Valerie joined WealthCounsel as CEO in January 2026. Valerie is a lawyer and experienced CEO with over 15 years of experience leading companies that support lawyers. Valerie served as CEO of ElderCounsel from 2010 to 2022, and joined Atticus, Inc. as CEO in May of 2023, where she served until January 2026.

Valerie practiced law in Manhattan, KS, and later in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, where she was the owner of Peterson Law Office, P.A., and later Fisher & Peterson, P.C., a firm specializing in elder law and estate planning.

Valerie sold her practice to join ElderCounsel in 2008. Valerie previously served as an adjunct professor for Stetson Law School, where she taught the Veterans’ Benefits course to Elder Law LL.M. students for over 10 years.

Valerie lives in Evergreen, CO, where she enjoys all that mountain living provides, along with a very spoiled cat, Maisey.