No professional misconduct found.
Overview
Practice Areas
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100% Immigration
25 years
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Fees and Payment Types
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Fees
Fixed (Always)
Payment types
Cash, Check, Credit Card
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Contact Information
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Languages Spoken
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Armenian
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English
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French
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Italian
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Korean
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About Me
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Videos (0)
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Joe is an avid technical and trimix SCUBA diver, a Professional Divemaster, and a Licensed Pilot. His marine photography appears athttp://www.fluctuat-nec-... more
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References
Client Reviews
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Posted by:
Maria,
2012-02-06
5 days ago.
Client Review:
I do not recommend you using this law firm. Customer Service is 0-none. I have been with this people since 2009, its 2012 and still no progress in...
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Posted by:
Beltran's,
2011-09-08
5 months ago.
Client Review:
Reina & Bates was a recommendation made by a friend on accounts that they were dependable; our family agrees. We sought out aid in this firm even...
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Résumé
License
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24 years since Joseph Reina was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Texas |
Eligible To Practice In Texas
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1987 |
03/09/2011 |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Active
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1989 |
09/30/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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President, Managing Partner at
Reina & Bates Immigration and Nationality Lawyers
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1991–present
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Houston |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1987 |
| Georgetown University |
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B.S.F.S. |
1984 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Best Lawyers in America |
Best Lawyers in America |
2011 |
| Super Lawyer |
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| The Texas Lawyer |
The Texas Lawyer |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Chairman |
Texas Board of Legal Specialization |
2003-2009
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| Chairman |
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
2005-2006
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| Counsel |
Consulate of Mexico |
2005-2006
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| National Liaison Committee |
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
2003-2004
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
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| Member |
American Immigration Lawyers Association |
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| Member |
District of Columbia Bar |
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| Member |
State Bar of Texas |
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: Successful outcome
Outcome: Successful outcome
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Waivers of Misrepresentation or Fraud in Procuring Visa or Entry, The Waivers Book–Advanced Issues in Immigration Law Practice, 103 (2011). |
Waivers of Misrepresentation or Fraud in Procuring Visa or Entry, The Waivers Book: Advanced Issues in Immigration Law Practice, 103 (2011). |
2011 |
| To Your License - “Hang on ^For Dear Life!”: Zealous Representation Before an Increasingly Hostile Agency, AILA Texas Chapter Winter Conference, (Nov. 2009). |
“Hang on ^For Dear Life!”: Zealous Representation Before an Increasingly Hostile Agency, AILA Texas Chapter Winter Conference, (Nov. 2009). |
2009 |
| Advanced Removal Issues: Dealing with the Thorny Problems, AILA Texas Chapter Winter Conference, (Nov. 2009). |
Advanced Removal Issues: Dealing with the Thorny Problems, AILA Texas Chapter Winter Conference, (Nov. 2009). |
2009 |
| Becoming a Permanent Resident of the United States: Consular Processing vs. Adjustment of Status |
State Bar of Texas Immigration Law Institute |
2008 |
| Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, State Bar of Texas |
34th Annual Criminal Law Course and Criminal Law Boot Camp |
2008 |
| Divorce in the Immigration Context |
Advanced Family Law Seminar and Boot Camp |
2008 |
| Waivers in Removal Proceedings—Fighting the “Decline of Discretion” |
AILA Texas Chapter Winter Conference |
2003 |
| “Hyperequities” II: The Removal Case in Detention |
27th Annual Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law |
2003 |
| Cancellation of Removal After Matter of Jean |
Bender's Immigration Bulletin |
2002 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Fundamentals of Immigration Law |
CLE |
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