Valerie L. Patten
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Family Law; Child Custody Law; Divorce Law; Domestic Violence; Premarital Agreements; Child Support Law; Spousal Support Law; Art Law; Contracts; Copyrights; Mediation
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Admitted
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1992, California
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Law School
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Georgetown University, J.D.
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Member
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Santa Clara County (Member, Family Law Section), San Mateo County (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law, Individual Rights and Responsibilities) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Family Law Section); Graphic Artists Guild; California Lawyers for the Arts.
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Biography
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Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Family Law, 1991; Best Paper, Gender and The Law, 1991; Best Paper, Psychiatry and The Law, 1992; Dean's List, 1990-1992. Legal Intern, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, 1990. Law Clerk, Garfinkle and Associates, Washington, D.C., 1990-1992. Staff Attorney, Legal Advocates for Children and Youth, San Jose, California, 1992-1993. Associate, Robert L. Hoover, Inc., 1994-1996. Volunteer service: Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, Family Law Division, 1998; Superior Court of San Mateo County, 2006; Pro Bono Project, San Jose, Guardianship Panel, Legal Advocates for Children and Youth, San Jose. Nonprofit Board, Young Audiences of San Jose, Board Member & Secretary; DanceVisions, Board Member; Friends of San Pedro Valley Park, Pacifica, CA, Board Member & President. Art reviews published in Artweek, Palo Alto Weekly.
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Born
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Los Angeles, California
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ISLN
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911598641
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