Hector Allan Rivera Jr.

Attorney, Hector Allan Rivera, Jr. has over 20 years of experience in the practice of criminal law, immigration law, traffic law, and personal injury law with a proven record of obtaining significant results for his clients. He prides himself on personalized and responsive service while fighting hard for his clients’ rights in and out of court.

Attorney Rivera graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications in 1990. He went on to earn his Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC in 1996. While attending Wake Forest University he was a member of the school’s prestigious trial team. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005 and is admitted to practice in the State Courts of Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, and Florida Southern District Bankruptcy Court.

Mr. Rivera began his practice in Connecticut where he worked for several years before moving to South Florida to be closer to family in 2005. Mr. Rivera started is Florida practice with a prestigious firm in West Palm Beach, Florida. In 2010, Mr. Rivera decided to start his boutique Criminal, Immigration, Traffic, and Personal Injury Law firm, Rivera Law Offices, P.A., continuing to represent thousands of clients in and throughout the State of Florida.

Mr. Rivera has become a powerful advocate for clients’ rights in Palm Beach County and within the Hispanic Community. He is named an Ambassador for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County. He holds memberships with

• Central Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce
• Hispanic Bar Association of Palm Beach County
• Florida Bar
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• National Association of Criminal Attorneys
• Christian Legal Society
• Palm Beach County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• West Palm Beach Fishing Club
• Southern Kingfish Association, Division 10

Attorney Hector Rivera speaks Spanish and is proud of his Hispanic/American heritage. He is very dedicated to helping The Palm Beach School for Autism and attending and volunteering at Christ Fellowship in West Palm Beach, FL.

Additionally, Attorney Hector Rivera is a family man who spends his free time volunteering with his two beloved sons. When he and his family are not pouring themselves into the community Attorney Hector can be found enjoying the Florida waters. Mr. Rivera is also a United States Coast Guard Licensed Captain.

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Cancellation of Removal (for LPRs):

If you have a green card but have committed a crime or otherwise have been placed into removal proceedings, find a lawyer immediately. You may qualify for Cancellation of Removal.

The criteria are difficult to meet, but they include the following three basic requirements: (1) living in the US for 7 years since being legally admitted; (2) living for 5 years with permanent residence (green card) before committing a crime or getting into removal proceedings; and (3) never having been convicted of an “aggravated felony” for immigration purposes.

Cancellation of Removal (for Non-LPRs):

If you don’t have a green card or are undocumented, the law provides one way to avoid deportation, but it applies only in the rarest of instances.

Among other requirements, the applicant must show that he/she has lived in the US for 10 years and that his/her deportation would cause “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” to his/her spouse, child, or parent who is the United States, Citizen or permanent resident. Never apply for this without speaking to an experienced immigration attorney.