{"id":9,"date":"2017-08-01T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T12:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T20:35:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T20:35:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ada00dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ada00dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b2422d\" data-id=\"7b2422d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2440efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2440efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d7a80 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68d7a80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707e1e6\" data-id=\"707e1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a97c5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"37a97c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc74e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc74e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Valerie Y. Duane-Dray\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8899973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8899973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Attorney Founder\/Partner<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de1be4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9de1be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Valerie Y. Duane-Dray was born in France and came to the US after she graduated from the French law school of Aix en Provence where she earned several French law degrees (Licentiate degree in French law, Master degree in French Law, and Post Graduate Degree in French law) and few years after arriving in South Florida, she also earned a Juris-Doctor in American law with high honors. While studying for the Juris-Doctor, she was a member of the International Citator Project and the Nova International Law Journal.<\/p><p>She is listed with several consulates, including the French General Consulate in Miami, Florida.<\/p><p>Her dual background in civil and common law is an asset for her international clients. She often works in conjunction with local legal professionals in other jurisdictions to create intelligent strategies that lead to the most effective solution.<\/p><p>Valerie is admitted to practice law in Florida, and she is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Valerie is a Certified Guardian Ad Litem for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for abused, abandoned and neglected children. Valerie is a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator and regularly assists people in trying to settle their cases amicably.<\/p><p>Valerie is also a member of the Florida State Guardianship Association (FSGA), the Weston County Bar Association, the Florida Broward County Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association, and the Broward County Matrimonial Association.<\/p><p>Whether dealing with international or domestic cases, assisting her clients in the difficult moments of their life through reasonable, competent, and compassionate legal advice is her priority and her clients always appreciate her dedication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83dd3f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b83dd3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e55c30b\" data-id=\"e55c30b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd5c617 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd5c617\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82e8081\" data-id=\"82e8081\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974f99d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"974f99d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call Us<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb8afb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbb8afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">(954) 527-8540 or (305)704-7098<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2dcbf3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2dcbf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tOR\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d09ea6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9d09ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request Appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Team Valerie Y. Duane-Dray Attorney Founder\/Partner Valerie Y. Duane-Dray was born in France and came to the US after she graduated from the French law school of Aix en Provence where she earned several French law degrees (Licentiate degree in French law, Master degree in French Law, and Post Graduate Degree in French law) &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/about\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1484,"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theintlawfirm.com\/public_html\/IntlLaw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}