Liu & Associates, PLLC /dba/ LPY Law Group

What Liu & Associates, PLLC /dba/ LPY Law Group does

Liu & Associates, PLLC, doing business as LPY Law Group, is a Houston, Texas-based immigration law firm founded in 2006 that concentrates on U.S. employment-based immigration. The firm represents individual professionals and researchers seeking permanent residence through National Interest Waiver (NIW), EB-1A (extraordinary ability), EB-1B (outstanding researchers), and related employment-based visa categories, and it advertises approval rates of 99% for NIW, 90% for EB-1A, and 97% for EB-1B over thousands of cases handled since inception. Its service portfolio extends to family-based petitions, naturalization, and inadmissibility waivers, including I-601 waivers for former members of the Communist Party pursuant to tightened USCIS national security guidance.

The firm operates from a single Houston office at 5718 Westheimer Road, Suite 1100, staffed by five attorneys and four legal assistants, and serves clients in all 50 states. Its go-to-market relies on content marketing through an immigration policy blog, public fee-schedule transparency, and bilingual Chinese-language resources targeting Chinese-speaking applicants. Engagement with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), including AILA-sponsored seminars on the Matter of Dhanasar framework, and direct participation in USCIS stakeholder forums such as the Dallas Lockbox meeting and Business Representative Conferences provide adjudicatory intelligence that informs petition strategy.

The business model is fee-for-service legal billing, with revenue tied to per-case engagement fees disclosed on the firm's website. The firm is privately held, has no disclosed funding, and makes no public revenue disclosures. Customer concentration is spread across individual petitioners in academia, finance, healthcare, and creative industries, with no named enterprise anchor clients.

Name

Liu & Associates, PLLC /dba/ LPY Law Group

Legal name

Liu & Associates, PLLC

Website

https://niwus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liu & Associates, PLLC (dba LPY Law Group) is a Houston-based immigration law firm founded in 2006 that represents individual professionals nationwide in U.S. employment-based visa categories including NIW, EB-1A, and EB-1B.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF), Corporate Visa, Immigration & Compliance Travel Services (THAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Employment-based immigration
• Green card petitions
• Extraordinary ability visas
• Immigration law firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Immigration Legal Services: Professional legal services for employment-based and family-based immigration matters, including visa petitions, green card applications, and naturalization. Revenue is generated through legal fees for case representation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LPY Law Group is a U.S. immigration law firm that provides legal representation and petition preparation for employment-based and family-based immigration matters, including self-petitioning green card categories (NIW, EB-1A, EB-1B), employer-sponsored categories (EB-1C, PERM, H-1B, O-1, L-1, TN, Schedule A), as well as I-485 adjustment of status, I-601 waivers, naturalization, and family-based petitions. Services are delivered by a team of attorneys through direct consultation, petition drafting, and USCIS/DOS filing.

Product overview

LPY Law Group is an immigration law firm (not a technology product company) that provides comprehensive employment-based and family-based immigration legal services. The firm operates as a single-service legal practice offering multiple distinct case types rather than a software platform. Core offerings include National Interest Waiver (NIW EB-2), EB-1A Extraordinary Ability, EB-1B Outstanding Professor/Researcher, EB-1C Multinational Managers, PERM Labor Certification, H-1B Temporary Worker, O-1 Extraordinary Ability, J-1 Waiver, L-1 Intracompany Transferee, TN NAFTA, Schedule A Immigration, Naturalization, and Family-Based Immigration services. The firm also provides free case evaluations and I-601/I-485 filing assistance. These services are delivered through attorney-client consultations and USCIS/DOS petition filings rather than a software product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Interest Waiver (NIW EB-2) Immigration Services Legal representation and petition filing for National Interest Waiver (EB-2 NIW) cases, enabling foreign nationals to obtain U.S. green cards without employer sponsorship by demonstrating their work benefits the U.S. national interest under the Matter of Dhanasar framework.
• EB-1A Alien of Extraordinary Ability Immigration Legal services for individuals with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics to self-petition for permanent residency under the EB-1A classification without employer sponsorship.
• EB-1B Outstanding Professor or Researcher Immigration Legal representation for outstanding professors and researchers seeking EB-1B classification for tenured or tenure-track positions at universities or qualifying private research organizations.
• EB-1C Multinational Managers and Executives

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% approval rate for NIW (National Interest Waiver) over the past decade
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2017LPY Law Group actively participates in AILA seminars and conferences on immigration law topics. Attorney Kellie Pai contributed to a 90-minute Late-Breaking Seminar discussing Matter of Dhanasar NIW precedent decision on December 27, 2016. Firm attorneys regularly attend USCIS service center open houses and Business Representatives Conferences.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Large full-service law firm with an active immigration practice serving corporate clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose employment-based immigration team overlaps with LPY's H-1B, O-1, L-1, and EB-1 categories for employer-sponsored work.
• Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL): Major global immigration law firm serving corporate and individual clients. Overlaps with LPY on employment-based categories including H-1B, L-1, O-1, and EB-1, but with a much broader corporate-client orientation and technology-enabled service delivery.
• Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy: World's largest corporate immigration law firm with global multi-office footprint. Comparable as the dominant scaled competitor in employment-based immigration, though its primary orientation is corporate-client global mobility programs rather than LPY's individual EB-1/NIW self-petitioner niche.
• Ogletree Deakins: Major U.S. employment and labor law firm with a sizable immigration practice. Comparable as a broader full-service employment law incumbent that competes for corporate immigration mandates overlapping with H-1B, L-1, and PERM work LPY also handles.

Direct peers

• Murthy Law Firm: Large immigration law firm with strong employment-based immigration practice. Directly comparable on EB-1, EB-2 NIW, H-1B, and family-based immigration categories; serves a similarly diverse individual-client base including international professionals.
• Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP (WR Immigration): Boutique U.S. immigration law firm focused on employment-based immigration, extraordinary ability, and investor visas. Highly comparable to LPY given its similar niche emphasis on EB-1A, EB-1B, O-1, and similar self-petition categories for high-achieving individuals.
• Klasko Immigration Law Partners: Boutique immigration law firm specializing in employment-based immigration for businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals. Closely comparable in service mix (EB-1, NIW, O-1) and in serving a mix of institutional and individual clients.
• Shapiro Arato Bach LLP: Specialized immigration and appellate law firm handling complex employment-based immigration matters. Comparable to LPY in its emphasis on sophisticated EB-1, NIW, and complex/removal matters rather than high-volume routine filings.
• Foster LLP: Boutique immigration law firm focused on employment-based immigration and global mobility. Highly comparable to LPY in practice mix (EB-1, EB-2, O-1) and in serving a combination of individual professionals and corporate clients.
• U.S. China Immigration Law Center (USCIS-style boutique firms): Boutique U.S. immigration law firms serving Chinese-speaking clients with employment-based and family-based immigration services. Directly comparable to LPY's bilingual English/Chinese content strategy and EB-1/NIW focus for scholars and researchers from China.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liu-associates-pllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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