About Valerie
Valerie Fenchel built her path to law across two California campuses. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008 and completed her Juris Doctor at the University of California, Davis, School of Law in 2011. Those years framed an interest in how law intersects with business, community and the changing role of women in leadership.
Her early career moved from classroom to community forums. Fenchel has spoken at events such as Apple Womens Empowerment and at the San Francisco Bar Associations Fearless Female Founders series. Those speaking roles place her in conversations about entrepreneurship, leadership and the practical legal questions that founders and professionals encounter. She appears comfortable translating legal concepts for nonlawyers and in public settings.
Colleagues describe her approach as pragmatic. She tends to break complex issues into manageable parts. That style shows up both in presentations and in client work. Fenchels experience in public speaking complements hands-on legal tasks. She often explains regulatory and organizational matters in plain terms so decision-makers can act.
Fenchel is licensed to practice law in California. She has combined public engagement and client advising in a way that keeps both activities current. Her presentations to technology and legal communities indicate recurring involvement with entrepreneurial audiences, particularly women founders and professionals seeking practical guidance on running organizations and meeting legal requirements.
Her office is located at 2001 Union Street. There she continues the mix of client counseling and public education that marked her earlier activities. In recent years she has prioritized helping founders and professionals understand the legal choices that affect growth and governance. She maintains an active presence as a speaker on issues affecting women in business and entrepreneurship and carries that work into her practice at 2001 Union Street.
