Gorayeb, a 1980 Bates graduate in political science, is a trial attorney and managing partner of Gorayeb and Associates, P.C., in New York City. Gorayeb is a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the New York State Bar Association. Gorayeb is active in New York City Hispanic charitable organizations. Gorayeb is a graduate of the Syracuse University College of Law.