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Mary Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira (Liz)
- CPC Attorney and Principal Partner Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
- Southern Methodist University (1999) – Dallas, TX, Dedman School of Law, Doctorate of Jurisprudence.
- University of Pennsylvania (1993) – Philadelphia, PA, Bachelor of Arts in English and Latin American Studies.
Mary Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira (Liz) focuses on the practice of Immigration and Nationality law representing clients from around the world in family, employment, worksite enforcement, litigation, consular processing, and asylum matters.
Liz has achieved many accomplishments over the course of her educational and professional experience. She Founded S.I. P.U.E.D.E.S! a tutoring and mentoring program for Dallas middle school students to inspire and prepare first-generation college bound students. She was named 1993 “Woman of The Year” by the Panhellenic Association and “Woman of Color of the Year” for the Class of 1993. She was named the John Kennedy Outstanding Woman of the Class of 1999.
Liz is involved in a numerous civic and professional endeavors such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Liaison for the Texas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Small Group Advisory Committee; SMU Hispanic Leadership Council; Executive Committee of the Hispanic 100.
Liz is married to Oscar Pereira, an aeronautical engineer, and together they are blessed with three children, Amanda, Gabriela and Oscar Samuel and three pets. |
Eric Cedillo
Eric Cedillo is the founder of the Law Offices of Eric Cedillo, P.C. and a founding Partner of Cedillo-Pereira & Cedillo. Eric attended the University of Texas at Austin where he received his undergraduate degree and St. Mary’s School of Law where he obtained his Doctor of Jurisdprudence.
With offices in Dallas and San Antonio, Eric has made a strategic effort to serve the whole “community” of Texas. “Liz and I want to make sure that everyone has access to the courthouses of Texas, whether it be a State civil courtroom or before a Federal Immigration Judge.”
Eric also works with the SMU Dedman School of law heading up the Consumer Advocacy Program. “We assist clients who’ve been wronged by big companies and I have the honor of working with and supervising some of the brightest young minds at SMU law school. Our students come ready to help our community and hopefully take that with them when they head out to their new legal careers.”
Eric has sat on a few Boards of Directors with organizations charged with looking out for the best interests of those most vulnerable such as the Housing Crisis Center.
Throughout his legal career, Eric has been a member of numerous organizations geared toward the representation of Plaintiffs in civil matters and representing the continued right to trial by jury. Including and in addition to these are the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, the State Bar College, Dallas Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Eric is also a barrister in the Mac Taylor Inn of Court.
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