$ 425-425 per hour
Chelsea Baldwin grew up in Longview, Washington, in the shadow of Mount St. Helens. She attended the University of Washington and Gonzaga University School of Law before returning home to Southwest Washington to serve the people of Cowlitz County.
Her legal career began as an intern for the Cowlitz County Superior Court where she worked closely with the judges on various projects involving funding and administrative functions; highlighting the relationship between the legislature and local courts. She later became an associate with Walstead Mertsching, PS, and after only three years, became the first female partner in the firm’s eighty‑five year history. in 2021 Ms. Baldwin opened Baldwin Legal Services, PLLC to better serve her clients. Ms. Baldwin enjoys serving her clients in dissolution and family law matters. She also practices landlord/tenant law and general civil litigation. Ms. Baldwin has come full circle, serving the local court as needed as a pro-tem commissioner.
Service to the community has been a hallmark of Ms. Baldwin’s career. She has served on the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid board for many years, serving multiple years in an executive position. Ms. Baldwin is a member of Cowlitz County Search and Rescue, and serves at her church and as a youth soccer coach. Her service to her community has already been recognized at local and state levels.
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$ 425-425 per hour
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1338 Commerce Avenue, STE 101, Longview, WA, 98632
17 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 9 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge
Posted by anonymous | June 03, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Litigation
Child Support
Chelsea and her office are amazing to work with. Chelsea is extremely competent and great at what she does. She exhumes confidence and it shows in her work and in the court room. After receiving an initial unfavorable ruling, Chelsea agreed to continue to work with us to get a reconsideration based...
Posted by Finally Adopted! | May 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Adoption
Adoption Case with Bio Parent in Prison
Chelsea Baldwin is amazing! This was supposed to be a slam dunk case. Bio mom relinquished rights, bio dad said he would as he was in prison. We started with one lawyer, and bio dad said he wanted to just be heard in court, and that was a disaster. The court appointed attorney decided she wanted bio ...
Posted by anonymous | May 10, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Outstanding Advocate
Ms. Baldwin worked tirelessly, on an expedited timeline, to challenge an emergency child relocation request. Her professional advocacy through the submission of thorough filings, delivery of persuasive arguments, and negotiation of a final settlement resulted in the right outcome for my family witho...
Posted by anonymous | September 17, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Parenting Plan
Chelsea and her assistant Lisa were fantastic at assisting us in our plan. We started with a parenting plan that protected the safety of our child and over the course of the years we ended up doing an adoption process for lack of involvement from the other parent. We greatly appreciate the quick resp...
Posted by Shelley | March 30, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Parenting plan and child support modification
Both Ms. Baldwin and her assistant Ms. Romane were outstanding. They are worth the money. Both were responsive, personable, and most importantly knowledgeable. During the trial we had Ms. Baldwin killed it. She had references to laws and other cases every time an issue was brought up. She was...
"I endorse this lawyer. I have observed Ms. Baldwin in court on a few occasions. She was well prepared and an aggressive advocated for her client."
"Chelsea is an excellent attorney. She is highly competent and aggressive. Chelsea cares deeply about her clients and strives for excellent results for the client. I would refer her without any hesitation for family law matters"
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2010
Attorney of the Year, Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid
2021 - Present
Attorney, Baldwin Legal Services PLLC
2006 - Present
Cowlitz County Bar AssociationMember
2006 - Present
Washington State Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember
2005 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
2002
BS - Bachelor of Science
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JD
English
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