Elizabeth Lyn Voorhees

Elizabeth Lyn Voorhees

Compassionate Family Law Practice
  • Family Law, Arbitration & Mediation
  • California
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Elizabeth is a Family Law Attorney with experience in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and surrounding Bay Area Counties. In 1995, Elizabeth was sworn in as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children in Santa Cruz County, and a State Certified Domestic Violence Advocate. She advocated for victims of domestic violence for seven years in Santa Cruz county prior to becoming a licensed attorney.

In 2005, Elizabeth completed two specialized courses in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Strauss Institute at Pepperdine School of Law. Elizabeth also completed the training to practice Collaborative Divorce with the Collaborative Divorce Group of Silicon Valley.

Elizabeth has experience with all aspects of family law including divorce, legal separation, custody, visitation, name changes, domestic violence restraining orders and also provides mediation services to clients throughout the Bay Area.

Elizabeth lives in Santa Cruz County with two of her three children and two very sneaky cats.

Education
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Santa Clara University School of Law
J.D. (2003) | Law, Public Interest
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Honors: Best Oral Advocate, 2000 Women In Law scholarship recipient for outstanding work in the field of Domestic Violence, 2001 4 years with the Northern California Innocence Project Specialist Certificate in Public Interest and Social Justice
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University of California - Santa Cruz
B.A. (1998) | Legal Studies and Sociology Double Major
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Honors: College Honors Honors in Legal Studies Phi Beta Kappa
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Professional Associations
California State Bar  # 232338
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
State Bar of California
ID Number: 232338
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Practice Areas
    Family Law
    Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
    Arbitration & Mediation
    Family Arbitration
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Modern Family Law, San Jose, CA
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Modern Family Law
3031 Tisch Way
110 Plaza West
San Jose, CA 95128
Telephone: (510) 279-6072
Cell: (669) 903-9079
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Notice: Please call to make an appointment before traveling to the San Jose office. This office is not personally staffed every day.