Valentine A. Brown

Valentine A. Brown

Law Offices of Valentine A. Brown | Duane Morris, LLP • Philadelphia, PA
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Contact

Email
Phone
(215) 607-6620
Address
Duane Morris Llp, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, US

Professional

About

Valentine A. Brown is a partner at Duane Morris LLP in the Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. She serves as global immigration law counsel to a diverse group of multi-national and domestic corporations and their employees, providing advice, compliance audits and representation to help navigate the intricacies of US and foreign immigration laws. Ms. Brown also represents individuals in all types of immigration proceedings, including persons of extraordinary ability; spouses, fiancées and children of US citizens; naturalization and political asylum applicants; as well as respondents in deportation and immigration appellate proceedings. Ms. Brown is an instructor for the Duane Morris Institute, which provides training in all areas of employment law for human resource professionals, in house counsel, benefits administrators and managers through classes in Philadelphia, client-site trainings and webinars. Ms. Brown’s courses include, I-9 Compliance Basics; E-Verify for Everyone; E-Verify for Federal Contractors, Electronic I-9s: The Pros, the Cons and the Requirements; and H-1B Public Access Files: What Employers Need to Know. Ms. Brown is a former law clerk to the Honorable John. J. Gossart, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Baltimore, Maryland, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and a graduate of the University of Delaware. She is fluent in Spanish and conversant in French.

About Immigration Law

Immigration attorneys help individuals and families navigate the complex immigration system. They assist with visas, green cards, citizenship, and deportation defense. Common matters include visa applications, green cards, citizenship, deportation defense.

Credentials

Education
1995 University of Baltimore School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1988 University of Delaware BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
Spanish | French

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2011 Golden Lamp Award, HIAS of Pennsylvania
Publications
2015 The Legal Intelligencer Stepping Up to Citizenship 2015 Law 360 A Watershed Year for Employment Based Immigration? 2014 Law 360 Possible Paths President Obama Can Take on Immigration 2013 Corporate Counselor Immigration Impact: Recognizing & Reducing I-9 Liability in Corporate Procedures(Link) 2013 The Legal Intelligencer Public Works Contractors Now Required to Use E-Verify System in Pennsylvania
Associations
2009 - 2015 American Immigration Lawyers Association Co-Chair Pro Bono Commitee 1998 - 2001 American Immigration Lawyers Association (Philadelphia chapter) Executive Committee
Speaking
2014 Challenges of Global Mobility Global Mobility & Immigration Compliance
Updated: Mar 11, 2026