MATT VALENTI

Mr. Valenti received his B.A. from National University and earned his J.D. from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2007. At Thomas Jefferson, Mr. Valenti was Chairman of the Academic Committee for the Student Bar Association and interned at the San Diego County Public Defender's Office, Juvenile Delinquency section. There he represented numerous juveniles in court proceedings as a Bar certified legal intern. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson, he joined Lawton Law Firm as an associate, where his practice focuses on complex civil litigation, writs and appeals. He has handled cases which include federal civil rights claims, patent litigation, commercial disputes, securities fraud, and probate.

EDUCATION

Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California

J.D., Cum Laude, May 2007
Class Standing: Top 30%

• Student Bar Association, Chairman of Academic Committee
• Research Assistant, Professor Ellen Waldman
• AmJur Awards: Legal Writing I, Negotiation Theory and Skills
• Center for Law and Social Justice Scholarship
• LSAT Scholarship
• Third Place Award: Nonsmokers' Rights Legal Writing and Oral Argument Competition at George Washington University Law School, D.C.

National University, San Diego, California

Bachelor of Arts, Global Studies, January 2005.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lawton Law Firm
Associate, 2007 to Present

Trial and appellate work.

Office of the Public Defender of San Diego County
Certified Legal Intern, June 2006 to August 2006

Interviewed, counseled, and represented juvenile defendants in court.

Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Research Assistant June 2005 to August 2006

Researched law review topics for Professor Ellen Waldman; wrote and edited drafts.

Cisco Systems, San Jose, California
Technical Writer and Editor, 2000

Wrote and edited technical and marketing text for Cisco website.

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