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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 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 Beatriz | January 09, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Best choice of my immigration journey!
When I first met Jay I knew I had met an experienced immigration attorney. He made me feel comfortable throughout the application and interview process, providing me suggestions on how to handle my case and confidence that everything would be all right. And it all played out as he said. His team work...
Posted by Joe. | April 23, 2012 | Immigration
an outstanding lawyer.
Jay is a great lawyer, the first time I met him, his approach was humane and sincere, I highly recommend him for your immigration problems, before he started working on my case, he ran a full evaluation to see all possible and potential problems ahead of time, which is ultimately what I was looking f...
Posted by anonymous | May 14, 2009 | Immigration
Compassionate and Knowledgeable
It was wonderful to have Mr. Nunez working with us. He provided us with timely information and guidance regarding the steps in the process, including what forms we needed and what other documents we needed. I'm positive it would have been more difficult and emotionally-challenging without his help. I...
Posted by anonymous | January 29, 2009 | Immigration
Much Thanks to Jay
Mr. Jay Nunez made the process of immigration approval easy and painless. He is very knowledgeable about immigration. He was current about what is going on with immigration and all of the ways to make it work for us. Jay was recommended by several of our friends. Our paperwork went thru and my Wife j...
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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