Felix Valenzuela - El Paso, TX
Attorney at Valenzuela Law Firm
Criminal Defense Lawyers in El Paso, TX
701 Magoffin Avenue El Paso, TX 79901
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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16
Years
Experience
El Paso Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 05/08/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Felix Valenzuela grew up in northeast El Paso and graduated from Andress High School. He then went on to pursue higher education at the University of Texas at El Paso ("UTEP"), graduating cum laude. Thereafter, he received his law degree from Yale Law School, where he was an editor for the Yale Journal of Law and the Humanities and a William S. Beinecke Scholar. Felix also received a Masters Degree in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, where he was selected as the Joseph L. Gaia Distinguished Fellow in Latino Studies. While at Notre Dame, he also worked as an associate attorney for the Merino Law Firm. Felix then returned home to El Paso, Texas and served as a law clerk for United States Federal Judge Philip R. Martinez. In 2013, the El Paso Young Lawyers Association selected Felix as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of the year.
Since 2007, Felix has been an itinerant core faculty member of UTEP's Law School Preparation Institute, where he taught legal reasoning and provided instruction on the Law School Admissions Test. He has also taught various courses at UTEP, including Social Media and the Law, Courts in Action, and Philosophy of Law.
Felix is daddy to three daughters and spends his free time shuttling them back and forth from swim meets to piano lessons.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Outstanding Young Lawyer, El Paso Young Lawyers Association, 2013
Other Sources of Feedback About Felix Valenzuela
Included on the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Yale Law School,
New Haven,
Connecticut
Juris Doctor
Honors: Humanities and a William S. Beinecke Scholar
Law Journal: Yale Journal of Law, Editor
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Yale Law School,
New Haven,
Connecticut
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Non Legal Education
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University of Notre Dame
M.A., Master of Arts
Honors: Joseph L. Gaia Distinguished Fellow in Latino Studies
Major: Political Philosophy -
University of Texas
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: cum laude
Major: Political Science - Andress High School
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University of Notre Dame
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- United States Federal Judge Philip R. Martinez, Law Clerk
Pro Bono Activities
- University of Texas at El Paso Alumni Association Executive Board Member
- Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts Director’s Circle Member
- Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce Leadership El Paso Class 37
- YMCA of El Paso, Executive Board Member
- Law School Preparation Institute Advisory Board, Board Member
- Yale Day of Service, Regional Director
- Yale Club of El Paso, President
Other Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association, El Paso Chapter, Executive Board Member
- George A. McAlmon American Inns of Court, Member
- El Paso Mexican American Bar Association (MABA), Board Member
- El Paso Bar Association, Board Member
- El Paso Young Lawyers Association (EPYLA) Board Member
- State Bar of Texas Committee on Law-Focused Education, Board Member
- State Bar of Texas Texas Minority Attorney Program Committee, Committee Member
- State Bar of Texas Texas Minority Counsel Program Steering Committee, Committee Member
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