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Foster LLP: Texas’s Largest Immigration Firm Absorbed a Solo Dallas Practice

Elise Healy spent nearly three decades building her own Dallas immigration practice before selling it to Foster LLP in 2021 — a Houston-based firm that, with the acquisition, became the state’s largest immigration practice with 44 attorneys across three Texas offices. Readers of this Dallas immigration lawyer directory should understand Foster’s Dallas office as an outgrowth of one respected solo practice now operating inside a much larger corporate immigration platform.

At a Glance: This Dallas Business Immigration Lawyer’s Credentials

I. From Solo Practice to Foster LLP’s Dallas Office

Elise Healy earned her J.D. from SMU Dedman School of Law in 1991 after an earlier career path that included degrees from Barnard College and NYU. She built Elise Healy + Associates, PLLC into a respected Dallas immigration boutique, working with the City of Dallas Department of Economic Development and representing employers in mobile communications, manufacturing, retail, financial services, and high-tech R&D. In May 2021, Foster LLP acquired her firm, making its Dallas office the company’s third major Texas location alongside Houston and Austin.

II. Practice Concentration

Healy advises U.S. and foreign companies on securing the global talent they need to compete, partnering with employers to help both the business and the individual employee navigate an increasingly complex U.S. immigration system. Firm-wide, Foster LLP handles the full range of employer-sponsored visa categories, PERM labor certification, and I-9 compliance audits through its patented I-9 Solver technology, alongside individual and family immigration matters including green cards and citizenship.

III. Track Record

Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome. Awesome Attorneys did not locate a published, itemized results table specific to the Dallas office.

Foster LLP does not publish case-specific outcome statistics; corporate immigration work is typically measured by approval and processing-time metrics rather than dollar figures, and confidentiality obligations to corporate clients further limit public reporting. Awesome Attorneys was unable to independently verify office-specific approval rates or case statistics and is disclosing that gap directly.

IV. Client Voice

Firm-wide client testimonials describe Foster as professional, thorough, and possessing deep expertise in immigration law, with HR practitioners at multinational companies describing the firm as a strategic, dependable partner through complex immigration scenarios. Awesome Attorneys did not locate reviews specific to the Dallas office or to Healy individually as distinct from the firm’s overall reputation.

V. Beyond the Courtroom

Healy is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the American Health Lawyers Association, and holds a Dallas Bar Foundation fellowship. She was selected to Super Lawyers in Business Immigration for 2003–2004 and 2006–2018, a sustained run reflecting long-standing peer recognition predating the Foster acquisition.

VI. Recognition

Peer-reviewed and independently conferred credentials: Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Immigration and Nationality Law (Healy, since 1996); Super Lawyers selection for Healy (2003–2004, 2006–2018); Foster LLP recognized as a Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers; and Foster LLP’s claim to employ more board-certified immigration and nationality law attorneys than any other Texas firm. Awesome Attorneys did not identify any marketing-program-only awards claimed by this firm.

VII. The Texas Legal Backdrop

Foster’s core corporate immigration work runs through federal law: H-1B specialty occupation visas, L-1 intracompany transfer visas, and employment-based green card categories requiring PERM labor certification through the U.S. Department of Labor. I-9 compliance work runs through the Immigration Reform and Control Act’s employment eligibility verification requirements, with penalties for employer non-compliance enforced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Family and individual immigration matters proceed through standard USCIS petition and adjustment-of-status processes under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

VIII. Awesome Attorneys Assessment: This Dallas Immigration Lawyer’s Strengths and Limits

Elise Healy’s three decades of board-certified immigration practice, now backed by Foster LLP’s scale as Texas’s largest immigration firm and its patented I-9 compliance technology, gives Dallas employers access to genuinely deep corporate immigration infrastructure — a level of resource most solo and small-firm practices in this directory cannot match. Foster’s Tier 1 U.S. News ranking and claim to the most board-certified immigration attorneys in Texas are independently meaningful credentials.

The honest limitation for readers seeking a personal, boutique-style relationship is scale itself: the firm Healy built as a solo practitioner is now one office within a 44-lawyer, multi-city operation, and clients should expect the resource depth and standardized processes of a large corporate immigration platform rather than the individualized attention of the practice’s earlier, smaller form. For straightforward family-based cases without corporate sponsorship, a smaller boutique elsewhere in this category may offer more individualized attention.

IX. Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from Foster LLP’s own website (fosterglobal.com), including Elise Healy’s attorney biography; the 2021 Business Wire press release announcing Foster’s acquisition of Elise Healy + Associates; the State Bar of Texas directory listing; and Super Lawyers’ attorney profile for Elise Healy. No case results, credentials, or quotes were invented; where independent verification of office-specific outcomes or reviews was unavailable, that gap is disclosed rather than filled.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Foster LLP prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placements clearly labeled as such, but no payment of any kind determines inclusion in, or the content of, this editorial profile. This article is for informational purposes only, does not constitute legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship between the reader and Foster LLP or Awesome Attorneys.