Valerie Chartier-Hogancamp is an associate attorney at Holtzman Vogel, where she focuses on environmental and constitutional litigation at both the trial and appellate level, while also supporting the firm’s land use practice. She leverages her previous career as an environmental consultant to develop creative solutions to complex environmental matters, helping clients navigate risks and, when possible, avoid or minimize costly litigation.

Prior to joining Holtzman Vogel, Valerie was a career federal law clerk, having served for several years with the Honorable Carlos E. Mendoza at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, independently managing a docket of 150–250 civil cases per year while providing support for the criminal docket.

Earlier in her career, she was an associate at a top Florida law firm, representing clients on a broad range of environmental issues. Prior to entering law, Valerie worked as a project manager and senior environmental specialist at AECOM, overseeing National Environmental Policy Act projects while concurrently contributing to planning, permitting, mitigation, and environmental assessments across transportation, pipeline, land management, ecosystem restoration, and landfill projects.

Clerkship/Government Experience
  • Judicial Law Clerk, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Honorable Carlos E. Mendoza
  • Judicial Extern, United States District Court, Northern District of Florida, Honorable Mark E. Walker
  • Extern, Florida Department of Transportation, Administrative Law and Environmental Sections
  • Intern/Assistant to the Force Judge Advocate, Naval Education and Training Command, United States Navy Judge Advocate Generals (JAG) Corps
  • Note, Fairness and Justice: Discrepancies in Eminent Domain for Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines, 49 TEX. ENVTL. L.J. 67 (2019).
  • Note, Analysis of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts: Do the Sierra Club v. FERC Opinions Signal a Limitation of NEPA’s Reach?, 32 J. LAND USE & ENVTL. LAW 599 (2017).
  • Wetland Mitigation Banking in Florida: History, Present Status, and Future Trends. MBA Capstone Paper (unpublished manuscript on file at Florida Atlantic University).

Related Practice Areas
  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2018
    • Order of the Coif
    • Environmental Certificate
    • Florida State University Law Review, Senior Staff Editor
    • Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, Member
    • Student Ambassador, Admissions Office
    • Research Assistant for Professor David Markell, Environmental Law
    • Honors: Goldstein Scholarship (FSU), Blank Miller Scholarship (FSU), Metz Husband & Daughton Scholarship (FSU), Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarship, FSU Student Star, FSU Fellow’s Society, Dean’s List (every graded semester)
    • Book Awards: Civil Externship Perspectives, Admiralty Law, Emerging Issues in Energy Law, Law & Economics, Florida Constitutional Law, Energy Environmental & Land Use Law Research
  • Florida Atlantic University, M.B.A., 2008, Environmental Management
  • University of Miami, B.S., with honors, 2005, Environmental Science
    • Dean's List
  • The Florida Bar (2018)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Valerie Chartier-Hogancamp - Attorney (Holtzman Vogel)