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Biography
Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as an expert in Immigration & Nationality Law, Matthew Myers has over a decade of experience practicing inbound U.S. and outbound global immigration law, with a focus on employment and investor immigration. He has been regularly recognized as a Top Attorney in Immigration Law by Austin Monthly Magazine, Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Immigration Law, and Super Lawyers and The Scene in S.A. Magazine as a Rising Star for Immigration Law.
Matthew served as the Chair of the State Bar of Texas Immigration & Nationality Law Section in 2020, after which he was appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas to serve on the Committee on Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality, currently as Vice Chair. He is an active member of the San Antonio Bar Association as a past Chair of the International Law Section and board member of the Immigration & Nationality Law Section. Matthew also serves as the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Liaison to U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Laredo, TX, the largest U.S. land border Port of Entry.
Prior to starting Myers Immigration Law, Matthew handled a high volume of inbound U.S. and outbound global immigration matters, working with individuals, entrepreneurs, investors, startups, Fortune 100 companies, and high net worth individuals as an attorney with one of the largest international immigration law firms for the better part of a decade.
Before being admitted to the bar, Matthew interned with Catholic Charities of Dallas in their Immigration & Legal Services Department, Chief United States District Judge Orlando L. Garcia for the Western District of Texas, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of Chief Counsel, including at the Texas Service Center in Dallas and Field Office in Irving, Texas. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Spanish graduating magna cum laude from Austin College and his Juris Doctorate degree from Baylor Law School, where he received the distinction of Public Interest Fellow and was the first graduate of its Leadership Development program.
Education
- February 2026 – Spoke on U.S. immigration considerations for international tax professionals advising their clients on a panel alongside international tax attorneys Luz Villegas with Chamberlain Hrdlicka and Elizabeth Gonzalez with White & Case LLP at the annual international tax conference in Merida
- Mexico
- hosted by Chamberlain Hrdlicka and University of San Diego School of Law; Presented as an expert on Form I-9 Compliance and Worksite Enforcement (i.e. audits and raids) alongside former U.S. Attorney and current Bracewell LLP partner and white collar criminal defense attorney Alamdar Hamdani to immigration attorneys at the annual TexasBarCLE Advanced Immigration Law conference in Houston
- TX; Presented an “ISSS Workshop: H1B Workshop for Employers” in a virtual presentation organized by the University of the Incarnate Word. September 2024 – Traveled with a delegation including the Mayor of San Antonio
- GreaterSATX
- Alamo Colleges
- San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Asociación de Empresarios Mexicanos San Antonio
- and Tech Bloc to encourage greater collaboration from a cultural and business perspective between San Antonio and Queretaro
- Mexico. July 2024 – Invited by the Mexican Consulate in Brownsville to present “Visados” about entrepreneurial immigration strategies as part of their fifth annual Consular Entrepreneurship Program for Mexican Women Abroad (PCEME) at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) eBridge Center for Business & Commercialization. February 2024 – Presented three times on U.S. student
- graduate
- and business immigration at the University of the Incarnate Word with tailored presentations to local employers
- international students
- and at a conference of Designated School Officials and International Office representatives.