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Dalton Valerio

Policy Counsel, dvalerio@lawyersalliance.org, (212) 219-1800 ext. 272

Dalton Valerio currently serves as Policy Counsel, advising advocacy nonprofits on lobbying and political activity and providing them with other types of transactional legal assistance.  He also works to further the advocacy efforts of Lawyers Alliance. He initially joined Lawyers Alliance in 2024 as a Legal Fellow through NYU’s National Center on Philanthropy and the Law. Dalton graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law with certificates in International Law and Public Interest & Social Justice. He was a 2023 diversity fellow to UT Law’s annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute. Prior to law school, Dalton graduated with distinction in 2017 with an M.A. in Dance Performance from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, and summa cum laude in 2014 with a B.S. in Biology from the University of New Mexico. Dalton is also a professional dancer and actor.

Pronouns:  he/him

Favorite New York City spot:  Soda Club