Immigration & Nationality Law
Family immigration, employment immigration, green cards, naturalization, investor matters, consular processing, waivers, denials, appeals, and complex immigration questions.
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Dallas Immigration & Full-Service Law Firm
Professional Lawyers With Passion, Compassion & Experience
Yu, South & Associates PLLC is a Dallas law firm serving immigration clients, families, professionals, businesses, investors, and the Chinese-American community with steady legal guidance since 1991.
Our Story
A Dallas Law Firm Built Around Immigration, Family, Business & Community
Founded in 1991, Yu, South & Associates PLLC has helped clients navigate life-changing legal decisions for more than three decades. Our firm is known for immigration law, multilingual service, and practical legal counsel for people whose cases often touch more than one area of law.
From our Dallas office, we serve individuals, families, students, employees, employers, schools, corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, and international clients throughout North Texas. We are especially proud of our long relationship with the Chinese-American community while welcoming clients of every nationality and background.
Our philosophy is simple: clients deserve careful preparation, honest communication, and a legal team that understands how immigration, family, criminal, business, intellectual property, international trade, and estate planning issues can affect one another.
Why Clients Choose Us
Legal Guidance With Depth, Clarity & Care
Immigration and legal matters can affect where you live, who you can sponsor, how your business grows, whether your family is protected, and what options are available for the future. We take those concerns seriously and work to make the process understandable.
Yu, South & Associates combines focused immigration experience with broader legal support for related matters. That gives clients a more complete view of their risks, opportunities, and next steps.
1991
Serving clients since
中文
Chinese language support
DFW
Dallas & North Texas
Full
Service law firm
Dallas Office · Multilingual Support
What We Do
Immigration Is Our Foundation. Connected Legal Services Make Us Stronger.
Many clients come to us for immigration help, but their needs may also involve family law, criminal defense, business planning, intellectual property, international trade, or estate planning. Our practice areas are designed to support the real-world situations clients face.
View All Practice AreasFamily & Criminal Matters
Divorce, custody, adoption, name changes, criminal defense, and legal issues where family, criminal, and immigration consequences may overlap.
Business, Trade & IP
Contract and business law, international trade, foreign investment, trademarks, patents, and cross-border concerns for companies and entrepreneurs.
Estate Planning & Probate
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship declarations, probate guidance, and planning for families, professionals, and business owners.
Our Attorneys & Legal Team
Meet the Team Behind Your Case
Yu, South & Associates brings together immigration experience, international legal knowledge, Texas practice leadership, and hands-on client support for families, professionals, businesses, and international clients.
Immigration Law Since 1991
Becky L. Yu
Founding Partner · Immigration Attorney
Becky L. Yu has focused her legal practice on the ever-changing field of U.S. immigration law since 1991. She earned her first law degree from China University of Political Science & Law in Beijing in 1985 and later received an advanced LL.M. degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 2000.
Her legal background includes work as an Assistant District Attorney, where she participated in successful felony prosecutions, as well as more than seven years serving as general counsel for a major international company. That experience included international trade, joint ventures, trademark matters, and internal and external corporate legal affairs.
Texas Licensed Attorney
Brian M. South
Co-Founder · Managing Attorney, Texas Practice Group
Attorney Brian M. South serves as a trusted advisor for clients facing sensitive legal issues that can affect their families, businesses, and futures. He is a co-founder of Yu, South & Associates, PLLC and manages the firm’s Texas law practice group.
Mr. South graduated summa cum laude with his Juris Doctorate from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio in 2000 and was licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas that same year. He also holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
International Legal Scholar
Abraham C. Yu
International Matters · China Business · Immigration Insight
Abraham C. Yu is a legal scholar and international matters expert with more than 40 years of diversified international work experience. His knowledge spans many areas of law, with particular depth in China business matters and U.S. immigration law.
His educational background includes advanced graduate training in international banking and financing from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1992, an MBA in international business management from UTD in 1993, and two LL.M. degrees: International Comparative Law from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Environmental Law from China University of Political Science & Law in Beijing.
Note: Abraham C. Yu is not licensed as an attorney in Texas.
12+ Years Immigration Support
Ana Marie Terry
Senior Legal Assistant · Immigration
Ana Marie Terry is an experienced immigration legal assistant with more than 12 years of continuous, hands-on experience supporting clients through a wide range of immigration matters.
Her work includes employment-based and family-based nonimmigrant and immigrant petitions, as well as removal and deportation litigation support. Ana helps keep cases organized, communication clear, and clients informed during important stages of the immigration process.
Our Approach
A Clear Process for Complex Legal Questions
Listen Carefully
We begin with your goals, facts, deadlines, concerns, documents, and any legal history that may affect your options.
Identify Risks
We look for immigration, family, criminal, business, estate, or international issues that may influence your best path forward.
Build a Strategy
We explain practical options and prepare a plan shaped around your needs, timing, and long-term interests.
Move Forward
We assist with filings, evidence, negotiations, responses, court-related steps, and ongoing updates as your matter progresses.
Dallas & North Texas
Serving Clients Across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Our office is located at 2711 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 598, Dallas, TX 75234. We serve clients throughout Dallas, Farmers Branch, Richardson, Plano, Carrollton, Irving, Garland, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Fort Worth, Arlington, and surrounding North Texas communities.
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About Our Firm FAQ
Common Questions About Yu, South & Associates
How long has Yu, South & Associates served clients?
Yu, South & Associates PLLC has served clients since 1991, with a strong focus on immigration law and related legal services for families, professionals, businesses, and international clients.
Does the firm help Chinese-speaking clients?
Yes. The firm has deep roots in the Chinese-American community and offers multilingual support, including Chinese, Mandarin, Spanish, and English.
What kinds of legal matters does the firm handle?
The firm handles immigration and nationality law, criminal defense, family law, contract and business matters, patent and trademark services, international trade, and estate planning and probate.
Where is the firm located?
The office is located at 2711 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 598, Dallas, TX 75234. Clients can call (972) 994-9988 or email info@yuimmigration.com.
Need help with an immigration or legal matter?
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