Valerie F. Portner

About Valerie

Valerie Portner has been an attorney licensed in Maryland and Washington DC since 1989. She is recognized by The Top 100 National Trial Lawyers and the Nation's Premier Top 10 Attorneys in Personal Injury. In 2020, she was named “Litigator of the year” for criminal law by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers. She provides valuable input on the firm's larger personal injury cases, contributing to a $2.15 million wrongful death settlement. Her defense background offers insight into insurance defense strategies. She also advises the Marketing Department and assists with personnel management. Valerie graduated from The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland Law School. She clerked for Judge Robert Karwacki on the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and spent six years at Venable, Baetjer, and Howard, where she excelled at winning at the summary judgment stage. She later took an in-house legal position with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. She has a Superb 10.0 Rating with Avvo. Her involvement has been crucial in achieving multiple million-dollar injury awards and trial victories.

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Colleagues at Portner & Shure

Richard D. Shure

Of Counsel

Astrid Quiñones

Senior Immigration Attorney

Torrey Johnson-Hochanadel

Associate Attorney

Paige Neville

Associate Attorney

Jonathan N. Portner

President & Managing Partner

Simran Rahi

Litigation Partner