Attorney Profile

Michael B. Valdes

Practice Areas

Federal Litigation
Employment Discrimination, Labor & Elections
Appeals

Education

Harvard, J.D., 2011
Harvard University, B.A. in Government, Secondary Field in Economics, 2008

Clerkship

Hon. Adalberto Jordan, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2012-2013

Court Admissions

The Florida Bar, 2011
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2011
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2013

Michael B. Valdes

Joined the Office in 2011
Assistant County Attorney

[email protected] 305-375-5620

Michael B. Valdes currently works in the office's Federal Litigation section, where he defends the County in civil rights cases dealing with qualified immunity, municipal liability, and First Amendment issues. He also serves as an attorney for the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections.

He has previously served as counsel to the Unsafe Structures Board and handled commercial and construction litigation, and code enforcement appeals.