Ángel J. Valencia is a Senior Counsel at the Liberty Justice Center, where he litigates to defend individual liberties and challenge government overreach.

He began his legal career as an Assistant Attorney General in the Federal Litigation Division of the Puerto Rico Department of Justice. In that role, he represented government officials in a wide range of federal civil matters, including First Amendment claims, employment discrimination, and intellectual property disputes. As his first litigation role, it provided him with valuable experience in complex civil litigation, including serving as first chair in three civil trials.

Ángel later transitioned to private practice as a Litigation Associate at Cancio, Nadal, Rivera & Díaz PSC. He then joined the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation as a Staff Attorney, where he spent seven years developing a nationwide litigation practice. There, he represented public and private sector employees in constitutional and labor law claims against unions and employers, focusing on First Amendment violations and unfair labor practices.

Ángel earned his LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law from Fordham University School of Law. He holds a J.D. from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where he co-founded the school’s Federalist Society chapter and completed a study abroad program at King’s College School of Law in London, England. He received his B.B.A. in Accounting from The George Washington University.

He is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Puerto Rico, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and Ninth Circuits; the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals; and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and the District of Puerto Rico.