Peek Law Group

What the firm handles

The firm works in two areas of law, immigration and criminal defense, and it keeps both under one roof in Texas. It serves clients in the Austin and San Antonio areas. Its staff work in English and Spanish, which helps when a case depends on exact wording.

Pairing immigration and criminal law in one office has a practical logic. A criminal charge can affect a person's immigration status, and immigration status can shape how a criminal case is handled. One team that sees both sides can weigh how a decision in one matter touches the other.

Inside the immigration practice

The immigration work covers asylum, adjustment of status, citizenship and naturalization, green cards, and both employment based and family visas. Deportation defense is part of the mix. Together these reach most of the routes a person takes through the United States immigration system.

Green cards and visas make up a large share of the day to day. Family based visas depend on a qualifying relative and a petition that establishes the relationship. Employment based visas usually begin with an employer and can involve labor steps before the visa itself. Citizenship and naturalization sit at the end of the path, after a set stretch of time as a lawful permanent resident, and they involve a test and an interview. A firm that files the early petitions and the final application can hold one thread through a case that runs for years.

Each route runs on its own track. Adjustment of status goes through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and often involves an interview and a file of supporting documents. Asylum claims are heard by an asylum officer or an immigration judge, and they rest on a detailed account of past events. Deportation defense plays out in immigration court, where deadlines and paperwork carry real weight. As a reviewer, I read this breadth as a firm set up to follow a client across several stages of one matter.

The criminal defense side

On criminal matters the firm takes DWI and DUI cases, drug crimes, theft, white collar and fraud charges, domestic violence, violent crimes, and expungements. It works at both the state and federal level. Federal cases follow different courts and rules than state cases, so covering both widens the set of charges the firm can meet.

The listed charges cover a wide span of exposure. A DWI case can turn on how a traffic stop was conducted and how a breath or blood sample was collected. Drug and theft charges often hinge on the same questions of search and evidence. White collar and fraud matters tend to run longer, with documents and financial records at the center. Work across this range asks a firm to move between fast misdemeanor timelines and slower federal ones.

Expungement earns a separate mention. It is the legal process of clearing a past charge or conviction from a record, and a clean record can change a person's access to work and housing. Listing it next to active defense work shows attention to what happens after a case closes.

How the team is built

Two partners lead the firm, Jeff Peek and Diego Nuñez Astorga. The other named attorneys are Natalia Chavez, an associate, Andrea Jarero, who works on criminal matters, and Angela Barajas Salcido. The two partner structure gives clients two senior points of contact, and the associate and attorney titles below them point to a layer of supervision on active files.

Credentials and memberships

The site states that Jeff Peek has over 21 years of experience in immigration and criminal law. It also states that the firm has Texas Board Certified attorneys in both fields. Board certification in Texas comes through the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, which asks for tested knowledge and peer review in a named area. Because an outside body grants it after review, it is a credential a reader can weigh independently.

The firm lists membership in several professional groups: AILA, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the American Bar Association, and the Better Business Bureau. AILA is the main national body for immigration lawyers. TCDLA and NACDL sit on the criminal side. The spread of memberships lines up with the two practice areas the firm names.

Offices and languages

The firm keeps two offices in Austin and one in San Antonio. Two cities along the same corridor let it meet clients closer to their courts and their homes.

The bilingual English and Spanish staff fits a client base that spans both languages. In immigration and criminal work the exact wording of a statement can carry weight, so shared language between lawyer and client removes a layer of friction.

What the record supports

The site does not list a founding year. For someone weighing firms, the checkable details are what a careful reader can lean on. Board certification, the named partners, and membership in AILA and the criminal defense associations can all be confirmed away from the firm's own pages.

In my opinion those outside markers carry more weight than any phrase on a home page. The record here shows a defined focus across immigration and criminal defense, a named team of five attorneys, and two offices in Austin with a third in San Antonio.