Overview
Gabriella Valdes joined Walton Lantaff as a law clerk in August 2023, while preparing to take the bar exam. In September of 2024, Ms. Valdes entered the firm as an associate. Ms. Valdes focuses her practice in insurance defense, representing insurance carriers from case inception through trial.
Ms. Valdes received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Pre-Law Certificate from Florida International University in 2019. She went on to earn her Juris Doctorate degree from St. Thomas University School of Law, where she served as President of the St. Thomas School of Law Trial Team from 2021 through 2022. While President of the organization, Ms. Valdes was the recipient of the CALI Book Award for Mock Trial and received Best Advocate Awards in the 2022 Summer Intramural Mock Trial Competition.
Ms. Valdes serves as a mentor for St. Thomas University Trial Team Students, assisting law students to prepare for trial competitions nationwide.
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Family Law
Admitted to Practice
- Florida Bar, 2024
Education
- St. Thomas University, J.D., 2022, Trial Team President 2021-2022, Trial Team Member 2020-2022, Order of the Barristers, CALI Book Award Recipient: Mock Trial
- Florida International University, Bachelors Degree in Psychology, 2019, Pre-Law Certificate
Professional or Trade Affiliations
- Young Lawyers Division, Florida Bar
Honors & Awards
- CALI Book Award Recipient: Mock Trial