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Jim Valenti

Phone: (863) 686-0043
E-mail: j.valenti@gibsonvalenti.com
Fax: (863) 616-1445

Recognition:

Jim Valenti graduated from Lakeland High School and in 1984 was a cum laude graduate of the University of South Florida. He then attended the University of Florida College of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate degree, with honors, in 1988. Based on his academic performance in law school, he was selected to the Order of the Coif, an honor society reserved for those graduating in the top 10% of their class.

Areas of Practice:

Contracts
Federal and State Trial Practices
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death - Plaintiff & Defendant
Business Litigation
Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Florida Bar, 1988
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1988

Education:

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1988
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: With Honors, Phi Kappa Phi, Order of the Coif
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1984
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Polk County Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - 2000
President
Willson American Inns of Court, 1990 - Present
Master

Litigation Percentage:

80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Employment

Curtis & Alexander Law Firm, Winter Haven, FL, Attorney, 1989 - 1992
Holland & Knight Law Firm, Lakeland, FL, Attorney, 1988 - 1989

Family

He and his wife, Christy, have seven children and live in Lakeland where they attend Covenant Presbyterian Church. Mr. Valenti has served in the community as a little league baseball coach, soccer coach, and as an officer at Covenant.

Jim Valenti currently serves as Chair of the 10th Judicial Circuit Bench/Bar Committee and is a charter member of the Willson American Inn of Court, an organization dedicated to improving ethics and professionalism among trial lawyers. He is a Past President of the Polk County Trial Lawyers Association.