Jorge Rivera (lawyer)

Jorge Rivera (born September 25) is an American lawyer and television personality who lives in Miami, Florida. He is founder of the firm known as Immigration Group LLC.

Early life

Jorge Rivera was born in El Salvador in 1987 and he and his family moved to the United States. Rivera attended Florida Christian School to Miami. During high school Jorge competed in the American Association of Christian Schools National Academic & Fine Arts Competition and won first place in national debate. Rivera completed high school in three years and applied to the University of Miami.

Education

At the University of Miami, Rivera earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance in two years and graduated cum laude. During the summers, Rivera worked as a legal intern for Immigration in order to gain experience in the field and college credit. Jorge Rivera attended the University of Miami Law School after being granted the Minority Participation in Legal Education (MPLE) full scholarship. There he graduated with cum laude honors and was admitted to the Florida Bar^[1]

Legal career

Jorge Rivera founded Immigration Group LLC. The firm grew and relocated from 79th Street, in front of the old immigration building, to Coral Gables, Florida inside Miami-Dade County. Immigration Group opened an office in Los Angeles, California as well as offices in Houston, Texas and Charlotte, North Carolina. In the future, expansion of the firm will include offices in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois.

Public service

Jorge Rivera has offered pro bono legal advice to disadvantaged immigrants via live events, television, radio, internet chats and blogs.^[2][3] In one event in Los Angeles, California, Rivera spoke to over 20,000 people on the current issues in immigration in the United States.

Television

Jorge Rivera has appeared on television with the Spanish-language television network Univision and has appeared on programs such as Sabado Gigante, Despierta America, and Primer Impacto.^[4] Rivera also appeared on a local television every Wednesday to participate in segments on immigration on the news program “Al Amanecer”.

Radio

Jorge Rivera has been invited to speak on a regular basis on national Spanish-language news radio by radio personalities such as Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, Doctora Isabel, and Julie Stav and on local radio stations such as WAMR-FM (Amor 107.5 FM.)and WYMY-FM (La Ley 101.1 FM) in North Carolina.

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