Valerie Pinkett, Senior Litigation Counsel

for Georgia

B.A., Emory University, 1997 J.D., University of Georgia, 2001 Joined GuideOne in 2014

Phone: 678-332-8290 Fax: 515-267-5431 Email: vpinkett@guideone.law Paralegal: Amanda Smith

Valerie Pinkett has been employed with GuideOne Insurance since 2014, and she currently serves as Senior Counsel. Valerie represents GuideOne and its insureds in tort and contract claims throughout Georgia. She also supervises the department's attorneys in the southern region of the country.

Prior to joining GuideOne, Valerie served for eleven years as both a Partner and Associate of a regional defense firm in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in premises liability (including negligent security and violent crimes), commercial litigation, wrongful death/catastrophic injuries, automobile, products liability and professional negligence. During that time, Valerie co-published an article in the Spring 2007 DRI In-House Defense Quarterly entitled "How to Defend Negligent Security Cases". Prior to working in private practice, Valerie worked for two years as a Trial Attorney for the Corporate Law Department of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. While there, Valerie sharpened her trial skills defending State Farm's personal line policyholders.

Valerie holds memberships and affiliations with several organizations and is admitted to practice in Georgia. When she is not practicing law, Valerie enjoys making good memories with her family.