Sarah Anne Van Voorhis

Sarah Anne Van Voorhis

also known as Sarah Van Voorhis, Sarah VanVoorhis

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 24 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody ... +2 more

601 Montgomery Street, Suite 540, San Francisco, CA

About Sarah

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 685-685 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 24 years

State: California

Acquired: 2001

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Van Voorhis & Sosna LLP

601 Montgomery Street, Suite 540, San Francisco, CA, 94111

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Sarah Anne Van Voorhis's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | July 16, 2014

Awesomeness!!!

If you're tired of paying $300/hr in attorney fees, look no further. Five-finger discounts right here. Cost is negotiable without sacrificing quality. Sarah is amazing in front of the judge. Not only is she highly skilled, smart, well prepared. she is a beautiful women to work with. She understood my... needs and worked around my busy work schedule. I told her I didnt make much money and she didn't charge me a dime. Awesomeness!! Highly recommended.

Posted by anonymous | July 14, 2014

Superb results!

Sarah is superb! She got me everything I wanted and was always on top of things. I got a nice amount of alimony and child support. My ex was trying to evict me but Sarah fought long and hard and advocated for me. Sarah is very knowledgeable about the laws and I highly recommend her. She offers a free... half hour consultation and will charge you a lower fee if you can't afford her going rate.

Posted by Leslie | September 24, 2010

Highly Recommended!

Family law is a hard business, especially when there are children involved. My co-parent used a rather aggressive attorney and every time they did something nasty, my first reaction was to get nasty back. And that is not a good place to be in with the parent of your child, and Sarah was able to remin...d me of that. She pushed for collaboration, mediation, encouraged us to settle and not go to court, and continued to remind me to think about the big picture for our child. Sadly we did end up going to court and I could not have had better representation. Sarah knows the San Francisco family court system WELL. She was amazing in front of the judge. She was eloquent, succinct and on point throughout the hearing. I was impressed. Throughout the almost six month process of working with her, I found her to be responsive, intuitive, supportive, realistic, well networked (which was also really helpful), full of integrity and highly ethical. Very highly recommended.

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Patricia Rodriguez

Divorce and separation lawyer | May 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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George Munoz

Family lawyer | May 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Hiring an experienced family law attorney is the best way you get peace of mind when dealing with custody , visitation, spousal support, etc. Having a family law attorney's services helps ensure that nothing is left out of your case/claim or matter, which means that costly mistakes won't come back to bite you later. I endorse this lawyer . -Anthony Munoz, Esq."

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Rolf Kruger

Family lawyer | Nov 18

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. Sarah is an excellent attorney for honest, cost effective advice in family law. I would not hesitate to recommend Sarah for family law matters, including mediation."

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Christopher Leroi

Divorce and separation lawyer | Aug 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Christy Thompson

Family lawyer | Jul 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Herbert Ellis

Unknown lawyer | Dec 07

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Yousef Monadjemi

Unknown lawyer | Apr 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Rick Woods

Divorce and separation lawyer | Jan 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Christian Lassen

Family lawyer | Jan 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Very smart lawyer."

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Rachel Castrejon

Family lawyer | Dec 27

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I had the pleasure of working on a case where Sarah was the opposing counsel. She was really well prepared, reasonable in her settlement position, extremely good in managing her client and getting the case resolved. I welcome the opportunity to have Sarah as opposing counsel in the future."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2023

Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2023

Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2023

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2022

Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2022

Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2022

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2021

Top 50 Women Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2021

Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2021

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2020

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2019

2019 Top 50 Women, Super Lawyers

2019

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2018

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2017

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2016

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2016

2016 Top 100 Attorneys, Super Lawyers

2015

2015 Top 100 Attorneys, Super Lawyers

2015

2015 Top 50 Women, Super Lawyers

2014

2014 Top 50 Women, Super Lawyers

2013

Top 50: 2013 Women Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2011

Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers

1992

Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa Society of the University of Utah

N/A

Certified Specialist, Family Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Founding Partner, Van Voorhis & Sosna LLP

2006 - 2009

Associate, Ruben Law Firm

2004 - 2006

Associate, Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada

2003 - 2004

Associate, Winter & Ross

Associations

2010 - Present

San Francisco Bar Association

Executive Committee--Solo/Small Firm

2009 - Present

Stanford Club of San Francisco

Board Member

2008 - 2008

San Francisco Bar Association

Chairperson Family Law Section of the Barristers

2007 - 2008

San Francisco Bar Association

Co-Chair Family Law Section of the Barristers

Education

2001

Stanford Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

University of Utah

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2017

The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin, Volume 14, Number 7 Family Law Corner: Show Me... Divorce-Related Lawsuits: Steve Harvey’s Family Feud

2017

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Online Personas Cause Custody Repercussions

2017

2017

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Fear and Loathing in Depp's Divorce

2016

2016

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Can Caan Be Forced to Work?

2016

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: O'Reilly Didn't Factor This In

2016

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Caught in a Trap: Presley’s Fiduciary Dilemma

2016

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Cobain to Husband: “Nevermind” the Guitar

2016

The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: No Limits? Master P Has Children Petition Court

2016

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Brangelina, Interrupted

2015

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Ludacris' Ludicrous Custody Battle

2015

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Jurisdictional Jetlag for the Jetset

2015

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Keeping Up With Khloe's Divorce

2014

2014

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Every Dog Has Its Day… In Court

2014

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Bethenny Frankel: Skinnygirl Writes Fat Check

2014

2014

The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Differing "Views" on Surrogacy

2014

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: "Modern Family's" Modern Drama

2013

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Tax Deductible Spousal Support Cause Glee

2013

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Ex-Wife Calls Foul on Ex-Husband’s Spending

2013

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Contentious Divorce Gets Even More Heated

2013

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Short Order Divorce for Famous Cook

2013

2013

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Real Housewives Sans Spouse or House

2013

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Who’s Your Daddy?

2013

2012

2012

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Primetime Prenuptial Signed in Duress

2012

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Parenting Problems Played Out in Custody Case

2012

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Wrestling Out of a Relationship

2012

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Custody Battle, Visas and Gossip, Oh My!

2012

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Can Money Buy a Decision

2012

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Dude, Where’s My Wife?

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: One Journey to Divorce

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Spurred Romance?

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Hacker Husband

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Mega Millions, Mega Problems?

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Quickie Divorce? Not So Quick!

2011

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Major League Problems

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Arnold’s Judgment Day

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Reading [the Tabloids] Between the Lines

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Real Housewives, Real Problems

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Kiss Your Money Goodbye?

2011

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Dashing for Divorce

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Bulletin Family Law Corner: Is Post Nuptial Agreement King?

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Bulletin Family Law Corner: Step-Parents Custodial Rights

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Bulletin Family Law Corner: International Parental Abduction Cases

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Bulletin Family Law Corner: Retirement isn't what it used to be

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Bulletin Family Law Corner: If he's not my dad, then who is he?

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Custody Battles with a Twist

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Is Greed Good?

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Custody Chaos

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: Mad Mel?

2010

Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin Family Law Corner: How 28 Days Can Cost $10.25 Million

2009

Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Bulletin Barrister Club Involvement Leads to Founding of a Firm
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