Velez is currently a Trial Attorney with Sobo & Sobo, LLP, where he has tried and settled personal injury and other cases for hundreds of clients. Before that, he was an Associate Attorney with Goldblatt & Associates PC, with a primary focus on traumatic brain injury litigation, and with Cuddy Law Firm PLLC, where he represented students with special needs against the New York City Department of Education. Velez is also an adjunct professor at Syracuse University College of Law where he teaches deposition practice and advanced deposition practice.
While in law school, Velez spent several semesters as an Honors Intern at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C. While at the SEC, he received a Certificate for Outstanding Service to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Inspector General. He was also an award-winning member of the Trial Team and competed both regionally and nationally. He is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 Civil Plaintiff Association for the New York region.