Taniesa Christina Velez

Taniesa Christina Velez is the founder and principal attorney at Velez Law, PLLC. She began her career working in boutique law firms specializing in personal injury, family law, criminal law, and civil litigation in San Diego, California. Ms. Velez has participated in a range of practices areas from complex civil litigation issues to personal injury cases that left clients severely injured at the hands of companies and government entities. Ms. Velez represents clients on all dockets in Jefferson Family Courts including circuit, dependency, neglect and abuse, paternity, and the domestic violence dockets. She also served as an appointed Guardian ad Litem (GAL), as well as appointed as a Parent’s Attorney, advocating for the best interest of children in dependency, neglect, and abuse cases. Most notably, in 2022 she was named to the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She also received the prestigious nomination for the 2023 Best of the Best...