OUR ATTORNEYS:

Breanna Weaver

Breanna Weaver focuses exclusively on Family Court matters including, but not limited to, Relief from Abuse proceedings, High Conflict Divorce, Child Custody and Parent Child Contact, Child Support, and post-judgment enforcement and/or modification of existing court orders. Breanna has exclusively focused on these Family Court issues since she began practicing in Vermont in 2018.

Breanna is a trauma informed attorney who strives to make the divorce and family court process more understandable, straightforward, and approachable for her clients. She is an accomplished litigator with extensive courtroom experience. Breanna’s practice has focused on high conflict cases. She understands and works with the complexities that arise in households experiencing abuse. Breanna also appreciates the value of mediation and utilizes alternative dispute resolution to reach out of court agreements whenever possible.

When children are involved in a family law case, Breanna works closely with all parties to make sure any outcome is in the best interest of the children. Breanna has experience representing minor children in high conflict family law matters. As a child’s attorney, Breanna strives to strike a balance between making sure that the child’s voice is heard, while also attempting to appropriately limit the child’s involvement in the more confrontational elements of family law.

Professional Activities

Breanna is currently the Vice Chair of the Women’s Division of the Vermont Bar Association.

Breanna was appointed as the Women’s Division Delegate to the Vermont Bar Association Board of Managers.

Breanna serves on the Vermont Bar Foundation Board which is a non-profit fundraising organization dedicated to equal access to justice. The Vermont Bar Foundation funds a Poverty Law Fellowship, and Breanna has worked closely with that project.

Breanna often volunteers at pro bono Family Law Clinics hosted by Legal Services Vermont.

Breanna also served as a member of the Law School Committee of the Vermont Commission on the Well-Being of the Legal Profession.

Honors

  • 2024 New England Super Lawyers Rising Stars List

  • 2019 Vermont Law School Women’s Law Society Phenomenal Women Alumni Award

  • 2017 Vermont Law School Alumni Award

Presentations

  • Co Presenter, Brown Bag Law Study: Family Law (June 2023)

  • Co Presenter, Family Law Update 2023 (June 2023)

  • Co Presenter, Trauma Informed Lawyering (October 2021)

Practice Areas

Education

  • Vermont Law School, J.D. magna cum laude (2017)

  • Capital University, B.A. (2014)

Bar Admissions

  • Vermont (2017)

Memberships

  • Vermont Bar Association: Member

    • Women’s Division Delegate (March 2024-present)

  • Women’s Divisions of the Vermont Bar Association

    • Vice Chair (March 2023-present)

  • Vermont Bar Foundation

  • American Bar Association

  • Chittenden County Bar Association

  • Vermont Trial Lawyers Association