Ashley Dennis
Ashley Dennis
Overview
Ashley specializes in general, family and employment-based immigration, including non-immigrant and immigrant visas. Ashley’s experience includes a variety of immigration matters, including naturalization, adjustment of status, petitions to remove conditions on residence, fiancé visas (K-1), provisional unlawful presence waivers (I-601A), applications for permission to reapply for admission (I-212), waivers of grounds of inadmissibility (I-601), and U nonimmigrant status (U visa). She represents victims of domestic violence; surviving family members, including widows and widowers; special immigrant juveniles; and Dreamers. She also represents employers seeking temporary workers, individuals of extraordinary ability, artists, and entertainers.
Ashley is a Dallas native and graduate of Duke University. Before earning her law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School, Ashley worked as a project manager in the financial services industry. While in law school, Ashley participated in the Vanderbilt Intellectual Property & the Arts Clinic. She also interned with a Nashville-based immigration firm, clerked at the American Civil Liberties Union, and was a research assistant. She partnered with Nashville organizations to carry out emergency response plans in immigrant communities and participated in the Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD program. As a result of her community involvement, Ashley received the Damali K. Booker Award for legal activism and the Pro Bono Service Award.
After earning her law degree, Ashley worked for a Hawaii state agency where her responsibilities included monitoring federal fair housing and regulatory compliance, researching amendments to state administrative rules, and drafting agency policies. During her time there, she received an Award for High Standards of Excellence for her part in managing a complex legal action plan.
Prior to joining Akula & Associates, Ashley represented clients in matters before the family court, including divorces and child custody matters. She also represented individuals in removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Ashley has extensive experience representing clients pursuing immigration options following criminal convictions, negative encounters with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and removal orders. Ashley is passionate about helping businesses and individuals find the immigration solutions that best fit their needs.
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee
- Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Community Involvement
- Justice for Our Neighbors
- Kids in Need of Defense
Languages
- English
- Spanish
A Reputation of Excellence Our Success
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"I never felt alone and you answered all my doubts very fast"I want to thank all the Akula and Associates team that contribute with my immigration process, specially Yezenia Jimenez and Kathy Brady. This process can be very stressful and confusing, but with your advice and support you make it very simple for me. I'm very please for the result of course but also with your professionalism and customer service, I never felt alone and you answered all my doubts very fast. Thank you and I wish you success and see you in a few years for my citizenship!- Jorge A.
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"I truly love their staff!"My journey started with Akula & Associates exactly 10 months ago. Came to know about them through a friend, casually called, impressed with their profile and signed up contract for services. Last 10 months we filed several cases and each case they treat like a completely new customer and examine each document thoroughly, advise and make us on top of the things. I truly say sincere THANKS for their great service. I truly love their staff. My paralegal Yezenia is awesome, attorney Toki is wonderful. Yet to work more with GC team, Shirin and Christie, great work experience so far. Last but not least Attorney Kavitha is Great!!! I hope I get the same level of service for me and employees for coming years!!! Good luck to Akula & Associates !!- Venkat C.
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"Thank you to their team for excellent & quick service!"We have recently started working with Akula & Associates, they are amazing at work, very helpful, very professional, good analytical skills, good personal skills... Thank you to their team for excellent & quick service!!- Neha B.
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"We are blessed to have your team on our side"We strongly recommend Akula & Associates for your immigration needs.- Radhika K.
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"Kavitha is the best immigration attorney in the entire country."Kavitha is the best immigration attorney in the entire country. We chose Kavitha to represent us after I met her and realized how very knowledgeable she is. She and the firm provided great service, were very professional and used technology very well. I just wanted to say, THANK YOU for a job well done; you are great Kavitha!!!- Sateesh
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"Akula & Associates law firm has provided an excellent immigration service to our firm filing H1B for our employees."Akula & Associates law firm has provided an excellent immigration service to our firm filing H1B for our employees. We working with Toki Olowo and Shamira Hamid who have done splendid job in filing the petition on time ahead of estimated scheduled time. Toki patiently addressed all our concerns and also guided us making right decisions in our very first initial consultation.They have guided us step by step documentation such a way that overall process was very smooth. We being California based company had initial concerns on working with Texas based Law firm on overall paperwork and cost but the firm made the process so easy with document upload process. We would love to take this firm guidance and help for all our future immigration service.- Affine Tech Systems L.
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"They are very helpful and reasonable"They are very helpful and reasonable. They have done my E2 visa and renewals for 3 times without any problem and they go out of the way to help you. Thank you team of Akula associates.- Faisal F.
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"I'm very pleased for the result of course but also with your professionalism and customer service"I want to thank all the Akula and Associates team that contribute with my immigration process. This process can be very stressful and confusing, but with your advice and support you make it very simple for me. I'm very pleased for the result of course but also with your professionalism and customer service, I never felt alone and you answered all my doubt very fast. Thank you and I wish you success and see you in a few years for my citizenship!- Jorge R.
