Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Bellevue, WA

Attorney Loretta S. Story, of Story Law in Bellevue, Washington, devotes her practice to family law and dissolution. She has experience with both litigation and collaborative law and serves clients in Bellevue, Seattle, Everett and throughout King County, Washington.

Ms. Story handles a wide variety of matters involving dissolution, adoptions, child support, co-habitation agreements, custody, legal separation, maintenance, modifications, nonmarital relations, paternity, post-dissolution matters, prenuptial agreements, property division, third-party custody, visitation and more. Her collaborative law experience includes arbitration, mediation and settlement conferences, and she also provides legal coaching and unbundled services.

Admitted to practice law since 1994, Ms. Story is also licensed before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Her work has earned her a rating of AV Preeminent* by the peer review organization Martindale-Hubbell, and she has received several other acknowledgements such as the “volunteer of the year” award from the Eastside Legal Assistance Program and the “local hero award” from the Washington State Bar Association.

Ms. Story belongs to several professional organizations, including the East King County Bar Association, King County Bar Association, King County Collaborative Law, the Washington State Bar Association, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the National Association of Professional Women. She has served in a variety of roles for these organizations over the course of her career.

Ms. Story earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Portland and holds a social work certification from the university. She later obtained her law degree and became licensed by the Washington State Bar Association.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.