Valerie Garcia Hong
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in San Diego, California
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Personal injury,
Professional liability,
Real estate,
Contracts,
Legal malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Personal injury,
Professional liability,
Real estate,
Contracts,
Legal malpractice,
Premises liability - plaintiff,
Wrongful death
10680 Treena St, Suite 160, San Diego, CA 92131San Diego, California, 92101
First Admitted: 2005, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.garciahonglaw.com/attorneys/valerie-garcia-hong/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board of Directors - Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego
- Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego, Past President
- Board of Directors/President - Women of Color in Law of San Diego
- Committee Member - San Diego County Bar Association Civil Litigation Committee
- The Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court, Master
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Reading Legacies (Advisory Counsel, 2015 - Current, Past Board of Trustees)
- Ladies on Course Golf Club, Past President
- San Diego Asian American Legal Education Fund, Director, 2021 - Current
- San Diego County Bar Association's Appellate Committee
- San Diego County Bar Association's Ethnic & Racial Diversity Committee
- San Diego County Bar Association's Civil Litigation Committee
- Pag-Asa Legal Clinic, Director, 2020 - Current
- Filipino American Chamber of Commerce, San Diego, Past Director
- Officer - Ladies on Course/Fore Golf Foundation
Honors/Awards:
- "Super Lawyer" (2016-2021) and "Rising Star" (2015) by Super Lawyers Magazine "Best of the Bar" by San Diego Business Journal (2015-2016) "Top Attorney" for Insurance Defense and Corporate Litigation by San Diego Daily Transcript (2013-2014) “Excellence in the Law” by the Filipino American Cultural Organization “President’s Award” by the Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego (2018), 40 Top Business Leaders Under 40 Finalist by San Diego Business Journal (2018)
- Legal Malpractice - Defendants and Personal Injury - Plaintiffs, 2020-2023, Best Lawyers of America
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating, AV rating
- San Diego Business Journal Top 100 Leaders in Law, San Diego Business Journal Top 100 Leaders in Law, San Diego Business Journal, 2022
- Top 50 San Diego Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2021, Super Lawyers Magazine
- Top 25 Women San Diego Super Lawyers, 2019 - 2021, Super Lawyers Magazine
- San Diego County Bar Association’s Service to the Legal Community Award, 2020
Educational Background:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bachelors of Science, Journalism
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- National Filipino American Lawyers Association: “Cybersecurity and Legal Malpractice”, 2020
- San Diego Defense Lawyers: “Appellate Issues for Civil Defense Litigators”, 2016
- Lawyers Club / International Women’s Day: “Challenges Facing Women Trial Lawyers”, 2018
- Ahern Insurance / McCarthy & Holthus: “Ethics and Substance Abuse”, 2018
- San Diego County Bar Association / Civil Litigation Committee: “Essentials for a Civil Litigator’s Toolbox – Ethics in Mediation”, 2018
- San Diego County Bar Association / Law + Technology Summit: “Ethics of Technology & How Not to Commit Malpractice with your Computer”, 2019
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