Valerie Li is a real estate attorney and a trusted advisor to a wide range of clients, including families, business owners, investors, brokerages, property managers, and developers. She was recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year from 2017 to 2022 and 2024.

Prior to starting her own firm, Valerie practiced commercial litigation and real estate law at respected firms in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. As a result, she brings a litigator’s perspective to limiting liability and resolving disputes, and a transactional attorney’s approach to working out practical and cost-effective solutions. Valerie is a fierce advocate for her clients and has successfully resolved involving breach of purchase agreements, breach of lease agreements, landlord-tenant disputes, and property ownership disputes. She has also counseled clients on their real estate transactions, including purchase and sale negotiations, lease negotiations, tenants in common agreements, and joint venture agreements.

Valerie has served on a number of legal organizations, including the California Lawyers Association’s Real Property Law Section (CLA-RPLS), the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA), and the Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance (APAWLA). She currently serves on the board of the Asian Pacific CPA Association.

She graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law with a J.D. and magna cum laude from University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in Political Science. During law school, she externed for a federal judge of the United States Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles and served as a research assistant for a leading scholar in dispute resolution at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

While English is Valerie’s first language, she can read, write, and speak fluently in Mandarin Chinese and is passionate about serving the Chinese-speaking community. 

Representative Cases

  • Negotiated and drafted legal documents for the purchase of triple-net properties in San Bernardino, CA and Riverside, CA.
  • Defended residential developer’s action against homeowners’ association by challenging illegal stop work orders and fighting alleged violations of CC&Rs and local building regulations.
  • Represented buyer in a purchase dispute against developer of luxury residences in Beverly Hills, CA.
  • Represented commercial seller in an action for rescission against commercial buyer for misrepresentation, concealment, and breach of contract.
  • Defended managing member of a family-run real estate company against alleged claims of fraud and mismanagement.
  • Defended residential developer’s action against homeowners’ association, challenging CC&Rs and the association’s abuse of power.
  • Represented buyer in action for specific-performance against seller of luxury residential property in Newport Beach, CA.
  • Defended seller of residential property registered with the City of Los Angeles’ Historic Landmark Program in connection with an alleged nondisclosure case.
  • Defended owner of anchor store in shopping center for alleged violations of a reciprocal easement declaration and local ordinances.
  • Defended owner of store in shopping center for alleged violations of CC&Rs.
  • Represented luxury condo homeowner in an action against homeowners’ association pertaining to the CC&Rs.
  • Represented homeowners’ association in resolving claims made by individual members in Beverly Hills, CA.
  • Defended owner of commercial property in connection with alleged disability access claims arising out of the American Disabilities Act and the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
  • Represented commercial landlords in connection with notice of defaults and eviction of commercial tenants.
  • Represented property owners in numerous partition actions against co-tenants in Los Angeles County.
  • Represented homeowners in numerous quiet title actions based on adverse possession, prescriptive easement, and implied easement in Los Angeles County.

Speaking Engagements

  • “Maximizing Real Estate Security: A Panel Discussion on Title Insurance, Estate Planning, and Litigation,” West San Gabriel Valley Realtors Association (July 2023)
  • “Seller and Agent Disclosures,” Keller Williams Signature, City of Industry (May 2024)
  • “Landlord and Property Manager’s Guide to Premises Liability,” West San Gabriel Valley Realtors Association, Property Management Summit, San Gabriel, CA (May 2024)
  • “House Hack,” Asian Real Estate Association of America, Greater Los Angeles, Super Summit, SoFi Stadium (August 2024)
  • “Residential Purchase Agreements,” Keller Williams Signature, City of Industry, CA (September 2024)
  • “Common Homeowner Questions,” Chou Team/KW Executive and Blue Financial Group, Brea, CA (October 2024)
  • “Ins-N-Outs of Tenant & Housing Provider Issues,” netwrk/eXp Realty, Arcadia, CA (November 2024)