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Mr. Valente’s primary area of concentration is in:

CIVIL LITIGATION / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/APPELLATE PRACTICE:
Mr. Valente’s practice primarily concentrates on civil litigation matters, including torts, professional liability issues, and intellectual property disputes. He has been involved in all aspects of litigation at both the trial court and appellate levels. Prior to joining Ryan Smith & Carbine, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Peter W. Hall of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, as Intellectual Property Law and Policy Counsel to the Intellectual Property Owners Association, and in private practice in Washington, D.C. He earned his law degree in 2001 from the University of Virginia, where he was an Executive Editor of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law.

EDUCATION:
The Catholic University of America, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1998
University of Virginia, J.D., 2001

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Bar Association
Vermont Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar
Rutland County Bar Association

BAR ADMISSIONS:
State of Vermont, 2001
District of Columbia, 2003
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2004

PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Deputy Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont, 1994-1998
Research Assistant, House of Commons, 1996
Intern, U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, 1996, 1997

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Rutland Catholic Schools Development Committee, 2009-present