Biography
Valentine S. Hoy is a partner in the firm's San Diego office, who represents businesses, private investors, real estate developers, licensed professionals and builders before courts, juries and arbitrators throughout California in a broad range of cases, many of them involving business-to-business contract and business tort litigation, co-investor disputes, nondisclosure claims, commercial landlord-tenant and construction disputes, and real estate consumer mass tort, class action and homeowner association lawsuits.
Before joining Allen Matkins, he was a partner of Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps, where he practiced for 24 years.
Memberships
- San Diego County Bar Association
- American Business Trial Lawyers Association
- Louis Welch Chapter of the American Inns of Court
Community Activities
- San Diego Museum of Man, trustee and past president
Accolades
- Recognized by Best Lawyers In America, 2008 and 2009 (Real Estate Law)
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2010 and 2011 (Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law)
- Selected for inclusion in Southern California Super Lawyers, 2008 and 2010 (Business Litigation)
- Named in San Diego Magazine's "Best Lawyers," April 2009 (Real Estate Law)
- Named in San Diego Magazine’s “Best Lawyers,” April 2010 (Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law)
- Named to the "Top San Diego Attorneys” list in the San Diego Daily Transcript, 2007 and 2010 (Real Estate Litigation)
- Martindale-Hubbell A-V Rating
Education
Val received his J.D. from University of California, Davis School of Law with Order of the Coif honors, and his A.B. in economics from Occidental College.
Bar Admissions