VERONICA LEGARRETA | VICE CHAIR OF DEVELOPMENT

Veronica I. Legarreta is the Founder of the Legarreta Law Firm, PLLC. Her practice focuses on criminal defense and family law matters. She continuously fights for a just outcome, whether through plea negotiations or jury trials. Veronica is an experienced trial attorney and dedicates herself to the law and her clients.

Veronica was an American diplomat stationed in Mexico City where she interned for the Department of Justice and for the NSA. 

Veronica got her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She then went to St. Mary’s Law School where she was inducted into the Order of the Barrister’s for her exceptional skills in trial advocacy. After law school, Veronica worked as a prosecutor with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office. Veronica then turned her attention to private practice and has been a criminal defense and family law attorney for over ten years.

Veronica has been honored by being recognized as one SA's Top Criminal Defense/DWI Attorneys for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021. She has also been recognized as one of the Best S.A. Female Lawyers in 2021. She also received the Latino American Who's Who award. Veronica continues to actively participate as a public speaker on several legal topics. 

Veronica also sits on the council for the Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas, is a member of the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas, a member of the San Antonio Bar Association and a Sustainer member of the Junior League of San Antonio.