EARLY VOTING: MARCH 9 - 16 ELECTION DAY: MARCH 23
RUNOFF EARLY VOTING: APRIL 13 - 20 RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: APRIL 27
ABOUT LINDSEY VALENTI
At 38, Lindsey Valenti personifies poise under pressure. On any given day as the Chief Legal Counsel for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Lindsey oversaw as many as 125 active law cases, over 50 public record requests, dozens of contracts, three in-house insurance companies, and answered directly to Sheriff Joe Lopinto. Yet, Lindsey remained undaunted by the heavy workload, and instead, she managed the legal affairs of this critical $186 million business effectively and effortlessly.
A cum laude graduate of Loyola University, Lindsey went on to earn her law degree from Loyola College of Law. She began her law career with the Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office, where she assisted trial counsel as they prepared to prosecute violent criminals. From there, Lindsey joined high-profile legal teams and strengthened her skills as a practical-minded, ever composed attorney who respects the law.
In one of Louisiana’s busiest courts, Lindsey Valenti will be a by-the-books, fair jurist who applies her expansive command of the law. Justice in Jefferson Parish will be rendered impartially and swiftly with Lindsey Valenti as Judge.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
Chief Legal Counsel
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
April 2016 – 2023
Litigation Attorney
Edward J. Womac, Jr. & Associates, L.L.C.
2012 – April 2016
Attorney
Keller & Trahant, LLC
2010 – 2012
Law Clerk
Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office
2008 – 2012
Associate
Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District
2006 – 2008
EDUCATION:
Loyola University College of Law
Graduate, 2010
Loyola University New Orleans
Cum Laude Graduate, 2006
Bachelor of Business Administration
Studied Management and Entrepreneurship
Mount Carmel Academy
Honors Graduate, 2003