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| | Address | | 744 San Antonio Road, Suite 7 | | Palo Alto, California 94303 | | (Santa Clara Co.) | | Mailing Address: 4546 B10 El Camino Real, #389, Los Altos, CA, 94022 | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Valerie L. Patten practices in the following areas of law:
Family Law, Mediation, Child Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Premarital Agreements, Marital Settlement Agreements, Child Support, Spousal Support, Art Law, Contracts, Copyrights. | | Year Established: 1996 | Firm Profile:
My principal goal is to offer very personalized legal services to clients, tailored to the individual presentation of each case. Family law is about relationships and preserving a sense of protection, proportion, fairness, and careful attention to the needs of children. I focus on child custody, support, mediation, conflict resolution, contracts, property division, prenuptial contracts, marital agreements, and marital settlement agreements. My art law practice includes contracts, copyright and moral rights, performance and display issues. | | Firm Size: 1 | | Valerie L. Patten (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1972); San Jose State University (M.F.A., 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., 1992). 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. Member: 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. 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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