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Barbara Selje

Attorney and Counselor at Law

Family Law Practice Areas:

  • Divorce
  • Military Divorce
  • Custody & Separation
  • Child & Spousal Support
  • Domestic Protective Orders
  • Adoption
  • Estate Planning

"My pledge is to carefully and compassionately listen to your problems, zealously advocate for your best interest, and help you to resolve your legal challenges to get your life back on track."

I'm Barbara,

the founder of Selje Law.

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Background

I am originally from Germany. I met my husband, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, while he was stationed in Fulda, Germany.


During my husband’s career, the family moved several times in Germany between Fulda, Schweinfurt, and Buedigen, including a move to the U.S. to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, and Ft. Eustis in Virginia. Eventually, we made our permanent home in Williamsburg, Virginia.


Our family has been blessed with three children. Now they are adults, pursuing their own careers. But during our children’s early years, I stayed home to take care of the “home front” and provide stability in our children’s lives. I worked in real estate as much as I could to help out financially. This experience taught me to excel at meeting my clients’ goals by carefully listening to their wants and needs and by drafting and negotiating their contracts to protect their best interests. But frequent moves, several deployments, and the decision to take care of our children and household left little time to focus on my own career at this point.


Our family became a Gold Star Family in 2011 when my husband passed away. This was a challenging time of tremendous growth, and I found myself in a position of having to start anew. 

Education

Born and raised in Germany, I never in my wildest dreams envisioned becoming an Attorney in the United States. Let's just say I had to take a few detours to get where I am today!


I graduated in January 2015 magna cum laude from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in Sociology. In 2018, I graduated from the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond with a Juris Doctor.


As a Student Attorney at the University of Richmond’s Jeanette Lipman Legal Clinic for Families and Children, I was supervised by my professor, the “lead attorney” in my first custody hearing. After passing the Virginia Bar, I worked for one year as a volunteer attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia’s Williamsburg office.


In 2020, I founded Selje Law.


How I Can Help You

Through my work at Legal Aid, I gained valuable experience in every aspect of Family Law, including military divorce matters.


Family should be a safe place where each and every one can feel secure.


But, as we all know, life sometimes takes an unexpected turn.


I have seen firsthand what heartbreak, stress, and emotional turmoil it can cause when a family is on the brink of dissolving.


If your family is heading in that direction, you should not have to go through it alone. I've overcome personal struggles and helped my clients tackle many more.



You need a strong legal advocate on your side, and I'm here to help you through it all.



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