Valerie Marvin was born and raised in Mission Viejo, California. She graduated cum laude with an undergraduate degree in Communications from the University of California at Los Angeles, in 2004. Valerie received her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar in 2007. While in law school, Valerie studied comparative international law at Oxford University in England, interned for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, and participated in the Honor’s Moot Court. Valerie is an active member of the San Francisco Bar Association.