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Valery Piedra

Valery Piedra

Associate, Houston
713.752.4294
vpiedra@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Securities

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Biography

Valery Piedra is an attorney in the corporate section of Jackson Walker’s Houston office. Valery assists the group in various activities, including reviewing and revising lease agreements and partnership agreements, conducting legal research, and drafting of documents. Valery was a Summer Associate with the Firm in 2017 and 2018.

Prior to joining Jackson Walker, Valery served as a judicial intern to the Hon. Alfred H. Bennett of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, a role in which she researched and drafted orders including motions to dismiss, motions to transfer, and motions for summary judgment.

Additional Languages

Spanish

Education

B.S., The University of Texas at Austin

J.D., magna cum laude, South Texas College of Law

  • Presidential Fellow
  • Order of the Lytae
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Dean’s Outstanding Advocate Award
  • Langdell Scholar (Torts I, Torts II)
  • Trademark Clinic
  • Mock Trial
  • Moot Court

Certified Mediator

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2019

Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award
    • Agency & Partnership
    • Evidence
    • Criminal Procedure
    • Civil Trial Advocacy
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholar
  • Marina and Bernadino Agosto, Sr. Award
  • John F. Ensle Award
  • Mexican American Bar Association 1L Scholarship recipient
  • Hispanic National Bar Association Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition, Finalist
  • American Association for Justice National Student Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist
  • American Bar Association Mock Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist
  • American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Quarter-Finalist
  • National Civil Trial Competition, Most Professional
  • Houston Bar Association, Member
    • HAY Center Committee Member
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member
  • National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators, Member
  • Amaanah Refugee Services, Volunteer, 2018
  • Houston Food Bank, Volunteer, 2016
  • Hispanic National Bar Association, Member
  • Hispanic Bar Association, Member
  • Mexican American Bar Association, Member
  • Hispanic Business Student Association, Member

Recognition & Accolades

  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award
    • Agency & Partnership
    • Evidence
    • Criminal Procedure
    • Civil Trial Advocacy
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholar
  • Marina and Bernadino Agosto, Sr. Award
  • John F. Ensle Award
  • Mexican American Bar Association 1L Scholarship recipient
  • Hispanic National Bar Association Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition, Finalist
  • American Association for Justice National Student Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist
  • American Bar Association Mock Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist
  • American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Quarter-Finalist
  • National Civil Trial Competition, Most Professional

Community Involvement

  • Houston Bar Association, Member
    • HAY Center Committee Member
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member
  • National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators, Member
  • Amaanah Refugee Services, Volunteer, 2018
  • Houston Food Bank, Volunteer, 2016
  • Hispanic National Bar Association, Member
  • Hispanic Bar Association, Member
  • Mexican American Bar Association, Member
  • Hispanic Business Student Association, Member

Practice Areas

  • Corporate & Securities

Experience

  • Digital
  • Entertainment Transactions
  • Entertainment, Digital, & Sports

News

  • JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – October 2020
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