About H. Yvonne
H. Yvonne Seeley is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. She was licensed to the California State Bar in 1982. Her license is currently in lively standing. Ms. Seeley is the founding principal attorney at Seeley Family Law Practice, APC, a regulation company located in San Mateo, California. She has been working as an attorney for over forty years, serving clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Ms. Seeley earned her Juris Doctor diploma from San Francisco Law School in 1980. Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate schooling at San Jose State University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in 1976. In 2001, she furthered her education by acquiring a Master of Science in Business from Notre Dame de Namur University.
Ms. Seeley concentrates her practice within the areas of household law, divorce, arbitration, and mediation. She advocates for people and families in things involving marital dissolution, child custody, child support, spousal support, asset division, family violence, and marital agreements. Her practice encompasses all levels of litigation, which includes preliminary case assessment, discovery, facilitated negotiation, settlement discussions, and trial proceedings in each state and federal courts.
Throughout her career, Ms. Seeley has treated cases within the Superior Court of California for the County of San Mateo, the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, the Superior Court of California for the County of Santa Clara, and the Superior Court of California for the County of Marin. She has additionally appeared before private judges and in public courthouses. Prior to founding her personal firm, she labored at Hersh Family Law in San Francisco, the Law Offices of John A. Guthrie in Pleasanton, and the Seeley Law Firm in San Mateo. She has been acknowledged at the Northern California Super Lawyer list each yr since 2016 and has been decided on as a Top Women Attorney in Northern California by San Francisco Magazine from 2016 to 2023.
Ms. Seeley is a member in good standing of the San Mateo County Bar Association, serving as President of the Board of Directors in 2024 and as a Board Member from 2018 to the present. She is also a member of the San Mateo County Women Lawyers Educational Foundation, serving as President and Board Member from 2014 to the gift. Additionally, she is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), the Association of Family Law Specialists (AFLS), the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association, the Santa Clara County Bar Association, and the Palo Alto Area Bar Association. She has served as Co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the Palo Alto Bar Association from 2014 to 2017. Ms. Seeley is fluent in English and Spanish, permitting her to serve the diverse groups of the San Francisco Bay Area effectively.
