Background
Cooke, Valerie P. was born on July 10, 1953 in Reno, Nevada, United States.
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Valerie P. Cooke
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University of Nevada (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1976). Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Career
Worked at McDonald Carano Wilson McCune Bergin Frankovich & Hicks Limited Liability Partnership (Reno, Nevada) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts, Gaming, Administrative Law, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Securities Law, Securities Litigation, Commercial, Construction, Real Property, Taxation, Probate, Business and Estate Planning, Workers Compensation (Employers" Defense), Labor, Employment Law, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury, Insurance Defense, Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Nevada and United States. District Court, District of Nevada.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Cornelius Honor Society. Staff Member, 1981-1982 and Student Materials Editor, 1982-1983, Environmental Law Review.
Member: Nevada Tax Commission. Nevada State Bar Judicial Discipline Commission.
Member: Washoe County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Nevada. Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association (President, 1990). Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar.
American Bankruptcy Institute.
McDonald Carano was founded in 1949 by United States Senator Alan Bible and World World War II veteran Robert L. McDonald. The firm now offers statewide services through its offices in Reno and Las Vegas. Practice areas center on commercial, gaming, construction and general litigation matters.
The partners and associates are prominent in professional associations and civic affairs
The firm is a member of Commercial Law Affiliates, an international affiliation of business, commercial, real estate and commercial litigation law firms.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Cornelius Honor Society. Staff Member, 1981-1982 and Student Materials Editor, 1982-1983, Environmental Law Review. Member: Nevada Tax Commission.
Nevada State Bar Judicial Discipline Commission.
Member: Washoe County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Nevada; Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association (President, 1990).
Northern Nevada Bankruptcy Bar. American Bankruptcy Institute.
