Quan Law Group, PLLC

Focus and practice areas

Immigration is the whole of this firm's work. From its base in Houston, Texas, Quan Law Group describes itself as full-service within that field. Its work splits into four groups the site names directly. Those are family-based immigration, business and employment-based immigration, citizenship and naturalization, and humanitarian immigration.

Full-service, in immigration terms, means a single office can carry a matter through its stages. That covers the initial petition, the supporting evidence, agency correspondence, and any hearing that follows. Clients who face several immigration questions at once tend to look for that range.

Inside those groups, the firm helps clients obtain lawful permanent residence and temporary work visas. In my opinion, that pairing tells you the firm handles both the long path to a green card and the shorter path to a work authorization. Both routes run through federal agencies and follow their own rules. The firm names both, which means it can move a client between the two routes as their status changes.

How the team is built

The firm's founding partners hold Board Certification in Immigration and Nationality Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. That certification is a state credential that requires years of practice in immigration law, a written exam, and peer references. Few Texas lawyers carry it.

The roster names four partners and several attorneys. Gordon J. Quan is Senior Partner and Co-Founder. Jarred J. Slater, Matthew G. Thompson, and Kristen Quan Hammill are listed as partners. Kathryn N. Karam, Lauren M. Rouhana, Nirayl S. Cororve, Stephanie Diaz, Dasom Kim, Zulma Albanez, and Aamir S. Ibrahim are listed as attorneys.

A roster of this size, set against a single practice area, means the firm can assign matters by subtype. One attorney may concentrate on family petitions while another handles employer filings. For a client, that division of labor often shows up as clearer answers on narrow questions.

The firm's own timeline records two of those steps. Matthew Thompson became a partner in January 2021. Kristen Hammill became a partner in January 2022. Promotions from within a firm point to attorneys who trained there and stayed.

Gordon Quan's record at the bar

Gordon J. Quan carries the longest track record the site details. He earned his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1977. He holds the Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Immigration and Nationality Law that the founding partners share.

His courtroom history reaches several immigration forums. The site states he has argued before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Board of Labor Certification Appeals, and federal courts. Those bodies hear removal cases, appeals of agency decisions, and challenges to labor certification rulings. He co-founded Foster Quan LLP in 2009 and earlier founded Quan Burdette & Perez.

Who the firm works with

The client base spans individuals and organizations. The firm assists individuals, families, professionals, investors, and companies that employ foreign nationals. As a reviewer, I read that mix as a firm equipped for both a single family's petition and a corporation's hiring program.

Its corporate clients come from a wide set of industries. The site lists oil and gas, engineering, banking and investment, consulting, computer technology, healthcare, education, retail and manufacturing, hotels and restaurants, and professional sports and entertainment. Each of those sectors hires across borders for different reasons, and each brings its own visa categories.

Temporary work visas sit at the front of many of these corporate matters. These are time-limited authorizations tied to a specific employer and role. When a worker's goals shift toward staying permanently, the case moves into the employment-based green card track. The firm lists both, which signals attention to that progression.

What the practice areas involve

The four service groups map to distinct federal processes, and a short sketch of each shows the shape of the work. Family-based immigration starts with a petition that establishes a qualifying relationship. It then moves to a visa application or an adjustment of status. Wait times depend on the category and the applicant's home country.

Citizenship and naturalization run through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. An applicant files the naturalization form, attends a biometrics appointment, sits for an interview with English and civics testing, and takes the oath of allegiance if approved. A lawyer's role here often covers eligibility review, form preparation, and interview readiness.

Business and humanitarian tracks

Employment-based immigration frequently involves the labor certification process, which the Department of Labor oversees. Employers test the local labor market and document the terms of the job before a foreign worker can move toward permanent residence. Disputes over those certifications can reach the Board of Labor Certification Appeals, one of the forums Gordon Quan has argued before.

Humanitarian immigration covers asylum and related forms of protection. These claims turn on a documented showing that a person faces harm at home, and immigration judges or asylum officers decide them. The evidence often includes personal testimony, country conditions, and corroborating records. The firm keeps this work alongside its business and family groups, which puts both the corporate and the individual side of immigration under one roof.

Taken together, the firm's public record shows a single-field practice built since 2014, with board-certified founding partners and a named roster of attorneys. In my opinion, that combination gives a prospective client a clear picture of who would handle the file and what the firm concentrates on. The site places the firm's formation in November 2014 and its permanent office opening in January 2015.