELLANOS
Languages
- enEnglish
- spSpanish
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