Our Attorneys

Roy Petty

Attorney Roy Petty has practiced law over 18 years in Texas and Arizona. Roy is Board Certified in Immigration & Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Roy has developed creative solutions to get his clients their immigration benefits.

He successfully has litigated cases against the United States government in various District Courts and Courts of Appeals. His lawsuits have pushed the government to grant benefits to his clients, changed bureaucratic policies, and reduced delays in the processing of his clients' cases.

Roy is in his tenth year of hosting "Hora Legal" (Legal Hour). a Spanish language television and radio program. The program airs in the Dallas metroplex, Austin, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and in Mexico. He and the Consulate of Mexico collaborate in producing "Informate Dallas" (Informing Dallas), a Spanish language television program that advises Mexican nationals of important issues affecting them.

Roy has worked to stop those who illegally practice immigration law and have defrauded immigrants. He has obtained thousands of dollars in restitution for his clients from illegal immigration consultants.

Roy serves on the Dallas Subcommittee of the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of the Supreme Court of Texas. He has testified as an expert witness in immigration matters for the Texas Attorney General to shut down an immigration consultant who had swindled more than one million dollars from immigrants. State of Texas v. Cuevas, 04-11342 (Dallas, TX 2005).

He has worked for agencies that have helped undocumented individuals and the poor. Roy is admitted to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for the Federal Circuit. He is admitted to the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas, the Eastern District of Texas, and the District of Arizona. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Roy graduated in 1991 from the University of Arizona College of Law where he was managing editor of the Journal of International and Comparative Law. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

 

Daniel Stewart

Daniel Stewart joined the firm as an associate in June 2006; and in 2009, he became a partner in Petty & Stewart, PLLC. He focuses his practice on deportation defense, family immigration, citizenship claims in the US District Courts, asylum, and assisting immigrant survivors of domestic violence and crime obtain legal status.

Daniel was born in Payson, Utah and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies. In May 2006, Daniel received his Juris Doctor from Texas Tech University School of Law. While in law school, Daniel studied private international law at Lyon III University in Lyon, France. He also served as a law clerk for the US Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.

When not at work, Daniel plays rugby and spends time with his wife and their three daughters. Daniel is admitted to practice law in Texas and is admitted to the US District Courts for the Northern District and the Eastern District of Texas. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. He is fluent in French and Spanish.

 

Justin M. Crofts

Justin Crofts was born and raised in Colorado. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2004 with a bachelor degree in zoology. In May 2009 Justin graduated from Texas Tech School of Law with his Juris Doctorate. Justin served as the Executive Lead Articles Editor of the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal.

Justin joined Petty & Stewart, PLLC in the fall of 2009 as an associate.

He is licensed to practice in the State of Texas. He is admitted before the Northern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is fluent in Spanish.