William D. Fong
Licensed in Texas and Washington D.C.

William Fong is the founder and managing partner of Fong & Associates, LLP a firm specializing in corporate immigration law. Fong & Associates' clients include S&P 100, Fortune 100, Global 100 and IT 100 companies, large-cap and mid-cap companies, oil and gas companies (integrated, operations and oil well services), public utilities, hospitals, school districts, colleges and universities, research institutes, high tech manufacturers, software companies, international businesses, professional athletes, artists and entertainment groups.

William Fong's practice includes:

• Employment-based nonimmigrant petitions
• Employment-based and family-based permanent residence
• PERM labor certification
• I-9 compliance and audits
• Department of Labor LCA and WHD investigations

William Fong is board certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is recognized for excellence in "The Best Lawyers in America®" (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). He is regularly recognized as a "Texas Super Lawyer" by Texas Monthly and a "Houston's Best Lawyers" by H Texas Magazine since 2004.

Born and raised in Washington D.C., William Fong graduated from the University of Maryland and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. He is an adjunct professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law teaching employment-based and family-based immigration law and is a co-founder of the Institute for International and Immigration Law (IIIL) at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

William is active in the immigration legal community as a national and international speaker at AILA conferences and web seminars, Texas Chapter immigration seminars and Houston section meetings. He served 3 terms as a Vice-President of the Asian American Bar Association, as a Committee member of the State Bar of Texas, Opportunities for Minorities Committee and Committee to Elect Minority Directors, and has been recognized by the State Bar of Texas for his pro bono work on behalf of immigrants. William Fong also serves as an American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) employment-based immigration and ethics mentor.