Marisol L. Pérez

As a Partner at De Mott, Curtright & Armendáriz, LLP (DMCA), Marisol Pérez is an accomplished immigration attorney, educator, and advocate for immigrant rights. Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Marisol has practiced law since 2001 and leads DMCA’s Family Immigration Section. Through her leadership and decades of advocacy, she has helped establish DMCA as a leading full-service immigration law firm known for family-based immigration, complex case strategy, and client-focused, attorney-led representation. In 2026, she was selected for inclusion in the Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers list and recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for her work in immigration law.

A proud native of San Angelo, Marisol remains deeply connected to her West Texas roots. Her commitment to immigrant families and public service was inspired by her parents and strengthened during the time she spent in her father’s law office, where she witnessed firsthand the challenges immigrant families faced. Their example shaped her lifelong dedication to immigrant rights, education, civic engagement, and Mexican American arts and culture.

Marisol earned her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2000. While in law school, she received the Richard Green Spirit of Social Justice Award in recognition of her clinical advocacy on behalf of clients throughout San Antonio and South Texas.

Marisol formally began her legal career at DMCA before joining the Southwest Regional Office of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) in 2004. As a staff attorney, she handled immigration litigation and legislative matters across a nine-state region and participated in significant lawsuits protecting the rights of immigrants throughout the United States. She returned to DMCA in 2010, bringing extensive civil rights and litigation experience to the firm’s comprehensive immigration practice.

Today, Marisol oversees DMCA’s representation of individuals and families in a wide range of immigration matters. Her work includes family-based petitions, marriage-based immigration, consular processing, immigration waivers, humanitarian relief, naturalization, and other complex pathways to lawful immigration status. She provides strategic leadership to attorneys and legal professionals across the firm while continuing to advocate directly for clients and their families.

Marisol is also a leader in the immigration legal community. She served as Chair of the Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association during the 2023–2024 term. She has contributed to bar associations, State Bar of Texas committees, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to expanding access to justice.

Marisol frequently speaks at continuing legal education conferences and serves as an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law, where she teaches immigration law. Beyond her legal work, she is a dedicated advocate for the arts in San Antonio and values the role of art, culture, and creativity in building stronger communities. Her commitment to immigration law, legal education, the arts, and public service reflects her deep connection to the communities she represents.