Virginia Portillo-Sheppard

Virginia is a member of Black Helterline's Business and Family Immigration practice group, where she provides experienced support for a broad range of immigration matters. Drawing on more than 17 years of experience in the immigration legal field, she works closely with attorneys and clients to help navigate complex immigration matters.

Virginia works with individuals, families, employers, and foreign national employees to guide them through the immigration process. She assists attorneys with a broad range of family- and employment-based immigration matters, including H-1B, TN, L-1, adjustment of status, naturalization, consular processing, I-601A, I-601, and I-212 waivers, U petitions, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and others.

In her spare time, Virginia loves to play tennis, travel with her family, and follow world affairs.

Originally from Venezuela, Virginia pursued studies in Art History in France and the United States before entering the immigration legal field. Fluent in Spanish and French, she brings both a multicultural perspective and firsthand understanding of the immigration process to her work. Her personal journey gives her a unique appreciation for the significance immigration matters hold for clients and their families. Prior to joining Black Helterline, she spent three years with Hecht & Norman LLP, where she gained experience assisting attorneys and clients in a wide range of immigration matters.