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.Attorney Lahoud is truly the leading immigration attorney in the United States. My company was under a Department of Homeland Security audit and there were some serious issues that came up. Through Attorney Raymond Lahoud's aggressive, dependable, consistent, reliable, and think outside of the box representation, we were successful in resolving a matter that could have closed by business, in a way that saved it and our 500 employees. I highly recommend Attorney Raymond Lahoud!
He is an excellent deportation lawyer that has done so much to help my family stay together and was able to do it, after so many other lawyers told me I had no options. He saved my family and is the best immigration lawyer. My family lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania and he is the best lawyer in Pennsylvania- best immigration lawyer in the country.
Our company sought the legal services of Raymond Lahoud following an investigation by federal immigration officials about our hiring practices. Attorney Lahoud defended us with incredible knowledge, experience, dedication, vigor, creativity, wit, and ability to act on his legal feet like no person i have ever seen. Through his representation, we were successful in our defense and our company only continues today because of Raymond Lahoud. I strongly recommend Raymond Lahoud.
I hired Attorney Lahoud for a U visa where I was the victim of a brutal assault. I was afraid and did not know what to do. I already had a deportation order, and was facing deportation after I was picked up by immigration. Attorney Lahoud secured my release and was able to work through years of my case history to get down to the bottom of it, and bring it to a resolution. I am now a lawful permanent resident and can apply for citizenship next years. Thank you Raymond Lahoud.
I write to thank Attorney Raymond Lahoud for the excellent immigration representation he offered me. He is hard working and really care so much about clients. He goes in to cases to win, is aggressive in representing clients, and is one of the only lawyers I have ever dealt with that is able to communicate to clients in a way that makes clients feel comfortable, with a knowledge that everything will work out. I strongly recommend Raymond Lahoud.
I am the director of Human Resources at a leading manufacturing company. Our company retained Raymond Lahoud recently because immigration came to our company and tried to raid it. We brought in Raymond immediately and he stopped a disaster from happening and was able to handle our I-9 audit like no one ever could....he did so much and really saved the jobs of so many people and helped really rebuild what our company lacked-- immigration compliance.
Raymond Lahoud is the top immigration lawyer that I have ever met. I hired Attorney Lahoud for an immigration matter where I was facing the closing of my company because an I-9 audit. Raymond saved my company. He was able to remediate our entire I-9 compliance process and led the fight to secure no fines for our company. He is the number one employment immigration lawyer!
I hired Raymond Lahoud after going through 9 immigration lawyers. It was only Ray that was able to solve my problem and I was able to secure my permanent residence within a year. Ray is such a good lawyer who cares about everyone that walks through the door. You are not just a "client" to Ray but become part of Ray's passion to fight for what is right. I saw that the practice of law to Ray is more than anything in the world to him. I strongly recommend Immigration Lawyer Ray Lahoud.
Raymond Lahoud is the best immigration lawyer in all of the United States! He is so hard working and always cares for the people who need his help. He kept my family together because he never gives up a fight. He is the best immigration lawyer. If I could give him 1000 stars, I would!
Our company retained Attorney Lahoud immigration agents showed up at our company to conduct an employer immigration audit. We were terrified because we knew our I-9 compliance was not good because we did not know what to do. Raymond was on the case within minutes, making the call to hold immigration off until he arrived, stopped immigration, and took over the matter. After, he brought our entire company compliant and was able to reduce the fine from $142,000 to a warning letter. The Best Lawyer!
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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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Payment InformationPayment & Cost FeaturesFree initial consultation
Fixed hourly rates: $300 - $350/hr
Fixed fees available
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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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