Pace Rawlins is the founder and managing attorney at Rawlins Law Firm, P.C (Rawlins Legal) where he practices Immigration & Nationality Law. He was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona and lives in Gilbert with his beautiful wife and five children. During his two-year mission in Madrid, Pace developed a passion for the Spanish language and a love for diverse cultures grew while he served the people of Spain and their immigrant communities. He is also proficient in Portuguese and a novice in Arabic. Before Law School Pace worked several years in the English Secondary Language (ESL) program at Mesa High School and worked many hot summers in his father’s pest control company. Pace also teaches Contract and Business Law courses at Amarillo College.

Admissions

• State Bar of Texas (2012)

• State Bar of Arizona (2013)

• State Bar of Idaho (2013)

• U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts, District of Idaho (2013)

• State Bar of Utah (2016)

Law School

Texas Tech University; J.D., (2011)

Graduate School

Texas Tech University School of Political Science, M.P.A., (2011)

College

Arizona State University, summa cum laude, B.A.E. Secondary Education, History; Minor: Spanish, (2006)

Volunteer Work

• DACA Workshop, Equal Justice Center at Wesley Community Center, Amarillo, TX, (Aug 2014 & Jun 2016)

• DACA Workshop, Northwest Texas Dream Team at St. Laurence Catholic Church, Amarillo, TX, (May 2016)

• Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle, Amarillo, TX; Attorney and Consultant, (2014-15)

• Catholic Charities of Odessa, Odessa, TX; Immigration Law Consultant, (2014-16)

• Immigration Updates and Free Legal Consultations with Consulate-General of Mexico, Dallas, TX; Mobile Consulates in Bovina, TX, (Oct 2014) and Amarillo, TX, (Oct 2015).

• Texas Tech Dean’s Community Teaching Fellowship, Lubbock, TX, (2010-2011)

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Walking the Line on Police Privatization: Efficiency, accountability, and court-decisions, published in International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS), (2015)

• Good-Faith Buyer Takes Crops Free of Landlord’s Lien, published in The Texas Bank Lawyer, (2010)

• Spanish Radio, La Poderosa 96.1, Thur. 5:00pm CST, Amarillo, TX, (Jan 2014 – Jul 2016)

• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Amarillo College Domestic Violence Symposium, (Oct. 2015)

• Spanish Radio, La Caliente 104.3, Tues. 7:00pm CST, Amarillo, TX, (Apr 2014 – Aug 2015)

• Immigration Attorney Segment-Noticero, Telemundo, Tues. 10:00pm CST, Amarillo, TX, (2014 – Jul 2015)

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Potter County Precinct 2 Town Hall Meeting, (Jun 2014)

• DACA work authorization for local students, Amarillo Globe-News, (Aug. 26, 2012)

Memberships

• State Bar of Texas Immigration & Criminal Justice Sections

• American Bar Association (ABA)

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

• State Bar of Texas Pro Bono College (2016)

• Amarillo College Legal Advisory Committee

• J. Reuben Clark Law Society