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title: Valerie T. McGinty
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![Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/McGinty-Valerie_f58de8620e9a72beebd755c59d9daf91.jpg)

# Valerie T. McGinty

*Valerie McGinty is a certified appellate specialist who represents plaintiffs on appeal exclusively, with a focus on affirming plaintiffs’ judgments and reversing summary judgments. She received CAOC’s 2014 Street Fighter of the Year Award and she is CAOC’s Financial Secretary. Visit**www.plaintiffsappeals.com**or email her at**valerie@plaintiffsappeals.com**.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [998 offers: Unknown pitfalls and opportunities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december/998-offers-unknown-pitfalls-and-opportunities "998 offers: Unknown pitfalls and opportunities")

Identifying pitfalls that doom many litigants and the strategic opportunities that are often missed

[Kirsten M. Fish](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kirsten-m-fish "Kirsten M. Fish")
[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

[2015 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december)

## [Summary judgment granted and you’re on the ropes: now what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december/summary-judgment-granted-and-you-re-on-the-ropes-now-what "Summary judgment granted and you’re on the ropes: now what?")

Your three options following the grant of summary judgment or summary adjudication

[Daniel U. Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-u-smith "Daniel U. Smith")
[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

[2016 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december)

## [Write well to win more](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/write-well-to-win-more "Write well to win more")

Good writing is essential to winning the tentative rulings on critical issues

[Daniel U. Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-u-smith "Daniel U. Smith")
[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

[2017 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december)

[![I just won! Can I relax now?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/McGinty_istock_130446_b98436bee8d352a60fb7204103f2fe55.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/i-just-won-can-i-relax-now "I just won! Can I relax now?")

## [I just won! Can I relax now?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/i-just-won-can-i-relax-now "I just won! Can I relax now?")

From a costs memo to an attorney’s fees motion to juror declarations, a review of what to do after the verdict

[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

[2019 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december)

[![Juror declarations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/McGinty_istock-1279370195_4ad7c3ab852224e6174d42b4d75e0af3.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/juror-declarations "Juror declarations")

## [Juror declarations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/juror-declarations "Juror declarations")

Why juror declarations are key in new trial motions – and on appeal

[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

[2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december)

[![Clarity in legal writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/McGinty-istock-1164477168_6609405b4179aa4b301bb12ab19205ae.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/clarity-in-legal-writing "Clarity in legal writing")

## [Clarity in legal writing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/clarity-in-legal-writing "Clarity in legal writing")

Why it matters and how to achieve it

[Daniel U. Smith](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-u-smith "Daniel U. Smith")
[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

[2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december)

## [Defeating motions to compel arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/defeating-motions-to-compel-arbitration "Defeating motions to compel arbitration")

Six questions ranging from jurisdiction of the court to unconscionability that may help you defeat the motion to arbitrate

[Valerie T. McGinty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mcginty "Valerie T. McGinty")

[2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january)