Clarissa Valenciano is a second-year law student who will graduate in May 2026. She was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Clarissa graduated from Texas A&M University in 2023 and majored in Business Honors and Management. In addition to serving as a staff member for Volume 57 of Texas Tech Law Review, Clarissa is an oralist on one of the school’s national moot court teams.
Following her 1L year, Clarissa worked as a Summer Associate at Locke Lord in Austin, Texas. She drafted various legal memoranda and summary judgment inserts, and she sat in on depositions. In her spare time, Clarissa enjoys working out at Orange Theory, baking, and playing pickleball.