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Based on numerous reviews, the vast majority of clients express high satisfaction with the lawyer, describing her as a highly skilled, dedicated, and compassionate advocate. Reviewers frequently praise her calm courtroom presence, strategic preparation, and responsive communication. While a few clients noted a more direct or abrupt communication style, the overwhelming consensus is that she and her team provide exceptional support and achieve favorable outcomes in complex family law matters.

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Posted by Matt | September 09, 2013

Phenominal in the court room

I've had a long hard battle for custody of my daughter and thanks to Veronica, I was able to secure the best outcome for her. My ex wife was physically and emotionally abusive to me, and emotionally abusive to our daughter. She had multiple friends of hers make things up and straight out lie about me.... The court appointed parental evaluator did a terrible job of her report and recommended my ex wife to have custody. In trial, Veronica knew all the evidences back to front, including which pieces of evidence were on which page of which exhibit. She was able to show my ex wife to be aggressive, violent and a liar in court, and was able to do it efficiently. She judged which evidence carried maximum weight and didn't waste time (e.g. money) on things which were redundant. She was a sniper when it came to hitting the right points to show how things really were. She left the parenting evaluator looking like a complete fool, and showed that her report distorted things in favor of my ex wife in ways which left no doubt about the report having little value. Veronica's understanding of what components of the report were most important allowed her to show major flaws in key areas without needing to go over every line of the report while still undermining the validity of the whole thing. Early on in my case, it became very clear that a solution wouldn't be able to be negotiated with my ex wife outside of a court room, so instead of wasting time (e.g. money) jumping through hoops, which would achieve nothing, Veronica did what was needed for a good faith effort without getting caught up trying to get a resolution at that stage. She's very good at avoiding smacking your head against a brick wall. The best thing I can say about Veronica is that, even though I was her client, she acted like my daughter was the one she was fighting for. She had my daughter's best interest at heart and wasn't afraid to let me know that I should change something in a proposed parenting plan as it would be better for my daughter, even though it would give me a little less time with her. Veronica is one of the few lawyers who is truly in the business to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. If you have a case which will go to trial, you should hire Veronica before the other side does.

Posted by Charles | September 09, 2013

Amazing Attorney

Went through two attorneys before I found Veronica. Hands down an amazing attorney. If I had had Veronica in the first place I would have been 100% better off. She helped correct the mistakes and lack of representation from the previous two attorneys and finally I was able to get a good parenting pl...an for myself and my son. She is amazing all around !! Could not speak highly enough about her.

Posted by Andrea | June 21, 2013

beyond expectations---phenomenal, brilliant, powerful and hardworking attorney!

Veronica entered a complex and highly conflicted relocation case at the 11th hour before a 7 day trial. Every penny was worth it, and more. She is extremely intelligent, efficient and her bills fair. She returned my calls and emails the same day. She worked over time from the start, and when ...it was necessary before trial, over a long holiday weekend. She spent overnights in my area near the courthouse. I have never seen an attorney more prepared or more in charge and determined to win. She owned the courtroom the minute she stepped in. She reversed a GAL recommendation against me by factually and systematically taking apart the report and exposing the errors. She won the case with her intelligence, experience, detailed preparation, extreme hard work and dogged determination. Her retention of complex factual details covering a five year period, during multiple day long cross examinations of witnesses was highly impressive. It would be impossible to find a better attorney. She is TV star quality. Every supporting friend in the courtroom took her information to contact her if ever necessary--she would be the attorney they all wanted. Veronica is a powerhouse. I thank God I found her.

Posted by Sebastian | March 21, 2013

Would recommend Veronica A. Freitas to anyone

I was involved in a highly contentious divorce involving child custody and Veronica helped me make sense of the legal system and gave me the support and knowledge to make the best decisions I could for myself and my daughter. From the very start I felt comforted by her extensive experience and famili...arity with all aspects of family court. I do not believe that the outcome of the case could have turned out any better for myself and my daughter with any other lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | March 21, 2013

Compassionate, Brilliant, and Efficient - she saved our lives

Veronica represented me in an extremely complicated and challenging domestic violence divorce case with serious and complex safety issues. I came to her after spending a fortune on other lawyers. From the beginning she was clear and brilliant, while remaining kind and compassionate. There was no wa...sting of time or money. Upfront about time, efforts, and costs, she was spot on in all her predictions and consistent in her quick and detailed follow through. She and her staff put my children and I at the forefront of every moment we spent together. Veronica clearly had many clients when she took me on, but I always felt like I was the most important issue to her. Her razor sharp focus combined with her many years of experience really made things move along at a good pace. She cut through all the issues and got the best results possible for the safety and welfare of my children and myself. In many ways, we owe her our lives. After working with four other lawyers on this case, and consulting with half a dozen more, I can't imagine anyone doing better than Veronica, and she always remembered I was a person going through a tragedy and treated me with compassion.

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