{"id":9008,"date":"2019-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/ray-lahoud-to-speak-at-lehigh-valley-schools\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T07:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T07:20:17","slug":"ray-lahoud-to-speak-at-lehigh-valley-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/norrismclaughlin.com\/news\/ray-lahoud-to-speak-at-lehigh-valley-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Lahoud to Speak at Lehigh Valley Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/attorney_profiles\/raymond-g-lahoud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raymond G. Lahoud<\/a>, a Member of law firm, <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norris McLaughlin, P.A.<\/a>, and Chair of its <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immigration Law Practice Group<\/a>, will speak at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moravianacademy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moravian Academy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muhlenberg.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muhlenberg College<\/a> on Friday, September 20.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About the Presentations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>First, Lahoud will speak on imperialism and immigration to the \u201cLatinos in the Lehigh Valley\u201d class at Moravian Academy, 11:00 a.m. \u2013 noon. He will discuss his experience working with the immigration process, student and work visas, and the residency\/citizenship process, as well as his personal journey as a child of Lebanese immigrants. The purpose of the class is to give the students information to help dispel any erroneous stereotypes and misconceptions they may have about the immigration process and those who are part of it.<\/p>\n<p>Lahoud will then present \u201cBorders, Nationalisms, Identities: The Ethics of Global Citizenship\u201d program for the Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics. This panel discussion, open to the public, will take place 2:00 \u2013 3:30 p.m. in Miller Forum of Moyer Hall. <a href=\"https:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/person\/theresa-cardinal-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Theresa Cardinal Brown from the Bipartisan Policy Institute<\/a> will also participate in the discussion, to be moderated by Ross Dardani, Assistant Professor of Political Science.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a time when immigration is at the forefront of the American political debate, it is important that education facilities open their campuses to discussions on today\u2019s immigration system, not only to answer the concerns raised by students and faculty about current immigration enforcement measures but also to provide an intellectual forum to discuss today\u2019s immigration laws and the future of America\u2019s immigration policies,\u201d said Lahoud.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Ray Lahoud<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lahoud focuses his practice exclusively on immigration law and deportation defense for individuals, families, small to large domestic and multinational businesses and corporations, employers, international employees, investors, students, professors, researchers, skilled professionals, athletes, and entertainers, in every type of immigration or deportation defense matter\u2014whether domestic or foreign.\u00a0His immigration practice is broad, ranging from areas of corporate and employment immigration and related compliance to immigration litigation before agencies and courts across the United States, for corporations and individuals alike.<\/p>\n<p>Lahoud&#8217;s experience includes immigrant and non-immigrant visas, visa overstays, immigrants who entered without inspection or authorization, EB-5 investor visas (serving investors, regional centers, and project developers), citizenship and naturalization claims, deportation and removal litigation at the immigration court and all appellate levels, E Visas, E-3 Visas, H-1B Visas, H-2B Visas, L Visas, O Visas, P Visas, Q Visas, R Visas, TN Visas, Exceptional Ability Immigrant Visas, Extraordinary Ability Immigrant Visas, Physician and Nursing Visas, K-1 Visas, K-3 Visas, Multinational Manager\/Executive Immigrant Visas, Outstanding Professor\/Researcher Immigrant Visas, PERM Labor Certification, Family Petitions, Adjustment of Status, Marriage Petitions, Asylum, VAWA applications, and Immigration Waivers, such as the Visa Waiver Program, National Interest Waivers, Hardship Waivers, and J Waivers.<\/p>\n<p>Lahoud received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2009 and his B.A., English,\u00a0<em>summa cum laude,<\/em>\u00a0from Lehigh University in 2006.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Norris McLaughlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With more than 30 years of experience, <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/higher-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Norris McLaughlin&#8217;s higher education attorneys<\/a> have represented colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York with a broad range of legal needs. The firm also provides a <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full-service immigration practice<\/a> whose trained professionals have extensive experience in the field of immigration law.<\/p>\n<section>Norris McLaughlin is a full service, mid-sized regional law firm of 130+ attorneys with main offices located in Bridgewater, NJ; New York, NY; and Allentown, PA. For more information, including a full practice area listing and attorney biographies, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.norrismclaughlin.com<\/a>.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raymond G. Lahoud, a Member of law firm, Norris McLaughlin, P.A., and Chair of its Immigration Law Practice Group, will speak at Moravian Academy and Muhlenberg College on Friday, September 20. 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