Susham M. Modi focuses his practice on serving individuals who are dealing with immigration law issues. In addition to his private practice as owner of The Modi Law Firm, PLLC, he was an Adjunct Professor of Law and was a Clinical Supervising Attorney at the University of Houston Law Center's Immigration Clinic. The clinic helps individuals from all over the globe with their immigration concerns, providing pro bono services. Attorney Modi was responsible for supervising and teaching upper-level students working on various complex immigration cases. He has also co-taught Asylum/Refugee Law. Before moving to Houston, he worked as an Attorney Advocate at Harvard Law School's Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. During his time, Attorney Modi worked on complex immigration matters, including asylum, deportation defense cases, and family-based petitions. Mr. Modi has been ranked a 10.0 superb rating on AVVO and Houstonia Magazine's top immigration lawyer for 2014 and 2015. Attorney Modi is a frequent speaker about immigration matters and has been a guest lecturer at various events, including at the Galveston County (Criminal) Defense Lawyer's Association, Rice University Graduate Programs' Immigration Law & Policy Course, Catholic Charities, Joseph A. Vail Workshop, American Immigration Lawyers Association (Houston Chapter), as well as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Houston Asylum Office. Mr. Modi received a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Texas at Arlington and a J.D. from Penn State Law School. His firm caters to all communities, including Hispanic, Asian, and European communities.
- Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
- J.D. (2010) | Law
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- University of Texas - Arlington
- B.A. (2007) | Political Science
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- Founding Attorney
- The Modi Law Firm, PLLC
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- Adjunct Professor
- University of Houston Law Center
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- Attorney Advocate
- Harvard Law School, Immigration and Refugee Clinic
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- Mental Competency Crucial to Fair Immigration Proceedings, Experts Agree
- University of Houston Law Center
- The War on Terror as a Metaphor for Immigration Regulation
- Iowa Journal of Gender, Race and Justice
- Guest Lecturer
- Galveston County (Criminal) Defense Lawyer's Association, Rice University Graduate Programs' Immigration Law & Policy Course, Catholic Charities, Joseph A. Vail Workshop, American Immigration Lawyers Association (Houston Chapter), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Houston Asylum Office
- The Best Lawyers of America
- The Best Lawyers of America
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- D. Arthur Magaziner Human Services Award
- Maxine Flock, Penn State Law School
- Top Immigration Lawyer
- Houstonia Magazine
- 2014, 2015
- Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
- Thomson Reuters
- 2018, 2019, 2020
- Houston Bar Association
- Member
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Member
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- State Bar of Texas # 24074737
- Member
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24074737
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- English: Spoken, Written
- Gujarati: Spoken
- Spanish: Spoken
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