Sarah Van Cott
Butterfield Park, NM

Sarah Van Cott

Advanced Legal Solutions

Divorce and SeparationComplex DivorceHigh Asset | High Net Worth+4 More

Sarah Van Cott is the founding attorney of Advanced Legal Resolutions (marketed as "Advanced Legal Solutions"), which she established in Las Cruces, New Mexico in March 2016. She was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 2013 after beg…

13 years' experience
Accepting New Clients

About

Sarah Van Cott is the founding attorney of Advanced Legal Resolutions (marketed as "Advanced Legal Solutions"), which she established in Las Cruces, New Mexico in March 2016. She was admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 2013 after beginning her legal career on civil matters in Alamogordo, NM, and earlier work as a journalist and in-house counsel in San Diego. She previously served as an assistant District Attorney prosecuting juvenile crime and as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Human Services Department's Child Support Enforcement Division.

Practice Areas

Divorce and SeparationComplex DivorceHigh Asset | High Net WorthChild Custody and VisitationChild Support | Child Support EnforcementDomestic Violence | Protective OrdersMediation

Awards & Recognition

  • 2023 Lawyer of Distinction (national recognition, featured in New York Times, May 28, 2023)
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Bar Admissions

  • New Mexico, 2013

Education

  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 2008 (per firm bio)
  • J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 2008 (per Avvo profile — conflicts with firm bio on law school name)
  • B.A., University of New Mexico

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients
  • Languages: English, Spanish

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