Emmanuel Rayes

Michigan Worker’s Compensation, Discrimination Law, and Personal Injury Lawyer

313-777-7011
info@cranerayes.com

607 Shelby St • Ste 700
Detroit, MI 48226-3282

 

Emmanuel Rayes

Michigan Worker’s Compensation, Discrimination Law, and Personal Injury Lawyer

Emmanuel’s career as a lawyer is different from the average plaintiff’s lawyer. Most of the plaintiff’s lawyers never go to trial, let alone a federal trial. Emmanuel tried his first case immediately after getting licensed to practice in California. In a highly publicized federal trial involving the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Emmanuel helped achieve a successful verdict for the plaintiffs. Shortly after the resolution of that case, he was involved a nationally publicized and against the U.S. government. Specifically, Emmanuel was involved in United States v. Coinbase, Inc., representing one of the John Does. The case resulted in protecting the privacy rights of millions of Americans from the IRS.

Emmanuel has a reputation as a high-level litigator who battles against the government and large institutions commanding a level of respect and fear that will benefit his clientele in every case.

Emmanuel started as a blue-collar worker supporting several of his family’s businesses. His Father was a migrant who viewed the U.S. as the land of opportunity if one worked hard. From a young age, Emmanuel understood the value of hard work and entrepreneurship, learning many lessons working the ins and outs of different family businesses. Emmanuel worked as a party store clerk, dishwasher, and mechanic, to name a few, and realized the significant effort required to create a successful business. This realization forced Emmanuel to become a versatile and highly efficient multi-tasker. He has developed the skills necessary to relate to and communicate with people from all walks of life. These skills serve him well as a trial attorney by presenting and persuading jurors to make just and fair verdicts.

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Emmanuel was the first in his family to graduate college and law school. He was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and was raised in an environment that valued faith, hard work, education, and persistence. He graduated from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, with a bachelor’s in administration from the Eli Broad College of Business and a juris doctorate from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego.

After receiving his undergraduate degree, Emmanuel moved to California and started his own business, operating a successful real estate brokerage. After practicing real estate for about five years, he enrolled in law school. This journey is rare but very advantageous because he entered law school with a high level of real-world business experience, which allowed him to appreciate and value the education and knowledge he sought out and received.

Emmanuel was an early adopter of Bitcoin, having first discovered and acquired this cryptocurrency in 2011 while performing research for an anti-money laundering publication. Most attorneys haven’t experienced this type of journey which makes Emmanuel different from others.

Emmanuel is licensed to practice law in California and Michigan, as well as several federal district courts. Emmanuel is also registered to practice before immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).

When not practicing law, Emmanuel enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife, Natalie, and their three dogs.