Richard A. Gump Jr., Jr.

Richard A. Gump Jr. is a distinguished immigration attorney based in Dallas, Texas, with over four decades of dedicated legal experience. He focuses his practice on business and employment-based immigration, corporate compliance, investor visas (E-2 and EB-5), sports visas, and complex citizenship matters. Throughout his career, Mr. Gump has counseled a wide array of domestic and multinational corporations, guiding them through the intricate realities of hiring and retaining international talent while navigating federal regulatory standards.

After graduating from the University of Texas School of Law and completing active duty training in the U.S. Army Reserves, Mr. Gump began his practice as the 22nd attorney at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, the firm co-founded by his father and Robert S. Strauss. While initially handling business structuring and commercial banking transactions, his first immigration case in 1973 sparked a lasting focus on the field. In 1993, he established his own boutique firm dedicated exclusively to immigration law. Over the years, he has played a pivotal role in major immigration developments, including handling the first employer sanctions case in the Southwestern United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) and serving as co-counsel in landmark worksite compliance settlements.

Mr. Gump is widely recognized for his strategic, proactive approach to corporate immigration compliance, risk assessment, and due diligence in mergers and acquisitions. A past Chair of the Texas Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), he pairs an extensive depth of knowledge with a practical, client-centered philosophy, helping businesses, investors, and families overcome sophisticated immigration challenges with confidence.