About Valerie

Experience

Education

  • Schexnayder Mediator Services, LLC provides our clients with Mediation services for a wide range of Civil disputes which include that include bodily injury, contracts, maritime, construction defect, property damage, insurance and hurricane claims, professional liability, tort claims, trucking, medical liability, mass torts, environmental and insurance coverage.

  • Litigation Practice, involving insurance defense, premises liability, auto and trucking liability, Assessed liability risks for clients and recommended proactive plans to minimize risks. Evaluated and negotiated claims and lawsuits; Provided legal and risk management advice to clients. Experienced in all phases of litigation including discovery, client consultations, case evaluation, budgets, strategy, motions, settlement negotiations, trials, and appellate practice.

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  • Schexnayder Mediator Services, LLC provides our clients with Mediation services for a wide range of Civil disputes which include that include bodily injury, contracts, maritime, construction defect, property damage, insurance and hurricane claims, professional liability, tort claims, trucking, medical liability, mass torts, environmental and insurance coverage.

  • Litigation Practice, involving insurance defense, premises liability, auto and trucking liability, Assessed liability risks for clients and recommended proactive plans to minimize risks. Evaluated and negotiated claims and lawsuits; Provided legal and risk management advice to clients. Experienced in all phases of litigation including discovery, client consultations, case evaluation, budgets, strategy, motions, settlement negotiations, trials, and appellate practice.

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Valerie T. Schexnayder is a seasoned attorney with more than 34 year’s experience representing large and small businesses, insurance companies and individuals in litigation. She has represented clients in a vast array of general casualty litigation, including automobile, transportation/trucking, products liability, premises liability, first party claims, construction defect liability, toxic torts and employment-related practices. She was a partner with a mid-sized firm, a founding partner of a small firm. Additionally, she litigated major cases for an international corporation.

She received a BBA degree in 1986 from Loyola University and her JD degree, cum laude, in 1989 from Tulane University Law School. She is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She completed mediator training in 2017. She subsequently complete mediator training with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School in 2024.

  • Schexnayder Mediator Services, LLC provides our clients with Mediation services for a wide range of Civil disputes which include that include bodily injury, contracts, maritime, construction defect, property damage, insurance and hurricane claims, professional liability, tort claims, trucking, medical liability, mass torts, environmental and insurance coverage.

  • Litigation Practice, involving insurance defense, premises liability, auto and trucking liability, Assessed liability risks for clients and recommended proactive plans to minimize risks. Evaluated and negotiated claims and lawsuits; Provided legal and risk management advice to clients. Experienced in all phases of litigation including discovery, client consultations, case evaluation, budgets, strategy, motions, settlement negotiations, trials, and appellate practice.

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About Valerie

Experience

Schexnayder Mediation Services, LLC
Schexnayder Mediator Services, LLC provides our clients with Mediation services for a wide range of Civil disputes which include that include bodily injury, contracts, maritime, construction defect, property damage, insurance and hurricane claims, professional liability, tort claims, trucking, medical liability, mass torts, environmental and insurance coverage.

Education

Associated Memberships

  • Schexnayder Mediator Services, LLC provides our clients with Mediation services for a wide range of Civil disputes which include that include bodily injury, contracts, maritime, construction defect, property damage, insurance and hurricane claims, professional liability, tort claims, trucking, medical liability, mass torts, environmental and insurance coverage.

  • Litigation Practice, involving insurance defense, premises liability, auto and trucking liability, Assessed liability risks for clients and recommended proactive plans to minimize risks. Evaluated and negotiated claims and lawsuits; Provided legal and risk management advice to clients. Experienced in all phases of litigation including discovery, client consultations, case evaluation, budgets, strategy, motions, settlement negotiations, trials, and appellate practice.

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Valerie T. Schexnayder is a seasoned attorney with more than 34 year’s experience representing large and small businesses, insurance companies and individuals in litigation. She has represented clients in a vast array of general casualty litigation, including automobile, transportation/trucking, products liability, premises liability, first party claims, construction defect liability, toxic torts and employment-related practices. She was a partner with a mid-sized firm, a founding partner of a small firm. Additionally, she litigated major cases for an international corporation.


She received a BBA degree in 1986 from Loyola University and her JD degree, cum laude, in 1989 from Tulane University Law School. She is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She completed mediator training in 2017. She subsequently complete mediator training with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School in 2024.

  • Schexnayder Mediator Services, LLC provides our clients with Mediation services for a wide range of Civil disputes which include that include bodily injury, contracts, maritime, construction defect, property damage, insurance and hurricane claims, professional liability, tort claims, trucking, medical liability, mass torts, environmental and insurance coverage.

  • Litigation Practice, involving insurance defense, premises liability, auto and trucking liability, Assessed liability risks for clients and recommended proactive plans to minimize risks. Evaluated and negotiated claims and lawsuits; Provided legal and risk management advice to clients. Experienced in all phases of litigation including discovery, client consultations, case evaluation, budgets, strategy, motions, settlement negotiations, trials, and appellate practice.

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