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Dec. 2, 2025

Carlton Fields adds veteran federal prosecutor to white collar practice

Valerie L. Makarewicz brings more than 20 years of federal litigation experience to the firm as it accelerates its Los Angeles expansion.

Carlton Fields adds veteran federal prosecutor to white collar practice
Valerie L. Makarewicz

Longtime federal prosecutor and trial lawyer Valerie L. Makarewicz has joined Carlton Fields as a shareholder in the firm's White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations Practice.

Makarewicz brings more than 20 years of complex criminal and civil litigation experience to the firm, which is continuing an aggressive expansion in Los Angeles.

She spent 17 years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the Central District of California, leading in...

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