Raquel Montenegro, Esq.

Raquel holds the position of Counsel at the firm where she has been practicing Immigration Law focusing primarily in Asylum and Cancellation of Removal Cases before the Immigration Court.

Raquel joined the team at the Law Offices of Patrick C. McGuinness LLC in May 2019.

Prior to joining our team, Raquel represented clients in Florida mainly in Domestic Relations and Probate cases. Additionally, she volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem for children in dependency proceedings.

While in law school, Raquel assisted immigrants filling out DACA applications, did an internship with the Consumer Protection Office for Broward County, Florida, and a legal internship in London, England.

Raquel is originally from El Salvador and has been in the United States for over 20 years. As an immigrant herself, Raquel has personal experience with how the stress of being in a foreign culture affects an immigrant’s life paths and decisions.

In her spare time, Raquel enjoys spending time with her family, playing ice hockey, and being outdoors.

Education

• Juris Doctorate, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad School of Law, 2013
• Master of Business Administration, University of Montana, 2007
• Bachelor of Science, Business Information Systems and Marketing, University of Idaho, 2005
• Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Lewis-Clark State College, 2005
• Associate in Liberal Arts, Humanities, Lewis-Clark State College, 2003

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Languages

• Raquel is fluent in Spanish.