Vanessa Puhak
Raleigh, NC

Vanessa Puhak

Law Offices of Mark E Sullivan PA

Military DivorceDivorce and SeparationChild Custody and Visitation+2 More

Vanessa N. Puhak is a North Carolina State Bar Board-Certified Specialist in Family Law and a former U.S. Army commissioned officer and military spouse. She began her legal career at Legal Aid of North Carolina handling family law cases inv…

9 years' experience
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About

Vanessa N. Puhak is a North Carolina State Bar Board-Certified Specialist in Family Law and a former U.S. Army commissioned officer and military spouse. She began her legal career at Legal Aid of North Carolina handling family law cases involving victims of domestic violence, and now focuses on military divorce, pension division, and international child abduction matters as a senior associate at Sullivan & Hilscher Family Law. She earned her J.D. from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law and was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 2017.

Practice Areas

Military DivorceDivorce and SeparationChild Custody and VisitationDomestic Violence | Protective OrdersInternational Family Law

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Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina, 2017
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, 2018

Education

  • B.S. Psychology, University of South Carolina Upstate (cum laude)
  • J.D., Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, 2017

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients
  • Languages: Spanish, French

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