IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS

Jonathan C. Gonzales

tel: (503) 274-1680     
fax: (503) 274-1214
Jonathan@JGonzalesLaw.com

Jonathan C. Gonzales has practiced law since 2005 and practices exclusively in Immigration law.  Mr. Gonzales is a member of the Oregon State Bar, Florida State Bar, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Oregon Chapter of AILA. He is also a Member of the Jesuit High School Board of Trustees and the Notre Dame Club of Portland.

Mr. Gonzales is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Law and also holds a Masters in Business Administration, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.  He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College.

Mr. Gonzales has handled hundreds of cases, including immigrant visa waiver cases, before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly known as United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and now a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  Mr. Gonzales has also handled many cases before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), formerly known as INS, and now a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He has handled Immigration trials before the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and he has handled Immigration appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and before the Federal Court of Appeals. Mr. Gonzales has extensive trial experience having handled trials involving both state and federal courts.

Mr. Gonzales has legalized hundreds of people before the various U.S. Consulates throughout the world and through USCIS. He handles family Immigration cases, deportation and removal cases, Immigration bond cases at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma and other Detention Centers, visas for families and businesses, and waiver cases for Immigration benefits.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Gonzales worked at some of the nation's most prestigious law firms, where he gained substantial experience representing public and private companies, executives, officers, and directors in significant, high-stakes matters. That experience spans several areas of substantive law, including cases involving allegations of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive and unfair trade practices, civil theft, conspiracy, and foreclosures. Mr. Gonzales has also worked in state and federal courts on a variety of complex disputes, including numerous class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and multidistrict litigations. In connection with these cases, he has also frequently worked on internal investigations, and on the defense of investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other government entities. He has been involved in several matters that received national media attention, including a number of cases with more than $100 million dollars at stake.