Mary Helen Berlanga
Attorney-at-Law

Partner, Bonilla & Chapa

Phone: 361.881.1000
Fax: 361.881.1028

Information for immigration inquiries
Información para las preguntas de la inmigración

 

Immigration Law and Social Security Law

Education

• Graduate of W.B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Graduate of Hamlin Junior High School, Corpus Christi and of Calvert Schools, Calvert, Texas
• Graduate of the University of Houston, Bachelor of Arts
• Attended the South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas
• Admitted to the Bar in 1975

Community Involvement

• Elected to Texas State Board of Education, 1984-1984, 1988-present
• Appointed by Gov. Mark White to State Board of Education, 1984-1988
• Elected unanimously Secretary to the State Board of Education, 1988-1998
• Established scholarship program for 5th graders Crossley Elementary, Corpus Christi. Money was set aside for the graduates of the class of 2000 to help them begin college
• Frequent guest speaker on the subject of education to universities and schools throughout Texas

Honors

• Educator of the Year by Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary teachers sorority
• Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of State Boards of Education for exceptional leadership and dedication, 1999
• Dr. Sandra Lanier-Lerma Outstanding Contribution to Literacy Award from the Corpus Christi ISD for continued efforts and dedication to the children of South Texas, December 2002
• Award for dedication to the children from the American G.I. Forum and its founder, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, August 1988

Personal

• Married, four children, two grand-children