Raymond Lahoud Quoted by WFMZ-TV 69 News
Raymond G. Lahoud, a Member of the law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and Chair of its Immigration Law Practice, was recently quoted by WFMZ-TV 69 News, in their article "Refugee organizations in Pa. prepare to take in refugees from Ukraine."
In this article, Lahoud discusses the resettling of refugees in the United States and what can be done to speed up the process.
About WFMZ-TV 69 News
WFMZ-TV's coverage area is an unusual geographic market: the Lehigh Valley and Berks County. It's the third largest business district in Pennsylvania. This includes Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in Pennsylvania, and Warren County in New Jersey within the Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA/NJ MSA. It also includes portions of Monroe, Schuylkill, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and, Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania and Hunterdon, Mercer, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties in New Jersey.
WFMZ-TV programs 93 live half-hours of original local news each week. This equals over 2,416 hours of local news, weather, traffic and sports each year. Their Berks Edition newscast is dedicated to Reading and Berks County. To serve the Hispanic community, WFMZ-TV employs a full Hispanic news department, which produces a Spanish-language newscast each weeknight at 11pm airing on 69.1. WFMZ-TV has a seasoned team of award winning news journalists that viewers in the area depend on for local and regional election coverage, school closings, and live reports when news happens.
About Raymond G. Lahoud
Raymond G. Lahoud has established himself as a preeminent immigration lawyer with a global practice focused on corporate and employment immigration issues as well as immigration litigation.
As Chair of Norris McLaughlin’s Immigration Law Practice Group, Ray represents individuals and families, domestic and multinational businesses and corporations, employers, international employees, investors, students, professors, researchers, skilled professionals, athletes, and entertainers. He skillfully assembles a team to strategically work together, including the firm’s immigration attorneys, employer immigration auditors, and other immigration professionals to help domestic and foreign clients navigate every type of immigration or deportation defense matter. Ray has distinguished himself as an attorney who provides tailored solutions and valuable guidance to his clients, based upon his in-depth knowledge of immigration law. Ray’s extraordinary creativity, distinguished advocacy skills, and true passion for his immigration practice have helped countless individuals, families, and organizations of all types and sizes to resolve the most complex of immigration concerns.
Throughout his legal career, Ray has been recognized for both his knowledge of immigration law and the level of service he provides to his clients. These honors include the following:
- New York State Bar Association’s Empire State Counsel Award (2012 – present), recognizing members who performed 50 hours or more of pro bono legal services.
- Martindale-Hubbell Platinum Client Champion Award (2021)
- New York Super Lawyer “Rising Stars” in Immigration Law (2013, 2016, 2020-2021)
- EB5 Investors Magazine “Top 5 Rising Stars in the EB-5 Industry” (2017)
- Lehigh Valley Business 2021 “Power 30 in Law”
- Lehigh Valley Business “Forty Under 40” Class of 2017
Ray is often called on to lecture and write about, discuss, and provide insight into the complex area of immigration law by universities, researchers, and media outlets from all corners of the globe, including an NBC News special on his practice – Living in Limbo: Lawyer Navigates Trump Stance on Immigration.
