Introduction
Ybarra Maldonado Law Group operates under the guiding principle that “Migration is a human right,” a statement that defines the ethos behind its immigration practice and its particular focus on serving migrant and Spanish-speaking communities. Led by attorney Ray A. Ybarra, the firm maintains offices in both Phoenix, Arizona, at 3300 North Central Avenue, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85012, and in Doral, Florida, at 2500 NW 79th Ave Ste 289, Doral, FL 33122. Phone: (602) 910-4040. The firm’s practice spans immigration law, criminal defense, personal injury, and civil rights, with notable depth in DUI defense across Arizona’s tiered BAC prosecution system and in immigration matters for individuals facing complex status situations.
The dual-state presence in Phoenix and Doral allows the firm to serve both the Southwest and South Florida communities, two regions with substantial Spanish-speaking and immigrant populations for whom the overlap of immigration and criminal defense is a frequent and consequential legal reality.
Practice Areas
Immigration Law: The firm handles a comprehensive range of immigration matters for migrant and Spanish-speaking clients, including:
- Parole in place
- Adjustment of status
- Asylum
- Bond hearings
- DACA
- Deportation defense
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Family sponsorships
- Visa categories including E2, H1B, K1, L1, and U visas
- Immigration waivers
The breadth of visa categories reflects the firm’s capacity to handle employment-based visas, investor visas, fiancee visas, and U visas for crime victims, alongside the family-based and humanitarian categories that form the core of many immigration practices.
Criminal Defense: The firm defends clients facing criminal charges in Arizona, including:
- DUI at multiple levels: standard BAC of 0.08 to 0.14%, extreme DUI at 0.15 to 0.199% BAC, super extreme DUI at 0.20% BAC or above, and aggravated DUI as a felony
- Drug possession
- Domestic violence
- Class 6 felonies
- Federal crimes
- Gun crimes
- Sex crimes
- Theft
- Probation violations
- Expungements, including Proposition 207 marijuana expungements
Arizona’s tiered DUI system creates meaningfully different consequences at each BAC threshold. The firm handles clients charged at each tier, including CDL holders and underage drivers, who face additional regulatory consequences beyond the standard criminal penalties. Out-of-state clients are also handled.
Personal Injury: The firm represents injury victims across a wide range of incident types:
- Auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents
- Bus accidents involving commercial vehicles
- Pedestrian accidents
- Premises liability and slip and fall
- Product liability
- Wrongful death
- Back injuries
- Burn injuries
- Catastrophic injuries
- Medical malpractice
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
Civil Rights: The firm handles civil rights matters, an area that connects to its immigration and criminal defense work in contexts involving government conduct, law enforcement, and civil liberties.
Attorney Profiles
Ray A. Ybarra leads the Ybarra Maldonado Law Group. His practice centers on serving migrant and Spanish-speaking communities, reflected in the firm’s immigration focus and the Spanish-language accessibility built into its operations. Attorney Ybarra handles immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, and civil rights matters across the firm’s two-state practice. His immigration work covers the full spectrum from family sponsorships to deportation defense, and his criminal defense practice includes the full range of Arizona DUI tiers, including the super extreme threshold at 0.20% BAC and above.
Location & Service Area
Ybarra Maldonado Law Group maintains two offices:
Phoenix, Arizona: 3300 North Central Avenue, Suite 1700, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Doral, Florida: 2500 NW 79th Ave Ste 289, Doral, FL 33122
Phone: (602) 910-4040
The firm handles out-of-state clients, CDL holders, and underage DUI cases in Arizona. The firm’s website is available at abogadoray.com/
Client Focus
Ybarra Maldonado Law Group was built around communities that face intersecting legal challenges: immigration proceedings, criminal exposure, civil rights concerns, and injury claims. The firm’s explicit orientation toward migrant and Spanish-speaking communities shapes its bilingual operations, its depth in immigration categories from asylum to DACA to visa petitions, and its criminal defense focus on cases where immigration consequences of conviction are a central consideration.
Arizona’s DUI prosecution framework is one of the more structured in the country, with distinct BAC thresholds triggering distinct legal categories and penalties. The firm’s capacity to handle all four tiers, including the felony aggravated DUI level, makes it suitable for clients facing serious alcohol-related driving charges across the spectrum. The additional handling of CDL holders and underage DUI clients addresses two populations with heightened consequences beyond standard DUI exposure.
The personal injury practice covers both everyday accident types and the more severe end of injury litigation, including traumatic brain injuries, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injury claims, providing clients with full-service representation across their legal needs within a single firm.
FAQ
What immigration matters does the firm handle?
The firm handles parole in place, adjustment of status, asylum, bond hearings, DACA, deportation defense, citizenship and naturalization, family sponsorships, E2, H1B, K1, L1, and U visas, and immigration waivers.
What are Arizona’s DUI BAC thresholds?
Standard DUI is charged at 0.08 to 0.14% BAC. Extreme DUI is charged at 0.15 to 0.199% BAC. Super extreme DUI is charged at 0.20% BAC or above. Aggravated DUI is charged as a felony. The firm handles clients charged at each level.
Does the firm handle cases for CDL holders or underage drivers?
Yes. The firm handles DUI cases for CDL holders and underage drivers in Arizona, both of whom face additional consequences beyond standard DUI penalties.
Does the firm have offices in Florida?
Yes. In addition to its Phoenix, Arizona office, the firm maintains an office at 2500 NW 79th Ave Ste 289, Doral, FL 33122.
Does the firm handle civil rights matters?
Yes. Civil rights is among the firm’s practice areas.
Closing
Ybarra Maldonado Law Group serves a client population navigating some of the most consequential legal terrain in American law: immigration proceedings where outcomes affect whether a person remains in the country, criminal charges in a state with one of the most tiered DUI prosecution frameworks in the nation, and personal injury and civil rights claims that require sustained litigation. With offices in Phoenix and Doral, bilingual representation, and a stated commitment to migrant communities, the firm is positioned to serve individuals whose legal needs cross borders, agencies, and court systems. Contact the firm at (602) 910-4040 or through abogadoray.com/