Attorney Profile

Roy Jack Watson, Jr. is a graduate of Brandeis University, with a B.A. in Economics (1971); a J.D. from Boston College School of Law (1975); and an M.P.A. from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (1983). Roy is Founder and past Editor-in-Chief of the Immigration Case Reporter (ICR), published by Matthew Bender, Inc., and sent to over 1,000 lawyers in 5 countries to provide the latest information and changes in the field of immigration law. Roy has authored numerous articles on a variety of immigration law topics, and is a frequent lecturer on business-relevant immigration law issues. Roy is past President of the New England chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and has served on numerous AILA national committees during his 30 years of active practice of immigration law. Roy is a past Chair of the immigration law committees of both the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) and Boston Bar Association (BBA), and a past International Law Section Chair for the BBA. Roy remains active with numerous international business organizations, and Watson Law Offices is the first law office in the United States to be registered under ISO 9002.