Atty. Jonathan Goulding
Jonathan Goulding is the founder of Goulding Law Group. Jonathan has held roles as an Immigration Judge, Assistant United States Attorney, and senior attorney with the U.S.
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Jonathan Goulding is a Founder based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Goulding Law Group, PLLC. They have 21+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2005. Their practice focuses on immigration, business, and litigation. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (2005). Educated at Ava Maria School of Law (J.D., 2005) and Northeastern University (B.S. Criminal, 2002). Active member of Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations American Immigration Lawyers Association. Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jonathan Goulding is the founder of Goulding Law Group
- Jonathan has held roles as an Immigration Judge, Assistant United States Attorney, and senior attorney with the U.S
- Department of Homeland Security
- He brings two decades of government experience spanning adjudicative, prosecutorial, and regulatory roles as well as civil litigation
- Jonathan's experience gives him insight into how agency decisions are made, enforced, defended, and overturned
- He advises clients on complex immigration, regulatory, and appellate matters, and he represents them in administrative proceedings, and in federal court litigation
- As an Immigration Judge, Jonathan presided over adversarial removal proceedings and adjudicated claims for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, and United States citizenship, among others
- Before his appointment to the bench, Jonathan served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan, where he held positions in both the National Security Unit and the Civil Division
- In the National Security Unit, Jonathan supervised the office's criminal immigration docket and coordinated investigations involving naturalization and visa fraud, alien smuggling, identity theft, export violations, and terrorism-related offenses, among others
- He served as the district’s Border Security Coordinator, and he worked closely with federal investigative agencies to develop cases involving cross-border criminal conduct and national security threats
- In civil litigation, Jonathan represented the United States and its agencies in litigation under the Administrative Procedure Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, Freedom of Information Act, and other statutes
- He defended USCIS decisions denying immigration benefits to automotive supply chain employers and their employees, Department of State passport denials, immigration detention decisions, third-party auto negligence cases, medical malpractice cases, & FOIA denials, among others
- His work required coordination with a variety of client agencies including U.S
- Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S
- Customs and Border Protection, the Department of State, the Postal Service, and Health and Human Services, among others
- Earlier in his career, Jonathan served for more than a decade as an attorney with the Office of Chief Counsel for U.S
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Detroit, where he become a Senior Attorney and served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney
- In these roles, he litigated thousands of cases before the Immigration Courts and hundreds of appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals
- Jonathan served as team lead for the office's national security docket, developing litigation strategies in cases involving terrorism-related grounds of removability and human rights violators
- He was also the office's point of contact for claims to United States citizenship as well as criminal and civil denaturalization in the federal courts
- As agency counsel, Jonathan litigated and briefed challenging and precedent-setting cases
- He routinely provided legal advice to enforcement officers, investigators, and agency leadership on detention authority, removability, visa eligibility, and litigation risk
- Jonathan’s experience gives him a deep understanding of immigration law, policy, and procedure
- He marries sound judgment and creativity with candid advice for each of his clients
- Jonathan earned his J.D., cum laude, from Ave Maria School of Law and his B.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University
- He is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar
- He lives on the east coast with his wife and children where he is active in his local community
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Why local counsel matters in Massachusetts
Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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