Background
Munson, Valerie J. was born on October 28, 1954 in Urbana, Illinois, United States.
Munson, Valerie J. was born on October 28, 1954 in Urbana, Illinois, United States.
Augustana College (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Université de Paris IV, Paris, France. Rutgers University, Camden (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Connolly Epstein Chicco Foxman, Engelmeyer & Ewing A Professional Corporation (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice. Civil Litigation, Environmental, Real Estate, Employment, Civil Rights, Taxation, Estates and Trusts, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Corporate, Securities and Banking. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Pennsylvania, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Member, Moot Court Board, 1979-1980.
Symposium Editor, Rutgers Law Journal, 1981-1982. Author: "The Case Concerning United States.
Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran," Volume 11:3.
California Western Law Journal, 543-568, July, 1981, Translation of the Constitutional Charter of the Republic of Chad from the original French, published in Constitutions of the Countries of the World, Oceana Publications, March, 1979. Member: Philadelphia (Member, Federal Courts Committee, International Law Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, International Section) and American (Member, Litigation and International Law and Practice Sections) Bar Associations. The firm was founded in the late 1960"s by a small group of young lawyers who had achieved academic distinction during law school and who had worked for various well-established large law firms and in government positions but who wanted to practice in a small-firm setting.
The firm continues to limit its hiring to those whose superior achievements suggest outstanding promise in the practice of law.
Connolly Epstein"s practice is concentrated in five areas: (1) Litigation, including complex commercial, environmental, employment, civil rights, insurance and surety, premises liability, products liability, securities, Alternative Dispute Resolution and mediation, franchising, antitrust, construction, bankruptcy/creditors" rights, defamation/First Amendment, real estate and municipal matters. (2) Business Law, including a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial law services to small and medium size businesses, as well as specialized services to larger clients -- principally in securities matters, estates and trusts, taxation disputes and tax planning, commercial financing, bankruptcy, reorganization and mergers and acquisitions: (3) Environmental Law, including representation in federal and state administrative and judicial matters and counseling with respect to environmental objectives and obligations.
(4) Real Estate, including financing, development, construction, leasing, sales and debt restructuring. And (5) Employment, representing employers, executives and others facing hiring, discipline and termination problems, including employment contracts, restrictive covenants, discrimination, sexual harassment, privacy rights, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Dental Association, Employee Retirement Income Security Act AND FMLA.
Member, Moot Court Board, 1979-1980. Symposium Editor, Rutgers Law Journal, 1981-1982.