Mr. Raymond G. Lahoud is a lawyer practicing immigration, non-immigrant visas, specialty visas and 17 other areas of law. Raymond received a B.A. degree from Lehigh University in 2006, and . Raymond practices at Raymond G. Lahoud, Esq. in Allentown, PA.
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Leave a review about your experience with this lawyer.Raymond is exceptional lawyer that helped my businesses make it through tough challenges. He is a great person and an incredible lawyer. I hired Raymond last year when I needed internal investigation at our business. He did such good work.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ray Lahoud of Lahoud Law Group in Allentown, PA provided truly extraordinary legal services for my company in successfully securing H-2B visas. His mastery of immigration law, combined with a strategic and detail-oriented approach, made what is typically a complex and stressful process remarkably smooth and efficient. Ray demonstrated a deep understanding of every aspect of the H-2B program — from prevailing wage issues and recruitment requirements to compliance, filing strategy, and government timelines — and he handled each phase with precision and confidence. What sets Ray apart is not only his legal intelligence, but his ability to anticipate challenges before they arise. He proactively identified potential risks, provided clear solutions, and ensured that every filing was meticulously prepared and well-supported. His communication was exceptional throughout the process; he explained complicated legal concepts in plain language, kept us consistently informed, and was always
Our company recently faced a complex and high-stakes immigration audit, and Attorney Raymond Lahoud provided an exceptional level of legal guidance and support throughout the entire process. His mastery of immigration law—particularly in the corporate, employment, and compliance arenas—was immediately apparent. Attorney Lahoud took the time to thoroughly assess our situation, clearly outline the risks, and develop a comprehensive strategy tailored to our business operations. Throughout the audit, he demonstrated an impressive command of the legal and regulatory issues involved. His attention to detail, proactive approach, and ability to identify and address potential problems before they escalated were invaluable. What could have been an overwhelming and disruptive experience for our organization instead became a manageable, well-structured process under his guidance. Attorney Lahoud was consistently responsive, professional, and thoughtful in every interaction. He ensured our team u
I cannot recommend Ray Lahoud highly enough. From our very first consultation, they demonstrated exceptional knowledge of immigration law, attention to detail, and genuine compassion for my case. They took the time to explain every step of the process, answered all my questions promptly, and kept me updated without me having to follow up. What truly stood out was their dedication—they went above and beyond to ensure my application was thorough and accurate, which made a stressful process so much easier. Thanks to their expertise, my case was approved faster than I ever expected. If you are looking for a skilled, trustworthy, and client-focused immigration attorney, Attorney Lahoud is the one you want in your corner.
Mr. Lahoud handled a complex visa matter for me, where I was denied on multiple occasions by the US Consulate for years. Before Mr. Lahoud, I worked with over a dozen other lawyers and it was not until I hired Mr. Lahoud that I received real action, which, in turn, secured my visa approval. Mr. Lahoud is competent and his knowledge of immigration laws is incredible. He really knows how to navigate the immigration system and is truly dedicated to serving each and every client with transparency, accuracy, and diligence.
I have hired Attorney Lahoud for various immigration matters for my company, from I-9 issues to securing visas for international employees. He has always been professional, dedicated, caring, and really knows immigration law so well. He resolved our company’s immigration issues and helped develop an incredible international immigration employee recruitment program. I highly recommend Raymond Lahoud. Raymond really is a leader in immigration law.
Working with Ray Lahoud has been an incredible experience. Ray is dedicated, smart, and knows how to win. When I hired Raymond Lahoud, I did not have any options according to other lawyers. Ray looked at my case and saw it as a whole and found that yes, I could win my case. And, he did it! He won my case!
After nearly twenty years working with so many other lawyers with no results, I met with Raymond Lahoud. He is excellent. He reviewed my record, immigration history, conducted detailed record requests and reviews and, using this, he was able to put together a winning game plan. And, yes, we won. Ray is intelligent, strong, dedicated, passionate, caring, and is not afraid to think outside of the box and challenge the government when they had to be challenged. I highly recommend Raymond Lahoud for every immigration matter to help all those in our local community of the Lehigh Valley.
Attorney Lahoud is an excellent immigration attorney. Our Pennsylvania company hired him to assist in extensive employment immigration matters, including recruitment of employees from abroad and handling our entire I-9 compliance audit from the government. He is incredible. He saved our company. I highly recommend Ray Lahoud for any immigration issue.
Working with Attorney Raymond Lahoud was an excellent experience. He is the most dedicated and intelligent attorney I have ever worked with. He is the number one when it comes to business immigration law matters, including immigration employer compliance. I highly recommend Attorney Lahoud.
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Areas of Law
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Immigration
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Other 19
- Non-Immigrant Visas
- Specialty Visas
- Employment Visas
- Student Visas
- Naturalization
- Immigration Litigation
- Deportation Defense
- Employer Immigration Compliance
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Corporate Immigration
- Criminal Immigration
- EB-5 Investor Visas
- Executive Action
- Habeas Petitions
- Immigration Reform (DACA)
- Protective Visas
- Trump Doctrine Updates
- U.S. Immigrant Visas
- U.S. Non-Immigrant Visas
Practice Details
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LanguagesSpanish
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Payment InformationPayment & Cost FeaturesFree initial consultation
Fixed hourly rates: $300 - $350/hr
Fixed fees available
Accepted Credit CardsAmerican Express
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Firm InformationPositionMemberFirm NameRaymond G. Lahoud, Esq.
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Matters: Driving While On Pot Is Deportable Offense, 3rd Circ. Says, Law360
Asan v. United States of America, 907 F.Supp.2d 426 (S.D.N.Y. 2012)
Bautista v. Sabol, 862 F. Supp. 375 (M.D.P.A. 2012)
Bautista v. Attorney General, 744 F. 3d 54 (3d 2014)
Frias-Camilo v. Attorney General, No. 15-3773 (3d 2016)
Javier v. Attorney General, Nos. 15-2781
15-3068 (3d 2016)
Asan v. United States, No. 13-179 (2d Cir. 2014)
Matter of Bautista, 25 I&N 616 (BIA 2011)
Woods v. Sabol, No. 14-CV-998 (M.D.P.A. 2014)
Plamen Ivkov Ayvazov v. Attorney General of the United States, Nos.: 14-4151, 15-1658, 15-3069 (3d Cir. 2016)
Ongoing representation of hundreds of other foreign
U.S. entities in visa matters involving the transfer of executives to the United States, including matters involving newly established businesses, permanent residence, temporary work visas,
immigration compliance matters.
Counsel to Pennsylvania developer in $55 million EB-5 regional center financing for a two-tower hotel project.
Counsel to Pennsylvania developer in $40 million EB-5 regional center financing project for industrial park development.
Counsel to California government infrastructure development fund in $70 million EB-5 Regional Center financing project for airport rail project.
Counsel to global logistics company before all matters before Customs & Border Protection related to compliance, tariffs, import classifications, classification disputes,
representation before the United States Court of International Trade.
Counsel to Pennsylvania restaurant chain in Department of Homel
Security investigation into employer immigration compliance fraud, leading to a financial settlement.
Counsel to Pennsylvania global distribution
logistics company in four-year Form I-9
employer immigration compliance investigation, leading to a financial settlement
no criminal charges.
Counsel to New Jersey manufacturing company in multimillion-dollar Form I-9 federal investigation, leading to settlement
deferral of criminal charges.
Counsel to Pennsylvania regional health network (hospitals, care facilities,
physician practices) for all immigration matters, including medically underserved area designations, merger immigration compliance matters, nonimmigrant visas,
permanent residence petitions.
Counsel to Pennsylvania nursing home group in all immigration matters, including the recruitment of medical professionals from leading international medical institutions.
Counsel to leading regional physicians' group on all immigration matters, including nonimmigrant visas
permanent residence.
Counsel to New Jersey Roman Catholic Diocese for all immigration matters, including R-1 religious worker visas, special immigrant visa petitions,
permanent residence.
Counsel to Pennsylvania Roman Catholic Diocese for all immigration matters, including R-1 religious worker visas, special immigrant visa petitions,
permanent residence.
Counsel to Maronite Catholic Diocese for all immigration matters, including R-1 religious worker visas, special immigrant visa petitions,
permanent residence.
Counsel to multinational plastic straw manufacturer with facilities in Allentown, Pennsylvania
China for all immigration matters, including L-1
H-1B visas, permanent residence
complex immigration issues.
Counsel to multinational Information Technology company with offices in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
India for all immigration matters, including L-1, H-1B
E visas, permanent residence
complex immigration issues.
Counsel to global software development
Information Technology consulting firm in a federal Department of Labor audit of all H-1B visas
Labor Condition Applications (LCAs).
Counsel to multinational high-tech industrial manufacturing company in all immigration matters including Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) labor certifications, Employment-Based First Preference Immigration (EB-1) for multinational executives or manager positions
H-1B, L,
TN visa representations.
Counsel to recipient of Nobel Prize in securing permanent residence based on extraordinary abilities.
Counsel to worldwide nonprofit for all immigration matters, including the cross transfer of employees
continuing U.S. immigration law compliance.
Counsel to chain of bagel shops in federal I-9 compliance investigation.
Counsel to Chinese cement manufacturing plant construction company in structuring immigration-related elements of $200 million cement plant construction project.
Counsel to chain of Pennsylvania minimarkets in federal I-9 compliance investigation.
Counsel to leading theme park for J-1
H-2B nonimmigrant visa programs.
Counsel to Pennsylvania summer resort in H-2B nonimmigrant visa program
permanent residency matters.
Counsel to leading New Jersey l
scaping company in H-2B nonimmigrant visa program development, implementation, operation,
continuing compliance.
Counsel to New Jersey dairy farm in H-2A nonimmigrant visa program development, implementation, operation,
compliance.
Counsel to Canadian industrial seal manufacturing company with Pennsylvania
New Jersey operations, in securing L-1
NAFTA related nonimmigrant visas.
Counsel to New Jersey global clothing manufacturer
distributor in Department of Labor investigation into H-1B
other related visa fraud matters, leading to a financial settlement.
Counsel to a global Information Technology company based in New York with offices in 30 countries, in both temporary worker
permanent residence matters.
Counsel to Chinese distribution company in customs matters, including implementation of the first-sale rule, tariff reduction measures,
designation classification negotiations with Customs & Border Protection.
Counsel to an Italian fashion designer in establishing a U.S. business in qualifying as a treaty entity under U.S.-Italian treaty.
Counsel to an Israeli investment fund in foreign direct investment matters in the United States
visas for management
other skilled employees.
Counsel to London-based luxury hotel chain in transfer of managers to the U.S. to begin chain expansion into the U.S. market.
Counsel to Australian professional services firm in securing treaty based investor visas to implement U.S. market growth plan.
Counsel to Mexican restaurateur in securing a treaty-based investor visa for the startup of Mexican food restaurant chain in Pennsylvania.
Counsel to Pennsylvania university for all immigration matters, including H-1B
TN visas, labor certifications
permanent residence.
Counsel to South African gold
diamond mining company in EB-5 investor visa program
subsequent nonimmigrant visas, permanent residence,
foreign direct investment into developing a U.S. logistics center.
Counsel to community college for all immigration matters, including SEVIS compliance audit, human resource training,
international student services outside counsel.
Counsel to New Jersey college on all immigration matters, including H-1B
TN visas, labor certifications
permanent residence.
Counsel to group of charter schools in securing foreign language teachers to meet staffing needs.
Counsel to Maryl
Information Technology company in large scale Department of Labor investigation into H-1B fraud allegations, resulting in no criminal prosecution
a minor civil penalty.
Counsel to Chilean global marketing firm in nonimmigrant visa
Foreign Direct Investment matters, for organization's expansion into the United States.
Counsel to New Jersey animal diets/food manufacturing company
research institute on all nonimmigrant
immigrant visa matters, including H-1B
permanent residence.
Counsel to California television production company in nonimmigrant visas for performers
actors.
Counsel to Major League Soccer team in all nonimmigrant visas for sports professionals
Counsel to Major League Baseball team in all nonimmigrant visas, foreign recruitment of professional athletes,
nonimmigrant visas for entry into the United States as professional athletes.
Counsel to U.S. Record Label in all immigration matters related to nonimmigrant visas for globally known performing artists.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissionsNew York
U.S. District Court
Southern District of New York
Northern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
Second Circuit
Third Circuit
Fourth Circuit
Fifth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Services
U.S. Court of International Trade
U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
U.S. Tax Court
Executive Office for Immigration Review
MembershipsProfessional Affiliations
•American Bar Association
•Federal Bar Association
•New York State Bar Association
•New York County Lawyers Association
•New York City Bar Association
•Pennsylvania Bar Association
•Vice-Chair, Immigration Law Committee
•The International Bar Association
•War Crimes Committee
•Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
•North American Regional Forum
•American Immigration Lawyers Association
•Chair, New Jersey Chapter ICE Worksite Enforcement Committee
•National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
•Association of Corporate Counsel's Compliance and Ethics Committee
•Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), US State Department, Bureau of Diplomatic Security
•Representative Member, Latin American Regional Council
•Country Council Member - Israel
•Country Council Member - Lebanon
•Invest In the USA (IIUSA)
•NAFSA: Association of International Educators Trainer Corps
•Pennsylvania Council for International Education
•Education Committee
•Boys & Girls Club of Easton
•Board of Directors -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolGeorgetown University Law Center
Class of 2009
J.D.
Other EducationLehigh University
Class of 2006
B.A.
English, summa cum laude
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Personal Details & HistoryHobbies & InterestsProfessional AffiliationsAmerican Bar AssociationNew York State Bar AssociationNew York County Lawyers AssociationNew York City Bar AssociationPennsylvania Bar AssociationVice-Chair, Immigration Law CommitteeThe International Bar AssociationWar Crimes CommitteeImmigration and Nationality Law CommitteeNorth American Regional ForumAmerican Immigration Lawyers AssociationChair, New Jersey Chapter ICE Worksite Enforcement CommitteeNational Immigration Project of the National Lawyers GuildAssociation of Corporate Counsel's Compliance and Ethics CommitteeOverseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), US State Department, Bureau of Diplomatic SecurityRepresentative Member, Latin American Regional CouncilCountry Council Member - IsraelCountry Council Member - LebanonInvest In the USA (IIUSA)NAFSA: Association of International Educators Trainer Corp
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