Elvers, John D.

Anne Ohlrich has over 14 years of experience in immigration law, both as a Consular Officer and Visa Chief for the U.S. Department of State and in private practice. Ms. Ohlrich served in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Washington D.C. and Mexico. Her experience and training encompassed immigration law; human trafficking; counter-narcotics and law enforcement affairs; national security issues; information systems security and the myriad of duties as necessary to fulfill the mission objectives. Ms. Ohlrich last served as the Deputy Chief of the Non-Immigrant Visa Section of the U.S. Consulate in Cd. Juarez, Mexico.

Ms. Ohlrich has been a professor at St. Mary's University since August 2005, teaching in the Graduate Dept. of International Relations as well as the Undergraduate IR Dept. and the School of Law. During her tenure she created the student group the Organization for Conflict Diplomacy, founded and directed the Institute for Diplomacy and Strategic Initiatives, and created the Security and Intelligence Program. Anne has developed and taught courses in Diplomacy, The Global War on Terror, Human Trafficking, the Globalization of Crime and Transnational Criminal Organizations, and was commended for her work in September 2011 by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Centers for Academic Excellence. During this time Anne also worked in private practice and doing pro-bono immigration work. The Ohlrich Law Firm was recognized as one of San Antonio's Best new immigration firms in OCtober 2012. Ms. Ohlrich joined the Davis Law Firm in January 2013 as the founder and Director of the Immigration Section, and has presented on panels for the Department of Homeland Security; the President’s Peace Commission at St. Mary’s University and conferences with the University of Texas Pan-American, and has appeared as a source for international law and security on Texas Public Radio and Texas Week with Rick Casey. Anne speaks Spanish & Portuguese and has a working knowledge of French and German.