Veronica C. Law

Special Counsel

  • Veronica C. Law
  • Phone: +1 817 704 1014

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1650
    Fort Worth, TX 76102-2935
    USA

Veronica C. Law has focused her practice on complex commercial real estate transactions and financial institution representation.  She has worked at some of the top law firms in the region as well as in-house, serving as a staff attorney for an insurance syndicate and as general counsel for a corporation.  She is licensed to practice law in Texas and Colorado.

Veronica has over 20 years of experience handling an array of transactional work for non-profits, governmental entities, private businesses, and individuals.  She has represented clients in financial transactions, real estate transactions, and commercial transactions.

Veronica graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Business Emphasis, magna cum laude.  During college, she put her exceptional research and writing skills to work as a research assistant in economics.  Subsequently, she earned her law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law.  During law school, Veronica was elected to serve as President of her graduating class, and she also served as a research assistant in property and water law.

Her awards are numerous and diverse.  She has been recognized by both her community and within the legal profession.  Some of her more notable honors include being selected as one of Fort Worth’s 400 Most Influential People by Fort Worth Magazine for 2022, 2023 and 2024, being selected by her legal peers for inclusion as a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, and achieving the Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished Rating for High Professional Achievement.

Veronica is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and Tarrant County Bar Association, where she previously served as President of the Women’s Section and as a previous Director.  In addition to her legal industry involvement, she is also a Licensed Agent by the Texas Real Estate Commission and a member of the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth.

Her community is a huge part of her life, and Veronica devotes much of her time outside of work to various Fort Worth nonprofit, community-building, and charitable endeavors.  She has served as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors for Fort Worth Sister Cities International, President of the Board of Directors for Leadership Fort Worth, on the Advisory Committee for Tarrant County District 9 for the Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE), on the Board of Directors of the AIDS Outreach Center, and recently was elected to the Board of Governors of The Fort Worth Club.

 

Areas of Practice

  • Real estate transactions

  • Financial transactions

  • Commercial transactions

  • Corporate

Admissions

  • Texas
  • Colorado

Education

  • University of Colorado School of Law, J.D.

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Special Counsel, 2025-present
  • Brackett & Ellis P.C.
    - Attorney, Equity Shareholder, and Director, 2014-2025
  • Vehicle Administrative Services, Ltd.
    - Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, 2013-2014
  • Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall & Bates, P.C.
    - Attorney and Equity Shareholder, 2005-2013
  • McDonald Sanders, P.C.
    - Associate, 2001-2005
  • Voyager Insurance Companies
    - Staff Attorney, 1997-2001
  • Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
    - Consultant – Real Estate Department, 1995-1997

Professional Activities

  • State Bar of Texas

  • Colorado Bar Association

  • Tarrant County Bar Association
  • Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth

  • CREW Fort Worth

Honors and Awards

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2024

  • Fort Worth’s 400 Most Influential People, Fort Worth Magazine, 2022, 2023 and 2024

  • Top Attorneys, Fort Worth Magazine, 2006-2024

  • Distinguished® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

  • Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2006, 2009

  • 40 Under Forty, Fort Worth Business Press, 2006

Civic and Charitable Activities

  • Veronica C. Law has served as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors for Fort Worth Sister Cities International, President of the Board of Directors for Leadership Fort Worth, on the Advisory Committee for Tarrant County District 9 for the Minority/Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE), on the Board of Directors of the AIDS Outreach Center, and recently was elected to the Board of Governors of The Fort Worth Club.

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • “What Does ‘As-is’ Mean in a Commercial Real Estate Lease?” (TREC approved, 2023 and 2024)

  • “Loan Documents & What They Mean in Commercial Real Estate Secured Loans,” Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, September 2022

  • “Top Ten Important Commercial Real Estate Lease Terms for MBA Leases,” Tarrant County Bar Association Real Estate Section, 2021