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Nicholas A. Valera

Associate

T 206.757.8323 Seattle
When my clients present a problem, I obsess over finding a solution.
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Nick Valera's litigation practice focuses on complex commercial matters before state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as matters pending before administrative boards. Throughout the course of his diverse litigation practice, he has litigated disputes spanning administrative actions, corporate governance, securities, real estate, insurance coverage, products liability, trade secrets, and intellectual property.

As member of the Washington Army National Guard, Nick serves as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, currently assigned to Trial Defense Services. His years of public service further include two years as an agroforestry volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps overseas, and a year at home as a resource community development coordinator with AmeriCorps VISTA.

*Denotes experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2018
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Washington

Education

  • J.D., University of Washington School of Law, 2018
    • Articles Editor, Washington Law Review
  • B.A., Political Science and Philosophy, Seattle University, 2007

Languages

  • French

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Vice-Chair, Environmental & Land Use Section, King County Bar Association, 2021-present
    • Editorial Advisory Committee, Washington State Bar News, Washington State Bar Association
    • Latino Bar Association of Washington
    • Hispanic National Bar Association
    • William L. Dwyer Inn of Court

Professional Recognition

    • Selected to "Washington Rising Stars" in Litigation, Thomson Reuters, 2022

Background

    • First Lieutenant, Trial Defense Services, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Washington Army National Guard, Camp Murray, Wash., 2020-present
    • Associate, 2018-2022; Summer Associate, 2017; 1L Diversity Fellow — Miller Nash LLP, Seattle
    • Development Coordinator, Bike Works, Seattle, 2014-2015
    • Resource Development Coordinator, Somali Community Services Coalition, SeaTac, Wash., 2013-2014
    • Agriculture Extension Agent, U.S. Peace Corps, 2009-2011
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