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Professional
Bar Admissions
New Hampshire | U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire | U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit | U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
About
As a naturalized United States citizen, Ron's passion and main professional focus is immigration law. He has successfully obtained all manner of business and family-based visas, has taught at national training programs, and has litigated a number of cases all the way to the U.S. Circuit Courts. From 2004-2006, Ron returned to his native Chile as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar, where he taught courses relating to Chilean criminal justice reforms. While in Chile, Ron also was appointed New Hampshire's Commercial Consul to Chile by then-Governor John Lynch, serving as an international trade consultant. In addition to his immigration practice, Ron has advised businesses concerning the implications of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (as well as other multi- and bilateral trade agreements), ITAR, distribution agreements, and contracts. He is one of the area's few native Spanish-speaking lawyers and is conversant in (slow) French.
About Immigration Law
Immigration attorneys help individuals and families navigate the complex immigration system. They assist with visas, green cards, citizenship, and deportation defense. Common matters include visa applications, green cards, citizenship, deportation defense.
Credentials
Education
George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1993 | J.D. | Emory University, 1990 | B.A.
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
Taught trial advocacy at Diego Portales University Law School in Santiago, Chile in the wake of Chilean justice reform, 2004 | Selected by peers, 2012 | Recognized as one of New Hampshire's rising leaders, 2004
Associations
New Hampshire Bar Association | American Immigration Lawyers Association, New Hampshire Congressional Liaison | New Hampshire Association, Criminal Defense Lawyers | New Hampshire Hispanics, Emeritus (Founding Board Member) | CJA Panel, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire (Member)
Speaking
Adjunct Professor, Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2000-2004 | Visiting Law Professor [Fulbright U.S. Scholar], Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile, 2004-2005
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Updated: Sep 17, 2026