Virginia M. Lively

Virginia M. Lively is an attorney at Lonich Patton Ehrlich Policastri in San Jose, California, where she focuses her practice exclusively on family law. Ms. Lively represents clients throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, as well as in the Santa Cruz and Watsonville areas.

Ms. Lively is a certified family law specialist through the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She has a successful track record of achieving positive results for her clients through negotiation or litigation, adeptly handling cases involving divorce, child support, domestic violence, spousal support and tax litigation.

Highly involved in the family law community, Ms. Lively belongs to several professional organizations, including the Santa Clara County Bar Association, the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists and the Women’s Networking Alliance.

Ms. Lively graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in history and comparative literature. She went on to earn her law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2011. The following year, she received a master’s of law in taxation from the University of Florida Levin School of Law, with a focus on the taxation of trusts, estates and corporate structures.

During law school, Ms. Lively gained valuable experience in the legal field through serving as a clerk for a judge at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California and at the Superior Court of California County of Santa Cruz. Upon law school graduation, she passed the California bar examination and acquired her license to practice law before all California state courts.