From her very first legal internship, Holly knew that she wanted to help families affected by divorce. Since receiving her Juris Doctor in 2004, she has practiced extensively in all areas of law affecting families. While Holly prefer to see cases settle, she is fully prepared to litigate if settlement is not possible. Holly has successfully completed the National Institute for Trial Advocacy program. In addition, she has extensive domestic violence advocacy training.
In addition to serving in the private sector in California, Holly also had the privilege of addressing the needs of the underserved in Los Angeles and Orange County. From 2013-2017, she was Directing Attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Santa Ana Office. In that role, she supervised several legal units, and personally represented clients in family law, housing/eviction defense, consumer law, guardianship, government benefits and military veteran disputes. Although she enjoyed her time in California, in 2017, she was beyond delighted to be able to return to her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, where she continues to practice family law ever since.
Holly’s strong suit is putting people at ease by first recognizing the tremendous stresses that divorce and parenting disputes place on the individual and that every individual has unique needs. She joins that with thorough case preparation and effective (and timely) communication so that the client can emerge from this process with their dignity intact and energy reinvigorated. There are lots of problems, but even more solutions! Holly’s job is to help the client find those solutions.
Holly, a proud spouse of a military combat veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps for over twenty-one years, has a keen interest in military service issues facing both service members and their spouses/partners. This includes a thorough understanding of military service benefits including division of military retirement, survivor benefits, disability pay, and Tricare/healthcare benefits. She is also very familiar with the unique challenges confronting military members with respect to parenting issues arising out of deployment and other required relocations.
When she’s not busy helping clients, Holly enjoys the outdoors with her husband and two children, as well as traveling and running.
