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Valerie Lynn Patten
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Education
- Georgetown University Law Center
- J.D. (1992) | Law clerk for Garfinkle and Associates, Washington, D.C., (a firm devoted to the combination of family law and art law); Law Review: Journal of Law and Technology, 1990-1991; Legal Intern for Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, 1990 (model "Artist-Gall
- Honors: Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Family Law, 1991; Dean's List 1990 - 1992; Best Paper, Psychiatry and the Law, 1992; Best Paper, Gender and the Law, 1991
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- San Jose State University
- Master of Fine Arts (1981) | Teaching Assistant for Professor Tony May; 1979 Exhibit at WORKS Gallery, San Jose, California; M.F.A. Exhibition and Thesis, 1980. Focus and Accomplishments: exhibiting, teaching, writing. I wrote press releases and reviews for WORKS Gallery, San Jos
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- Stanford University
- A.B. (1972) | Art major with interests in Art History, Creative Writing, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religion, and on-campus politics, including the study of the role of nonviolence in conflict resolution
- Honors: Charles Warren Kendrick Memorial Honors Scholarship; Stanford in Britain X
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Professional Associations
- San Mateo County Bar Association
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- Santa Clara County Bar Association
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- California State Bar # 161300
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- American Bar Association
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
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Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Juvenile Law
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