Marisol Pérez is a native of San Angelo, Texas. She graduated from St. Mary’s School of Law in 2000, where she was awarded the Richard Green Spirit of Social Justice Award in recognition of her clinical work on behalf of clients in San Antonio and South Texas.
Marisol began practicing law in 2001 at DMCA (De Mott, Curtright & Armendáriz, L.L.P.). In 2004, she joined the Southwest Regional Office of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) as a staff attorney. She served as the immigrants’ rights attorney, handling litigation and legislative matters across nine states. During her time at MALDEF, she participated in several notable lawsuits defending immigrant rights nationwide.
In 2010, she returned to DMCA , where her practice has evolved into a cornerstone of the firm’s immigration work. In 2016, she was named Partner and now leads the firm’s family-based immigration section. In this role, she oversees a broad and complex caseload, including naturalization, family petitions, adjustment of status, U-visas, removal of conditions and other intricate immigration matters, bringing both strategic insight and a client-centered approach to each case.
She has been actively involved with numerous bar associations, state bar committees, and nonprofit organizations. She serves on the executive committee and was the 2023–2024 Chair of the Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), one of the largest chapters in the country. She has also been a speaker at continuing legal education conferences both locally and nationally.
Marisol is an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law, where she teaches immigration law.
She has received several recognitions for her contributions to the legal community, including being selected to Super Lawyers 2026 and Best Lawyers®.
