Vanessa Villarruel assists is representing clients in a variety of complex family law matters. Vanessa has a collaborative, cost-efficient, and client-driven approach to representing clients in family law matters. Vanessa is sensitive to the stressful and emotionally-charged nature of family law disputes. She approaches her cases with empathy and a passion for advocacy while focusing on achieving the best results for her clients.
Vanessa earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of California Law San Francisco and her B.A., with high honors, from the University of California at Davis. While in law school, she worked as a law clerk for Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers and as a legal extern for the San Francisco Dependency Panel.
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, 2023
UC College of the Law, Senior Notes Editor, 2022-2023 - B.A., with high honors, University of California, Davis, 2018
Admissions
- State Bar of California
Leadership
- Child Welfare Practicum at UC College of the Law (2023)
Memberships
- Sacramento County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Order of the Coif
- UC Law Honors Society
- Thurston Society
- CALI Award for Highest Grade in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, and Legal Research & Writing I & II
