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Jay Ignacio Nunez
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Immigration
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20 years
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Licensed in California for 19 years
State: California
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Location
Nelson & Nunez, APC
1500 Quail St., Suite 460, Newport Beach, CA, 92660
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Posted by Lisa | October 07, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Highly recommended Immigration professional!
Jay Nunez is amazing! He was very patient and genuinely cared to help my Green card case. He did a fantastic job at thoroughly explaining the entire process to both me and my husband as well as getting ahead of any situation we needed to take care of for a positive end result. He delivered at 100%....
Posted by Marcos | August 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Exceptional Knowledge and Genuine Care
I’m incredibly grateful for the exceptional service provided by Jay and the entire team. From our very first meeting, it was clear that Jay is not only highly knowledgeable and completely up to date on the latest immigration laws, but also truly cares about each client’s unique situation. Jay guid...
Posted by Lesly Roman G | April 19, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Greatest Immigration Attorney
Wow where to start, after going to several immigration attorneys my husband and I thought we would never get his green card, until we heard about Jay Nuñez he’s friendly, honest and dedicated our process was long due to the pandemic holding everything back, but we were grateful that Jay and his team ...
Posted by Elda | April 02, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Honesty and Professionalism
I want to take this moment to say how happy and thankful we are of having hired Jay and his team. Jay is very honest and professional. Him and his team are great on responding to your question and concerns in a timely manner. He is very honest on telling you on day one whether he is able to help ...
Posted by Jorge | December 28, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Great immigration attorney
Both my wife and I are very satisfied with Jay's assistance, professionalism and honesty. I've worked with several other attorneys for the last ten years (on other matters) and can attest to Jay's sensitivity in handling and dealing with our immigration needs. He is a great attorney. Jay was very re...
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Experience
Honors
2019
Certified Specialist - Immigration & Nationality Law, State Bar of California
2013
2013 Top Contributor Award, AVVO
2006
Immigration Clinic Practitioner of the Year, Notre Dame Law School
2006
Dean's List, Notre Dame Law School
2005
Dean's List, Notre Dame Law School
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Partner, Nelson & Nunez, APC
2008 - 2015
Managing Attorney, The Nunez Firm
2007 - 2008
Associate, Nguyen & Luu
2006 - 2007
Associate, Collins, Collins, Muir & Stewart
Associations
2012 - Present
Notre Dame ProfessionalsMember
2008 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Immigration Law SectionMaster
2008 - Present
Orange County Bar Association, Immigration Law SectionMember
2007 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
2006 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
2005 - 2007
Bukassa Family Reunification ProjectFounder
Sample of Legal Cases
Matter of Chankay
Approval
Education
2006
Notre Dame Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
2000
University of California - Santa Barbara
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2012
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Domestic Violence and Immigration Law
2011
Association for Continuing Legal Education
Immigration Law
Publications
2006
Journal of Legislation (Notre Dame)
Executive Articles Editor
Languages
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
First interview for green card and mental illness, how is it determined if they are a danger to themselves or others?
06 Dec 2013
Q&A
From your experience, is it easy to get an I-751 waiver?
26 Nov 2013
Q&A
Immigration: Order of Supervision Dept Homeland Security
26 Nov 2013