He is licensed to practice in Florida, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Raul is a graduate of Florida International University in Miami, Florida, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in History in 2007. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law, where he graduated with honors, making the Dean’s List in 2010 and 2011, before graduating in May of 2011. He also participated in the school’s International Studies Program at the Universidad de Sevilla in Andalucía, Spain, during the summer of 2009.