H. Yvonne Seeley is the founder and principal of the Seeley Family Law Practice, APC. In May 2013, Yvonne earned the prestigious status of Certified Family Law Specialist, an honor by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization bestowed upon only approximately 10% of family law attorneys in California. She has been recognized on the Northern California Super Lawyer list every year since 2016. Yvonne has been selected as a Top Women Attorneys in Northern California since 2016 – 2023 by San Francisco Magazine, as published in that magazine. The selection is by peer recognition and professional achievement.
Although her practice concentrates on family law litigation, she makes every effort to settle cases, or parts of cases, prior to trial. She has extensive experience advocating for clients with high conflict child custody issues, complex financial issues, including those arising from executive compensation structures, valuation of businesses and professional practices, and the characterization and division of marital assets. Yvonne has decades long trial expertise including jury trials in the civil law setting. After limiting her practice to family law in 2008, her trial experience focused on child custody matters including custody evaluations, complex spousal and child support matters, asset characterization and propriety division, breaches of fiduciary duties, domestic violence, and litigating the validity of premarital agreements.
Yvonne regularly handles family law cases in San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, and Santa Clara counties. She frequently litigates cases before private judges in place of public court judges. She routinely engages forensic experts to assist on financial issues including income available for support, equity compensation, asset division and valuation of businesses. She also retains experts to assist in difficult child custody disputes. Yvonne believes she brings unique value to her cases due to the depth of her experience in family law, her trial experience, her relationships with judicial officers and with opposing counsel. Her personal standards include civility, respect for the law and giving back to her legal community in San Mateo County.
Yvonne hails from the Pacific Northwest. Her college studies began at Seattle University; she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University. She then attended San Francisco Law School, graduating with a Juris Doctor. In 2001, Ms. Seeley completed her formal education with a degree of Master of Science in Business from Notre Dame de Namur University. She is the mother of two adult children and a proud grandmother.
