Hugo Raul Valverde

Hugo Raul Valverde is the founder and managing attorney of Valverde Law PLLC in Virginia Beach, Virginia. With nearly two decades of focused legal experience, Mr. Valverde dedicates his practice exclusively to immigration and nationality law, guiding families, individuals, and businesses through complex deportation defense, family-based petitions, and naturalization matters.

Prior to establishing his private practice, Mr. Valverde gained critical regulatory insight serving as an Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Committed to legal education, he has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at Regent University School of Law and Kaplan University. He earned his Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law in 2005, a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University, and a Bachelor of Science from the College of William & Mary.

As a bilingual practitioner fluent in English and Spanish, Mr. Valverde takes pride in delivering compassionate, direct, and culturally attuned legal counsel. A long-standing member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), his overarching professional mission is to advocate vigorously for the immigrant community and provide accessible, honest legal representation.