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Rozanna Michelle Velen
Family Law · Divorce
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Some Divorce Battles Need a Fighter. Others Need a Way Out. Rozanna Velen Knows the Difference.
The hardest part of family law is not always winning an argument. It is knowing which arguments must be won, which can be resolved, and which will cost a family more than they return. A misjudgment can affect parenting time, financial security, personal safety, and the shape of life after divorce. For more than three decades, Rozanna Michelle Velen has worked at that difficult intersection, helping clients replace uncertainty with a deliberate plan.
As co-founder of the Law Offices of Korol & Velen, she represents clients in divorce, child custody, support, property division, domestic violence, paternity, and marital-agreement matters. Her approach combines the instincts of a litigator with the practical judgment of a negotiator. She can advocate forcefully when a client’s future requires it, but she also recognizes when prolonged conflict will create more expense and disruption without producing a better result.
That balance is supported by unusually relevant credentials. Velen is a Certified Family Law Specialist through the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, a distinction requiring substantial experience, advanced education, a specialty examination, and favorable evaluations from judges and fellow attorneys. She has also served as a mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court, Central District. Seeing disputes from both sides of the mediation table strengthened her ability to identify what is truly preventing a resolution—and what may finally move a case forward.
Public client accounts show how that judgment operates in practice. One client credited Velen with redirecting a divorce toward mediation after being told that trial was unavoidable. Another reported obtaining a 50/50 legal and physical custody arrangement after the case had stalled for a year under previous counsel. Other clients describe her taking command of prolonged matters, developing the evidence needed for contested proceedings, and negotiating divorce settlements that exceeded their expectations. These are client-reported outcomes rather than published court results, but together they reveal a consistent pattern: Velen is often brought in when a family needs progress, not more chaos.
The public response has been impressive. Velen maintains a 4.9-star Google rating across 56 reviews, with clients frequently praising her preparation, responsiveness, efficiency, and ability to provide clear direction during emotionally difficult transitions. In family law, where privacy often prevents attorneys from publishing detailed results, that body of feedback offers meaningful insight into how clients experienced both the representation and its outcome.
Her peers have expressed similar confidence. Velen was selected to Southern California Super Lawyers in 2007 and 2008 and annually from 2012 through 2026. She was named to its Top 50 Women list in 2014 and 2016 and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Family Law and Family Law Mediation since 2023. She has also served on the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Family Law Section and presented on supporting parents of adult children with special needs through family-court litigation, public benefits, community resources, and special needs trusts. Fluent in Russian, she can communicate directly with Russian-speaking clients confronting an already complicated legal process.
What distinguishes Velen is not a promise to fight every battle. It is the experience to recognize which battles matter, the courtroom credibility to pursue them, and the mediation judgment to find a better exit when one exists. For clients whose families, finances, and futures are caught in uncertainty, that combination can be more valuable than aggression alone. It provides something family-law clients urgently need: an advocate who can see beyond the immediate conflict and build a strategy for what comes next.
That combination of experience, reputation, verified professional standing, and public credibility is why Rozanna Michelle Velen was included on FreddieFender.com.
Credentials
- Juris Doctor, Loyola Law School, 1992.
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988.
- Active member of the State Bar of California, Bar No. 163075, 1992.
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
- Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- Admitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association.
- Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association.
- Member, Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Family Law Section.
- Fluent in Russian.
Career Highlights / Proven Experience
Career Highlights
- Firm Co-Founder: Co-founded the Law Offices of Korol & Velen, a Los Angeles-area practice focused exclusively on divorce and family law.
- More Than Three Decades of Experience: Has practiced law since 1992, representing clients in divorce, custody, support, property division, and other family law matters.
- Judicial Mediation Experience: Has served as a mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court, Central District.
- Super Lawyers Recognition: Selected to Southern California Super Lawyers in 2007–2008 and annually from 2012 through 2026.
- Top 50 Women Distinction: Named among the Southern California Super Lawyers Top 50 Women attorneys in 2014 and 2016.
- Best Lawyers Recognition: Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Family Law and Family Law Mediation since 2023.
- AV Preeminent Rating: Holds Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer rating for professional ability and ethical standards.
- Family Law Leadership: Serves on the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Family Law Section.
- Professional Speaker: Presented for the Los Angeles County Bar Association on supporting parents of adult children with special needs through family-court litigation, public benefits, community resources, and special-needs trusts.
Proven Results
- Secured a 50/50 custody arrangement: A former client reports that, after a year of unsuccessful mediation with previous counsel, Velen broke through persistent delays and negotiated a 50/50 legal and physical custody agreement within four months. She then helped the client finalize the divorce.
- Turned a difficult, years-long divorce into a favorable settlement: After the client had spent years with prior attorneys and in unsuccessful mediation, Velen reportedly developed a more effective strategy and obtained a settlement the client described as far better than previous counsel believed possible—while substantially reducing ongoing legal expense.
- Resolved a prolonged divorce through mediation instead of trial: A client says Velen entered a stalled divorce after three years, brought the matter to completion, and moved the parties into mediation despite prior advice that a trial was unavoidable.
- Obtained a favorable settlement in a long-term-marriage divorce: After assuming responsibility for the case from another attorney, Velen reportedly managed a seamless transition, prepared the client thoroughly for court, and secured what the client characterized as an excellent divorce settlement.
- Protected a client and her children through two divorce matters: A longtime client credits Velen’s legal knowledge, practical guidance, and advocacy with protecting the family’s interests and contributing significantly to the client’s ultimate settlement.
- Developed evidence for a contested support matter: One client reports that Velen and her team assembled the evidence needed for trial in a dispute involving an ex-spouse who allegedly concealed financial information and resisted paying child support.
- Achieved a favorable hearing outcome in a long-running family law matter: A client represented by Velen’s firm for more than a decade reports being highly satisfied with the result of a recent hearing and credits the team with remaining attentive to both the client’s interests and litigation costs.
- Strategically prepared a post-judgment support matter: In a matter involving child and spousal support, a client credits Velen with structuring and timing a Request for Order, preparing the matter for hearing, and providing a focused legal strategy in a difficult post-judgment dispute. The available review discusses her work but does not disclose the ultimate ruling.
- Extensive family law caseload: Velen’s claimed Avvo profile reports experience involving approximately 1,000 matters across divorce, custody, child support, family law, and marital agreements. Her firm separately states that it has handled hundreds of divorce cases involving settlement negotiations, court proceedings, support, custody, and property division.
- Experienced in both negotiated resolutions and courtroom advocacy: Velen’s public record and professional materials demonstrate work in contested divorce, custody, support, complex financial, post-judgment, mediation, and trial-preparation matters. An opposing family law attorney also describes her as thoroughly prepared, professional, and committed to settlement when appropriate.
A Note About Family-Law Case Privacy
Divorce, custody, support, parentage, and domestic-violence proceedings frequently involve children, financial records, medical information, and other sensitive personal matters. Depending on the court and jurisdiction, records may be confidential, sealed, redacted, or unavailable for remote public review. Consequently, an attorney’s publicly documented results may represent only a portion of their family-law experience.
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