Kady Valois joined Pacific Legal Foundation in the summer of 2020 after finishing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Jonathan D. Gerber on Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal. Kady practices primarily in PLF’s property rights group, where she defends individuals’ rights to use their private property free from burdensome regulations.
Kady obtained her undergraduate degree, in social work, from Baylor University. At Baylor she developed a strong love for college football, Texas barbeque, and, of course, the rule of law. After graduation, Kady returned to her native Florida to attend the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
In law school, Kady participated in environmental moot court, served as the executive symposium editor for UF’s Journal of International Law, and worked in the conservation clinic. Kady was also a teaching assistant for classes such as property law, legal writing, and appellate advocacy. Ultimately, however, her favorite parts of law school included discussing obscure historical events and their effect on American jurisprudence, as well as helping her favorite professor teach an undergraduate class on Henry VIII and the development of the modern common law.
Kady credits her love of legal history to her family members and the generations of personal artifacts they have retained. Reviewing her ancestors’ documents and possessions inspired her to learn more about history and to study the lives of King Henry VIII, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and anyone else with an interesting life story. These great thinkers shaped her personal philosophy. She is beyond thrilled to now put that philosophy into practice working for PLF and advancing private property interests.
When she is not fighting to protect property rights or discussing legal history, you can find Kady volunteering at her local animal shelter, reading science fiction novels, or, during football season, rooting for the Baylor Bears. Sic’em!
Kady is a member of the bar only in the state of Florida.
