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Valerie is a Staff Attorney in the firm’s Louisville office, focusing her practice on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transactions, where she represents institutional lenders in complex real estate transactions. Valerie received her juris doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2021, her master’s degree from the University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce in 2016, and her bachelor’s degree from Transylvania University in 2015.

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Work History

Prior Work Experience

Intern and Extern with the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office

Extern with the Kentucky Innocence Project

Interim Clerk with the Department of Public Advocacy (Fayette County Trial Office)

Education

Law School

University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 2021

Graduate School

University of Kentucky Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, M.A., Security and Intelligence and Diplomacy, 2016

Undergraduate School

Transylvania University, B.A., International Affairs, 2015,

Bar Memberships

Valerie is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky, 2021

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Best Oral Argument Award, Clay Club Legal Research and Writing Class, 2019

Best Appellate Brief Award, Clay Club Legal Research and Writing Class, 2019

Class Representative, Honor Council, 2018-2021

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Kentucky Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Transylvania University 100 Doors to Success Mentor