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Raul Ray has been a licensed California attorney for over 27 years. He received his B.S. degree from San Jose State University and his J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law. Mr. Ray was born and raised in San Jose, California but has family ties to Central and South America. His mother was born in Panama and his grandmother was born in Colombia.
Mr. Ray has focused primarily on Immigration Law. During that time, he has successfully represented clients in cases of involving Deportation, Same Sex Couples-LGBT, DACA, U visas, VAWA, Fiancée visas, Spouse visas, Family petitions, Adjustment applications, Naturalization applications, Waivers for criminal convictions, unlawful presence, and fraud and misrepresentation.
Mr. Ray has represented clients from around the world including from the following countries:
Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China (PRC) , Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Fiji, France, Ghana, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Somoa, South Korea, South Africa, Soviet Union, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
Mr. Ray has served as a volunteer attorney for the immigration court in San Francisco, the Santa Clara University George Alexander Law Clinic and the Mexican Consulate in San Jose. He has spoken about immigration issues at various community and church events in the bay area.
Mr. Ray is a member of the California State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and American Immigration Lawyers' Association. He is licensed to practice law in all immigration courts, in U.S. District Court of Northern California, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
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1671 The Alameda, Suite 200, San Jose, CA, 95126
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Posted by Kate | May 07, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
From Immigration Court to U.S. Citizenship — Thank You, Raul!
We are so grateful to The Law Office of Raul Ray for helping us through our long immigration journey. Raul supported us from the beginning, including representing me in immigration court, all the way until I finally received my U.S. citizenship. He is incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and patie...
Posted by Mayra | October 17, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
The absolute best
Our journey for the immigration process started a few months before finding Raul Ray. We consulted at least 5 attorneys before meeting with him. As this can be a complicated process we wanted to be confident and comfortable with who we hired. Dealing with a couple of DUIs on the record we wanted an a...
Posted by Nik A. | January 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Professional and passionate immigration law help. Thank you Mr. Raul Ray
Mr Raul Ray and his staff were absolutely phenomenal addressing my family's immigration case. Mr Raul listened carefully, answered all of our questions accurately, advised on our case and gave us a thorough description of the law and how it applied in our specific case. He guided us through out the...
Posted by Nohemi | January 13, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Exceptional Service
Very happy with the service Raul gave me and my family. He did an excellent job of helping us with the entire immigration process. If you are looking for an immigrant lawyer I highly recommend Raul.
Posted by Elisandra | January 12, 2023 | Hired Attorney
IMMIGRATION
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr, Ray thanks to another attorney who referred him to me. I do not regret it one bit. I had a great service with him & his whole team. I am grateful for his service & wish him and his team nothing but the best. As well as anyone who hires him as their attorney.
"Mr. Ray has been my "go-to" guy for all immigration matters for a number of years. His expertise, both in and out of the Courtroom, in the ever-changing area of immigration law is something to be admired. If you have an immigration matter, look no further than Mr. Ray."
"Raul Ray has a very respected practice of Deportation Defense in the San Jose area for over 20 years. I have known him personally for nearly 15 years, and I know him to be an extremely hard-working, talented attorney with true compassion for his clients."
"I have had the pleasure of collaborating with attorney Raul Ray in cases dealing with complex immigration issues. Many of my clients who are charged with committing a criminal offense face potential deportation. Mr. Ray has assisted me countless times in arranging dispositions that minimize or eliminate devastating immigration consequences. He is extremely knowledgeable and thorough, and goes the extra mile to help his clients."
Immigration lawyer
1989 - 2014
Attorney, The Law Office of Raul Ray
1998 - Present
American Immigration Lawyers AssociationMember
1988 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
The immigration judge granted my client 212(c) relief allowing him to keep his permanent resident status and stay in the United States with his family
1985
JD - Juris Doctor
1982
BS - Bachelor of Science
2015
DAPA and DACA
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