Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Washington since: 1990
Education: Lewis & Clark Law School
Details
Attorney Veronica A. Freitas is the founder and owner of V. Freitas Law in Seattle, Washington. A top-rated lawyer with more than 30 years of legal experience, Ms. Freitas focuses her practice primarily on family law, and she provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Seattle metro area and surrounding regions who are going through divorces or have other serious legal issues affecting their families.
Through her family law practice, Ms. Freitas has achieved remarkable success helping her clients obtain their goals and the favorable outcomes they seek for their divorce-related issues, including child custody and support, spousal support and more. She has extensive experience dealing with complex business valuations and high-asset divorces, and she holds a Master of Laws degree in taxation, which allows her to help her clients fully evaluate their financial matters pertaining to their divorces.
In addition, Ms. Freitas has a strong background in criminal law, which allows her to address her clients' issues regarding domestic violence and other criminal acts to help them obtain the protections they need against their abusers. Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, Ms. Freitas has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from her peers along with numerous testimonials and referrals from her satisfied clients.
A 1986 honors graduate of Portland State University, Ms. Freitas obtained her juris doctorate from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in 1989, and she received her LL.M. degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1998. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the U.S. Tax Court.
Ms. Freitas is an active member of the King County Bar Association's Family Law and Real Property, Probate & Trust Sections; the Washington State Bar Association's Family Law and Real Property Law Sections; the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, QLaw; and Washington Women Lawyers, among other professional affiliations.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 1990, Washington
Professional Webpage: https://www.vfreitaslaw.com/about.html
- United States Tax Court
- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Washington State Bar, admitted in 1990
- Washington Women Lawyers
- QLAW
- King County Bar Association — Family Law & Real Property, Probate & Trust Sections
- Washington State Bar Association — Family Law and Real Property Law Sections
- University of Washington Law School, L.L.M. in Taxation 1998
- Portland State University, Honors Program, B.S. 1986
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