Yarin Romero

Associate

Yarin Romero is a third-year associate and former Managing Editor of the Law Review of the South Texas College of Law. Ms. Romero has over five years of professional experience and previously served as Executive Administrator for the Klein Soccer Club, a Houston area non-profit. Ms. Romero initially joined the Kerr Wilson team as a law clerk and focuses her practice on insurance defense litigation, general commercial representation and immigration law. Ms. Romero is fluent in Spanish.

Yarin’s conviction to help immigrants developed from her experience as the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her parents’ ability to naturalize opened a new world of possibilities. Inspired by a community primarily comprised of illegal immigrants, Yarin pursued and obtained her law degree. After completing law school, Yarin worked in an immigration firm specializing in the representation of individuals in a wide range of immigration matters. Ms. Romero has experience before USCIS, the Houston Immigration Courts and in the Civil Courts of Harris County.

While in law school, Ms. Romero worked as a student attorney for the South Texas Advanced Immigration Clinic assisting low-income individuals and served as the managing editor for the South Texas law review. Yarin additionally volunteers with Catholic Charities as a translator for citizenship workshops.

In her spare time, Yarin enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs. She enjoys traveling and keeping active. She and her husband are the youth leaders at a small Hispanic church in Northwest Houston. She is a passionate advocate of Higher Education for the next generation of Hispanic Americans.

Versión en español

EDUCATION

  • South Texas College of Law, JD Cum Laude
  • University of Houston B.S.

ADMISSION

  • State Bar of Texas

Kerr Wilson PC utilizes business practices to provide targeted legal solutions for today’s business issues.

Honors & Awards

  • South Texas Law Review, Managing Editor
  • Cali Excellence Award, Immigration Law, Professional Responsibilities
  • Dean’s Honor List, Spring and Summer 2018, Fall 2019, Summer 2020

Memberships/Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas, Immigration & Nationality Law Member
  • South Texas Immigration Law Society

Community Activities

  • South Texas College of Law - Advanced Immigration Clinic
  • South Texas College of Law - Immigration Law Society (Member)
  • Christian Legal Aid (Houston)- Volunteer
  • Catholic Charities (Houston) - Volunteer
  • Tahirih Justin Center (Houston) - Volunteer Translator
  • Iglesia Cristo es La Verdad, (Houston) - Youth Leader, Treasurer’s Secretary

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish