About Jorge
Jorge Villegas is the founder and managing member of Villegas Law Firm, PLLC, located in El Paso, Texas. He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 2003. The firm, situated at 1122 Montana Dr., Suite 200, offers services in various areas, including family law, business law, consumer law, estate planning, immigration law, real estate law, tax law, arbitration and mediation, collections, government and administrative law. Securities law. Born and raised in El Paso, Mr. Villegas graduated from Jefferson High School in 1988. After his honorable discharge from the United States Air Force in 1997, he pursued higher education at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1994.
He then attended Cornell University Law School, obtaining his Juris Doctor in 2002. Before establishing his own firm, Mr. Villegas gained diverse professional experience. He worked as an auditor for two international accounting firms and served as a business analyst for a publicly traded company. Additionally, he was the Chief Financial Officer for a local service company. After law school, he joined a large Texas firm in Dallas for two years before returning to El Paso. There, he served as an Assistant City Attorney for approximately three years before returning to private practice in 2007.
In his current practice, Mr. Villegas provides comprehensive legal services, including business counseling, tax planning, estate planning, and probate matters. He represents clients before the IRS and state and local taxing authorities on a full range of tax issues, including back taxes, audits, appeals, tax levies. State and local taxes. Mr. Villegas is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the El Paso Bar Association. He is also affiliated with the El Paso Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, and the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
His firm, Villegas Law Firm, PLLC, has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since 2023. In addition to his professional endeavors, Mr. Villegas has been actively involved in the community. He has served as the Vice-President of the 8(a) Government Contractors Association and has been a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Finance Committee for the El Paso Boys and Girls Club. He was also a participant in Leadership El Paso Class XXXI through the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce.
