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Dalton Valerio

Dalton Valerio

Legal Fellow, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, dvalerio@lawyersalliance.org, (212) 219-1800 ext. 272

Dalton Valerio is a Legal Fellow sponsored by the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law at New York University School of Law. Dalton graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law with certificates in International Law and Public Interest & Social Justice, where he supported various types of workers in their efforts to organize. Through multiple internships, Dalton worked on policy change with the National Employment Law Project; represented unions at Cohen, Weiss and Simon LLP; represented native tribes and the environment at Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP; and represented workers at Virginia & Ambinder, LLP. He was a 2023 diversity fellow to UT Law’s annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute and is a professional dancer and actor. 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.

Pronouns:  he/him

Favorite New York City spot:  Soda Club