Valerie Freireich is a business attorney, concentrating her practice in secured lending and banking law, with a particular emphasis on commercial real estate and proficiency in general business matters. In addition to lending institutions, representative clients include businesses and real estate investors. Valerie serves on the firm's professional education committee. She also writes professionally and has had four science fiction novels published, in addition to 15 short stories. She and her husband have one son, who holds a post-doctorate appointment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, following the 2009 granting of a Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University.