D.Ray Mantle
Attorney at Law
 

D.Ray Mantle, Attorney and Counselor at Law

D.Ray Mantle provides professional legal services in corporate and individual immigration matters.  Employers rely on his experience and understanding of the constantly changing field of immigration law to ensure they are able to recruit and retain talented foreign workers.  Clients refer Mr. Mantle to their associates because he engages in direct attorney-client communication and provides clear answers and solutions.

Experience

Corporate Immigration Attorney

Mr. Mantle practiced immigration law with a leading corporate immigration law firm, where he handled complex immigration matters for small businesses, Fortune 100 corporations, and individuals, including extraordinary ability aliens, multinational managers, and E-2 investors.

Attorney Advisor, Executive Office for Immigration Review

Mr. Mantle was appointed under the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General’s Honors Program as Attorney Advisor in the Executive Office for Immigration Review, where he drafted decisions and orders for Immigration Judges in asylum, national security, and other removal cases.

Legal Editor/Interpreter, Technology–Assisted Language Learning

Mr. Mantle served as legal editor in a language learning project for foreign judges and lawyers produced by the Technology-Assisted Language Learning lab at Brigham Young University. Mr. Mantle also served as an interpreter for visiting judges from China.

Professional

State Bar of Texas

Mr. Mantle is a member of the Texas State Bar Association. As a licensed attorney, he is able to represent individuals and employers nationwide in their immigration-related applications and administrative proceedings.

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Mr. Mantle is also an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the professional bar association for attorneys who practice immigration law.

Education

Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude

Mr. Mantle earned his law degree, with honors, from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, a top-tier law school ranked among the best in the U.S. Mr. Mantle received the J. Reuben Clark Public Interest Service Award for his work in helping to establish an immigrant outreach program. He also served as Publications Editor for the BYU Education & Law Journal.

Bachelor of Arts, Chinese and Asian Studies

Mr. Mantle received his Bachelor's degree in Chinese and Asian Studies from Brigham Young University. His studies and focus on international issues and communication provides an insightful understanding of the challenges faced by immigrants as they seek to integrate into their community. During his undergraduate studies, Mr. Mantle taught Cantonese and published a study on language attrition among Mandarin students.

Articles and Presentations

The New Face of Immigration Worksite Enforcement, Frisco Bar Association (Jun. 13, 2008).

Roving H-1B Employees: An Employer's Guide to Labor Condition Applications, ILW IMMIGRATION DAILY (Mar. 11, 2008).

The New Look of Immigration Worksite Enforcement, Ector County Bar Association (Nov. 15, 2007).

Technical Editor, Gary Endelman, E Pluribus Unum: Well Maybe Not Everybody— Towards a Re-Examination of Birthright Citizenship, 11 BENDERS IMMIGRATION BULLETIN 307 (Apr. 1, 2006).

Research Assistant, Gary Endelman, The Lawyer’s Guide to § 212(a)(5)(A): Labor Certification from 1952 to PERM, 81 INTERPRETER RELEASES 1353, 1401 (Oct. 2004).

What Foreign Students Fear: Homeland Security Measures and Closed Deportation Hearings, 2003 BYU EDUC. & L. J. 815.

PERM Labor Certification: Justifying the Proposed Regulations, ILW IMMIGRANTS WEEKLY (June 23, 2003).

Personal

D.Ray Mantle speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and conversational Cantonese. He grew up in a border town in South Texas, and has lived and worked in immigrant communities in such places as Vancouver, Canada and Los Angeles, California. His immigration practice is located in one of the fastest growing communities in the Dallas area. Mr. Mantle's happiest time is spent with his wife and four children.

To schedule a consultation with Mr. Mantle about your immigration needs, please contact our office.