Mr. Hugo co-founded the firm. He has been practicing law for 23 years, the last 20 of which as an attorney in the United States. Prior to his admission to the New York bar, Mr. Hugo was a corporate and government lawyer in the Philippines. He has been practicing U.S. Immigration law in New York since 2004. Prior to emigrating to the United States, Mr. Hugo worked as an associate in the litigation department of Carpio, Villaraza & Cruz Law Offices in Makati City.
Mr. Hugo also served as an attorney at the Office of Chairman of the Commission on Elections of the Philippines, and as an executive director at the Department of Justice’s Office of Government Corporate Counsel. Mr. Hugo is the firm’s main liaison in the United States for Philippine law-related inquiries.
Admission to the Bar
2000, Philippines
2004, New York
Education & Training
Ateneo de Manila University (AB, 1996; JD, 2000)
Georgetown University Law Center (E-Discovery Training Academy)
New York University (Advanced Certificate in the Field of Strategy and Leadership)
US Department of Homeland Security FEMA Emergency Management Institute (IS00001 Emergency Program Manager Independent Study Course)
Languages
English, Pangasinan, Tagalog, Ilokano