Valerie Alter

Valerie Alter is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Century City office and is certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Appellate Law. She is a co-leader of the firm's Appellate Team.

Valerie leverages her broad procedural knowledge, both at the trial and appellate levels, drawing on her experience as a law clerk to the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She provides strategic vision and skill managing collaborative, cost-efficient litigation teams to provide positive results for her clients at all levels of litigation.

When she's not practicing law, Valerie is active in her community. She is a five-year member of the board of directors and a coach in her local girls' softball league. She is a volunteer with the Girl Scouts, her local public elementary school and an animal rescue organization.