Valerie E. Salcido

Valerie Salcido is an experienced senior immigration attorney and the lead business immigration attorney at Birg Law. She blends clear-eyed legal analysis with a collaborative, client-first approach to help employers move talent across borders while maintaining compliance and business continuity. Valerie provides strategic counsel on global talent mobility, immigration compliance, and workforce planning, and is known for translating complex legislation and regulations into practical, actionable programs that minimize legal risk and advance business goals. She excels at designing global compliance and migration policies in partnership with corporate HR and legal teams, and at building operational frameworks that bring consistency and efficiency to immigration programs.

Her practice covers the full spectrum of employment-based immigration, with specialization in PERM labor certifications (EB-2 and EB-3 green card processes). She regularly manages nonimmigrant visa matters, including H-1B specialty occupation petitions, L-1 intracompany transferee visas, TN and E-3 professional worker visas, E-2 investor visas, and O-1 extraordinary ability petitions. Valerie also advises on EB-1 and EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) filings, I-140 immigrant petitions, I-485 adjustment applications, H-4 and L-2 dependent matters, and related compliance issues. Her experience extends to global mobility and outbound visa coordination, Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance, and corporate due diligence in mergers and acquisitions involving foreign talent. Colleagues and clients rely on her for practical, business-aligned solutions when immigration law is uncertain or evolving.

Valerie graduated cum laude from Thurgood Marshall School of Law, where she served as Senior Editor of the Thurgood Marshall Law Review, completed a judicial internship with the Honorable Judge Stephen Smith of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and interned with Lone Star Legal Aid. After law school she joined Ogletree Deakins in Austin as an Associate Attorney. Most recently, she served as an Associate Attorney in Wiggin and Dana’s Business Immigration and Compliance Practice in the New Haven, Connecticut office.

As a first-generation Latina attorney, Valerie is deeply committed to uplifting the Hispanic community and expanding opportunities for diverse lawyers. She serves in an executive leadership role within the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) as Deputy Vice President of Divisions, Sections, and Committees, and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She mentors emerging attorneys and leads programs that promote professional development, access, and long-term career growth for Hispanic legal professionals.

In every capacity, Valerie brings intellect, empathy, and a practical orientation to her work, helping clients and colleagues navigate immigration challenges with clarity and confidence.