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About Us

Oscar Escoto

Managing Attorney

Education

JD, Texas A&M University School of Law
B.S. Economics, UT Arlington

BAR MEMBERSHIP

Oscar is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Oscar Escoto is the managing attorney of Escoto Law, PLLC. Prior to starting his own law firm, Oscar worked for the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), entering on duty through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. Oscar served as an Attorney Advisor in the Dallas Immigration Court and Houston Immigration Court. During this time, Oscar provided legal advice and drafted opinions for immigration judges. Oscar also worked for an immigration law firm in Dallas, where he handled complex cases and successfully represented clients in matters before the U.S. immigration courts, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Department of State (DOS). Oscar has extensive experience handling complex immigration issues, and he has a thorough understanding of relief available to individuals in removal proceedings. Oscar has helped many people fight their deportation and has successfully fought to keep families together in the United States.

Oscar’s immigration experience also includes work with the National Immigration Law Center in Washington, D.C, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas in Dallas, and American Gateways in Austin.

As the son of Mexican immigrants, Oscar understands the sacrifices many make to have a better life. Now his focus is to serve his clients with the respect and attention every case deserves. Oscar has a proven track record of fighting to obtain justice for his clients and helping clients navigate the complex immigration system. Oscar is ready to use his extensive immigration experience to serve you.

Maria Bravo-Escoto

Attorney

Education

JD, Texas A&M University School of Law Magna Cum Laude Honors
B.B.A. Accounting, UT Arlington Cum Laude Honors

BAR MEMBERSHIP

Maria is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Maria Bravo-Escoto is an attorney at Escoto Law, PLLC. Prior to joining Escoto Law, Maria worked with the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office Crimmigration Unit, a specialized unit where Maria assessed the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and fought to regain her clients’ freedom and protect them from deportation. Maria also worked with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), a leading national nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. Maria worked on a range of immigration public policy issues and helped implement laws authored and co-authored by the ILRC. During law school, Maria was heavily involved with her law school’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, where she represented clients before the U.S. Immigration Courts, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the U.S. District Courts. Maria’s representation focused on deportation defense, federal litigation related to immigration detention, and affirmative filings for survivors of crimes and abuse.

Maria is a proud immigrant who, as a DACA recipient, understands the struggles immigrants face on a day-to-day basis. Maria’s passion for immigration stems from her own personal struggles as an immigrant herself. Maria was born in Guanajuato, Mexico and as a DACA recipient had to work tirelessly to realize her dream of becoming an immigration attorney. Prior to law school, Maria became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in order to make her dream of becoming an attorney possible. Maria graduated from Texas A&M School of Law with Magna Cum Laude honors and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a prestigious legal honor for students who graduated in the top ten percent of their graduating class.

Denise Rosales

Senior Associate Attorney

Education

J.D., Texas A&M University School of Law
B.A., The University of Texas at Arlington

BAR MEMBERSHIP

Denise is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Denise is a Senior Associate Attorney at Escoto Law, PLLC. Denise is a highly experienced and skilled immigration attorney who represents clients in removal proceedings, in matters before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and in other immigration matters.

Prior to joining Escoto Law, Denise started her attorney career in the non-profit sector with the American Bar Association’s ProBAR project, providing critical pro bono representation to detained and locally released unaccompanied children in removal proceedings in the Rio Grande Valley. She later transitioned to RAICES managing family-based immigration and humanitarian relief programs.

Most recently, Denise served as an attorney at another Dallas-Fort Worth immigration law firm, where she managed a complex caseload of removal defense matters, family-based applications, humanitarian relief programs, and consular processing matters.

Denise was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas to Mexican and Salvadoran immigrant parents. She grew up immersed in both cultures and has a deep appreciation and passion for serving the immigrant community.

In her free time, Denise enjoys spending time with her family. She is fully fluent in English and Spanish.

Our Team Members

Iris Peralta

Case Manager

Maria Martinez

Legal Assistant

Monica Rojas

Legal Assistant

Claudia Martinez

Legal Assistant

Mia Herrera

Legal Assistant

Mireya Aranda

Intake Specialist

The Firm

Compassion. Results. Justice.

At Escoto Law, we handle a broad range of immigration cases. Whether you need to fight a deportation, seek release from ICE custody, or petition a family member for permanent resident status, we can help. At Escoto Law, we understand that immigration issues can be very stressful and overwhelming. That is why you will speak with an attorney at your consultation, where they will listen to your concerns, thoroughly explain your options, and walk you through the case strategy.

Escoto Law represents clients throughout the United States with their immigration matters, and we are ready to serve you.