About Valerie
Valerie Pasion built a scholarly foundation before entering practice. She earned a B.A. in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of California, Irvine in 2005. She then attended UCLA School of Law, where she completed a J.D. in 2009 and pursued Critical Race Studies as part of her legal education. Those academic choices shaped how she approached legal problems: careful attention to context, and a willingness to examine the systems behind individual cases.
Her career has been concentrated in California. She practices as a lawyer at the Asset Protection & Elder Law Center, where she handles matters that arise when aging, illness, and finances intersect. The firm’s name signals the kinds of questions her work addresses: how to preserve resources for long-term care, how to use available public benefits, and how to structure affairs so families can make practical decisions during stressful times.
Colleagues and clients describe her work as steady and pragmatic. She regularly deals with conservatorship issues, Medi-Cal planning, and estate tools used to organize property and health care decision-making. Those matters often involve a mix of document drafting, client counseling, and interaction with courts or agencies. The work requires attention to state law, careful timing, and clear explanations for clients who are often managing caregiving responsibilities at the same time.
Pasion maintains current professional memberships, participating in the bar and elder-law networks that keep practitioners informed about changes in statutes and agency rules. She trained in environments that emphasized both legal doctrine and social context, a background that can help when tasks require thinking beyond a single statute or form. She combines courtroom familiarity with client-facing work, moving between formal filings and one-on-one planning sessions.
Her office work includes preparation of trust and will instruments, planning for eligibility under public benefits programs, and advising on approaches to protect assets from the high costs of long-term care. She also assists families navigating the procedural steps of conservatorship and guardianship where necessary. Her practice is based in California and reflects state-specific rules and deadlines.
Valerie Pasion currently practices at Asset Protection & Elder Law Center, concentrating on asset protection and elder law matters.
